Math 30yr PYQ
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Gate-2019
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Gate-2016
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Gate-2015
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Gate-2014
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Gate-2013
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Gate-2010
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Gate-2009
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Gate-2008
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Gate-2007
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2. The trapezoidal rule of integration when applied to ∫ f (x)dx will give the exact value of the integral
3. The value of α for which the following three vectors are coplanar is
a = i + 2j + k b = 3j + k c = 2i + α j
Solution
5. If the following represents the equation of a line [ ] then the line passes through the
point.
is
8. Determine the following integral ∫ , where r is the position vector field (r = i x + jy + kz) and S
is the surface of a sphere of radius R.
9. The liquid surface in a cylindrical bucket of radius R rotating about its axis acquires a parabolic profile
given by the equation y = a + br2, where y is the height of the liquid surface from the bottom of the
bucket at a radial distance r from the bucket axis. If the liquid has density ρ, then the mass of the liquid
in the bucket is
( ( ) ( ( )
( ( (
Solution
Z
e
11. The value of the contour integral z 1 z 3 dz
C
where C is the circle z = 2 is
Solution
12. The Newton-Raphson method is used to solve the equation, (x – 1)2 + x – 3 = 0. The method will fail
in the very first iteration if the initial guess is
13. A pair of fair dice is rolled three times. What is the probability that 10 (sum of the numbers on the
two faces) will show up exactly once ?
Solution
Gate-2005
1. Match the following, where x is the spatial coordinate and l is time,
Group I
P. Wave equation Q. Heat equation
Group II
1. 2.
3. 4.
2. Two bags contain ten coins each, and the coins in each bag are numbered from 1 to 10, One coin is
drawn at random from each bag. The probability that one of the coins has value, 1,2,3 or 4, while the
other has value 7,8,9 or 10 is
(
3. Given i= √( the ratio is given by
(
(a) 1 (b) – 1
(c) i (d) – i
Solution
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d)
Solution
5. The matrix A is given by ( ); The eigen values of the matrix A are real and non-negative
for the condition
( (
( (
Solution
6. The divergence of a vector field A is always equal to zero, if the vector field A can be expressed as
7. In the limit x → 0, what is the limiting value of the function F (x) given below ?
(
(
8. If z = x + iy is a complex number, where i=√-1, then which of the following is an analytic function of z
?
(a) a2 = b (b) b2 = a
(c) a2 = 4b (d) b2 = 4a
Solution
11. If f (x) is the solution of the equation and g (x) is the solution of the
equation and the constant of integration in f (x) is equal to that in g (x), then
which of the following is true ?
12. If the constants, An are suitably chosen so as to satisfy the initial conditions, and n is an integer,
which of the following is a valid solution for the unsteady one dimensional diffusion equation,
in the domain 0 x L with boundary conditions c = 0 at x = 0 and c = 0 at x = L ?
( ) ( )
( ( ) ( ( )
Solution
13. The function f (x) satisfies the equation f(x) = 0 at x = xe. The Newton Raphson iterative method
converges to the solution in one step, regardless of the initial guess, if
Gate-2004
1. The inverse Laplace transform of the function (
(
Solution
( ( √ ( ( √
√ √
Solution
(A) first order and linear (B) first order and non-linear
(C) second order and linear (D) second order and non-linear
Solution
6. The sum of the eigen-values of the matrix * +. For real and negative values of
X is
Solution
Solution
Solution
(
9. The series ∑ converges for
(C) (C)
Solution
10. The differential equation for the variation of the amount of salt X in a tank with
no salt in the tank initially, the time (in min) at which the amount of salt increases to 100
kg is
(A) 10 ln 2 (B) 20 ln 2
Solution
Solution
constant)
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( ( ) ( ( )
( ( ) ( ( )
Solution
√
13. The value of
Gate-2003
1. A box contains 6 red balls and 4 green balls, one ball is randomly picked and then a
second ball is picked without replacement of the first ball. The probability that both the
balls are green is –
Solution
a) 0 b) 1 c) √ 2 d) 2√2
Solution
a) x + x2 + x3 + x4 ……. b) 1 + x + x2 + x3 + x4 …….
Solution
y (1) = 0 is : (
a) 1 b) ½ c) ¼ d) 1/8
Solution
5. The most general complex analytical function f (z) = u (x, y) + iv (x, y) for u = x2 – y2 is
a) Z b) Z2 c) Z3 d) 1/Z2
Solution
c) C1 e-5t + C2 e 5t d) C 5t + C2 e2t
7. Find the Laplace transform of the following input function shown in Figure.
1 2 3 4 5
0
-1
( ( ( (
( ( ( (
( ( (
Gate-2002
1. In the complex plane, the angle between lines 1 + i and –1 + i (where i = √-1) is
A) π / 4, B) π / 2, C) 3π / 4, D) π
Solution
( [ ] ( [ ]
( [ ] ( [ ]
Solution
( ̅ (̅ ̅ ( ̅ (̅ ̅̅̅
Solution
A) 2 B) 0 C) 1 D) -1
Solution
5. Three grades of paint (A, B & C, production rates: 12, 24 & 18 batches per day,
respectively) are produced in independent batch production lines and stored in separate
areas. The number of off-specification batches in a day is 1, 3 and 2 for grades A, B & C,
respectively. The probability of picking an off-specification batch from a randomly
chosen storage area is
Solution
Solution
Gate-2001
1 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0
1. The value of the following determinant is 3 5 3 0 0
1 4 7 4 0
5 6 2 1 1
A) 24 B) 32 C) -112 D) 0
Solution
8
2. The value of (1 + i) , where √ , is
A) 8 + 4i B) 8 – 4i C) 16 D) 8
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Solution
2 2
3. The function f (x, y) = x + y – xy – x – y + 5 has the
Solution
4. A fair die is rolled four times. Find the probability that six shows up twice
Solution
(a) What type of conic (parabola, circle, ellipse, hyperbola) does the curve
represent ?
(b) Find the unit tangent to the curve at t = 1.
(c) Find the unit normal to the curve at t = 1.
Solution
6. Laplace transforms :
Gate-2000
Solution
( ∫ ( ( ∫ (
( ( ( ( ( (
Solution
Solution
4. The line integral of 2
y x
2
dx 2 2
dy where C is the unit circle around the
x x y
C y
origin in the counter-clockwise direction
A) - 2 π B) 0, C) 2 π D) π
Solution
Solution
Solution
( ( ( (
( ( ( (
8. Find the directional derivative of u = xyz at the point (1,2,3) in the direction from
(1,2,3) to (1,-1,-3).
Solution
9. Find whether or not the vectors (1,1,2), (1,2,1) and (0,3,-3) are linearly independent.
Solution
Gate-1999
1. The system of equations :2x + 4y=10 and 5x + 10y=25
2. Four fair coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability that at least one head turns
up is
A) 1/16 B) 15/16 C) 7/8 D) 1/8
Solution
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
Solution
Solution
5. A box contains 8 balls, 2 of which are defective. The probability that none of the balls
drawn are defective when two are drawn at random without replacement is
Solution
2 3
6. The gradient of xy + yz at the point (-1, 2,1) is
A) 3i-3j+3k B) 3i-3j+6k
C) 4i-j+3k D) 4i-3j+6k
Solution
7. Evaluate ∫ ( by trapezoidal rule. Use a step size of 0.2. Obtain the error
bounds for this solution. Compute the absolute error of the numerical solution by
evaluating the integral analytically
Solution
Solution
9.(a) At what points are the Cauchy-Reimman equations satisfied for the function, F(z) =
xy2 + i x2y ? Where is F(z) analytic ?
Solution
Gate-1998
-at
1. -The Laplace transform of the function e has the form :
( ( ( ( (
( (
solution
2. The unit normal to the plane 2x + y + 2z = 6 can be expressed in the vector form :
( , (
( (
solution
A) 1 B) -¼ C) 0 D)
Solution
Solution
A) no value of p B) p > 1
Solution
Gate-1997
A) 9 B) 9/2
C) 15/2 D) infinity
2. is solution
A) 0 B) ½
A) >0 B) <0
C) 0 D) undefined
2 2
4. Given f (x, y) = x + y , is solution
A) 4 B) 2
C) 0 D) 4 (x + y)2
f (x)
A) 3 B) 2 C) 4 D) > 5
3
6. The cubic equation x –x + 10 = 0 has a root in the interval solution
Gate-1996
1. The Laplace transform of a staircase function formed by successive addition of
unit step functions at 0, b, 2b, 3b, etc. is : solution
(a) (b)
( ( (
(
2. The ratio
∫
(
(
|
solution
solution
solution
Gate-1995
solution
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
(A) -2 (B) 0
4. solution
(A) (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) -1
solution
(A) x2 (B) 1 + x2
(C) 1 + x + x2 (D) 1 – x + x2
solution
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 8
solution
(c) y = y0 e-5x
(D)y = y0e5x
solution
Gate-1994
( * + ( * + ( [ ] ( [ ]
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d)
solution
(c). Pdx
(d). dP/dx
4. If i, j, k, are the unit vectors in rectangular coordinates, then the curl of the vector
solution
( ( ( (
B. For a differential function f(x) to have a maximum, df/dx should be ______and d2f/dx2 should be _________
G. The differential equation, with the conditions y(0)= 0 and y(1)= 1 is called a ____ value problem
95 C D C B A B
96 D A
97 B D A A D C
98 A B B C B C
99 D B C A A D .04
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00 C D A A C A D 0
01 A C B D D
02 B C D D B -1 A B
03 C A D D B A C
04 D A A C C A B B A B D D C
05 A C D B B D C D C B A C A
06 B A C A B B C D B C A B C
07 C B D C D D A C D A
08 D D B B C B A C C D C B C A B
09 C C C A B C D B A A A
10 C C D A D D A B C
11 C D D D D C C
12 B D B C D C D B
13 B 0.0
83
B D -0.25 B 0.385
14 A D C A 2.32 A B C 7
15 D 7 D A B 8 A 0.33
17 1 3 3 C C 0.5 B D 0.36
18 C 0 C 1 D B