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End Semester Examination
May/June 2022
Level : B.E./B.Sc./B.Tech. Course : MCSC 202
Year : II Semester: II
Exam Roll No. : Time: 30 mins. F.M. : 10

Registration No.: Date :

SECTION “A”
[10Q.  0.5 = 5 marks]

Fill in the blank space(s) by writing the most appropriate word(s) or symbol(s).

1. If 3.46500 is rounded to 2 decimal places, the rounded value is ______________.

2. For any two numbers and , the absolute error in the product is given by the formula
______________________ .

3. An error results from ignoring all but a finite number of terms of an infinite series is called
__________________________________.

4. Fixed point iteration method defined as = ( ) converges if ______________.

5. The root of equation = 1 lies on [0,1]. Total steps required to solve it using bisection method
is ______________ if = 0.0001.

6. Relation between backward operator and shift operator is _____________________ .

7. The normal equations corresponding to fitted curve = + are

______________________________________________________ .

8. The first approximate series solution to the initial value problem = + , (0) = 1, using
Picard’s method is = ___________________________________ .

9. For the vector ⃗ = [ , , ,…, ] the norm ‖ ‖ = ________________________ .

10. The formula (∇ + ∇ + ∇ + ⋯ ) is used to find the numerical differentiation

_________________ of the function = ( ), ( , ) with = 0, 1, … , .

SECTION “B”
[10Q.  0.5 = 5 marks]

Fill in the blank space(s) by selecting the most appropriate answer from among the given ones.
(DO NOT TICK the answer)

11. The number of significant digits in the number 0.02480 × 10 is _________.

[3; 4; 5; 6]
12. The relative error of the number 1.25 if all of its digits are correct is _________.
[0.004; 0.0004; 0.00004; 0.4]

13. The secant method has order of convergence ____________________.

[1.861; 1.816; 1.618; 1.681]

14. Newton-Raphson method is also called ___________________________.

[Tangent method; Chord method; Diameter method; Secant method]

15. To find the root of equation ( ) = 0 in ( , ) using the false position is given by the formula
____________________________.

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
[ ( ) ( )
; ( ) ( )
; ( ) ( )
; ( ) ( )
]

16. Bessel’s formula for interpolation gives the most accurate result for ______________, where the
symbol has its usual meaning.
[0 ≤ ≤ 1⁄4; 1⁄4 ≤ ≤ 3⁄4; −1⁄4 ≤ ≤ 1⁄4; −1⁄4 ≤ ≤ 0]

17. Lagrange interpolation coefficient satisfies the property _________________.

[ ( ) = 0; ( ) = 1; ( ) = 1; ( ) = 1]

18. For given initial value problem = − , (0) = 1, the value of (1) with step size ℎ = 1 using
Euler’s method is ________________________ .
[0; 1; 2; 3]

19. Simpson’s 1/3 rule requires the division of the whole range into ________________ number of
subintervals of width h.
[multiple of 1; multiple of 2; multiple of 3; multiple of 4]

1 5 ‖ ‖
20. For a given matrix = , =_________________.
7 −3
[8; 7; 6; 5]
 KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY
End Semester Examination
May/June 2022
Level : B.E./B.Sc./B.Tech. Course : MCSC 202
Year : II Semester: II
Time : 2 hrs. 30 mins. F.M. : 50
SECTION “C”
[6Q.  7 = 42 marks]

1. Prove that iteration method converges linearly. Solve the following equation using fixed point
iteration method correct to 4 decimal places using initial approximation = 3:
[3+4]
= ln (4 + − )

OR
Prove that Newton’s method converges quadratically. Solve the following equation using
Newton’s method correct to 4 decimal places using initial approximation = 7:
[3+4]
+ − −4=0

2. Derive Newton’s divided difference interpolation formula. Find a polynomial that passes through
the points (−3, −23), (1, −11), (2, −23), (5,1) and estimate the value of at = 3 [3+3+1]

3. Describe least square curve fitting process of a linear curve = + . The velocity of a
liquid is known to vary with temperature according to quadratic law = + + . Find the
value of , and for the following data: [3+4]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2.31 2.01 1.80 1.66 1.55 1.47 1.41

4. Discuss Gauss-Seidel method and its convergent criteria for the solution of a linear system.
Solve the following system of equations starting with the initial vector (0,0,0) correct to 4
decimal places: [2+1+4]
5 + + 2 = 10
−3 + 9 + 4 = −14
+ 2 − 7 = −33

5. Solve the boundary value problem: +3 = + sin( ) , (−5) = 10, (13) = 23, using
finite difference method with step size ℎ = 4.5 [7]

6. Derive Simpson’s 1⁄3 formula to compute the value of a definite integral =∫ ( ) . Use
Simpson’s formula to compute the integral = ∫ √
by taking 10 strips. [3+4]

SECTION “D”
[4Q.  2 = 8 marks]

7. Find (Δ ) if = 5 ⁄ at = 2.23, = 0.45 and = 9.72, where the values of , and

are correct to two decimal places.
8. Find ⁄ at = 1 from the following table values:

x 1 5 9 13
y 200 154 112 90

9. Given = − , (0) = 2. Estimate (2) using Runge-Kutta second order method (Total no.
of subintervals: = 2).

10. Find (0.26) from the following table of values :

x 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30

y 0.1511 0.2027 0.2553 0.3093