MTH401 Current final term Spring 2011 complete paper with MCQ’s

There are all the answers marked about I am confirmed that they are
correct, you can find unmarked answers in handouts. And almost 75%
MCQs were from this file, and I also add some new questions which
were new but easy.
6 x
The annihilator operator of the function y  e is
( D  6) 2
( D  6)3
D6 Correct answer
D6

//
After converting the given differential equation 4 y  64 y  sec3 x into standard form,
the function f(x) is
(Sec3x)/4 Correct answer
(Sec3x)/64
None of them
Secx

Wronskian of the function

yc  c1  c2 cos x  c3 sin x is
0

1 Correct answer

In the infinite series of (x-a) which can be written as



 c ( x  a)
n
n
 c0  c1 ( x  a )  c2 ( x  a ) 2  ...
n 0 the number a is called the
Radius of power series
Centre of power series Correct answer
Base of power series
None of them

 a ( x  a)
n
n

Suppose that a power series n 1 is represented by a function “f”whose domain

is the interval of the convergence of the power series. That function “f” is continuous,
differentiable and integrable on

(a + R, a - R)
(R -a, R + a)
(a - R, a + R) Correct answer
None of them

The interval of convergence for the function secx is

( ,   )
  correct answer
( , )
2 2

( , )
2
None of them

dy
 2 xy  0
The solution of the linear first order differential equation dx is
x2
ye Correct answer

x2n
y
n 0 n !

x2n
y
2

n 0 n !
x
Both y  e &
None of them
 1
X  L 
C
The quantity is called
Reactance of circuit Correct answer
Impedance of circuit
Quasi of circuit
None of them

d 2x dx
2
 2  2x  0
For the equation of free damped motion dt dt the roots are
2 2 2 2
m1       & m1      
2 2
If     0 then system is said to be
Under damped
Over damped
Critically damped Correct answer
None of them

 t 2 2
The time interval between two successive maxima of x(t )  Ae sin[      ] is
called
Phase period Correct answer
Quasi-period
Both the period
None of them

d 2x dx
2
 5  4x  0
The given differential equation dt dt is
Over damped
Critically damped
Under damped
None of them

The standard unit for measurement of inductance is

Volt
Ohms
Henry Correct answer
None of them

Which of the rule in matrices under multiplication does not hold true?
Commutative law
Associative law
Identity law
None of them

x y z a
1 2 3
A  & B   p q r b 
5 6 7  l m n o 
If then the order of matirx A  B is

2 4 Correct answer
2 3
3 3
None of them

d  x   3  7  x   4 
       sin t
The given system without the use of matrices dt  y   1 1  y   8  is
dx dy
 3 x  7 y  4sin 2t ;  x  y  8cos 2t
dt dt
dx dy
 3 x  7 y  4sin t;  x  y  8cos t
dt dt
dx dy
 3x  7 y  4sin t ;  x  y  8sin t
dt dt Correct answer
None of them

Suppose that {X1, X2, X3,…, Xn} is a set of n solutions vectors on an interval I, of a
homogeneous system X/=AX. The set is said to be a fundamental set of solutions of the
system on the interval I if the solution vectors are
Linearly dependent
Linearly independent Correct answer
Homogeneous
None of them

The coefficient matrix of the following homogeneous system of differential equation

dx dy
 3x  2 y ,  x  2 y is
dt dt
3 2 
2 2 
 
3 1 
 2 2
 
3 2 
 
Correct answer 1 2 

None of them

3  18 
A 
The matrix  2  9  has an eigen value of multiplicity

4
 1 2  2
A   2 1  2 
 2 2 1 
The matrix has eigen values   1,  1,5 where   1 is a
Single root of A
triple root of A
double root of A
None of them

4 1 0
0 4 1  0 gives
0 0 4
 = 4 of multiplicity of 1
 = 4 of multiplicity of 2
 = 4 of multiplicity of 3
None of them

dy dx
 2x ,  3y
For the system of differential equations dt dt the independent variable(s) is
(are)

x, t
y, t
x, y
t

dy dx
 2x ,  3y
For the system of differential equations dt dt the dependent variable(s) is
(are)
x, t
y, t
x, y
t
If L denote the linear differential operators with constant coefficients, then
L1 L4  L2 L3
represents the

L1 L2
L4 L3
L1 L3
L4 L2
L1 L2
Correct answer
L3 L4
None of them

Wronskian of x,x2 is
x
x2
x3
0

dy x  y

The general solution of differential equation dx x .is given by

y
e  cx
x

y
e  cy
x

x
y
e  cx
x

y
e  cx

The form of the exact solution to

dy
2  3 y  e  x , y 0  5
dx
is
Ae 1.5 x  Bxe  x
Ae1.5 x  Be  x
Ae1.5 x  Bxe  x
Ae 1.5 x  Be  x

If m and n are non negative integers and

Pn ( x) is a Legendre’s polynomial then

1
Correct answer
 P ( x)P ( x)dx  0
1
m n for m  n

 P ( x)P ( x)dx  0
1
m n for m  n
1

 P ( x)P ( x)dx  0
1
m n for m  0
1

 P ( x)P ( x)dx  0
1
m n for n  0

If A is a square matrix and its determinant is zero, then

A is singular matrix. Correct answer
A is non singular matrix.
A is scalar matrix.
A is diagonal matrix.
An electronic component of an electronic circuit that has the ability to store charge and
opposes any change of voltage in the circuit is called
Inductor
Resistor
Capacitor correct answer
None of them

Operator method is the method of the solution of a system of linear homogeneous or

linear non-homogeneous differential equations which is based on the process of
systematic elimination of the
Dependent variables correct answer
Independent variable
Choice variable
None of them

Any linear differential equation of the form

dny d n 1 y dy
an x n n  an 1 x n 1 n 1    a1 x  a0 y  g ( x ) where a0 , a1 , a2 ..., an are constants.
dx dx dx is
called
Homogeneous equation
Polar equation
Equi-dimensioanl equation or Cauchy eular correct answer
None of them

3 4 
A 
For eigen values   5,5 of a matirx  1 7  ,there exists ......... eigen vectors.

infinite
one
two
three

2 2
Ordinary points of ( x  64)( x  36) y  xy  y  0 are
0,1
8,-8
6,-6
None of others.
A singular point
xx 0 of the given equation a2 ( x) y //  a1 ( x) y /  a0 ( x) y  0 is said to be
a regular singular point if
( x  x0 ) P( x) is analytic at x
0

( x  x0 )Q( x) is analytic at x
0
2
( x  x0 ) P( x) & ( x  x0 ) Q( x)
are analytic at x0. Correct answer
None of them

2 2 // /
Singular points of the equation ( x  4) y  ( x  2) y  y  0 are
x= -2, 2
None of them
x =2
x=-2

1 0
A
The matrix 0 1 has ..............
Real and unequal value
Repeated & real eigen value
Complex eigen value
None of them

Let  be an eigen value of a non zero square matrix A. Then the equation
det( A   I )  0 is called
Trivial equation
Characteristics equation
Non-trivial equation correct answer
None of them

If y1=x2 is solution of the differential equation, then formula for finding Second solution
2 //
of x y  2 y  0 is
 e 2 x
y2  x 2  2
dx
 x
 e 2 x
y2  x  2 dx
 x
2

ex
y2  x 2  dx


x4
 2
y2  x 2  dx
 x4

2 2
For y sin x  y cos x  c where y (0)  3; the value of c is ------.
9
-9
10
-10

M  x, y  dx  N  x, y  dy  0
A differential equation is said to be an exact if -----.

M N

x y
M N

y x
M N Correct answer

y x
M N

y y
Logistics equation is an Example of

Linear

Non linear

Bernoullis

One more name was there I forgot it.

 dy
 (Cotx) y  cos 2 ( x)
The integrating factor of the differential equation dx is ------------

  ln | Sinx |
  ln | Cosx |
  Sinx
  Cosx

2 Marks

Give two examples of Bessel’s Differential Equation?

What is wronskian?

Give principle of superposition to find out any homogeneous equation

Define general linear equation of order n?

Marks 3

d3y d2y dy
3
 4 2
 5  4x
Write the differential equation dx dx dx in the form L(y) = g(x) where
L is a differential operator with constant coefficients

Marks 5

Deduce the Special Case of Logistic Equation “Epidemic spread”?

Write down the system of differential equations

dx dy
 6x  y ,  x  3 y  9t  9
dt dt
in form of X '  AX  F (t )