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DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, CHENNAI

BOARD EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER 2017
ANSWER KEY
COURSE : BASIC ENGINEERING/SEMESTER-I MAXIMUM MARKS : 75
SUBJECT : ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS- I QUESTION PAPER CODE: 737

PART-A (Each question carries 2 marks) (5 x 2 = 10)

1. Find ‘x’ if
Solution:
Given:
x2 64 = 0 --- 1 mark
x= 8 --- 1 mark

2. Find the adjoint matrix of

Solution:
Let A =

Adj A = --- 2 marks

3. Find the value of i2 + i3 + i4

Solution:
Given: i2 + i3 + i4 = i2 + i2 i + i2 i2 --- 1 mark
= ( 1) + ( 1) i + ( 1) ( 1) = i --- 1 mark

4. Find the modulus and amplitude of 1 + i

Solution:
Let z = 1 + i
= = = --- 1 mark
amp z = = = = 45 (or) --- 1 mark

5. Find the value of sin 72 cos 18 + cos 72 sin 18 without using the table.
Solution:
Formula: sin ( A + B ) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B
sin (72 + 18 ) = sin 72 cos 18 + cos 72 sin 18 --- 1 mark
= sin 90 = 1 --- 1 mark

6. Find the value of 3sin 20 – 4sin320

Solution:
Formula: sin3A = 3sin A – 4sin3 A --- 1 mark
3sin 20 – 4sin320 = sin3 (20 ) = sin 60 = --- 1 mark
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7. If , find
Solution:
Given:
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,
--- 1 mark

--- 1 mark

8. F and , if u = log ( x y)
Solution:
Given: u = log ( x y )
= --- 1 mark

= --- 1 mark

PART-B (Each question carries 3 marks) (5 x 3 = 15)

9. Find the inverse of

Solution:
Let A =
= 10 + 4 = 14 --- 1 mark
Adj A = --- 1 mark

(Adj A) = --- 1 mark

10. Find the 5th term in the expansion of

Solution:
Let =
Where, , n = 10 , r = 4
--- 1 mark
--- 1 mark
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4 (or) --- 1 mark

11. Find the real and imaginary part of

Solution:
Let --- 1 mark

= = = + --- 1 mark

, --- 1 mark
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12. If
Solution:
Formula: --- 1 mark

= --- 1 mark

= = =1 --- 1 mark

13. If
Solution:
Given
Formula: --- 1 mark
--- 1 mark
=2 = --- 1 mark

14. Prove:
Solution:
Let --- 1 mark
LHS: =
= --- 1 mark
=2 = --- 1 mark

15. If
Solution:
Given:
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,
--- 1 mark
= --- 1 mark
= --- 1 mark

16. If
Solution:
Given
--- 1 ½ marks
--- 1 ½ marks
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PART – C (Each division in each question carries 5 marks) (5 x 10 = 50)

17. (a) By using Cramer’s rule, solve the equations:
.
Solution:

Let = =1 =0+7+7

= 14 --- 1 mark

= = =0+7+7

= 14 --- 1 mark

= = = 7 + 21 + 0

= 14 --- 1 mark

= = = 7 + 0 + 21

= 14 --- 1 mark

; ;

= 1 , y = 1 and z = 1 --- 1 mark

(b) Find the inverse matrix of

Solution:

Let A =

= = =

= 8 0 --- 1 mark

adjA = --- 2 marks

Formula:
(adjA) --- 1 mark

--- 1 mark
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(c) Find the term independent of ‘x’ in the expansion of

Solution:

Let =

Where, , n = 20 --- 1 mark

= --- 1 mark

--- 1 mark
To find the term independent of ‘ x ‘ , the power of x is zero.
60 5r = 0 . then r = 12 --- 1 mark
=
The term independent of x is --- 1 mark

18.(a) Find the modulus and amplitude of the complex number

Solution:
Let Z = --- 1 mark

= = = --- 2 marks

= = = --- 1 mark

amp z = = = = 45 (or) --- 1 mark

(b) Simplify using DeMovire’s theorem:

Solution:
Given:

= --- 1 mark

= --- 2 marks

= --- 1 mark

=
= --- 1 mark
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(c) Solve:
Solution:
Given:

--- 1 mark

--- 1 mark
, k = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 --- 1 mark
The roots are
when k = 0,
k = 1,
k = 2, --- 2 marks
k = 3,
k = 4,

19.(a) If , show that sin (A+B) =

Solution:
Given sin A =

cos A = = = = --- 1 ½ marks

Given sin B =

cos B = = = = --- 1 ½ marks

--- 1 mark

--- 1 mark

(b) Prove:
Solution:
LHS = = = --- 1 mark

= = --- 1 mark

= --- 1 mark

= --- 1 mark
= = = RHS --- 1 mark
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(c) Show that

Solution:
LHS = --- 1 mark
= + --- 2 marks
= --- 1 mark

=
= --- 1 mark

20.(a) Prove:
Solution:
Let --- 1 mark
LHS =
= --- 1 mark
= --- 1 mark
= --- 1 mark
= --- 1 mark

(b) Evaluate:
Solution:
Formula: ----- 1 mark

Given

----- 2 marks

----- 1 mark

= = ----- 1 mark

(c) Find
Solution:
(i) Given:
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,
--- 1 mark

– --- 1 ½ marks
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(ii) Given:
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,

--- 1 mark

= --- 1 ½ marks

21.(a) Find
Solution:
(i) Given:
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,
--- 1 mark

= --- 1 ½ marks

(ii)Given:
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,
--- 1 ½ marks

--- 1 mark

(b) If prove that

Solution:
Given
Differentiating with respect to on both sides,
--- 1 mark

= ---2 marks

LHS
=
=
=0 ---2 marks
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(c) If find , and

Solution:
Given
= --- 1½ marks

= --- 1 ½marks

--- 1 mark

--- 1 mark

PREPARED BY

Mr. M.RAJESH, M.Sc.,

LECTURER / MATHEMATICS,
210, CIT SANDWICH POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE,
COIMBATORE – 14.
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