CO 3 Tutorials

Tutorial – 7
1. Obtain the Fourier series for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 , from 𝑥 = −𝜋 to 𝑥 = 𝜋
2. Find Fourier series to represent 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 from 𝑥 = −𝜋 to 𝑥 = 𝜋
3. Find a Fourier series to represent x in the interval (−2, 2)
4. Obtain the Fourier series for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥, from 𝑥 = −𝜋 to 𝑥 = 𝜋
5. Find the half range sine Fourier series for 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑥 on the interval [0, 𝜋]
6. Obtain the partial differential equation from 𝑧 = (𝑥 + 𝑎)(𝑦 + 𝑏).
7. Obtain a Partial Differential Equation from the equation 𝑧 = (𝑥 − 𝑎)2 + (𝑦 − 𝑏)2
8. Solve the partial differential equation 𝑦 2 𝑧𝑝 + 𝑥 2 𝑧𝑞 = 𝑦 2 by Lagrange’s multipliers
method.
9. Obtain the solution of partial differential equation 𝑥(𝑦 − 𝑧)𝑝 + 𝑦(𝑧 − 𝑥)𝑞 = 𝑧(𝑥 − 𝑦)
by Lagrange’s multipliers method.

Tutorial – 8
1. Let X be random variable with following probability distribution:
X -3 6 9
f(x) 1/6 1/2 1/3
Find  g ( x ) where g ( X ) = (2 X + 1) 2 .

𝑘𝑒 −3𝑥 , 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 0

2. If X has the probability density 𝑓(𝑥) = { 0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 . Find (i) k, (ii) P (0.5 ≤ 𝑋 ≤

1) (iii) P(X < 1) and (iv) 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 1)

3. The probability that a bomb dropped from a plane will strike the target is 1/5. If six
bombs are dropped, find the probability that (i) exactly two will strike the target, (ii) at
least two will strike the target. (iii)Find mean and variance.
4. Of a large number of mass-produced articles, one-tenth is defective. Find the probabilities
that a random sample of 20 will obtain
(a) exactly two defective articles;
(b)at least two defective articles.
(c) Find mean
5. A research scientist reports that mice will live on average of 40 months when their diets
are sharply restricted and then enriched with vitamins and proteins. Assuming that the life
times of such mice are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 6.3 months, find
the probability that a given mouse will live
a. more than 32 Months
b. less than 28 months
c. between 37 and 49 months.
6. An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a life, before burn out, i.e normally
distributed with mean of 800 hours and standard deviation of 40 hours. Find the
probability that a bulb
a) burns between 778 and 834 hours
b) burns out after 900 hours
c) burns out before 200 hours.
7. If the probability is 0.20 that a certain bank will refuse a loan application, use the normal
distribution to determine the probability that the bank will refuse atmost 40 of 225 loan
applications?
8. A certain machine makes electrical resistors having a mean resistance of 40 Ohms and
standard deviation of 2 Ohms. Assuming that the resistance follows a normal distribution
and can be measured to any degree of accuracy, what percentage of resistors will have
resistance exceeding 43 Ohms?

Tutorial – 9
1. A communication system transmits the two digits 0 and 1, each of them passing through
several stages. Suppose that the probability that the digit that enters remains unchanged
when it leaves, is 0.9 and that it changes is 0.1. Suppose further that X 0 is the digit

which enters the first stage of the system and X n (n  1) is the digit leaving the nth stage

of the system. Express this information as a transition probability matrix P. Find P2, P3
and calculate PrX 2 = 0 / X 0 = 1, Pr{X2 = 1/ X0 =0, Pr(X2 = 1), PrX 3 = 1 / X 0 = 0 and
Pr( X3 =0).
2. A man is at an integral point on the X-axis between the origin and the point3. He takes a
unit step to the right with probability 1/3 or to the left with probability 2/3, unless he is at
the origin, where he takes a step to the right to teach the point 1 or is at the point 3, where
he takes a step to the left to reach the point 2. Express this as a transition probability
matrix. What is the probability that he is at the point 1 after 3 walks.
3. A student’s study habits are as follows: If he studies one night, he is 70% sure not to
study the next night. On the other hand, if he does not study one night, he is 60% sure not
to study the next night as well. In the long run, how often does he study?
4. Consider the behaviour of a person in accessing his mailbox. For each day, there are three
possible states: the person does not open the mailbox (N), the person opens the mailbox
but does not read even a single mail. (O), and the person opens the mailbox and read at
least one mail(R). Assume that first day there is 10% chance of a person not opening the
box, 30% chance of opening the box but does not read any mail, and 60% chance to open
the box and read at least one mail. When the person does not open the box on this day, he
has 25% chance still not opening the box next day, 50% chance to open the mailbox only
and 25% chance to open and read at least one mail. When the person opens the box on
this day without reading any mail, he has 50% chance to open the box without reading
any mail and 50% chance to open and reading at least one mail. When the person opens
the box on this day and read a mail, there is 33% chance of not opening the box, 33%
chance to open the box without reading any mail and 34% chance to open and reading at
least one mail.
(i)Express the information as a transition probability matrix.
(ii)Determine the probability distribution of the states next day and two days later.
(iii)Determine the long run (Stationary) probability distribution of the states.
5. A gambler's luck follows pattern: If he wins a game, the probability of winning the next
game is 0.6. However, if he loses a game, the probability of losing the next game is 0.7.
There is an even chance that he wins the first game. What is the probability that he wins
the second game? Determine the probability that the gambler wins (i) the second game?
(ii) the third game(iii) In the long run?