Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Set-A

First Semester 2017-2018

MATH F211: Mathematics III
Make-up Quiz-II (Closed Book)

Max Marks: 30 Date: 23rd November 2017 Time: 40 Min.

Name ID
Note 1: Write the most appropriate answer (A/B/C/D) in the box provided below and nowhere else.
Overwriting/cutting is not allowed and will be considered as not attempted.
Note 2: There are total ten questions and each question carries 3 marks.
Note 3: 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Note 4: 𝑐1 , 𝑐2 are arbitrary constants and ℝ is set of real numbers.
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans.

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Q.1 Let 𝑦(𝑥) be nontrivial solution of 𝑦′′(𝑥) + (1 + 4𝑥 2 ) 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 > 0 Then which of the following
is correct

(A) Every open interval of length 𝜋 contains at least one zero of 𝑦(𝑥).
(B) Every open interval of length 𝜋 contains at most one zero of 𝑦(𝑥).
(C) Every open interval of length 𝜋 contains exactly one zero of 𝑦(𝑥).
(D) Every open interval of length 𝜋 contains no zero of 𝑦(𝑥).

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Q.2 Let 𝑦(𝑥) be nontrivial solution of 𝑦′′(𝑥) + (16𝑥 2 ) 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 > 0. Then which of the following is
correct

(A) 𝑦(𝑥) has infinitely many zeros (B) 𝑦(𝑥) has finite number of zeros
(C) 𝑦(𝑥) has no zero (D) None of these

Q.3 For a natural number 𝑛, the expression 1 − 𝑛𝑥𝐹(1 − 𝑛, 1, 2, 𝑥) is equal to

(A) (1 − 𝑥)𝑛 (B) (1 + 𝑥)𝑛 (C) (1 − 𝑥)−𝑛 (D) (1 + 𝑥)−𝑛

Q.4 For the differential equation 𝑥𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥 5/3 𝑦′ + 𝑥𝑦 = 0, the point 𝑥 = 0 is

(A) an ordinary point (B) a regular singular point

(C) an irregular singular point (D) None of these.

Q.5 The recurrence relation of the coefficients of the power series solution 𝑦 = ∑∞ 𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑎𝑛 𝑥 of the
differential equation 𝑦 ′′ + (𝑥 − 3)𝑦′ + 𝑦 = 0 near 𝑥 = 0 is

𝑎𝑛+1 −𝑎𝑛 3𝑎𝑛+1 −𝑎𝑛

(A) 𝑎𝑛+2 = − (B) 𝑎𝑛+2 =
(𝑛+2) (𝑛+2)
3𝑎𝑛+2 −𝑎𝑛
(C) 𝑎𝑛+1 = (D) None of these.
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Q.6 If ∑∞
𝑘=0 𝑎𝑘 𝑃𝑘 (𝑥) denotes the Legendre series of 𝑥𝑃100 (𝑥) then 𝑎99 equals

99 200 100
(A) 200 (B) (199)(201) (C) 201 (D) None of these.

1′ (𝑥)𝑃 (𝑥)𝑑𝑥
Q.7 ∫−1 𝑃11 8 equals

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these.

Q.8 𝐽5 (𝑥) is equal to

2

1 1 3 2 1 3
(A) √𝜋𝑥 [𝑥 2 (3 − 𝑥 2 ) sin 𝑥 − 𝑥 cos 𝑥] (B) √𝜋𝑥 [𝑥 2 (3 − 𝑥 2 ) cos 𝑥 − 𝑥 sin 𝑥]

2 1 3
(C) √𝜋𝑥 [𝑥 2 (3 − 𝑥 2 ) sin 𝑥 − 𝑥 cos 𝑥] (D) None of these.

Q.9 𝑥[ 𝐽0 (𝑥) + 𝐽2 (𝑥) ] is equal to

(A) 2𝐽2 (𝑥) (B) 2 𝐽3 ′(𝑥) (C) −2 𝐽0 ′(𝑥) (D) None of these.

Q.10 The roots of the indicial equation for the differential equation (𝑥 − 1)𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 0,
at 𝑥 = 1 are

(A) {1, 1} (B) {1, 2} (C) {0, 1} (D) None of these.

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