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Solve for the value of that maximize the given function using golden-section search. Employ initial guesses of = 2 and perform three iterations.

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Solve for the value of that maximize the given function using golden-section search. Employ initial guesses of = 2 and perform three iterations.

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MEC-318 (Numerical MethodinEngineering)



1) Solve for the value of that maximize the given function using golden-section search. Employ initial
guesses of

= 0 and

= 2 and perform three iterations.


= 1.5
6
2
4
+12
2) Employ the golden- section search method to find the maximum of
= 0.3
4
+1.2
3
1.8
2
+4
Use

= -2 and

= 4 with
=
1% .
3) Pressure measurements are taken at certain points behind an airfoil over time. These data best fit the
curve = 6 cos 1.5sin from x = 0 to 6 s. Use four iterations of golden search method to find the
minimum pressure. Set

= 2 and

= 4.
4) A uniform beam subjected to linearly increasing distributed load. The equation for the resulting
elastic curve is given by, =

0
120
(-
5
+2
2

4
)
Use golden section to determine the point of maximum deflection until the approximate error falls
below 1% with initial guesses of

= 0 and

= L. Use parameters values in your computation: L=600 cm,


E = 50,000 KN/
2
, I = 30,000
4
, and
0
= 2.5 KN/cm.
5) Use Newtons method to find maximum of = 2sin

2
10
with initial guess of
0
= 2.5
6) Determine the minimum of the function
= 2 +5 +6
2
+2
3
+2
4

with following methods:
(a) Newtons method (
0
= -1,
=
1%)
(b) Newtons method, but using finite difference approximation for the derivative estimates.

2(

) +

2

Where = a perturbation factor (=0.01). Use initial guess of
0
= -1 with
=
1%

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