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    CMI MSc Applications of Mathematics, Entrance Examination

    CHENNAI Mathematical Institute

    MSc Applications of Mathematics


    Entrance Examination, 2013
    Answer all 10 questions from Part A and 3 questions each from Parts B and
    C. Questions in Part A carry 4 marks each and those in Parts B and C carry
    10 marks each.

    Part A

    Answer all questions. Each multiple choice question has one or more (possibly
    all) correct answers.
    To get credit, you have to tick all correct answers and not tick any incorrect
    answer. There is no partial credit and there are no negative marks.

    1. Let f (x) = x cos x for x R. Then


    (A) there is a sequence xn such that f (xn ) 0.
    (B) There is a sequence xn such that f (xn ) .
    (C) there is a sequence xn such that f (xn ) .
    (D) f is a uniformly continuous function.

    2. The equation x10 + a9 x9 + a8 x8 + + a1 x 5 = 0 where the coefficients


    ai are real numbers,
    (A) must have one real root of multiplicity one.
    (B) must have at least two (distinct or repeated) real roots.
    (C) must have at least four real roots (distinct or repeated).
    (D) need not have any real root.

    3. Let g be a function defined on the interval [0, 2] and x g(x) x2 x + 1


    for 0 x 2. Then
    (A) g must necessarily be a polynomial.
    (B) g must be continuous at x = 1.
    (C) g must be continuous at x = 0 and x = 2.
    (D) g must be a continuous function.

     
    1 n
    4. Let xn = 1 sin for n 1. Denote l = lim inf xn and s =
    n 3
    lim sup xn . Then

    3 3
    (A) 2 l<s 2 (B) 12 l < s < 21 .

    (C) l = 1 and s = +1 (D) l = s = 0.

    1

    x2 + 2x + 4
    5. lim equals
    x 2x + 3
    (A) 0 (B) 1/2

    (C) 4/3 (D) 1.

    1 + x + x2 ex
    6. lim equals
    x0 2x2
    (A) 1/2 (B) 1/4

    (C) +1/4 (D) +1/2.

    2
    an where an = (1)n n4 en is
    P
    7. The series
    n1

    (A) absolutely convergent.


    (B) convergent but not absolutely convergent.
    (C) not convergent, but partial sums oscillate between 1 and +1.
    (D) partial sums are unbounded.

    {(a, b, c)|a + 2b 3c = 0, 2a + 5b + 2c = 0, 3a b 4c = 0} R3 .
    8. Let U =
    1 2 3
    Let A = 2 5 2 . Then
    3 1 4
    (A) dim(U ) = 0, rank(A) = 3 (B) dim(U ) = 1, rank(A) = 2

    (C) dim(U ) = 1, rank(A) = 1 (D) dim(U ) = 3, rank(A) = 3.

    9. U = span{(1, 1, 1), (2, 3, 1), (3, 1, 5)}, V = span{(1, 1, 3), (3, 2, 8), (2, 1, 3)}.
    What is U V ?
    (A) U (B) V

    (C) The {0} subspace (D) None of the above.

    10. U = {(x, y, z)|x = y = z}, V = {(x, y, z)|x = 0}. What is U + V ?


    (A) xy plane (B) yz plane

    (C) zx plane (D) R3 .

    2
    Part B

    Answer any three questions. Each question carries 10 marks.


    For each of the statements given below, state whether it is True or False and
    give brief reasons in the sheets provided. Marks will be given only when reasons
    are provided.

    1. Let f be a real vlaued function defined on the interval [0, 1]. If |f | is


    Riemann integrable, then f is also Riemann integrable.

    2. If A is a linear transformation of Rn to Rn of rank one, then there is a


    number such that A2 = A.
    3. Let f : R R be a differentiable function with f 0 bounded. Then f is a
    uniformly continuous function.

    3 2
    4. The matrix 1 2 3 is invertible for exactly two distinct real values
    0 1
    of .

    Part C

    Answer any three questions in the sheets provided. Each question carries 10
    marks. State precisely any theorem that you use.

    1. Let f be a real valued continuous function on the interval [0, 1] such that
    R1 n
    0
    x f (x)dx = 0 for n = 0, 1, 2 . Show that f 0.
    2. f is a real valued continuous function on the interval [0, 2] which is dif-
    ferentiable at every point other than x = 1. Suppose that lim f 0 (x) = 5.
    x1
    Show that f is differentiable at x = 1.
    3. Let b be an n 1 (column) vector and A be an n n positive definite
    matrix. Define P : Rn R by
    1 t
    P (x) = x Ax xt b.
    2
    Here t stands for the transpose. If x0 is a vector such that Ax0 = b then
    show that P (y) P (x0 ), for every y Rn .
    4. A is an nn matrix with rational entries and b is n1 vector with rational
    entries. If there is a vector x satisfying Ax = b, then show that there is
    such a vector with rational entries.

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