Assignment Unit 1
Assignment Unit 1
Unit 1 Assignment
1. Write importance of numerical methods in engineering.
2. Find the positive root of the equation xsinx-1=0 using any closed end
method up to four decimal places. [2017 PU Fall]
3. Find a real root of the equation xex =3 by using bracetting method correct
to three decimal places. Take X1 = 1 and X2 = 1.5. [2016 Fall]
4. Find all real roots of x3 – 6x2 = 0 using bisection method to two decimal
places. Tips: Guesses [0,1.5],Root=0.999, [1.4, 2.4],Root=1.403 and
[2.5, 4],Root =3
5. Find the real root of xlog10x = 1.2 up to 3 decimal places.
6. Discuss the difference between absolute and relative error with examples.
7. Solve to find the root (upto three significant figures) of following equations
using false position method.
i) Cosx = xex
ii) X3-2x-5=0
iii) 3x+sinx-ex =0
• Write Pseudo-code / algorithm to find real root for a non-linear
equation using false position method.
8. Solve to find the root (upto three significant figures) of following equations
using Secant methods.
i) X2 -4x-10=0 with X1=4 and X2=2. Do X1 and X2 bracket a root ?
ii) Sinx-2x+1=0
iii) Xex –cosx=0
iv) 3x-cosx-1=0
9. Solve to find the root (upto three significant figures) using Newton-Raphson
method.
i) ex-3x=0
ii) x2+2x-2=0
iii) xcosx-x2=0
iv) 3x-cosx-1=0
10. Solve to find the root (upto three significant figures) using fixed point
iteration method
i) X2 + x-2=o
ii) Find square root of 8 using fixed point iteration method connects upto 4
decimal places.
iii) X3 - 3x2 - x + 3=0
iv) Sin x + 3x-2 = 0