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KPK. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Competitive Examination for the posts of PMS, 2016
PURE MATHEMATICS, PAPER I
Time Allowed: 03 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Instructions: Attempt FIVE questions in all. Select THREE from section A and TWO from section B. All question carry equal marks.
SECTION A
Q1.
(a) Define cyclic group? Find all the subgroups of a cyclic group of order 12. (10)
(b) Find all the subgroup of S3? (10)
Q2.
(a) Determine whether the following vectors linearly independent or not.
v1(1,1,2) , v2(1,2,5) and v3(5,3,4). (10)
(b) Solve the system of equations. x + 2y + z = 2 , 3x + y – 2z = 1 , 4x – 3y – z = 3. (10)
Q3. (a) Find the rank of the matrix
2 2 -1 0 1 0
-1 -1 2 -3 1 0
1 1 -2 0 -1 0
0 0 1 1 1 0
(10)
(b) Determine a basis for the null space of matrix
1 2 -3 2 -3
0 -1 1 -2 0
1 1 -1 1 -1
1 2 5 -6 -3
(10)
Q4. (a) Find the Eigen values and Eigen vectors of the matrix
1 0 -1
1 2 1
2 2 3
(10)
(b) Use Cayley-Hamilton Theorem to find A3 if A =
2 1 1
0 1 0
1 1 2
(10)
Section B
Q5.
(a) Find the equation of the plane passing through the points (2, -3,1) and containing the line x – 3 = 2y = 3z – 1 (10)
(b) Find the equation of the sphere if the centre is on the line x = y = z and it passes through the points (5,3,0) and (-1,4,1). (10)
Q6.
(a) Find the equation of the tangent plane to the surface z = x2 + y2 at the point (2,1,5). Find also the equation of normal line at that point. (10)
(b) Transform the equation of the curve ρ = 3 cos θ sin φ into the spherical coordinates and rectangular coordinates. (10)
Q7.
(a) Determine the length of the cycloid x = a(θ + sin θ) , y = a(1 – cos θ) between the cusps. (10)
(b) Determine the curvature at the point (3⁄2, 3⁄2) on the folium x3 + y3 = 3xy. (10)