Model Question
∂ z 2∂ z ∂z2
1. Consider the folloing P.D.E. ∂x 2 + ∂y 2 + 5 ∂y = 0. State whether it is elliptic, parabolic
or hyperbolic type of partial differential equation
2 2
∂z ∂z
2. What is the order and degree of the PDE ∂x
+ ∂y
= xy.
3. For a bivariate data set on (X, Y ), X̄ = 1.0, Ȳ = 2.0, Sx = 3.0, Sy = 9.0 and r = 0.8.
Find out regression line Y on X.
4. The lines of regression of Y on X and X on Y are respectively y = x + 5 and 16x =
9y − 94. Find out correlation coefficient between X and Y.
5. Let X and Y be two independent random variables. What is the value of the correlation
coefficient between them?
6. Solve the following P.D.E. using Lagrange’s Method
∂z ∂z
(y − z) + (z − x) = x − y.
∂x ∂y
∂2z ∂2z 2
∂ z
7. Solve the following PDE: ∂x2
+ ∂x∂y
− 6 ∂y 2 = sin(x + y).
∂2u 2
8. Solve Wave equation, ∂t2
= c2 ∂∂xu2 , by separation of variables method.
9. In a contest, two judges ranked seven candidates in order of their preference as in the
following table:
Candidates A B C D E F G
Rank by Judge I 2 1 4 5 3 7 6
Rank by Judge II 3 4 2 5 1 6 7
Calculate the rank correlation coefficient.
10. Solve the following linear PDE of first order
∂z ∂z
(mz − ny) + (nx − lz) = ly − mx.
∂x ∂y
11. Let variance of the random variable X be equal to 9. Let 8x − 10y + 66 = 0 represent
regression equation of x on y and 40x − 18y = 214 represents regression equation of y
on x. Find out men of X and Y, correlation coefficient between X and Y and standard
deviation of Y.
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12. The arithmetic and geometric means of weight of 5 students are 54.4 kg and 54.23 kg.
If the weights of three of them are 47 kg, 55 kg and 59 kg, find the weights of the other
two.
13. The expenditure of 1000 families is given below:
Expenditure (Rs.) 40-59 60-79 80-99 100-119 120-139
Frequency 50 ? 500 ? 50
The median for the distribution is 87.50. Calculate the missing frequencies.
14. Measurements of the lengths in feet of 50 iron rods are distributed as follows:
Class boundary 2.35-2.45 2.45-2.55 2.55-2.65 2.65-2.75 2.75-2.85 2.85-2.95 2.95-3.05
Frequency 1 4 7 15 11 10 2
Find, two decimal places, the value of the mean deviation.
15. The following table shows how 10 students were ranked according to their achievements
in both the laboratory and lecture portions of a course. Find out the coefficient of rank
correlation:
Laboratory 8 3 9 2 7 10 4 6 1 5
Lecture 9 5 10 1 8 7 3 4 2 6
∂z ∂z
16. Solve (xy 3 − 2x4 ) ∂x + (2y 4 − x3 y) ∂y = 9z (x3 − y 3 ).
17. Solve (4D2 − 4DD′ + D′2 ) z = log(x + 2y).
18. Evaluate D’Alembert’s General Solution of the one dimensional Wave Equation.
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