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The eigen values of the matrix are $$\left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 \cr { - 1} & 0 \cr } } \right]$$
A fair coin is tossed $$N$$ times. The probability that head does not turn up in any of the tosses is
The range of values of $$k$$ for which the function $$\,\,f\left( x \right) = \left( {{k^2} - 4} \right){x^2} + 6{x^3} + 8{x^4}$$ has a local maxima at point $$x=0$$ is
A normal random variable $$X$$ has the following probability density function $$${f_x}\left( x \right) = {1 \over {\sqrt {8\pi } }}e{}^{ - \left\{ {{{{{\left( {x - 1} \right)}^2}}...
For the two functions $$f\left( {x,y} \right) = {x^3} - 3x{y^2}\,\,$$ and $$\,\,g\left( {x,y} \right) = 3{x^2}y - {y^3}\,\,$$ Which one of the following options is correct?
The function $$f\left( z \right) = {{{z^2} + 1} \over {{z^2} + 4}}$$ is singular at
At $$x=0,$$ the function is $$f\left( x \right) = \left| {\sin {{2\pi x} \over L}} \right|\left( { - \infty < x < \infty ,L > 0} \right)$$
$$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \left( {{{{e^{5x}} - 1} \over x}} \right)$$ is equal to ________.
To solve the equation $$2sinx=x$$ by Newton- Raphson method, the initial guess was chosen to be $$x=2.0.$$ Consider $$x$$ in radian only. The value of $$x$$ (in radian) obtained af...
The number of solutions of the simultaneous algebraic equations $$y=3x+3$$ and $$y=3x+5$$ is
A coin is tossed thrice. Let $$X$$ be the event that head occurs in each of the first two tosses. Let $$Y$$ be the event that a tail occurs on the third toss. Let $$Z$$ be the even...
In numerical integration using Simpson's rule, the approximating function in the interval is a
The solution to $$\,\,{x^2}{y^{11}} + x{y^1} - y = 0\,\,$$ is
The value of $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {0,0} \right)} {{{x^2} - xy} \over {\sqrt x - \sqrt y }}$$ is
A product is an assemble of $$5$$ different components. The product can be sequentially assembled in two possible ways. If the $$5$$ components are placed in a box and these are dr...
The function $$f\left( x \right) = {x^2} = x + x + x + ....x$$ times, is defined
The solution to $$\,6y{y^1} - 25x = 0\,\,$$ represents a
The curve $$\,\,y = {x^4}\,\,$$
The system of equations, given below, has $$$x+2y+4z=2$$$ $$$4x+3y+z=5$$$ $$$3x+2y+3z=1$$$
Directional derivative of $$\phi = 2xz - {y^2}$$ at the point $$(1, 3, 2)$$ becomes maximum in the direction of
If the equation $$sin(x)$$ $$\, = {x^2}$$ is solved by Newton Raphson's method with the initial guess of $$x=1,$$ then the value of $$x$$ after $$2$$ iterations would be _________.
If $$\,\phi = 2{x^3}{y^2}{z^4}$$ then $${\nabla ^2}\phi $$ is
A simple random sample of $$100$$ observations was taken form a large population. The sample mean and the standard deviation were determined to be $$80$$ and $$12,$$ respectively....
In a given day in the rainy season, it may rain$$70$$% of the time . If it rains, chance that a village fair will make a loss on that day is $$80$$%. However, if it does not rain,...
$$\,\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to 0} \left( {{{1 - \cos x} \over {{x^2}}}} \right)$$ is
For the spherical surface $${x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2} = 1,$$ the unit outward normal vector at the point $$\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},0} \right)$$ is given by
The inverse Laplace transform of the function $$F\left( s \right) = {1 \over {s\left( {s + 1} \right)}}$$ is given by
Consider the function $$f\left( x \right) = \left| x \right|$$ in the interval $$\,\, - 1 \le x \le 1.\,\,\,$$ At the point $$x=0, f(x)$$ is
An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers $$X$$ and $$Y$$. $$X$$ supplies $$60$$% and $$Y$$ supplies $$40$$% of the shock absorbers. All shock absorb...
The area enclosed between the straight line $$y=x$$ and the parabola $$y = {x^2}$$ in the $$x-y$$ plane is
$$x+2y+z=4, 2x+y+2z=5, x-y+z=1$$ The system of algebraic equations given above has
At $$x=0,$$ the function $$f\left( x \right) = {x^3} + 1$$ has
For the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 3 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right],$$ ONE of the normalized eigen vectors is given as
A box contains $$4$$ red balls and $$6$$ black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set c...
A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation $$y = 2x\,\,\, - 0.1{x^2}...
Consider the differential equation $$\,\,{x^2}{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + x{{dy} \over {dx}} - 4y = 0\,\,\,$$ with the boundary conditions of $$\,\,y\left( 0 \right) = 0\,\,\,$$ an...
The eigen values of the following matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ {10} & { - 4} \cr {18} & { - 12} \cr } } \right]$$ are
It is estimated that the average number of events during a year is three. What is the probability of occurrence of not more than two events over a two-year duration? Assume that th...
If a matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 4 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ and matrix $$B = \left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 6 \cr 5 & 9 \cr } } \right]$$ the transpose of product of these two matri...
If $$A$$ $$(0,4,3),$$ $$B(0,0,0)$$ and $$C(3,0,4)$$ are there points defined in $$x, y, z$$ coordinate system, then which one of the following vectors is perpendicular to both the...
The solution of the differential equation $$\,\,\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + 6{{dy} \over {dx}} + 9y = 9x + 6\,\,\,\,$$ with $${C_1}$$ and $${C_2}$$ as constants is
If $$T(x, y, z)$$ $$ = {x^2} + {y^2} + 2{z^2}$$ defines the temperature at any location $$(x, y, z)$$ then the magnitude of the temperature gradient at point $$P(1,1,1)$$ is ______...
If $$f\left( x \right) = \sin \left| x \right|\,\,$$ then the value of $${{df} \over {dx}}\,\,$$ at $$\,\,x = {{ - \pi } \over 4}\,\,$$ is
The following algorithm computes the integral $$\,J = \int\limits_a^b {f\left( x \right)dx\,\,\,} $$ from the given values $${f_j} = f\left( {{x_j}} \right)$$ at equidistant points...
If a random variable $$X$$ satisfies the poission's distribution with a mean value of $$2,$$ then the probability that $$X > 2$$ is
The value of $$q$$ for which the following set of linear equations $$2x+3y=0, 6x+qy=0$$ can have non-trivial solution is
The solution of the differential equation $${{dy} \over {dx}} - {y^2} = 1$$ satisfying the condition $$y(0)=1$$ is
The integral $$\,\,{1 \over {\sqrt {2\pi } }}\int\limits_{ - \infty }^\infty {{e^{{{ - {x^2}} \over 2}}}} dx\,\,$$ is equal to
Two white and two black balls, kept in two bins, are arranged in four ways as shown below. In each arrangement, a bin has to be chosen randomly and only one ball needs to be picked...
If $$(1, 0, -1)$$$${}^T$$ is an eigen vector of the following matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} & 0 \cr { - 1} & 2 & { - 1} \cr 0 & { - 1} & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ then the corresp...
Which one of the following differential equations has a solution given by the function $$y = 5\sin \left( {3x + {\pi \over 3}} \right)$$
The solution of the differential equation $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = 0$$ with boundary conditions (i) $${{dy} \over {dx}} = 1$$ at $$x=0$$ (ii) $${{dy} \over {dx}} = 1$$ at $$x=...
The value of $${x_3}$$ obtained by solving the following system of linear equations is $$${x_1} + 2{x_2} - 2{x_3} = 4$$$ $$$2{x_1} + {x_2} + {x_3} = - 2$$$ $$$ - {x_1} + {x_2} - {x...
The line integral of the vector function $$\overrightarrow F = 2x\widehat i + {x^2}\widehat j\,\,$$ along the $$x$$ - axis from $$x=1$$ to $$x=2$$ is
The value of the determinant $$\left| {\matrix{ 1 & 3 & 2 \cr 4 & 1 & 1 \cr 2 & 1 & 3 \cr } } \right|$$ is
The total derivative of the function $$'xy'$$ is
The homogeneous part of the differential equation $$\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + p{{dy} \over {dx}} + qy = r\,\,$$ ( $$p, q, r$$ are constants) has real distinct roots if
During the numerical solution of a first order differential equation using the Euler (also known as Euler Cauchy) method with step size $$h,$$ the local truncation error is of the...
The solutions of the differential equation $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + 2{{dy} \over {dx}} + 2y = 0\,\,$$ are
The value of the expression $${{ - 5 + 10i} \over {3 + 4i}}$$ is
The inverse of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ is
If $$\overrightarrow r $$ is the position vector of any point on a closed surface $$S$$ that encloses the volume $$V$$ then $$\,\,\int {\int\limits_s {\left( {\overrightarrow r \,....
For a random variable $$\,x\left( { - \infty < x < \infty } \right)\,\,$$ following normal distribution, the mean is $$\,\mu = 100\,\,.$$ If the probability is $$\,\,P = \alpha \,\...
In a game, two players $$X$$ and $$Y$$ toss a coin alternately. Whoever gets a 'head' first, wins the game and the game is terminated. Assuming that players $$X$$ starts the game t...
Laplace transform of $$sin$$ $$ht$$ is
The value of the integral $$\,\,\int\limits_{ - \pi /2}^{\pi /2} {\left( {x\,\cos \,x} \right)dx\,\,} $$ is
The eigen vector pair of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 4 \cr 4 & { - 3} \cr } } \right]$$ is
Laplace transform of $$8$$ $${t^3}$$ is
The value of the expansion $$\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to 0} \left[ {{{\sin \left( x \right)} \over {{e^x}X}}} \right]\,\,$$ is
Two cards are drawn at random in succession with replacement from a deck of $$52$$ well shuffled cards Probability of getting both 'Aces' is
The determinant $$\left| {\matrix{ {1 + b} & b & 1 \cr b & {1 + b} & 1 \cr 1 & {2b} & 1 \cr } } \right|$$ equals to
If $$A$$ is square symmetric real valued matrix of dimension $$2n$$, then the eigen values of $$A$$ are
The angle (in degrees) between two planar vectors $$\vec a = {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}\widehat i + {1 \over 2}\widehat j$$ and $$\vec b = {{ - \sqrt 3 } \over 2}\widehat i + {1 \over 2}...
The random variable $$X$$ takes on the values $$1,$$ $$2$$ (or) $$3$$ with probabilities $$\,{{2 + 5P} \over 5},{{1 + 3P} \over 5}\,\,$$ and $$\,\,{{1.5 + 2P} \over 5}\,\,$$ respec...
If a complex number $$z = {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2} + i{1 \over 2}$$ then z 4 is
If $$X$$ is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is given by $$$\,\,\,f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {k\left( {5x - 2{x^2}} \right),} & {0 \le x \...
Matching exercise choose the correct one out of the alternatives $$A, B, C, D$$ Group $$-$$ $${\rm I}$$ $$P.$$ $${2^{nd}}$$ order differential equations $$Q.$$ Non-linear algebraic...
For the function $$\,\,f\left( {x,y} \right) = {x^2} - {y^2}\,\,$$ defined on $${R^2},$$ the point $$(0,0)$$ is
What is the value of $$\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to \pi /4} {{\cos x - \sin x} \over {x - \pi /4}}\,\,$$
The differential equation $${\left[ {1 + {{\left( {{{d\,y} \over {d\,x}}} \right)}^2}} \right]^3} = {C^2}{\left[ {{{{d^2}\,y} \over {d\,{x^2}}}} \right]^2}$$ is of