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Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Semester 1 – 2020 batch
University of Moratuwa MA1014 Mathematics
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Tutorial 02
Section A – Algebra
1) Three points in space are P (a,1,−1), Q (0,1,1), R (a,−1,3). For what values of a will
𝑃𝑄̂ 𝑅 be a right angle?
2) Find a vector that is orthogonal to the plane containing the points P (3,0,1), Q (4,−2,1),
R (5,3, -1)?
3) Volume of a parallelepiped whose edges are along the vectors 7i + j − 3k, i + 2 j − k, −3i
+ 7 j + 5k is 90 cubic units. Find the value of λ?
4) Determine the value of b so that the vectors u = 4,−5,3 , v = −2,0,−5 and w = b,−1,6
are in the same plane.
Section B – Real Analysis
1) Prove −(𝑎𝑏) = (−𝑎)𝑏 = 𝑎(−𝑏) and (−𝑎)(−𝑏) = 𝑎𝑏
2) If 𝑎, 𝑏 ≠ 0 prove (𝑎−1 )−1 = 𝑎 and (𝑎𝑏)−1 = 𝑎 −1 𝑏 −1
3) Which of the sets ℤ, ℚ, ℚ𝑐 are fields with + and · operations?
4) Which of the flowing are fields,
a) {0, 1, 2} with mod 3 arithmetic?
b) {0, 1, 2, 3} with mod 4 arithmetic?
Section C – Integration and ODE
1) Find the order and the degree of the following differential equations if they exit.
𝑑𝑦 𝑑4 𝑦
a) √1 + (𝑑𝑥 )2 = 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 4
𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
b) sin (𝑑𝑥 ) + 𝑑𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 = 0
𝑑2 𝑦
𝑑𝑦
c) 𝑒 𝑑𝑥2 + sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 1
𝑑𝑦 𝑑3 𝑦
d) sin (𝑑𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 3 − log(𝑦) = 𝑥 2
2) Find the explicit solution of differential equation,
𝑑𝑦 2
𝑦 = √1 + ( )
𝑑𝑥
3) Find the general solutions of the following differential equations.
a) 2𝑥𝑦 𝑦 ′ = 𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2
b) 𝑦 ′ = (𝑦 + 4𝑥)2
c) 𝑦 ′ = (𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2)2 ; 𝑦(0) = 2
′
d) 𝑒 (𝑦 +𝑦) = 𝑥
4) Solve the following differential equations.
𝑥 2 𝑦−𝑦
a) 𝑦 ′ = ; 𝑦(3) = 1
𝑦+1
4
b) 𝑦 ′ + 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑥 4
1 1
c) 𝑑𝑦 − 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 0
𝑥
𝑑𝑦 2𝑦 4 +𝑥 4
d) =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥𝑦 3
Note: Please do and submit question (4) in each sections A, B, and C as an Assignment 02 on or
before 17th August,2021.