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B.E. Degree Examinations: April/May 2011

This document contains a numerical methods examination with 4 pages of questions covering various numerical analysis topics like root finding methods, interpolation, numerical integration, numerical solutions to differential equations, and finite difference methods. The questions are multiple choice, short answer, and multi-part problems asking students to apply numerical methods to evaluate functions, solve systems of equations, compute derivatives and integrals, and approximate solutions to differential equations.

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B.E. Degree Examinations: April/May 2011

This document contains a numerical methods examination with 4 pages of questions covering various numerical analysis topics like root finding methods, interpolation, numerical integration, numerical solutions to differential equations, and finite difference methods. The questions are multiple choice, short answer, and multi-part problems asking students to apply numerical methods to evaluate functions, solve systems of equations, compute derivatives and integrals, and approximate solutions to differential equations.

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Register No:
B.E. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS: APRIL/MAY 2011
Fourth Semester
U07MA401: NUMERICAL METHODS
(Common to Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering)
Time: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Answer All Questions:-
PART A (10 x 1 = 10 Marks)
1. The order of convergence of Newton Raphson method is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3
2. The condition to apply Gauss Jacobi method to solve a system of equations
a) diagonally dominant b) not diagonally dominant c) any systems d) none
3. A linear interpolating polynomial given the points ( ) 0 , 0 and ( ) 1 , 1 .
a) y = -x b) y = x
2
c) y = x d) y = 0
4. The Newtons backward difference formula.
a) y=y
n

+ ..........
! 2
) 1 (
2
+
+
+
n n
y
p p
y p b) y=y
n
+ ..........
! 2
) 1 (
2
+

+
n n
y
p p
y p
c) y = y
n
..........
! 2
) 1 (
2


n n
y
p p
y p d) y=y
n
..........
! 2
) 1 (
2


n n
y
p p
y p
5. The two point Gaussian quadrature formula to evaluate ( )

1
1
dx x f

a)
|
|

\
|

|
|

\
|

3
1
3
1
f f
b)
|
|

\
|
+
|
|

\
|
3
1
3
1
f f
c)
|
|

\
|
+
|
|

\
|
3
2
3
2
f f
d)
|
|

\
|
+
|
|

\
|

5
3
5
3
f f

6. The
th
n divided difference of a polynomial of the
th
n degree are
a) n b) n! c) n
2
d) constant

7. The error in Simphsons 1/3 rule is
a) o(h
4
) b) o (h
3
) c) o (h) d) o(h
2
)
8. The Eulers formula
a) y
n+1
= y
n
+f(x
n,
y
n
) b) y
n+1
= y
n
+hf(x
n,
y
n
) c) y
n+1
= y
n
-f(x
n,
y
n
) d) y
n+1
= y
n
-hf(x
n,
y
n
)
9.
2
u = 0 is
a) one dimensional wave equation b) Laplace equation
c) one dimensional heat equation d) difference equation
10. Bender Schmidt recurrence relation for one dimensional heat equation is
a) u
i,j+1
= [u
i+1,j
+ u
i-1,j
] b) u
i,j+1
= [u
i+1,j
- u
i-1,j
]
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c) u
i,j-1
= [u
i+1,j
+ u
i-1,j
] d) u
i,j-1
= [u
i+1,j
- u
i-1,j
]

PART B (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
11. State the formula of getting a root by False position method.
12. Compare Gauss Elimination and Gauss Sedial methods.
13. Obtain the divided difference table for the following data
x -1 0 2 3
( ) x f
-8 3 1 12
14. Find a polynomial which takes the following values
x 0 1 2
y
1 2 1
15. Write down the expression for
dx
dy
and
2
2
dx
y d
at
n
x x = by Newtons backward difference
formula.
16. In order to evaluate by Simpsons
3
1
rule as well as by Simpsons
8
3
rule, what is the
restriction on the number of intervals?
17. Compute ( ) 1 . 0 y by Taylors series method to three places of decimals given that
( ) 1 0 , = + = y y x
dx
dy
.
18. State Adams Bash forth predictor corrector formula.
19. Obtain the finite difference scheme for the difference equation, 5
2
2
2
= + y
dx
y d
.
20. Write down the diagonal five point formula to solve the equation 0 = +
yy x x
U U .
PART C (5 x 14 = 70 Marks)
21. a) (i) Solve the given system of equations by using Gauss Seidal method
25 20 3 2
18 20 3
17 2 20
= +
= +
=
z y x
z y x
z y x
. (7)
(ii) Using Newton Raphson method, solve 34 . 12 log
10
=
x
x with 10
0
= x . (7)
(OR)
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b) Determine the largest eigen value and the corresponding eigen vector of the matrix
(
(
(

10 4 1
4 2 3
1 3 1
by Power method.

22. a) (i) For the given values evaluate ( ) 9 f using Lagranges formula. (7)
x 5 7 11 13 17
) (x f 150 392 1452 2366 5202
(ii) Using Newtons forward interpolation formula find ( ) 2 f (7)
x 0 5 10 15
) (x f 14 379 1444 3584
(OR)
b) The following values of x and y are given
x 1 2 3 4
y
1 2 5 11
Find the Cubic splines and evaluate ( ) 5 . 1 y
23. a) (i) The population of a certain town is shown in the following table
Year 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971
Population
( in Thousands)
40.6 60.8 79.9 103.6 132.7
Find the rate of growth of the population in the year 1961. (7)
(ii) A river is 80 feet wide. The depthd in feet at a distance x feet from one bank is given
by the following table
x 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
d 0 4 7 9 12 15 14 8 3
Find approximately the area of cross section of the river using Simpsons rule. (7)
(OR)
b) Evaluate the integral

+
2
1
2
1
y x
dxdy
using Trapezoidal rule with 5 . 0 = = k h
24. a) The differential equation
2
x y
dx
dy
= is satisfied by
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 7379 . 1 6 . 0 , 4682 . 1 4 . 0 , 12186 . 1 2 . 0 , 1 0 = = = = y y y y . Compute the value of ( ) 8 . 0 y
by Milnes Predictor corrector formula.
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(OR)
b) Using Runge Kutta method of fourth order solve for y at 4 . 1 , 2 . 1 = x from
x
x
e x x
e xy
dx
dy
+
+
=
2
2
with 0 , 1
0 0
= = y x .

25. a) Using Liebmanns iteration process solve 0 = +
y y x x
u u in 4 0 , 4 0 y x . Given that
( ) ( ) ( )
2
0 , , 2 8 , 4 , 0 , 0
2
x
x u y y u y u = + = = and ( ) 2 4 , = x u taking 1 = = k h .Obtain the result
correct to one decimal.
(OR)
b) Solve
2
2
x
u
t
u

subject to the conditions ( ) ( ) 0 , 0 , 0 0 , = = t u x u and ( ) t t u = , 1 . Compute


u for
8
1
= t in two steps, using Crank Nicolson formula
**********

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