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  1. Let f : ℂ\{3i}→ℂ be defined by f(z) = (z-i)/(iz+3). Which of the following statements about f is FALSE?
  2. A.
    f is conformal on â„‚\{3i}
    B.
    f maps circles in â„‚\{3i} onto circles in â„‚
    C.
    All the fixed points of f are in the region {z ∈ ℂ∶Im(z)>0}
    D.
    There is no straight line in â„‚\{3i} which is mapped onto a straight line in â„‚ by f

  3. The matrix A= can be decomposed uniquely into the product A = LU, where  and The solution of the system LX = [1 2 2]t is
  4. A.
    [1 1 1]t
    B.
    [1 1 0]t
    C.
    [0 1 1]t
    D.
    [1 0 1]t

  5. The image of the region {z ∈ℂ∶ Re(z)>Im(z)>0} under the mapping z↦(ez)2 is
  6. A.
    {w∈ℂ∶ Re(w)>0, Im(w)>0}
    B.
    {w∈ℂ∶ Re(w)>0, Im(w)>0,|w|>1}
    C.
    {w∈ℂ∶ |w|>1}
    D.
    {w∈ℂ∶ Im(w)>0,|w|>1}

  7. Let X be an arbitrary random variable that takes values in{0,1,¦,10}. The minimum and maximum possible values of the variance of X are
  8. A.
    0 and 30
    B.
    1 and 30
    C.
    0 and 25
    D.
    1 and 25

  9. Let M be the space of all 4*3 matrices with entries in the finite field of three elements. Then the number of matrices of rank three in M is
  10. A.
    (34−3)(34−32)(34−33)
    B.
    (34−1)(34−2)(34−3)
    C.
    (34−1)(34−3)(34−32)
    D.
    34(34−1)(34−2)

  11. Let V be a vector space of dimension m≥2. Let T:V → V be a linear transformation such that T<n+1 = 0 and T<n ≠ 0 for some n≥1. Then which of the following is necessarily TRUE?
  12. A.
    Rank (Tn)≤ Nullity (Tn)
    B.
    trace (T)≠0
    C.
    T is diagonalizable
    D.
    n=m

  13. Let X be a convex region in the plane bounded by straight lines. Let X have 7 vertices. Suppose f(x,y) = ax + by + c has maximum value M and minimum value N on X and N < M. Let S = {P ∶ P is a vertex of X and N < f(P) < M}. If S has n elements, then which of the following statements is TRUE?
  14. A.
    n cannot be 5
    B.
    n can be 2
    C.
    n cannot be 3
    D.
    n can be 4

  15. Which of the following statements are TRUE?
    P: If f∈L1(ℝ), then F is continuous.
    Q: If f∈L1(ℝ) and lim|x|→∞f(x) exists, then the limit is zero.
    R: If f∈L1(ℝ), then f is bounded.
    S: If f∈L1(ℝ) is uniformly continuous, then lim|x|→∞f(x) exists and equals zero.
  16. A.
    Q and S only
    B.
    P and R only
    C.
    P and Q only
    D.
    R and S only

  17. Let u be a real valued harmonic function on ℂ. Let g:ℝ2 → ℝ be defined by

    Which of the following statements is TRUE?
  18. A.
    g is a harmonic polynomial
    B.
    g is a polynomial but not harmonic
    C.
    g is harmonic but not a polynomial
    D.
    g is neither harmonic nor a polynomial

  19. Let S = {z ∈ ℂ∶ |z|=1} with the induced topology from ℂ and let f:[0,2] → S be defined as f(t) = e2πit. Then, which of the following is TRUE?
  20. A.
    K is closed in [0,2] ==> f(K)is closed in S
    B.
    U is open in [0,2] ==> f(U) is open in S
    C.
    f(X) is closed in S ==> X is closed in [0,2]
    D.
    f(Y) is open in S ==> Y is open in [0,2]