Federal Public Service Commission
CSS Applied Mathematics Past Paper 2020
Optional · 100 marks · three hours
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- Attempt ONLY FIVE questions. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks
- Use of Calculator is allowed.
- : 3.49,4.82,5.96,7.5,8.2
Questions
- Q. 220 marks
A particle P of mass m slides down a frictionless inclined plane AB of an angle α with the horizontal. If it starts from rest at the top A, find (a) the acceleration (b) the velocity and (c) the distance travelled after time t.
- Q. 310 marks
(a) Discuss the motion of a particle moving in a straight line if it starts from rest at a distance ‘a’ from a point O and moves with an acceleration equal to k times its distance from O. (b) Find radial and transversal components of velocity and acceleration. (10) d2y (10)
- Q. 410 marks
(a) Solve + y = Co sec x dx 2 y − Sinx (b) Solve dy + dx = 0 x
- Q. 510 marks
(a) Solve the initial value problem dy x (2 + x) + 2 (1 + x) y = 1 + 3 x 2 , y (−1) = 1 dx (b) Find the general solution of the equation (10) ( D − 2 D + 1) y = 2 x − 3x + 4 x + 5 3 3 2
- Q. 610 marks
(a) Find the Fourier series of f: x, 0 < x < 1 f ( x) = 0,1 < x < 2 ∂ 2u 1 ∂u (10) (b) Solve the boundary value problem = ∂x 2 k ∂t Satisfying u(o,t)=u(l,t)=0 and u(x,o)=lx-x2 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
- Q. 710 marks
(a) By using regular Falsi method, solve Logx – Cosx = 0 (b) Find the value of ƒ(7.5) by using Newton Gregory Backward Difference (10) Interpolation formula. X: 5, 6.1, 6.9, 8, 8.6 f (x) : 3.49,4.82,5.96,7.5,8.2
- Q. 810 marks
(a) Applying the Taylor series method, compute x Sin t ∫ o t dt for x = 0 (0.1)1 (b) Use fourth order RK method to solve (10) dy = t + y ; y (0) = 1 from t = 0 to t = 0.4 taking h = 0.4 dx
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