QUESTION BANK

23SH04E – NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

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State the criterion for convergence and the order of convergence in Newton- Raphson method
Find an iterative formula for finding the reciprocal of N
Find an iterative formula for finding the square root of N
Newton Raphson method is used to find the roots of the equation 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 = 0.If the initial
quess is 𝑥0 =1, find the value of x for 2nd iteration
State the criterion for convergence and order of convergence in iterative process
Find ∅ 𝑥 ,for solving the equation 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 − 5 = 0 by iteration method such that the convergence
condition is satisfied.
Find ∅ 𝑥 ,for solving the equation 3x – cosx - 2 =0 by iteration method such that the convergence
condition is satisfied .
Solve 3x + 4y = 19 , 2x – 3y = 7 by Gauss – elimination method
Solve x + y = 2, 2x – y = 1 by Gauss – elimination method.

Solve 2x + y = 3, 7x – 3y = 4 by Gauss – elimination method

Compare Gauss – elimination method & Gauss –Seidel method.

State the condition for convergence of system of equations by Gauss – Seidel method
Distinguish between direct and indirect method of solving simultaneous equations.

Gauss Seidel method is used to solve the equations as per the given order 𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 + 3𝑥3 = 5 , 2𝑥1 +
3𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 1 , 3𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 3 assuming initial guess as 𝑥1 = 𝑥2 = 𝑥3 = 0 find the value of 𝑥3 after
first iteration
Solve 5x + 4y =15, 3x +7y = 12 by Gauss – Seidel method, upto second iteration.

Find the positive root of f(x) = x 3  2 x 2  4 by the method of iteration.

Solve the equation 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 1 = 0 for the positive root by iteration method.

Find a real root of the equation cosx – xex = 0 correct to 4 decimal places by iteration method.

Find a real root of the equation 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 100 = 0, by iteration method.

Find the positive root of f(x) = 3x- cos x -1 by Newton - Raphson’s Method.

1 1
Write down Newton-Raphson’s formula for finding and evaluate correct to 4 decimal places.
N 26

Write down Newton-Raphson’s formula for finding N where N is a positive number and find 11.

Find the positive root of f(x) = x 3  5 x  3 by Newton-Raphson Method.

Find the positive root of 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 − 6 = 0 by Newton – Raphson method.

Solve the following system by Gauss – elimination method 5x – y – 2z = 142 , x -3y – z = -30 , 2x – y – 3z
=5
Solve the following system by Gauss – elimination method 2x + y +4z = 12 , 8x – 3y + 2z = 20 , 4x + 11y
– z = 33.
 Solve the following equations by Gauss – Seidel method 5x + y +20 z = 67 , 45x + 2y + 3z = 58 , -3x +
22y + 2z = 47

Solve the following equations by Gauss – Seidel method 27x +6y – z = 85 , x + y +54z = 110 , 6x + 15y +
2z = 72

Solve the following equations by Gauss – Seidel method 28x + 4y – z = 32 ,x +3y +10z = 24 , 2x +17y +
4z = 35

Solve the system of equations by Gauss Elimination method 2x + 3y – z = 5; 4x + 4y - 3z = 3; 2x -3y +

2z = 2.

CO2

Explain interpolation and Extrapolation.

State Newton’s forward and backward interpolation formula.

Write the Stirling’s formula for central difference interpolation.

State Lagrange’s interpolation formula.
What is mean by inverse interpolation?
State the inverse of Lagrange’s interpolation formula.
The value of the function f(x) are tabulated below

x 0 1 2
f(x) 1 2 1

Find the Newton’s forward table for the following data

x 4 6 8 10

f(x) 1 3 8 16

Find the polynomial using Lagrange’s interpolation formula.

x 2 3 5
y 0 14 21
Fit a straight line to the following data
x: 1 2 3
y: 5 12 26
Fit a straight line to the following data
x: 1 2 3
y: 2 6 7
Find the quadratic equation passing through the points (0,0) (1,1) and (2,20) using Lagrange’s
interpolation formula
Find the value of x at y = 4 for the data
x: 0 1 3
y -12 0 6
By the method of least squares find the best fitting straight line to the data given below and also estimate
the value of y at x = 11.5
x 5 10 15 20 25
y 15 19 23 26 30
Fit a straight line to the following data. Also estimate the value of y at x = 70.
x 71 68 73 69 67 65 66 67
y 69 72 70 70 68 67 68 64
Fit a parabola, by the method of least squares, to the following data; also estimate y at x = 6.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 5 12 26 60 97
Fit a second degree parabola to the data
x 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
y 352 356 357 358 360 361 361
Fit a second degree parabola to the following data, taking y as dependent variable
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 2 6 7 8 10 11 11 10 9
From the following table of half-yearly premium for policies measuring at different ages, estimate the
premium for policies measuring at age 46.

Age(x) 45 50 55 60 65
Premium(y) 114.84 96.16 83.32 74.48 68.48
Find the values of y at x =21 and x = 28 from the following table.

x 20 23 26 29
y 0.3420 0.3907 0.4384 0.4848
For the following table of values, estimate f(7.5); using Newton’s backward interpolation formula.

x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

f(x) 1 8 27 64 125 216 343 512

From the following data, find 𝜃 at x=43 and x=84

x 40 50 60 70 80 90
𝜃 184 204 226 250 276 304
Estimate 1.12 using stirling’s formula

x 1 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30

𝑥 1 1.0247 1.0488 1.0724 1.0954 1.1180 1.1402

Use Stirling’s formula to find 𝑓 1.22 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛

x 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

y 0.841 0.891 0.932 0.963 0.985
Using the Lagrange’s interpolation formula find the value of f(2) for the following data

x 0 1 4 5 7

f(x) 4 3 24 39 45

Find the value of x given y = 100 from the table using inverse interpolation formula

x 3 5 7 9 11

y 6 24 58 108 174

Given the values , evaluate y(8) by Lagrange’s interpolation formula

 x 4 5 7 10 11

y 48 100 294 900 1210

Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find the value of y when x = 10 from the following data

x 5 6 9 11

y 12 13 14 16

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State Newton’s formula to find f’(x) using forward differences.

State Newton’s backward difference formula for the function f(x).
dy d2y
Write the expressions for and at x = x 0 by Newton’s forward difference formula.
dx dx 2
1

 x dx by trapezoidal rule,dividing the range into 4 equal parts.

1
Evaluate
1
2
Write the formula for Simpson’s one third rule and three eighths rule
What are the order of error and error involved in Simpson’s 1/3 rule
What are the order of error and error involved in Simpson’s 3/8 rule
What are the order of error and error involved in Trapezoidal rule
xn
In order to evaluate  y dx by Simpson’s 1/3 rule as well as by
x0
Simpson’s 3/8 rule, what is the restriction

on the number of intervals?


2
Using Trapezoidal rule , evaluate (i)  sin xdx by dividing the range into 4 equal parts
0
6
Using Trapezoidal rule , evaluate by dividing the range into 6 equal parts.  (1  x 3 ) dx.
1
Write Simpon’s rule for evaluating the double integral
Write Trapezoidalrule for evaluating the double integral
1 2
Evaluate 0 0 (𝑥 + 𝑦) 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 by Trapezoidal rule using 2 subintervals for each variable.
Estimate the first derivative of 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥 at x = 1 in (1, 1.2) with h=0.1
5
Using Trapezoidal rule to estimate the value of  f ( x)dx from the following table.
1

x 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) 13 50 70 80 100
7
Use Trapezoidal rule, find 𝑑𝑥 given 2
𝑦
x 2 3 4 5 6 7
f(x) 8 27 64 125 216 343
Find the first & second derivatives of y at x =1.6 for the function represented by the following data:
x 1 2 3 4
 y 0 0.40547 0.69315 1.09861

The following data gives the velocity of a particle for 8 seconds at an interval of 2 seconds. Find the initial
acceleration of the particle using the given data.

Time 0 2 4 6 8

velocity 0 172 1304 4356 10288

Using Newton’s backward difference formula, find f ' (1.2) & f ' ' (1.2) for the function f(x)=e 2 x with h = 0.3 in
(0 , 1.2).

Find f ' (3) & f ' ' (3) for the following data :
x 3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4

f(x) -14 -10.032 -5.296 -0.256 6.672 14

Find dy / dx at the point x = 535 for the following data by Newton’s backward formula for derivatives.
x 500 510 520 530 540
y 6.2146 6.2344 6.2538 6.2729 6.2916
2

 1 x
dx
Using Trapezoidal and Simpson’s one- third rule, find the value of 3
by dividing the interval in to 4
0
equal parts.
5.2
Dividing the range into 6 equal parts, evaluate  log
4
e x dx by Simpson’s 1/3rd and 3/8th rule.

Find the area bounded by the curve and the x axis from x = 7.47 to x = 7.52 by Trapezoidal rule

x 7.47 7.48 7.49 7.50 7.51 7.52

f(x) 1.93 1.95 1.98 2.01 2.03 2.06

A river is 40 m wide. The depth d in meters at a distance x meters from one bank is given by the table

x 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

d 0 3 6 8 7 6 4 3 0

Using Simpson’s rule to estimate the area of cross-section of the river.

1.2 1.4 1
Evaluate 1 1 𝑥+𝑦
𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 by using Simpson’s rule and trapezoidal rule with
h = k = 0.1
2 4 1
Evaluate 1 3 (𝑥+𝑦)2
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 by using Trapezoidal rule and Simpson’s rule with
h = k = 0.5.
1.4 2.4 1
Evaluate 1 2 𝑥𝑦
𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 using Trapezoidal, Simpson’s rule with h = k = 0.1 and verify your result by
actual integration.
1 1 𝑥+𝑦
Evaluate 0 0
𝑒 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 using Trapezoidal rule and Simpson’s rule with
h = k= 0.5.
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dy
Solve the differential equation  x  y  xy , y(0)  1 by Taylor’s method to get the value of y at x = h.
dx
By Taylor’s series method,find y(1.1) given y '  x  y , y(1)  0.

Using Taylor’s series method,find y(0.1) given y '  x  y 2 , y(0)  1.

State Modified Euler algorithm to solve y '  f ( x, y) , y( x0 )  y 0 at x  x0  h

Solve y '  y  x 2 , y(0)  1 at x  0.2 using Euler’s method.

2x
Using Euler’s method, find y(0.1) with h = 0.1 from y '  y  , y (0)  1.
y
Using Euler’s method, solve .

Write Milne’s Predictor- Corrector formula

Write the difference formula for y’(x) and y’’(x)

Compare the Taylor’s method or R.K method?

dy
Using Modified Euler method , find y(0.1) if  x 2  y 2 , y (0)  1.
dx
2x
Using Modified Euler method , find y(0.1) with h = 0.1 from y '  y  , y (0)  1.
y

dy
Using Modified Euler method , find y(0.2) from  y  x 2  1 , y (0)  0.5 .
dx
dy y 2  x 2
Using Runge – Kutta method of 4th order , Solve  with y(0)  1 at x  0.2 .
dx y 2  x 2

Apply the Runge – Kutta method of 4th order , to find y when x = 0.2 given y'  x  y , y(0) 1 with h  0.2.
Using Runge – Kutta method of 4th order ,find y(0.7) corrected to 4 decimal places if
y '  y  x 2 , y(0.6)  1.7379.
dy
Using Runge – Kutta method of 4th order , Solve  y  x 2  1 , y(0)  0.5 at x  0.4
dx
Using Runge – Kutta method of 4th order , Solve
dy
 xy  x 2 , y (0) 1, at x= 0.2
dx
Using Milne’s method find y(4.4) given 5xy '  y 2  2  0 given y(4.1)  1.0049 , y(4.2)  1.0097 & y(4.3)  1.0143.
Slove numerically y '  2 e x  y at x = 0.4 by Milne’s Predictor – Corrector Method, given x = 0 , 0.1, 0.2 , 0.3
as y = 2.0 , 2.010 , 2.040 , 2.090
Using Milne’s method find y at x=0.4 for y '  4 y  0 with y(0.0) 1, y(0.1) 1.492 , y(0.2)  2.226 , y(0.3)  3.32.
Solve y ' '  y with boundary conditions y(0)=y(2)=3.63 by dividing the interval(0,2) into four sub interval
using Finite difference method
Solve y ' '  xy  0 , y(0)  1, y(1)  2 by Finite difference method taking n = 2.
Solve y ' '  x  y with boundary conditions y(0)=y(1)=0 by dividing the interval(0,1) into four sub interval
using Finite difference method.
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State the conditions for the equation 𝐴𝑢𝑥𝑥 + 𝐵𝑢𝑥𝑦 + 𝐶𝑢𝑦𝑦 + 𝐷𝑢𝑥 + 𝐸𝑢𝑦 + 𝐹𝑢 = 𝐺, where
A,B,C,D,E,F,G are functions of x and y to be (i) elliptic (ii) parabolic (iii)hyperbolic.
Classify the following Partial Differential Equation 𝑢𝑥𝑥 = 𝑢𝑡 .

Classify the following Partial Differential Equation x𝑓𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑓𝑦𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 > 0, 𝑦 > 0

Classify the following Partial Differential Equation 𝑓𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑓𝑥𝑦 + 𝑓𝑦𝑦 = 0

Classify the following Partial Differential Equation ( x  1)u xx  2( x  2) u xy  ( x  3) u yy  0.

∂u 1
What is the value of k to solve ∂t = 2 uxx by Bender Schmidt method with h = 1, if h and k are the
increments of x and t respectively.
For what value of  , the explicit method of solving the hyperbolic equation a2 uxx = utt is stable ?
Write the Laplace equation in two dimension. How many conditions are required to solve a Laplace
equation.
Write the diagonal five point formula to solve the Laplace equation u xx  u yy  0

Write down the standard five point formula to solve the Laplace equation u xx  u yy  0

Write down the Crank Nicolson formula to solve u t  u xx .

Write Bender- Schmidt explicit formula solving one dimensional heat equation.

Solve uxx = 2ut, given u(0, t) = 0, u(4, t) = 0, u(x, 0) = x(4 - x) assuming h = k = 1. Find the values of u up
to t = 5.
Solve ut = uxx subject to u(0, t) = 0, u(1, t) = 0 and u(x, 0) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜋𝑥,
0 < x <1, taking h= 0.2 and k =0.02.
Solve uxx = 32ut, taking h = 0.25 t >0, 0<x<1 and u(0, t) = 0, u(1, t) = t, u(x, 0) = 0. Find the values of u up
to t = 5.
Using Crank – Nicholson’s scheme, solve uxx = 16ut, 0 < x < 1, t > 0, given u(x, 0)=0, u(0, t)=0, u(1, t)=
100t. Compute u for one step in t direction taking h=1/4.
Using Crank – Nicholson’s scheme, solve uxx = ut, 0 < x < 1, t > 0, given u(x, 0)=100x(1-x), u(0, t)=0, u(1,
t)= 0. Compute u for one time step taking h=1/4.
Evaluate the pivotal values of the equation 16uxx = utt ,taking h = 1 and upto one half of the period of the
oscillation given u(0, t) = u(5, t) = 0, u(x, 0) = x2(5 – x) and ut (x, 0) = 0.
 2u  2u
Solve  , 0<x<1 , t>0 with the boundary conditions u(0, t) = 0, u(1, t) = 100 sin 𝜋𝑡 and the initial
t 2 x 2
conditions ut (x, 0) = 0and u(x, 0) = 0.Compute u for 4 times steps with h =0.25
Solve uxx + uyy = 0 over the square mesh of side 4 units, satisfying the following boundary conditions:
(i) u(0,y)=0 for 0≤y≤4
(ii) u(4,y)=12+y for 0≤y≤4
(iii) u(x,0)=3x for 0≤x≤4
(iv) u(x,4)=𝑥 2 for 0≤x≤4.
Evaluate the function u(x,y) satisfying uxx + uyy = 0 at the lattice points given the boundary values as
follows
1000 1000 1000 1000
D u1 u2 B

2000 500
u3 u4

2000 0

A 1000 500 0 0 C

Find by the Liebmann’s method the values at the interior lattice points of a square region of the harmonic
function u whose boundary values are as shown in the following figure.
0 11.1 17.0 19.7 18.6

0 21.9
0 21.0
0 17.0

0 8.7 12.1 12.8 9

Solve ∇2 u = 8x y for square mesh given u = 0 on the 4 boundaries dividing the square into 16- sub
2 2

squares of length 1 unit.

Solve the Poisson equation ∇2 𝑢 = - 10 (x2 + y2 +10) over the square mesh with sides x = 0, y = 0, x = 3,
y = 3 with u = 0 on the boundary and mesh length 1 unit.