Approximation in Numerical Computation: Question Bank 1
Approximation in Numerical Computation: Question Bank 1
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1. Find the absolute, relative, percentage error in approximation 3 to 1.6667.
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2. Find the absolute, relative and percentage error in approximation 3 to 1.3333.
3. Write the relation between absolute, relative and percentage error if x T = true value, xA=
approximate value.
4. Round off
(a) 123456 to 3 s.f. (b) 31.520457 to 1 s.f.(c) 245 .0223 to 3 s.f. (d) 123.2099 to 2 s.f.
5. Find the significant figures for the number (a)0.00007501(b)1.002001(c)980.37
6. If π=3.14 is used in place of 3.14156, find absolute and relative error.
7. Find error when a result 5.0214 is round off to 3 decimal places..
8. Find error when a result 2.01536 is round off to four decimal places.
Numerical Solution of Algebraic and Transcendental Equation
1. Find the root of the equation xtanx=1.28 correct to four places of decimal using bisection
method.
2. Find the positive real root of x3=18 using bisection method of 4 iteration
3. Find the real root of xx+2x-2=0 correct to two decimal places using bisection.
4. Compute one positive root of x3-3x+1.06=0 by method of bisection, correct to three decimal
places.
5. Find the root of equation using regula-falsi method x3-5x-7=0 correct to 4 decimal places.
6. Find the root of equation x3-5x-7=0 using regula-falsi method of 6 iteration.
7. Find the smallest positive real root of 3x3 -9x2+8=0 using Newton-Raphson method correct to
of 4 places decimal.
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8. Using Newton-Raphson method, find the value √ 12 .
9. Find the cube root of 10 upto 5 significant figures by Newton-Raphson method.