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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(BCA) (Revised)
Term-End Examination
01091 December, 2017

BCS-054 COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL

TECHNIQUES
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note :
(i) Any calculator is allowed during examination.
(ii) Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three more from the next four questions.

1. (a) Find the sum of two floating-point numbers

x1 = 0.4325 x 102 and x2 = 0.3507 x 103. 2

(b) Find the product of x1 and x2 given above

in (a). 2

(c) Explain what is 'Overflow'. Give an

example of multiplication due to which
overflow occurs. 3
(d) Write the following system of linear
equations in matrix form : 2
— 8x + 7y = 15
12x — 8y = 4
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(e) Solve the following system of linear

equations using Gauss elimination method : 4
5x — 3y = 7
— 7x + 15y = 1
(f) Find an interval in which the following
equation has a root : 2
x2 - 9x + 19 = 0
(g) Write the formula of Newton-Raphson
method for finding root of an equation. 3
(h) Write the expressions which are obtained
by applying each of the following
operators : 3
(i) V
(ii) 8
(iii) A

(i) Write V and 8 in terms of E. 3

(j) State the following two formulae for
interpolation : 4
(i) Bessel's Formula
(ii) Newton's Forward Difference Formula
(k) Construct a difference table for the
following data : 2
x 1 4 7 10
f(x) 6 10 14 18

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(1) From the Newton's Forward formula asked

in j(ii) above, derive a rule/formula for
finding derivative of a function f(x) at
x=x().
(m) State Trapezoidal rule for finding the value
b

f
of the integral f(x) dx .
a
(II) Define each of the following concepts with
one suitable example for each :
(i) Differential Equation
(ii) Initial Value Problem

2. (a) Using 8-decimal digit floating point

representation (with four digits for
mantissa, two digits for exponent and one
each for sign of exponent and mantissa),
represent the following numbers in
normalized floating point form (use
chopping, if required) : 3
(i) 8795
— 798.78
— 0.0087456

A (b) For each of the three numbers in Q. No. 2(a),

find relative error in its normalized floating
point representation. 6
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(c) Find the approximate value of 'e' by taking

first three terms of Maclaurin's series and
also find truncation error.
(d) Obtain the smallest positive root of the
equation x3 — 5x + 1 = 0, by using three
iterations of bisection method. 6

3. (a) Discuss relative merits and demerits of

each of (i) direct methods, and (ii) iterative
methods of solving a system of linear
equations, w.r.t. each other. 4

(b) Solve the following system of linear

equations using Gaussian elimination
method, and comment on the nature of the
solution : 6
12x + 18y — 5z = 25
3x — 5y + 7z = 5
9x + 23y — 12z = 20

(c) Solve the following system of linear

equations with partial pivoting
condensation Gaussian elimination
method : 10
x—y+ 3z= 3
2x+y+4z= 7
3x + 5y — 2z = 6
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4. (a) For f(x) = 6x2 + 8x + 9, find 03 f(x). 6

(b) Estimate the missing term in the following
data, using Forward Difference : 8

x 100 101 102 103 104

log x 2.000 2.0043 ? 2.0128 2.0170

(c) Derive the operators E and A in terms of S. 6

5. Attempt any two of (a), (b) and (c) below :

(a) Find the approximate value of
3
j. dx using Trapezoidal rule, with
1+x
2
h = 0.25. 10
(b) Find f(x) at x = 0.1 from the following
table of values : 10

x 0-2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

f(x) 1.2214 1.3498 1.4918 2.56 3.02

(c) Using Euler's method to find the solution of

y' = t + y given y(0) = 1, find the solution on
the interval [0, 0.8] with h = 0.2. The
independent variable is t. 10

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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(BCA) (Revised)
Teas...End Examination
04E37:2.
June, 2017

INCS-054 : COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL

TECHNIQUES
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note :
(i) Calculator, including scientific, is allowed
during examination. However, each step of
numerical calculation should be explicitly
carried out by the examinee.

(ii) Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any

three from the rest of the four questions.

1. (a) Calculate x - y, for the following two

floating-point numbers : 3

x = 0.8706 x 10-3, y = 0.7604 x 10-2

(b) Find the product of x and y given in (a)
above.
(c) Explain what is 'overflow', with a suitable
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(d) Write the following system of linear

equations in matrix form :
— 9x + 17y = — 8
12x = 23
(e) Solve the following system of linear
equations using Gauss elimination method : 4
— 7x+ 5y= 3
2x-8y=-12
(f) Find an interval in which the following
equation has a root :
2x2 +6x-7= 0
(g) Write briefly the steps of the Secant
Method to find out the roots of an equation. 4
(h) Write the expressions which are obtained
by applying each of the following operators
to f(x) : 4
(i) V
(ii) A
(i) Write A in terms of each of (i) E and (ii) 8
separately.
(j) Construct the difference table for the
following data : 3
x 2 7 11 17 23
f(x) 17 32 49 73 143
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(k) State the following two formulae for

interpolation (for equal intervals)
(i) Stirling's Formula
(ii) Newton's Backward Difference
Formula
(1) Explain the concepts of 'order' and 'degree'
of a differential equation, with an example. 2

2. (a) Using either Gauss-Jacobi iterative method

or Gauss elimination method with partial
pivoting, solve the following system of
linear equations : 15

3x — 5y + 6z = 11
5x — llz — 28
2y+ 9z= 31
(b) Discuss the merits and demerits of direct
approach over iterative approach for
solving a system of linear equations. 5

(a) For f(x) = 4x3 — 3x2 + 8, find 63 f(x) in terms

of h, where h is an equally spaced interval.
(b) Estimate the missing term in the following
data using FD (Forward Difference)
assuming that the data is a valid
representation of a polynomial of degree 3. 12

x 1.00 1.20 1.40 1-00 F80

f(x) 2.7183 4.0552 4.9530 6.049

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4. Attempt any two parts of (a), (b) and (c) below :

4
(a) Approximate the value of dx using
4 — 3x
3
the Trapezoidal rule, using five equal parts
of the interval [3, 4]. 10
(b) Using Euler's method, tabulate the solution
of the Initial Value Problem (IVP)
y' = — 3ty2 , y(0) = 1 in the interval [0, 1],
using h = 0-2. 10
(c) From the data given in the table below,
find y' = dx
—Z. at x = 2.75 using Forward

Difference. 10

x 1.5 2-0 2-5 3-0 3.5

y = f(x) 1.2247 14142 1.5811 1.7320 1.8708

5. (a) Using 8-decimal digit floating-point

representation (4 digits for mantissa,
2 digits for exponent, and one each for sign
of exponent and mantissa), represent the
following numbers (use chopping, if
required) :
(i) — 76.384
(ii) 0.00079542
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(b) Is `+' associative when a = 0.2134 x 10 5;

b = 0.2354 x 103 and c = — 0.2142 x 101 are
three floating-point numbers to be added,
in this order ? You are required to find out
whether (a + b) + c = a + (b + c). 10

(c) Explain the following two concepts with a

suitable example for each : 6
(i) Chopping error
(ii) Rounding error

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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(RCA) (Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
11-1E1* -1

BCS-054 : COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL

TECHNIQUES
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note :
(i) Calculator, including scientific, is allowed
during examination. However, each step of
numerical calculation should be explicitly
carried out by the examinee.
(ii) Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three from rest of the four questions.

1. (a) Find the sum of two floating point numbers

a= 0-5403 x 103 and b = 0-7182 x 104. 3

(b) Find the product of the two numbers a and

b given above.
(c) Define what is `underflow'. Give an
example of multiplication due to which
underflow occurs. 4

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(d) Write the following system of linear

equations in matrix form : 3
8x + lly = 19
12x + 5y = 17

(e) Solve the following system of linear

equations using Gauss elimination method : 4
5x — 3y = 7
— 2x + 9y = 5

(f) Find an interval in which the following

equation has a root : 3
x2 + X - 2 = 0

(g) Write briefly the steps of bisection method

to find out the roots of an equation. 4

(h) Write the expressions which are obtained

by applying each of the following operators
to f(x) : 4
(i) 8
(ii) V
(i) Write E in terms of each of V and 8
separately. 3

(j) Construct the difference table for the

following data :

x 1 5 9 13
f(x) 5 17 29 41

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(k) State the following two formulae for

interpolation (for equal intervals) :
(i) Newton Forward Difference Formula
(ii) Bessel's Formula
(1) Explain the concept of 'Initial Value
Problem' with an example.

2. (a) Solve the following system of linear

equations, using partial pivoting : 15
4x1 — 5x2 + 6x3 = — 24
+ 3x2 — 5x3 = 22
— 2x1 + 8x2 + x3 = 11
(b) What are the relative advantages of
iterative methods over direct methods for
solving a system of linear equations ? 5

3. (a) For fix) = 3x3 + llx - 5, find V3 fix) in

terms of h, where h is an equally spaced
interval. 8
(b) Estimate the missing term in the following
data using backward difference assuming
that the data is a valid representation of
polynomial of degree 3 : 12
x 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00
fix) 3.3201 4.0552 4.9530 ? 7.3891

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4. Attempt any two of (a), (b) and (c) below :

(a) Find f'(x) at x = 0.25 from the following

table of values : 10

x 0.2 0.3 0.4 0-5 0.6

f(x) 2.1082 2.8706 3.4013 3.9121 4.3012

(b) Find the approximate value of 1. . dx ,

3 + 4x
2
using Trapezoidal rule, with 5 equal parts
of [2, 3]. 10

(c) Using Euler's method to find the solution

of dy/dx = 3x + y, given y(0) = 3, find the
solution on the interval [0, 0.8] with
h = 0.2, where x is the independent
variable and y is the dependent variable. 10

5. (a) Using the 8-decimal digit floating point

representation (4 digits for mantissa,
2 digits for exponent, and one each for sign
of exponent and mantissa), represent the
following numbers in normalized floating
point form : 4
(i) — 98.37
(ii) 0.000893
(Use chopping, if required)
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(b) Using the 8-decimal digit format stated in

Q5(a) above, briefly discuss how zero is
represented as a floating point number. 6

(c) Let a = 476.9 x 106, b = 657.2 x 104 and

c = — 5.342 x 104. Find out whether `+' is
associative for a, b and c (i.e., you are
required to find out whether
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)ornot). 10

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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
(BCA) (Revised)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
041--:1- 16
BCS-054 : COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL
TECHNIQUES
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Simple (but not scientific) calculator is allowed.
Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three
questions from the next four questions.

. (a) Explain the concepts of (i) chopping,

(ii) rounding, each with a suitable example. 3

(b) Using 8-decimal digit floating-point

representation (with four digits for
mantissa, two for exponent and one each
for sign of exponent and mantissa),
represent the following numbers in
normalized floating point form (use
chopping, if required) : 3
(i) 89543
(ii) — 89.766
(iii) 0.0007345

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(c) For two floating point numbers

x1 = 0.7108 x 10 5 and x2 = 0.8701 x 10 4 ,
find x1 + x2. 2

(d) Find the product of the two numbers given

in question no. 1(c) above.

(e) Write the following system of equations in

matrix form : 2
— 9x — 8y = — 4
3x + 4y = — 17

(f) Show one iteration of solving the following

system of linear equations using any
iterative method. You may assume
x = y = 0 as the initial estimate :
— 6x + 8y = — 2
4x + 7y = — 11

(g) Find an interval in which the following

equation has a root : 2
x2 + 9x + 20 = 0

(h) Write the formula used in Secant method

for finding the root of an equation. 2

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(i) Write the three expressions which are

obtained by applying each of the following
operators to f(x), for some h : 3
(i) E
(ii) A
(iii)
(j) Write each of V and 8 in terms of E. 2

(k) State the following two formulae for

interpolation : 3
(i) Newton's backward difference
formula
(ii) Bessel's formula

(1) Construct a difference table for the

following data :
x 4 5
f(x) 13 22 33 46

(m) From the Newton's backward difference

formula asked in part k(i) above, derive the
formula for finding the derivative of a
function at x = xo. 3

(n) State Simpson's 3rule for finding the

value of f(x) (Ix . 3

a
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(o) Explain each of the following concepts with

a suitable example : 4
(i) Order of a differential equation
(ii) Initial Value Problem
(iii) Degree of a differential equation
(iv) Non-linear . differential equation

2. (a) For each of the three numbers of

Q.No. 1(b), find relative error in its
normalized floating point representation.

(b) Using Maclaurin's series expansion, find

the value of (1 - x) -1, at x = 0, by taking
the first three terms and find truncation
error. 4

(c) Attempt to solve the following system of

linear equations using the Gauss
elimination method :
3x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 3

2x1 +x2 +x3 = 0

6x1 + 2x2 + 4x3 = 6

Does the solution exist ? If yes, how many ? 5

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(d) Starting with xo = 0, perform two iterations

to find an approximate root of the equation
x3 — 4x + 1 = 0, using Newton-Raphson
method. 5

3. (a) Solve the following system of linear

equations using Gaussian elimination
method with partial pivoting condensation :
3x2 + 4x3 = 2
4x1 — 2x2 + x3 = 18
3x1 + 4x2 + 5x3 = 11
Compute upto two decimals only. 12

(b) Give the formula for next approximation of

values of x1, x2 and x3 using Gauss-Jacobi
iterative method for solving the following
system of linear equations : 4
a11x1 a12x2 a13x3 = bl
a21x1 a22x2 a23x3 = b2
a31x1 + a32x2 + a33x3 = b3

(c) Discuss the relative merits and demerits of

direct methods over iterative methods for
solving a given system of linear equations. 4

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4. (a) Construct a difference table for the

following data and mark the forward
differences by underlying the numbers 8

x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Y 7 13 18 25 35 48 62 78

(b) Derive the operators 8 and A in terms of E. 5

(c) Find Newton's backward difference form of

interpolating polynomial for the following
data :

x 3 5 7 9 11 13

fi x) 16 36 64 100 144 196

Hence evaluate f(12). 7

5. Attempt any two parts of (a), (b) and (c) given

below :

(a) Find the approximate value of

1
dx 1
I = using Simpson's rule
2 + 3x 3
0
(three points). 10

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(b) The values of y = are given below for

x = 1.5 (0.5) 3.5.

x 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

f(x) 1.2247 1.4142 1.5811 1.7320 1.8708

Find y' and y" at x = F75 using FD

formula. 10

(c) Solve the following NP using Euler's

method :
y` = fft, y) =1 + y; given y(0) = 1
Find the solution on [0, 0.8] with h = 0-2. 10

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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(BCA) (Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015 058b9
BCS-054 : COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL
TECHNIQUES

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Simple (but not scientific) calculator is allowed.
Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt
any three from the next four questions.

1. (a) Explain, with suitable examples, the 3

advantages of using Normalized form for
representing numbers.
(b) Using 8 - decimal digit floating point 3
representation (with four digits for
mantissa, two for exponent and one each
for sign of exponent and mantissa),
represent the following numbers in
normalized floating point form (use
chopping, if required) :
(i) 8975
(ii) — 897.87
(iii) — 0.0078456
(c) For two floating point numbers 2
x1 = 0.6187 x 104 and x2 = 0.5306 x 103, find
x1 — x 2 in floating point representation.
(d) Find the product of the two numbers given 2
in question number 1(c) above.

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(e) Write the following system of linear 2

equations in matrix form :
7x —5y = 9
— 8x — 4y = — 13
(f) Show one iteration of solving the following 3
system of linear equations using any
iterative method. You may assume x = y= 0
as initial estimate.
—8x+ 7y= 15
5x — 2y= —7
(g) Find an interval in which the following 2
equation has a root
x2 — 5x +6=0
(h) Write the formula used in Newton-Raphson 3
method for finding root of an equation.
(i) Write the three expressions which are 3
obtained by applying each of the operators
to f (x), for some h :
(i) p (ii) E (iii) D
(j) Write each of A andµ in terms of E. 2
(k) State the following two formulae for 3
interpolation.
(i) Newton's Forward difference formula
(ii) Stirling's formula
(1) Construct a difference table for the 2
following data :

x 1 2 3 4
f (x ) 2 5 10 17
(m) From the Newton's Forward difference 3
formula asked in part k(i) above, derive the
formula for finding derivative of a function
f (x) at x0.

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(n) State Trapezoidal rule for finding the value 3

of integral fab f (x) dx .

(o) Explain each of the following concepts with 4
a suitable example.
(i) Boundary Value Problem.
(ii) Order of a differential equation.

2. (a) For each of the three numbers of question 6

number 1(b), find relative error in its
normalized floating point representation.
(b) Find approximate value of e by taking first 4
three terms of Maclausin's series and also
find the truncation error.
(c) Solve the following system of linear 5
equations using Gaussian elimination
method and comment on the nature of
solution.
12x1 + 18x2 — 5x3 = 25
3x1 — 5x2 + 7x3 = 05
9x1 + 23x2 — 12x3 = 20
(d) Obtain the smallest positive root of the 5
equation x 3 — 5x + 1= 0, by using three
iterations of bisection method.

3. (a) Solve the following system of linear 12

equations with partial pivoting
condensation. Gaussian elimination
method.
x1 — x2 + 3x3 = 3
2x1 + x2 + 4x3 = 7
3x1 + 5x2 — 2x3 = 6

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(b) Give formula for next approximation of 4

values of x1, x2 and x3 using Gauss-Seidel
method for solving a system of linear
equations :
a11x1 + a12x2 + a13x3 = b1 ;
a21x1 a22x2 a 23x3 = b2 and
a31 x1 + a32x2 + a33x3 = b3
(c) Describe relative merits of each of direct 4
methods and iterative methods of solving
system of linear equations, over each other.

4. (a) The population of a city in a census taken 8

once in 10 years is given below in thousands.
Estimate the value in 1965.

Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

Population 35 42 58 84 120 165

(b) Derive the operators E and A in terms of 8. 5

(c) Find Newton's backward difference form of 7
interpolating polynomial for the data :

x 4 6 8 10
f (x ) 19 40 83 155
Hence evaluate f (9).

5. Attempt any two parts of (a), (b) and (c) given

below :

(a) Find approximate value of I = JJ1 4 +dx3x

3 10

1
using Simpson's 1 — rule (three points).
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(b) The values of y = ,fix are given below for 10

x = 1.5(0.5)3.5

x 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

f(x ) 1.2247 1.4142 1.5811 1.7320 1.8708
Find y' and y' at x = 3.25 using BD formula.
(c) Solve the following IVP using Euler's 10
method :
y' =1 — 2xy, y(0.2) = 0.1948, Find y(0.4)
with h = 0.2.

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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
(BCA) (Revised)
Term-End Examination
June, 2015

BCS-054 : COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL

TECHNIQUES

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Simple (but not scientific) calculator is allowed.

Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt any
three from the next four questions.

1. (a) Using an 8-decimal digit floating point

representation (4 digits for mantissa, 2 for
exponent and one each for sign of exponent
and sign for mantissa), represent the
following numbers in normalised floating
point form (using chopping, if required) :

(i) 87426

(ii) - 94.27

- 0.000346

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(b) For the following two floating point

numbers

x1 = 0.4527 x 104 and x2 = 0.5243 x 103 ,

find x1 - x2 . 2

(c) Find the product of x 1 and x2 given in

Q. No. 1(b) above. 2

(d) What is underflow ? Explain it with an

example of multiplication in which
underflow occurs. 3

(e) Write the following system of linear

equations in matrix form :

6x + 8y = 10

- 5x + 3y = 11

(f) Solve the system of linear equations given

in Q. No. 1 (e) above.

(g) Find an interval in which the following

equation has a root : 2

4x2 - 4x - 3 = 0

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(h) Give one example of each of (i) algebraic

equation (ii) transcendental equation. 2

(i) Write the expressions, which are obtained

by applying each of the operators to f(x), for
some h : 4
(i) V

(j) Write A and 8 in terms of E. 2

(k) State the following two formulae for (equal

interval) interpolation : 3
(i) Newton's Backward Difference
Formula
(ii) Newton's Forward Difference Formula

(1) Construct a difference table for the

following data : 2

x 1 2 3 4
fix) 2 9 28 65

(m) From the Newton's Forward Difference

Formula asked in Q. No. 1(k) (ii) above,
derive the formula for finding derivative of
a function at x0. 3

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(n) State Simpson's (1/3) rule for finding the

value of the integral r f(x) dx. 3

a

(o) Explain each of the following concepts with

a suitable example : 4
(i) Initial Value Problem
(ii) Degree and order of a differential
equation

2. (a) Let min. and max. represent respectively

minimum and maximum positive real
numbers representable by some floating
point number system. Can every real
number between max. and min. be
representable by such a number system ?
Explain the reason for your answer. 4

(b) For each of the following numbers, find

the floating point representation, if
possible normalized, using chopping, if
required. The format is 8-digit as is
mentioned in Q. No. 1(a) above :
(i) 3/11
(ii) 74.0365
Further, find the absolute error, if any, in
each case. 6

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(c) Find a 4- b (a divided by b) for the floating

point numbers : 6

a = - 0.4783 x 104; b = 0.5237 x 10-5.

(d) Find the Taylor's series for I-1 at a = 1. 4

3. (a) Solve the following system of equations,

using partial pivoting Gaussian
elimination method (compute upto two
places of decimal only) : 12
4x1 - 5x2 + 6x3 = 24
3x1 - 7x2 + 2x3 = 17
5x1 + 2x2 - 4x3 = - 21

(b) What are the advantages of Direct methods

over Iterative methods for solving a system
of linear equations ? 4

(c) For solving the following system of linear

equations
a11 x1 + a 12 X2 4- a13 = b1,
a21 + a 22 X2 + a23 x3 = b2 and
a31 x1 + a32 x2 + a33 x3 = b3

with a n * 0 * a22 and a33 * 0, by iterative

Gauss-Jacobi Method, with initial
approximations as x 1 = 1 = x2 = x3,
find the values of next approximations of
xl , x2 and x3.

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4. (a) Compute the difference table and mark the

forward differences for x = 5. 8

x f(x)

1 4
2 7
3 12
4 19

5 28

(b) For the table given above, find Newton's

forward differences interpolating
polynomial and find the value f(1.7) using
the polynomial. 12

5. Attempt any two parts out of (a), (b) and (c)

given below :

(a) If, in the Table of Q. No. 4(a), f(x)

represents the distance covered by a
particle in x units of time, estimate the
velocity and acceleration of the particle at
x = 1-5. 10

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(b) Evaluate the integral

5

f
0
(2x 2 - 5x + 2) dx,

using trapezoidal rule, with h = FO. 10

(c) Solve the following 117P using Euler's

method : 10
y' = fix, y) = x + y, given y(0) = 1.

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