Assignment 3 (MAB-103)
Assignment 3 (MAB-103)
1. Solve by bisection method to obtain a root of the equation 3x3 + 5x − 40 = 0, correct to 3D.
2. Use the method of bisection to obtain the smallest positive root of the equations
(i) x3 − 5x + 1 = 0,
(ii) cos x = 3x − 1, correct to 3D.
4. Apply the method of Regula Falsi to find the smallest positive root of x3 − 3x + 1 = 0,
correct to 3D.
5. Verifying the condition for convergence, find a positive root of the following equations, correct
to 4 significant digits, using fixed point iteration method:
(i) 2x = cos x + 3,
(ii) x3 + x2 − 100 = 0,
(iii) 8e−x sin x − 1 = 0,
(iv) sin x + cos(1 + x2 ) − 1 = 0.
6. Use the fixed point iteration method to find the root of the equation x3 + 3x2 + 2 = 0 near
x = −3, correct to 5D.
7. (i) Find a real root of the equation −4x + cos x + 2 = 0, by Newton Raphson method, correct
to 5D.
(ii) Find the smallest positive root of (a) ex sin x = 1 and (b) ex = 4x, by Newton-Raphson
method, correct to 5D.
9. Solve the following system of nonlinear equations correct to 4D, by iteration method
(i) x − 3log10 x − y 2 = 0, 2x2 − xy − 5x = 0, when x0 = 3.4, y0 = 2.2.
(ii) x3 + 3y 2 − 20.92 = 0, x2 + 2y + 1.958 = 0, when x + 0 = 1.30, y0 = −2.00.
10. Solve the following system of equations by Newton-Raphson method, correct to 3D:
(i) x2 + y 2 = 1.5, xy = 0.4 when
√ x0 = 1.5, y0 = 0.5.
(ii) loge (x2 + y) − 2 + y = 0, x + xy = 0.4 when x0 = 3, y0 = 0.
Answers:
(1) 2.138
(4) 0.347
(6) -3.1958