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Practice Problems

Question # 1

Use bisection method to find the real root of 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − cos 𝑥 over [0,1] with absolute approximate
error< 0.01

Ans: 𝑥 = 0.64844

Question # 2

Use method of false position to find the real root of 𝑓(𝑥) in Question#1 with same interval and absolute
approximate error.

Ans: 𝑥 = 0.64356

Question # 3

Solve 𝑥 = 2𝑒 −𝑥 by bisection and Regula-Falsi method over [0,1] with percentage relative approximate
true error < 1 % and comments on the result.

Ans: 𝑥 = 0.85156 (bisection)

Ans: 𝑥 = 0.85396 (regula-falsi method)

Question # 4

A data base file memory is related to time i.e,

𝑁(𝑡) = 𝑡 3 − 7𝑡 2 + 14𝑡 + 10
Where 𝑁(𝑡) represent number of bytes and t represents time. Find the time at which file memory reach
16 bytes by using False Position method? Where 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = 1 and absolute true error < 0.001

Ans: 𝑡 = 0.58653

Question # 5

Resistance of moving vehicle , 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 − 10 where 𝑥 is the displacement. Find the displacement
at zero resistance by using fixed point iteration method with absolute approximate error < 0.0001 and
𝑥0 = 4
Ans: 𝑥 = 1.85558
Question # 6

A shell is fired vertically upward and its vertical height x in meters is given by,

𝒙 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕 − 𝟑𝒕 + 𝟑
Where t represent time in seconds. Determine the time required for the vertical height will reach 2m by
using fixed point iteration method with initial guess=0 and absolute approximate error<0.00001

Ans: 𝑡 = 0.60710

Question # 7

The number of clients in the ABC server is related to time i.e,

𝑵(𝒕) = 𝟕𝟓𝒆−𝟏.𝟓𝒕 + 𝟐𝟎𝒆−𝟎.𝟎𝟕𝟓𝒕


Determine the time required for the server will have 15 clients by using Newton-Raphson Method with
an initial guess of 𝑡 = 6 and stopping criteria of Absolute approximate percentage error<0.5%

Ans: 𝑡 = 4.00163

Question # 8

A particle is moving with the velocity 𝒗(𝒕) = 𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝒕) + 𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝒕) at time t. Find the time at which particle
will be at rest by using secant method with an initial guesses 𝑡0 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡1 = 3 and stopping criteria of
absolute approximate error<0.00001

Ans: 𝑡 = 0.02876

Question # 9
𝟏 𝟏
Find the root of 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙−𝟐 − 𝟑 by using Newton-Raphson method with absolute approximate
error<0.0001 and 𝑥0 = 2

Ans: 𝑥 = 6.85410

Question # 10

The displacement s cm of the end of a stiff spring at time t seconds is given by

𝒔 = 𝒂 + 𝒌𝒇 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒕 + 𝒕 − 𝟑. 𝟓

Determine the time at which displacement of the spring is 4.5 cm, if a = 2, k = 0.9 and f = 5. Use Fixed
point iteration method with absolute approximate error < 0.01 where 𝑡0 = 2

Ans: 𝒕 =0.786767
Question # 11

The pressure p of the atmosphere at height h above ground level is given by

𝒑 = 𝒄(𝒉 − 𝒑𝟎 )𝟐 + 𝒍𝒏(𝒉) − 𝟐 , where 𝑝0 is the pressure at ground level and 𝑐 = 1 (𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡).


Determine the height at pressure 𝑝 = 2 by using Newton-Raphson Method with absolute approximate
error < 0.0001 (take ℎ0 = 1.5)

ℎ = 1.41239

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