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CSS 2016 Pure Mathematics Past Paper

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Paper details

Examination
CSS
Year
2016
Subject
Pure Mathematics
Paper
Single Paper
Subject type
Optional
Mode
Subjective

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Questions recorded from this paper

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  1. Q1 · GroupProve that the normaliser of a subset of a group G is a Subgroup of G. (b) Let A be a normal subgroup and B a subgroup of a group G. Then prove that (10) (20) < A,B > = AB
  2. Q2 · Group(a) Let a be a fixed point of a group G and consider the mapping Ia : G→G defined (10) by Ia(g)= aga where g∈G. Show that Ia is an automorphism of G. Also show that for a, b ∈ G, Ia .Ib=Iab (10) (20) a b  (b) Let M2 (R) =   c  : a , b , c , d  R  be the set of all 2×2 matrices with  d   real entries. Show that ( M2(R), +, ∙ ) forms a ring with identity. Is ( M2(R), +, ∙ ) a field? 
  3. Q3 · Solution of a system of homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear equations(a) Let T: X→Y be a linear transformation from a vector space X into a Vector (10) space Y. Prove that Kernal of T is a subspace. (b) Find the value of λ such that the system of equations (10) (20) x + λy + 3z = 0 4x + 3y + λz = 0 2x + y + 2 z = 0 has non-trivial solution.
  4. Q5 · Calculus & Analytic Geometry( 1x ) x (10) (a) Prove that the maximum value of is e1/e .
  5. Q4 · Asymptotes(a) Using - ∈ definition of continuity, prove that the function Sin x is continuous (10) for all x ∈ R. (b) Find the asymptotes of the curve (x -y )(x+2y) + 5 (x +y ) + x+y =0
  6. Q6 · the sphere(a) Find the area enclosed between the curves y=x and y=x. (10) (b) A plane passes through a fixed point (a, b, c) and cuts the coordinate axes in (10) (20) A,B,C. Find the locus of the centre of the sphere OABC for different positions of the plane, O is the origin.
  7. Q8 · Cauchy residue theorem and contour integration(a) Use Cauchy Integral Formula to evaluate ∫ dz along the simple z closed counter C: | z |=3 described in the positive direction. (b) State and prove Cauchy Residue Theorem. (10) (20)
  8. Q7 · Integrated / Cross-Syllabus Questions(a) P(z) (10) Determine where i P(z) = (z  z1 )(z  z2 )(z  z3 )(z  z4 ) with z1  e 4 , z2  z1 , z3  z1 and z4  z1 .  z  z  d z, (n any integer) along the circle C (b) n Find value of the integral 0 (10) (20) c ..........with centre and z 0 radius r, described in the counter clock wise direction. z z (10)

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