Federal Public Service Commission
CSS Pure Mathematics Past Paper 2021
Optional · 100 marks · three hours
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Original FPSC paper
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- Attempt FIVE questions in all by selecting TWO Questions each from SECTION-A&B and
- Use of Calculator is allowed.
- ; the set of all polynomials of degree three. Also express the vectors 1+x2
Questions
- Q. 210 marks
(a) Find elements of the cyclic group generated by the permutation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 2 6 1 (b) (10) (20) 2 3 2 3 Verify that the polynomials 2-x , x -x, 2-3x and 3-x form a basis for the set P3 (x); the set of all polynomials of degree three. Also express the vectors 1+x2 and x+x3 as a linear combination of these basis vectors.
- Q. 310 marks
(a) Let V be the real vector space of all function from R to R. Show that {cos 2 x, sin2 x, cos 2x}is linearly dependent while { cosx, sinx, coshx, sinhx} are linearly independent. (b) Solve the system of linear equations: (10) (20) x1 – 2x2 – 7x3 + 7x4 = 5 – x1 + 2x2 + 8x3 – 5x4 = – 7 3x1 – 4x2 – 17x3 + 13x4 = 14 2x1 – 2x2 + 11x3 + 8x4 = 7 y 1 x If f x, y x tan 1
- Q. 410 marks
(a) 2 y 2 tan . x y 2 f x 2 y2 Show that 2 2 x, y yx x +y 6 x 2 whenx 2 (b) Evaluate f x dx 0 where f ( x) 3x 2whenx 2 (10) (20) PURE MATHEMATICS
- Q. 510 marks
(a) Let I n x n e x dx where n is an integer. Prove that 0 𝐼𝑛 = 𝑛 𝐼𝑛−1 Hence show that In = n! 8 (b) i. Write r in rectangular coordinates. (10) (20) 2 cos Write x 2 x y y 6 x y 2 y 0 4 2 2 4 2 3 ii. in polar coordinates.
- Q. 610 marks
(a) Evaluate dydx D and dxdy where D is the region bounded by the y-axis, the D x lines x=2 and the curve e . x3 x (b) Investigate the curve y 2 for points of inflexion. (10) (20) 3x 1 \ 1 1.3 1.3.5
- Q. 710 marks
(a) Sum the series1 cos cos 2 cos3 ... 2 2.4 2.4.6 2 3 1 (b) Prove that co s co s co s (10) (20) 7 7 7 2 Construct the analytic function f whose real part is U x 3xy 3x 1 3 2
- Q. 810 marks
(a) dz (b) Evaluate z C 2 2z 2 Where C is a square with corners (10) (20) (0,0),(-2,0),(-2,-2) and (0,-2).
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- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
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