Kuppam Engineering College

(UGC-Autonomous)

Department of Mathematics

Linear Algebra and Calculus

(KEC24A54101)

Question Bank
(2024-2025)
 UNIT-1: MATRICES

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1. Define Cauchy bennet formulae

2. Define diagonally dominance property

3. Discuss the concept of consistency and in- consistency of system of linear equations

4. Define Echelon form of a matrix

 1 1 2 
5. Find the rank of the matrix  2 1 0 
 1 2 2 

1 2
6. Define rank of the matrix and find the rank of the matrix  
2 4

1 2 3 
7. Find the rank of the matrix 1 4 2 
 2 6 5 

1 2 3 
8. Determine the values of k such that the rank of A   2 k 7  is 2
 3 6 10 

 1 2
9. Find the rank of the matrix A   
 2 4

 1 2 3 

10. If the Echelon form of the matrix A   0 3 7  and given C=3. Find the rank of the
 0 0 c  3
Matrix.

TEN MARK QUESTIONS

 2 1 3 
1. Find the inverse of A   0 1 1  using gauss Jordan method
 1 2 0 

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 2. Check for the consistency. If so solve the system of linear equations
x  2 y  z  3, 2 x  3 y  2 z  5,3x  5 y  5 z  2,3x  9 y  z  4

3. Solve the following system of equations by gauss elimination method

2 x  y  2 z  w  6, 6 x  6 y  6 z  12w  36, 4 x  3 y  3z  3w  1, 2 x  2 y  z  w  10

4. Solve the system of equations 2 x  4 y  z  3,3x  2 y  2 z  2, x  y  z  6

1 1 1 0 
4 4 3 1 
5. Determine the values of k such that the rank of A   is 3
K 2 2 2
 
9 9 K 3

6. Investigate for what values of  and  the simultaneous equations

2 x  3 y  5 z  9, 7 x  3 y  2 z  8, 2 x  3 y   z  

(i) No solution (ii) A unique solution (iii)Infinite number of solutions

7. Solve the following system of equations 2 x  4 y  z  3,3x  2 y  2 z  2, x  y  z  6

8. Test for consistency of the following system of linear equations and if possible solve
x  2 y  z  3,3x  y  2 z  1, x  2 y  3z  3, x  y  z  1  0

9. Solve the following system of equations

x1  x2  x3  x4  2, x1  x2  x3  x4  4, x1  x2  x3  x4  4, x1  x2  x3  x4  0

 3 1 2 
10. Find the rank of the following matrix by reducing it to row echelon form  6 2 4 
 3 1 2 

11. Solve the system of equations by matrix method x  y  z  6, 2 x  3 y  2 z  2,5 x  y  2 z  13

 2 2 3
12. Reduce the matrix in to normal form and find its rank A   2 1 6 
 1 2 0 

 1 2 2 3 
 2 5 4 6 
13. Reduce the matrix in to echelon form and hence find its rank A   
 1 3 2 2 
 
 2 4 1 6 

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14. Test for consistency of the following equations and solve them if consistent
5 x  3 y  7 z  4,3x  26 y  2 z  9, 7 x  2 y  10 z  5

1 1 2 
15. Find the inverse of A   0 1 3  by Gauss Jordan method
 2 0 1 

UNIT-II: Eigen values, Eigenvectors and Orthogonal Transformation

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

5 4 
1. Find the Eigen values of the matrix A   
1 2 

 1 3 1
2. Find the quadratic form relating the symmetric matrix A   3 4 5 
 1 5 2 

 2 2
3. Find the Eigen values of the matrix A   
 2 2 

4. Obtain areal symmetric matrix of the quadratic form 3x 2  2 y 2  z 2  4 xy  12 yz  8 xz

5. State Cayley Hamilton theorem

3 1 4
6. If A   0 2 6  then find the Eigen values of 2 A2  A  3I
 0 0 5 

7. Prove that similar matrices have the same Eigen values

2 0
8. Find the Eigen values of the matrix A   
0 3

2 1 1
9. Find the Characteristic Equation of the matrix A   0 1 0 
1 1 2 

10. If  is an Eigen values of A then prove that  m is an Eigen values of Am .

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TEN MARK QUESTIONS
 1 3 1
1. Find the inverse of the matrix by using Cayley Hamilton theorem A   3 4 5 
 1 5 2 

 7 2 2 
2. Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem and hence find A1 and A4 if A   6 1 2 
 6 2 1

3. Reduce the quadratic form to canonical form 3x 2  3 y 2  5 z 2  2 xy  6 yz  6 xz .

 1 2 1
4. Reduce the matrix A   2 0 1  to a diagonal form.
 1 1 1

5. Find the nature of the quadratic form x 2  5 y 2  z 2  2 xy  2 yz  6 xz

6. (a) State Cayley Hamilton theorem.

 2 1 1
(b) Using Cayley Hamilton theorem find the inverse of the matrix A   3 2 1
 0 0 1

1 3 1 
7. Find the Eigen values and the corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix A   0 2 0 
 0 1 4 

1 1 3
8. 
Find the characteristic equation of the matrix and hence find its inverse A   1 3 3
 2 4 4 

8 8 2 
9. Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem for A   4 3 2  and hence find the inverse of A.
 3 4 1 

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 1 1 3
10. Find the Eigen values and the corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix A  1 5 1
3 1 1

3 2 4
11. Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem for the matrix A   4 3 2  and hence find the inverse of A.
 2 4 3 

2 0 1
12. Find the Eigen values and the corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix A   0 2 0 
 1 0 2 

1 3 7 
13. Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem for A   4 2 3  and hence find the inverse of A.
 1 2 1 

14. Determine the nature, index and signature of the quadratic form

x12  2x22  3x32  2 x2 x3  2 x1x3  2x1x2

15. Reduce the quadratic form to canonical form also specify the matrix of Transformation

3x 2  5 y 2  3z 2  2 xy  2 yz  2 xz .

UNIT –III: CALCULUS

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1. State Rolle’s Theorem.

2. Verify the Rolle’s Theorem can be applied to the function f(x) = tan𝑥 in 0,  

x3
3. Find the value of c of Rolle’s theorem for the function f ( x)   3x in  0,3
3

4. Verify whether Rolle’s theorem can be applied to the function f ( x)  x3 in 1,3

5. State Lagrange’s mean value theorem.

6. State whether Lagrange’s mean value theorem can be applied to the function x 3 in  1,1
1

.Justify your answer.

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7. Verify Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the function f ( x )  cos x in 0, 
 2

8. State Cauchy’s mean value theorem.

9. Verify Cauchy’s mean value theorem for f ( x)  x 2 , g ( x)  x3 in 1, 2

10. Obtain the Taylor series expansion of e x about x  1

TEN MARK QUESTIONS

1. State Rolle’s theorem and verify the theorem for the function f ( x)   x  a   x  b in  a, b ,
m n

where m, n are positive integers.

 x 2  ab 
2. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f ( x)  log   in  a, b  , a  0, b  0 ,
 x ( a  b) 

3. Verify Lagrange’s mean value theorem for f ( x)  x  x  1 x  2  in  1,3

4. Let 0  a  b  1 using Lagrange’s mean value theorem and prove that

ba ba
 sin 1 (b)  sin 1 ( a) 
1  a2 1  b2

5. Show that for any x  0,1  x  e x  1  xe x ,using Lagrange’s mean value theorem

6. Verify Cauchy’s mean value theorem for the functions e x and e x in  0, 2 

7. Find c of Cauchy mean value theorem for

f ( x)  log x and g  x   x 2 in  a, b where b  a  1

8. Obtain Maclaurin’s series expansion of log e (1  x)

9. Verify Maclaurin ‘s theorem for f ( x)  1  x 

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2
with Lagrange’s form of remainder

upto three terms when x=1

x x2 x4
10. Show that log(1  e )  log 2   
x
 ....... and hence deduce that
2 8 192

ex 1 x x3
    .......
1  e x 2 4 48

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 UNIT-IV: PARTIAL DIFFERENTIATION AND APPLICATIONS
(MULTI VARIABLE CALCULUS)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1. Find first and second order partial derivatives of f  x  y  3axy
3 3

 (u, v)
2. If u  3 x  y, v  x  2 y then 
 ( x, y )
u
3. If u  x then find
y

x
 x, y 
4. If x  r cos , y  r sin  then find J  
 r , 
2 z 2 z
5. Let z  log  x  y  ,Evaluate
2 2
and
x 2 x y
 (u, v)
6. Let u  x  3 y , v  4 x y evaluate
2 2
at 1, 1
 ( x, y )
u u
7. If u  log( x  y  x y  xy ) then find
3 3 2 2

x y
du
given u  y  4ax, x  at , y  2at
2 2
8. Find the value of
dt
9. Define saddle point and stationary value

2 z 2  z
2
10. If z  f  x  ay     x  ay  then prove that  a
y 2 x 2

TEN MARK QUESTIONS

1  2u  2 u  2 u
1. If u  , x  y  z  0 then prove that 2  2  2  0
2 2 2

x2  y 2  z 2 x y z
2
    9
2. If u  log  x  y  z  3xyz  show that     u
2 2 2

 x y z   x  y  z
2

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 3. Verify u  2 x  y  3z , v  2 x  y  z , w  2 x  y  z are functionally dependent and if so find

the relation between them.

  x, y , z 
4. If u  x  y  z , y  z  uv, z  uvw , then show that  u 2v
  u , v, w 

5. Show that u  xy  yz  zx, v  x  y  z , w  x  y  z are functionally dependent and find

2 2 2

the relation between them.

6. Discuss the maxima and minima of f ( x, y )  x  y  2 x  4 xy  2 y

4 4 2 2

7. A rectangular box at the top is to have volume of 32 cubic feet. Find the dimensions of the box

requiring least material for its construction

8. Find the point on the surface z  xy  1 that are nearest to the origin
2

9. Find the stationary point of u ( x, y )  sin x sin y sin( x  y ) where 0  x   ,0  y   and find

the maximum u.

10. Expand the function f ( x, y )  e log(1  y ) in terms of x and y up to the terms of 3rd degree
x

using Taylors’s theorem.

UNIT-V: MULTIPLE INTEGRALS

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1 1 1

 e
x y  z
1. Evaluate dxdydz
0 0 0

a a2  x2

2. Convert  
0 0
( x 2  y 2 )dy dx in to polar co-ordinates and evaluate


3. Transform the given integral into polar co-ordinates and evaluate   e ( x  y2 )
2
dx dy .
0 0

4. Find the area of the ellipse using double integral.

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5. Evaluate   ( x  y )dx dy
0 1

1 x

  (x  y 2 )dydx
2
6. Evaluate
0 x

 xy dx dy over the positive quadrant of the circle x  y2  1

2
7. Evaluate

2 y

8. Evaluate   xdydx
0 0

9. Find the area enclosed by the curves y  x, y  x

2

5 x2

  x( x  y 2 )dydx
2
10. Evaluate
0 0

TEN MARK QUESTIONS

 xyz dx dy dz over the positive octant of the sphere x  y2  z 2  a2

2
1. Evaluate

2. Find the volume bounded by the plane ,the cylinder x  y  1 and the plane
2 2

x y z 3

  x  y  dx dy over the area bounded by the ellipse

x2 y2
3. Evaluate 2 2
 1
a 2 b2
x
a a

  x  y 2  dx dy
2
4. Evaluate the integral by changing the order of integration
0 xa

1 1 x  2

5. Evaluate the integral by changing the order of integration   y 2 dx dy .

0 0

3 4 y

6. Evaluate the integral by changing the order of integration    x  y  dx dy.

0 1


e y
7. Evaluate the integral by changing the order of integration   dydx .
0 x
y

e log y ex
8. Evaluate    log z dz dx dy .
1 1 1

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9. Find the area bounded by the parabolas y  4ax and x  4ay
2 2

4 a 4 ax
10. Change the order of integration and evaluate   dy dx .
0 x2
4a

dx dy dz
11. Evaluate  x 2
 y2  z2
by changing to spherical co-ordinates over the sphere

x2  y 2  z 2  a2
a x x y

  e
x y  z
12. Evaluate dxdydz
0 0 0

13. Find by double integration the area lying between the parabola y  4 x  x and the line y  x
2

x2 y 2 z 2
14. Find the volume of the ellipsoid 2  2  2  1 using triple integrals.
a b c
15. Find the volume of the sphere using triple integrals.

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