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PAPER : IIT-JAM 2010

MATHEMATICS-MA

(CODE–A)
Q.1-Q.15: Only one option is correct for each question. Each question carries (+6) marks
for correct answer and (–2) marks for incorrect answer.
1. Which of the following conditions does NOT ensure the convergence of a real sequence an  ?

(a) an  an  1  0 as n   (b) a
n 1
n  an  1 is convergent


(c) na
n 1
n is convergent  
(d) The sequences a2 n , a2n  1 and a3n  are convergent

ln( x 2  y 2 )
2. The value of  2 2
dx dy , where G  {( x, y )   2 ;1  x 2  y 2  e 2 } is
G x  y
(a)  (b) 2  (c) 3  (d) 4 
3. The number of elements of S5 (the symmetric group on 5 letters) which are their own inverses
equals
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 25 (d) 26
4. Let S be an infinite subset of  such that S     . Which of the following statements is true?
(a) S must have a limit point which belongs to 
(b) S must have a limit point which belongs to  \ 
(c) S cannot be a closed set in 
(d)  \S must have a limit point which belongs to S
5. Let f : 1, 4    be a uniformly continuous function and let an  be a Cauchy sequence in (1, 2).
1
Let xn  an f  an  and yn 
2 2
2
f  an2  , for all n  N . Which of the following statement is true?
1  an

(a) Both  xn  and  yn  must be Cauchy sequences in 

(b)  xn  must be a Cauchy sequence in  but  yn  need not be a Cauchy sequence in 

(c)  yn  must be a Cauchy sequence in  but  xn  need not be a Cauchy sequence in 

(d) Neither  xn  nor  yn  needs to be a Cauchy sequence in 

 2 2 2  
6. Let F  2 xyz e x iˆ  z e x ˆj  ye x kˆ be the gradient of a scalar function. The value of  F .dr along
L
the oriented path L from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 0, 2) and then to (1, 1, 2) is
(a) 0 (b) 2e (c) e (d) e2

7. Let F  xyiˆ  yjˆ  yzkˆ denote the force field on a particle traversing the path L from (0, 0, 0) to
(1, 1, 1) along the curve of intersection of the cylinder y  x 2 and the plane z  x . The work done

by F is
1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) 1
4 2
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8. Let   X  be the ring of real polynomials in the variables X. The number of ideals in the quotient
ring   X  /(X2–3X+2) is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
dy
9. Consider the differential equation  ay  by 2 , where a, b > 0 and y(0) = y . As x   , then
dx 0

solution y ( x) tends to
(a) 0 (b) a/b (c) b/a (d) y0

10. Consider the differential equation ( x  y  1)dx  (2 x  2 y  1)dy  0 . Which of the following
statements is true?
(a) The differential equation is linear
(b) The differential equation is exact
(c) ex+y is an integrating factor of the differential equation
(d) A suitable substitution transforms the differentiable equation to the variables separable form

11. Let T : 2  2 be a linear transformation such that T  (1, 2)   (2,3) and T  (0,1)   (1, 4) . Then
T (5, 6) is
(a) (6, –1) (b) (–6, 1) (c) (–1, 6) (d) (1, –6)

12. The number of 2 × 2 matrices over  3 (the field with three elements) with determinant 1 is
(a) 24 (b) 60 (c) 20 (d) 30


n2
13. The radius of convergence of the power series a z
n 0
n , where a0  1, an  3 n an 1 for n  N, is

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 

14. Let T : 3  3 be the linear transformation whose matrix with respect to standard basis {e1, e2,

0 0 1
e3} of  is  0 1 0  . Then T
3
 
 1 0 0 

(a) maps the subspace spanned by e1 and e2 into itself

(b) has distinct eigenvalues
(c) has eigenvectors that span  3
(d) has a non-zero null space
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15. Let T : 3  3 be the linear transformation whose matrix with respect to the standard basis of
3

 0 a b
is  a 0 c  , where a, b, c are real numbers not all zero. Then T
 
 b c 0 
 
(a) is one to one
(b) is onto
(c) does not map any line passes through the origin onto itself
(d) has rank 1

16. (a) Obtain the general solution of the following system of differential equations:
dx dy
 x  2y ,  4 x  y  e 3t
dt dt
(9)
1 
(b) Find the curve passing through  , 0  and having slope at ( x, y ) given by differential
2 
equation 2(1  y 2 )dx  (2 x  tan 1 y )dy  0 .
(6)

17. (a) Find the volume of the region in the first octant bounded by the surfaces x = 0, y = x, y =
2 – x2, z = 0 and z = x2. (6)
(b) Suppose f :    is a non-constant continuous function satisfying f ( x  y )  f ( x) f ( y )
for all x, y   .
(i) Show that f ( x)  0 for all x   .
(ii) Show that f ( x )  0 for all x   .
(iii) Show that there exists    such that f ( x )   x for all x   . (9)
18. (a) Let f ( x ) and g ( x ) be real valued functions continuous in [a, b], differentiable in (a, b) and let
f (c )  f (a ) f (c )
g ( x )  0 for all x  (a , b) . Show that there exists c  ( a, b) such that  . (9)
g (b)  g (c ) g (c )

(b) Let 0    4 and let {an} be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying an 1   an2 (1  an )
for n  . Prove that lim an exists and determine this limit. (6)
n

19. Let G be an open subset of  .

(a) If 0  G , then show that H  {xy : x, y  G} is an open subset of  . (9)
(b) If 0  G and if x  y  G for all x, y  G , then show that G =  (6)
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20. Let p  x  be a non-constant polynomial with real coefficients such that p  x   0 for all x   .

1
Define f  x   p  x  for all x   . Prove that

(i) For each   0 , there exists a > 0 such that f  x    for all x  R satisfying x  a , and
(ii) f :    is a uniformly continuous function. (15)

21. (a) Let M ( K ) and m(k ) denote respectively the absolute maximum and the absolute minimum
values of x 3  9 x 2  21x  k in the closed interval [10, 2] . Find all the real values of k for which
M ( k )  m (k ) . (6)
(b) Let 1  0, 1  1;  2  1,  2  1 , and for n  3,
 n   n 1  2 n  2 ,
 n   n 1  2  n  2 .
Prove that, for n  
(i)  n  2 n  ( 1)n 1
(ii) n   n  2n 1
 n a   n b a  2b
Deduce that lim  for any a, b   . (9)
n 2n 1 3

22. (a) Let f ( x, y )   x 2  xy   y 2 ,   0,   0, 4   1 . Find sufficient conditions on ( ,  ) such

that (0, 0) is (9)
(i) a point of local maxima of f ( x, y )
(ii) a point of local minima of f ( x, y )
(iii) a saddle point of f ( x, y )
(b) Find the derivative of f  x, y , z   7 x3  x 2 z  z 2  28 y at the point A = (1, –1, 0) along the unit
1 ˆ
vector
7
 
6i  2 ˆj  3kˆ . What is the unit vector along which f decreases most rapidly at A? Also, find

the rate of this decreases. (6)

23. Using x  eu , transform the differential equation

2d2y dy
x 2
 4 x  2 y  cos x
dx dx
to a second order differential equation with constant coefficients. Obtain the general solution of
the transformed differential equation. (15)
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24. Let G be a group and let A(G) denote the set of all automorphism of G, i.e. all one-to-one, onto,
group homomorphisms from G to G. An automorphism f : G  G of the form f  x   axa 1 , x  G
(for some a  G ) is called an inner automorphism. Let I(G) denote the set of all inner automor--
phism of G.
(a) Show that A(G) is a group under composition of functions and that I(G) is a normal subgroup
of A(G). (9)
(b) Show that I(G) is isomorphic to G/Z(G), where
Z  G    g  G : xg  gx for all x  G is the centre of G. (6)

25. (a) Give an example of a linear transformation T : 2  2 such that T 2 (v )   v for all v   2 .
(6)
(b) Let V be a real n-dimensional vector space and let T : V  V be a linear transformation
satisfying T 2 (v)  v for all v  V .
(i) Show that n is even.
(ii) Use T to make V into complex vector space such that the multiplication by complex numbers
extends the multiplication by real numbers.
(iii) Show that, with respect to the complex vector space structure on V obtained in (ii), T : V  V
is a complex linear transformation. (9)

26. Let W be the region bounded by the planes x  0, y  0, y  3, z  0 and x  2 z  6 . Let S be the
boundary of this region. Using Gauss’ divergence theorem, evaluate ˆ ,
 F .ndS where
S

F  2 xyiˆ  yz 2 ˆj  xzkˆ and n̂ is the outward unit normal vector to S. (15)

27. (a) Using strokes’ theorem evaluate the line integral   yiˆ  zjˆ  xkˆ  . dr , where L is the intersection
L

of x 2  y 2  z 2  1 and x  y  0 traversed in the clockwise direction when viewed from the point
(1, 1, 0). (9)
1 1 x 2
(b) Change the order of integration in the integral   f ( x, y )dy dx . (6)
0 x 1

28. In a group G, x  G is said to be conjugate to y  G , written x ~ y , if there exists z  G such

that x  zyz 1 .
(a) Show that ~ is an equivalence relation on G. Show that a subgroup N of G is a normal
subgroup of G if and only if N is a union of equivalence classes of ~. (6)
(b) Consider the group of all non-singular 3×3 real matrices under matrix multiplication. Show
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1 0 0  3 0 4 
that 1 3 0 ~  0 1 0  (i.e. the two matrices are conjugate). (9)
   
1 2 1   0 0 1 

29. Let S denote the commutative ring of all continuous real valued functions on [0, 1], under
 
pointwise addition and multiplication. For a   0, 1 , let M a  f  S f  a   0 .
(a) Show that Ma is an ideal in S. (6)
(b) Show that Ma is a maximal ideal in S. (9)

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