Multiple-Choice Test
Secant Method
Chapter 03.05
1. The secant method of finding roots of nonlinear equations falls under the category of
_____________ methods.
(A) bracketing
(B) graphical
(C) open
(D) random
2. The secant method formula for finding the square root of a real number R from the
equation x 2 R 0 is
xi xi 1 R
(A)
xi xi 1
xi xi 1
(B)
xi xi 1
1 R
(C) xi
2 xi
2 xi2 xi xi 1 R
(D)
xi xi 1
3. The next iterative value of the root of x 2 4 0 using secant method, if the initial
guesses are 3 and 4, is
(A) 2.2857
(B) 2.5000
(C) 5.5000
(D) 5.7143
4. The root of the equation f x 0 is found by using the secant method. Given one of
the initial estimates is x0 3 , f 3 5 , and the angle the secant line makes with the
x-axis is 57 , the next estimate of the root, x1 , is
(A) –3.2470
(B) –0.24704
(C) 3.247
(D) 6.2470
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5. For finding the root of sin x 0 by the secant method, the following choice of initial
guesses would not be appropriate.
(A) and
4 2
3
(B) and
4 4
(C) and
2 2
(D) and
3 2
6. When drugs are given orally to a patient, the drug concentration c in the blood
stream at time t is given by a formula
c Kte at
where K is dependent on parameters such as the dose administered while a is
dependent on the absorption and elimination rates of the drug. If K 2 and
a 0.25 , and t is in seconds and c is in mg ml , the time at which the maximum
concentration is reached is given by the solution of the equation
(A) 2te 0.25t 0
(B) 2e 0.25t 2te 0.25t 0
(C) 2e 0.25t 0.5te 0.25t 0
(D) 2te 0.25t 2
For a complete solution, refer to the links at the end of the book.
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