ADMASUNIVERSITY

NUMERICAL METHODS AND ANALYSIS FINAL EXAM

Date: January, 2023

Time Allowed: 1:45hr
Total weight: 50%

Name_______________________________

ID. No ______________________ _______

Section _____________________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

1. Make sure that the exam paper contains 6 pages including the cover page and answer sheet.
2. Round all your answers to four decimal places where necessary.
3. Read the instructions carefully for each part of the exam and attempt accordingly.
4. Use of pencils and Red pens are not allowed
5. Mobile phone should be switched off.
6. Any action taken by exam invigilator during exam time will not be compromised
7. Sharing calculators and other materials in the exam room is strictly forbidden
8. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet provided.
9. Please write your name on both question paper and answer sheet

GOOD LUCK!

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 Part I: True/False (10 pts’)

Write “TRUE” if the statement is correct “FALSE” otherwise on the answer sheet provided

1 point each)
1. The purpose of numerical analysis is to provide the possible and best way for finding
approximate solution of a problem.
1. Error is a deviation from true value

2. Numerical analysis deals with developing a method used to find analytical solution to
mathematical problems.
3. The Newton’s forwards difference interpolation formula is appropriate for estimating
values of a function close to the end of the tabular values.
4. In numerical analysis we approximate the exact solution of the problem by using
numerical method and consequently an error is committed.
5. Relative error propagates slowly in subtracting two approximate numbers which are close
each other.
6. The Newton method is based on the result of Intermediate Value Theorem.
7. The linear Lagrange interpolating polynomial that passes through the points (2,4) and
(5,1) is ( ) .
8. The goal of forward elimination steps in the Gaussian elimination method is to
reduce the coefficient matrix into lower triangular matrix.
9. Finite differences deal with the changes that take place in the value of a function f(x)
corresponding to equidistant value of x.
10. The nth forward difference of a polynomial of degree n is constant when the values of the
independent variable are at equal intervals.

Part II: Multiple Choice questions(18 pts)

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions among the given alternatives and write
letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided (1.5 points each)
1. The process of constructing a function f(x) that passes through the given data points
( ) ( ) ( ) and used to approximate values in the interval [ ]
is said to be:
A. Extrapolation B. Interpolation C. curve fitting D. Least square approximation

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2. Newton forward interpolation formula is used for __________ intervals.
A. Open B. Unequal C. Equal D. Closed
3. Which of the following is the best approximate value for ?

A. 0.30 B. 0.33 C. 0.34 D. All

4. When does relative error of increase drastically during subtraction of two approximate
numbers?
A. When the two numbers are far apart
B. When the two numbers are close each other
C. When errors of the two numbers are high
D. When errors of the two numbers are low

5. The procedure for finding a root of continuous function f(x) by repeatedly halving the
interval containing the root is called __________.
A. Secant method B. Bisection method C. Newton’s method D. Fixed iteration
method
6. By constructing a forward difference table and using the second order differences as
constant, find the sixth term of the series 8,12,19,29,42 ,k.
A. 3 B. 58 C. 40 D. 12
7. Which one of the following is an iterative method for solving system of linear equations?
A. Gauss-Seidel B. Cramer’s rule C. Gauss Elimination D. LU decomposition
8. The convergence of which method is sensitive to the starting point?
A. Regula Falsi method
B. . Gauss seidel method
C. Newton method
D. Fixed iteration method
9. Which one of the following statement applies to the bisection method used for finding
roots of non-linear equation?
A. Converges rapidly
B. Guaranteed in root finding for all continuous functions
C. Its rate of convergence is faster than the Newton method
D. It is an open method

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 10. How many number of iterations in the bisection method is needed to achieve an
approximation with accuracy to the solution of in the
interval[ ]?
A. 10 B. 9 C. 14 D. 13
11. In which of the following interval does ( ) has no zero?
A. [ ] B. [ ] C. [ ] D. [ ]
12. If it is provided that f(3) = 4 is one of the initial point, then what can be the choice of the
second point for solving using Bisection method?
A. -5 such that f(-5) = -26
B. -3 such that f(-3) = 2
C. 0 such that f(0) = 5
D. 13 such that f(13) = 2

Part III: Short Answer Questions( 1 each blank spaces) (6pts)

Write your simplified answer on the answer sheet paper.

1. Let the exact or true value(x) and the approximate value( ̅ ) ) . Then

a) The absolute error is ___________________.

b) The relative error is ___________________

2. If f (0) = 1, f (1) = 11, f (2) = 18 and f (3) = 25, then △2y0= _________ .
3. The difference between the exact solution and approximate solution is called _____________
4. The symbol used for central difference operator is ______________.
5. The stopping criteria for most of the numerical algorithms for solving a problem is specified
by

Part IV: Work out questions (10 pts)

Show all the necessary steps to solve the following questions
1. Complete the table below corresponding to order of the given forward difference operator. ( 4pts)

6 8 10 12 14 16

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2. Compute the real root of the equation x 3  3  0 , by Newton-Rephson Method
( ). [ 3 pts.]

3. Perform two iterations of Gauss-Seidel method to solve the system

( ) ( ) ( )
Take =0 [3pts.]

4. Construct the backward difference table (3pts)

{(3, 10), (6, 15), (9, 20), (12, 25)}

5. Find the quadratic polynomial which takes the following values [3 pts.]
x 0 1 2
y 1 2 1

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 ADMASUNIVERSITY

NUMERICAL METHODS AND ANALYSIS FINAL EXAM

Date: January, 2023

Time Allowed: 1:45hr
Total weight: 50%

Name:_______________________________

ID. No :______________________ _______

Section: _____________________________

Part I: TRUE/FALSE(10%)
1.___________ 2.___________ 3._____________ 4.______________ 5._____________

6.__________. 7.___________ 8.___________ 9._____________ 10.______________

Part II: MULTIPLE CHOICE(18%)

1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________

6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________

11.__________ 12.___________ 13.____________ 14.___________

Part III: Short answer Questions (6%)
1. a)_______________ b)____________
2. ________________________________
3.________________________________
4.________________________ _______
5._______________________________

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