Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination

GTU 3130908 Applied Mathematics for Electrical Engineering Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Electrical Engineering · Semester 3 · Subject code 3130908
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70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Derive the Newton-Raphson’s iteration formula.
(b)
4 marks

Evaluate ∫ 𝑑𝑥 1+𝑥3 𝑑𝑥 9 0 correct to four decimal places by Simpson’s³ 8 rule. Take ℎ = 1.

(c)
7 marks

Find a real root of the equation 𝑥³ − 2𝑥 − 5 = 0 by the method of false position correct to three decimal places.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

A bag contains 8 white and 6 red balls. Find the probability of drawing two balls of the same colour.

(b)
4 marks

Using the method of least squares, find the straight line 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏, that fits the following data: 𝑥: 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 𝑦: 15 17 19 14 10

(c)
7 marks

Using Runge-Kutta method of fourth order compute 𝑦(0.2) from 10 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥² + 𝑦², 𝑦(0) = 1, take ℎ = 0.1.

(c)
7 marks

Find by Taylor’s series method the value of 𝑦 at 𝑥 = 0.1 and 𝑥 = 0.2 from 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥²𝑦 − 1, 𝑦(0) = 1.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Write the normal equations to fit the curve 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥𝑏.
(b)
4 marks

𝑋 is continuous random variable with probability density function given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑘𝑥; 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2 2𝑘; 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 4 −𝑘𝑥 + 6𝑘; 4 ≤ 𝑥 < 6 . Find 𝑘.

(c)
7 marks

Find the cubic polynomial which takes the following values by Newton forward interpolation: 𝑥: 0 1 2 3 𝑓(𝑥): 1 2 1 10 Hence evaluate 𝑓(4).

(a)
3 marks
Write the normal equations to a fit parabola 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥² + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐.
(b)
4 marks
Calculate the mean and standard deviation for the following :

Size of item: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Frequency: 3 6 9 13 8 5

(c)
7 marks
Find the interpolating polynomial by Langrange’s formula for the data:

𝑥: 0 1 2 4 𝑦: 1 1 2

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Evaluate ∫ 𝑒𝑥+𝑒−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 1.8 1.0 using Simpson’s¹ 3 rule by taking ℎ = 0.2.

(b)
4 marks

The probability density function of a variate 𝑋 is 𝑋: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 𝑃(𝑋): 𝑘 3𝑘 5𝑘 7𝑘 9𝑘 11𝑘 13𝑘

i)Find 𝑃(𝑋 <
4)(ii) Find 𝑃(3 < 𝑋 <
6)
(c)
7 marks

The probability that a pen manufactured by a company will be defective is

10If 12 such pens are manufactured, find the probability that
i)exactly two will be defective
ii)at least two will be defective
iii)none will be defective.
(a)
3 marks

Given 𝑃(𝐴) = 1 4 , 𝑃(𝐵) = 1 3 and 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 1 2 , evaluate 𝑃(𝐴/𝐵), 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵′) and 𝑃(𝐴/𝐵′).

(b)
4 marks
Show that ∆= 𝐸∇= ∇𝐸.
(c)
7 marks

A factory has three machines, X, Y and Z, producing 1000, 2000 and 3000 bolts per day respectively. The machine X produces 1% defective bolts, Y produces 1.5% and Z produces 2% defective bolts. At the end of the day, a bolt is drawn at random and it is found to be defective. What is the probability that this defective bolt has been produced by the machine X?

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Two cards are drawn in succession from a pack of 52 cards. Find the chance that the first is a king and the second a queen if the first card is

i)replaced,
ii)not replaced.
(b)
4 marks
Evaluate ∆𝑛(𝑒𝑥).
(c)
7 marks
Find out the kurtosis of the data:

Class interval: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 Frequency: 1 4 3

(a)
7 marks

A pair of dice is tossed twice. Find the probability of sum of scoring 7 points

aonce, (b) at least once, (c) twice.
bCalculate the first four moments of the following distribution about the mean. 𝑥: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 𝑓: 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1
cCalculate Karl Pearson’s co-efficient of skewness from the data: Income (Rs.): 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 Number of

employees: 8 16 20 17

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