Federal Public Service Commission
CSS Pure Mathematics Past Paper 2019
Optional · 100 marks · three hours
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Questions
- Q. 210 marks
(a) Show that the characteristic of an integral domain is R is either zero or a prime. (b) Determine whether or not the set {(1, 2, −1), (0, 3, 1), (1, −5, 3)} of vectors (10) (20) is a basis for 𝑅3 .
- Q. 310 marks
(a) Show that a one-to-one linear transformation preserves basis and dimension. (b) Solve the system of linear equations: (10) (20) 2 x1 + x2 + 5 x3 = 4 3 x1 − 2 x2 + 2 x3 = 2 5 x1 − 8 x2 + 2 x3 = 1. 𝜋 2 (10)
- Q. 410 marks
(a) Solve ∫0 sin 6𝑥 cos4 3𝑥 𝑑𝑥. 2 6 (b) Find the area enclosed by 𝑦 = . (20) 2−cos 𝜃
- Q. 510 marks
(a) Show that in any conic semi-latusrectum is the harmonic mean between the segments of focal chord. (b) Prove that the evolute of hyperbola (10) (20) 2 2 2 2𝑥𝑦 = 𝑎 is (𝑥 + 𝑦) − (𝑥 − 𝑦) = 2𝑎 . 3 3 3
- Q. 610 marks
(a) Define Supremum and Infimum of a sequence. Find the supremum and infimum of the set 1 �(−1)𝑛 �1 − 𝑛� , 𝑛 = 1,2,3 … �. (b) Evaluate (10) (20) 1 (1+𝑥)𝑥 −𝑒 lim𝑥→0 . 𝑥 PURE MATHEMATICS 𝜃 𝜃 (10)
- Q. 720 marks
(a) Show that 𝐿𝑜𝑔(1 + cos 𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃) = ln(2 cos ) + 𝑖 . 2 2 (b) Find 𝑣 such that 𝑓 (𝑧) = 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣 is analytic. (10)
- Q. 820 marks
(a) Prove that the series 𝑧(1 − 𝑧) + 𝑧 2 (1 − 𝑧) + 𝑧 3 (1 − 𝑧) + ⋯ converges (10) for |𝑧| < 1, and find its sum. 𝑧 2 −2𝑧 (b) Find the residues of 𝑓(𝑧) = (𝑧+1)2 at all its poles in the finite plane. (𝑧 2 +4) (10)
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