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  1. Let c00 be the vector space of all complex sequences having finitely many non-zero terms. Equip c00 the inner product 〈x, y〉 = for all x=(xn) and y=(yn) in c00. Define f: c00 → â„‚ by f(x)= . Let N be the kernel of f.
    Which of the following is FALSE?
  2. A.
    f is a continuous linear functional
    B.
    "–f"– ≤ Ï€/√6
    C.
    There does not exist any y ∈ c00 such that f(x) = 〈x, y〉 for all x ∈ c00
    D.
    N⊥ ≠ {0}

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  3. Let c00 be the vector space of all complex sequences having finitely many non-zero terms. Equip c00 the inner product 〈x, y〉 = for all x=(xn) and y=(yn) in c00. Define f: c00 → â„‚ by f(x)= . Let N be the kernel of f.
    Which of the following is FALSE?
  4. A.
    c00 ≠ N
    B.
    N is closed
    C.
    c00 is not a complete inner product space
    D.
    c00 = N ⊕ N⊥

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  5. Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be an i.i.d. random sample from exponential distribution with mean μ. In other words, they have density

    Which of the following is NOT an unbiased estimate of Î¼?
  6. A.
    X1
    B.
    1/(n-1) (X2 + X3 +...+Xn)
    C.
    n*(min{X1 + X2 +...+Xn})
    D.
    1/n(max{X1 + X2 +...+Xn})

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  7. Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be an i.i.d. random sample from exponential distribution with mean μ. In other words, they have density

    Consider the problem of estimating μ. The m.s.e (mean square error) of the estimate
    T(X) = (X1 + X2 + ...+ Xn)/(n+1) 
    is
  8. A.
    μ2
    B.
    1/(n+1) μ2
    C.
    1/(n+1)2 μ2
    D.
    n2/(n+1)2 μ2

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  9. Let X = {(x, y)∈ℝ2: x2 + y2 = 1} ∪ ([-1, 1] * {0}) ∪ ({0} * [-1, 1]). 
    Let n0 = max{k: k < ∞, there are k distinct points p1,..., pk ∈ X such that X∖{p1,..., pk}is connected}
    The value of n0 is ______
  10. A.
    1
    B.
    2
    C.
    3
    D.
    4

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  11. Let X = {(x, y)∈ℝ2: x2 + y2 = 1} ∪ ([-1, 1] * {0}) ∪ ({0} * [-1, 1]). 
    Let n0 = max{k: k < ∞, there are k distinct points p1,..., pk ∈ X such that X∖{p1,..., pk}is connected}
    Let q1,¦,qn0+1 be n0+1 distinct points and Y = X\{q1,¦,qn0+1}. Let m be the number of connected components of Y. The maximum possible value of m is ______
  12. A.
    4
    B.
    8
    C.
    12
    D.
    16

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  13. A number is as much greater than 75 as it is smaller than 117. The number is:
  14. A.
    91
    B.
    93
    C.
    89
    D.
    96

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  15. The professor ordered to the students to go out of the class.
                 I                   II                         III                              IV 
    Which of the above underlined parts of the sentence is grammatically incorrect?
  16. A.
    I
    B.
    II
    C.
    III
    D.
    IV

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  17. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below: 
    Primeval
  18. A.
    Modern
    B.
    Historic
    C.
    Primitive
    D.
    Antique

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  19. Friendship, no matter how _________it is, has its limitations.
  20. A.
    cordial
    B.
    intimate
    C.
    secret
    D.
    pleasant

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