Bangalore Institute of Technology

(Recognized by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi

Accredited by NBA, NAAC A+, Q I-Gauge Gold)
K.R. Road, V.V. Pura, Bengaluru-560004.
Department of Mathematics
QUESTION BANK
Course: MATHEMATICS-II FOR CSE/EC/ME/CV
Module 4: NUMERICAL METHODS-I
SOLUTION OF ALGEBRAIC AND TRANSCENDENTAL EQUATIONS
1) REGULA-FALSI METHOD
1 CO 4
Find a real root of the equation x3  2x  5  0 by Regula-Falsi method or False
position method, correct to three decimal places.
2 Using Regula-Falsi method, find a real root of the equation cosx  3x 1 CO 4
correct to three decimal places that lies between (0.5,1)

3 Find a real root of the equation xe x  cos x  0 correct to three decimal CO 4

places that lies between (0.5, 0.6) Using Regula-Falsi method
4 Using Regula-Falsi method, find a real root of the equation xlog 10 x  1.2 CO 4

correct to three decimal places which lies between (2, 3)

5 Using Regula-Falsi method, find 4th root of 12 correct to three decimal places. CO 4

6 CO 4
Using Regula-Falsi method, find a real root of the equation xe x  2  0 correct
to three decimal places.
7 Using Regula-Falsi method, find a real root of the equation 2x - log 10 x  7 correct CO 4

to three decimal places, which lies between (3.5, 4)

2) NEWTON – RAPHSON METHOD
1 CO 4
Find a real root of the equation x3  2x  5  0 by Newton-Raphson method,
correct to three decimal places.
2 Find a real root of the equation 3x  cos x 1correct to four decimal places, CO 4
using Newton- Raphson method
3 Using Newton- Raphson method, find a real root of the equation CO 4
 x sin x  cos x  0 near x   Carryout three iterations
4 Using Newton- Raphson method, find a real root of the equation CO 4
x log10 x 1.2  0 which is near to 2.5, correct to three decimal places.
5 CO 4
Using Newton- Raphson method, find a real root of the equation xe x 2
Correct to three decimal places
6 Using Newton- Raphson method, find a real root of the equation tan x  x near CO 4
to x  4.5 correct to four decimal places
7 CO 4
Using Newton- Raphson method, find 3 37 correct to three decimal places
8 Using Newton- Raphson method, find a real root of the equation CO 4

x3  x 2  3x  4  0 Correct to four decimal places

9 Using Newton- Raphson method, find square root of a number and hence find 2 CO 4
carryout three iterations
FINITE DIFFERENCES
1) NEWTON’S FORWARD AND BACKWARD DIFFERENCE FORMULA
1 Find y(1.4) ,given that CO 4

x 1 2 3 4 5
y 10 26 58 112 194
2 Find y at x=1.85 from the following table CO 4
x 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2

y 5.474 6.050 6.686 7.389 8.166 9.025

3 Given CO 4

sin(45 0 )  0.7071, sin(50 0 )  0.7660 , sin(55 0 )  0.8192 , sin(60 0 )  0.8660

find sin(47 0 ) Using an appropriate interpolation formula
4 Estimate the value of tan(0.12) from the following data CO 4
x 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30

y=tan(x) 0.1003 0.1511 0.2027 0.2553 0.3093

5 Using Newton’s forward difference formula find f(38) CO 4

x 40 50 60 70 80 90

y 184 204 226 250 276 304

6 From the following table of half-yearly premium for policies maturing at CO 4
different ages, estimate the premium for policies maturing at the age of 46
Age 45 50 55 60 65
Premium(inRs) 114.84 96.16 83.32 74.48 68.48
7 Find the interpolating polynomial for f(x) using Newton’s forward interpolation CO 4
formula and hence find f(0.5) to the following data
x 0 1 2 3 4
f(x) 3 6 11 18 27
8 From the following table, estimate the number of students who obtained the CO 4
marks between 40 and 45
Marks 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Number of 31 42 51 35 31
students
9 A survey conducted in the slum locality reveals the following information as CO 4
classified below. Estimate the probable number of persons in the income group
20 to 25
Income/day(Rs):x Under10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
No. of persons : y 20 45 115 210 115
10 The area of a circle ‘A’ corresponding to diameters ‘D’ given below. CO 4

D 80 85 90 95 100
A 5026 5674 6362 7088 7854
Find the area corresponding to diameter 105 using appropriate interpolation
formula
11 Use an appropriate interpolation formula, find f(2.18) from the following data CO 4

x 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2

f(x) 5.474 6.050 6.686 7.389 8.166 9.024

12 From the data given in the following table. Find the number of students who CO 4
obtained less than 70 marks
 Marks 0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-99
No.of students 41 62 65 50 17
13 Find the numbers of men getting wages below Rs 35 from the following data CO 4
Wages(in Rs) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40
Frequency 9 30 35 42
14 Using Newton’s backward interpolation formula, find interpolating polynomial for CO 4
the following data
x 10 11 12 13
y=f(x) 22 24 28 34
15 Use an appropriate interpolation formula, compute y(82) and y(98) from CO 4
x 80 85 90 95 100
y 5026 5674 6362 7088 7854
16 The population of town is given by the table CO 4
Year 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991
Population(in thousands) 19.96 39.65 58.81 77.21 94.61
Using Newton’s forward and backward interpolation formula, calculate
increase in the population from the year 1955 to 1985
17 The following table gives the distance (in miles) of the visible horizon for the given CO 4
height (in feet) above the earth surface. Find y at x=218
x 200 250 300 350 400
y 15.04 16.81 18.42 19.9 21.27
18 The following data is on melting point of alloy of ‘Lead ‘and ‘Zinc ‘where ‘t’is the CO 4
temperature and ‘p’ is the percentage of Lead in the alloy tabulated for
p=40(10)90.Find melting point of the alloy containing 86% of Lead.
p 40 50 60 70 80 90
t 184 204 226 250 276 304
19 From the given the data, Find log10 335 using backward interpolation formula CO 4
x 310 320 330 340 350 360
log 10 x 2.4914 2.5052 2.5185 2.5315 2.5441 2.5563
2) NEWTON’S DIVIDED DIFFERENCE FORMULA
1 Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find f(8), given that CO 4
x 4 5 7 10 11 13
f(x) 48 100 294 900 1210 2028
2 Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find f(9), given that CO 4
x 5 7 11 13 17
f(x) 150 392 1452 2366 5202
3 Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find f(4), given that CO 4
x 0 2 3 6
f(x) -4 2 14 158
4 Find an interpolating polynomial by using Newton’s divided difference formula CO 4
and hence find f(7)
x 2 4 5 6 8 10
y=f(x) 10 96 196 350 868 1746
5 Find the polynomial which passes through the points (4,-43), (7, 83), (9,327), CO 4
(12, 1053) using Newton’s divided difference formula
6 Find the polynomial in x for the following data using Newton’s divided CO 4
difference formula
x -4 -1 0 2 5
y=f(x) 1245 33 5 9 1335
7 Using Newton’s divided difference formula, fit an interpolating polynomial for the CO 4
given data and hence find y at x=2
x 0 1 4 8 10
y -5 -14 -125 -21 355
Given that u 20  24.37, u 22  49.28, u 29  162 .86, u32  240 .5, CO 4
8 find u 28 by Newton's divided difference formula.
9 Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find f (5), given that CO 4
x 0 2 3 4 7 9
f(x) 4 26 58 112 466 922
10 CO 4
Using Newton’s divided difference formula, fit an interpolating polynomial for the
 given data
x -1 0 3 6 7
y 3 -6 39 822 1611
11 Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find u8 , given that
CO 4
x 1 2 4 7 12

ux 576 168 -30 48 378

3) LAGRANGE’S INTERPOLATION FORMULA

1 Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find y at x=10 CO 4

x 5 6 9 11
y 12 13 14 16
2 Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find y at x=4,for the given data: CO 4

x 0 1 2 5
y 2 3 12 147
3 The following table gives the premium payable at ages in year completed. CO 4
Interpolate the premium payable at the age 35 completed using Lagrange’s
formula
Age completed 25 30 40 60
Premium(Rs) 50 55 70 95
4 The following table gives the normal weight of babies during first eight months CO 4
of life
Age (in months) 0 2 5 8
Weight (in pounds) 6 10 12 16
Estimate the weight of the baby at the age of seven months using Lagrange’s
interpolation formula
5 Use Lagrange’s formula, find the interpolating polynomial that approximates CO 4
the function described by the following data and hence find f (3)
x 0 1 2 5
f(x) 2 3 12 147
 6 Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula, fit a polynomial for the data: CO 4
x 0 1 3 4
y -12 0 6 12
7 Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find f(4) for the given data CO 4
x 0 2 3 6
f(x) -4 2 14 158
8 Apply Lagrange’s formula to find y at x=11 CO 4
x 2 5 8 14
y 94.8 87.9 81.3 68.7
9 Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to fit a polynomial for the following data: CO 4
x 2 10 17
y 1 3 4
10 Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find the polynomial for the data CO 4
x 0 1 2 3 4
f(x) 3 6 11 18 27
11 Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to fit a polynomial for the following data: CO 4
x 1 2 4 5
y 14 41 197 350
NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
1 6 CO 4
Evaluate,  3x 2 dx dividing the interval in to 6 equal parts by applying.
0

a) Simpson’s1/3rd rule b) Simpson’s 3/8th rule c) Weddle’s rule d) Trapezoidal

rule
2 6 1 rd CO 4
Evaluate  dx . Using Simpson’s1/3 rule by taking 7ordinates
0 4 x  5
3  CO 4
2
Evaluate  cos x dx . Using Simpson’s1/3rd rule by dividing the interval into 10
0
equal parts
4  CO 4
Evaluate  esin x dx . Using Simpson’s1/3rd rule by dividing the interval into 6
0

equal parts
5 1 2 CO 4
Using Simpson’s1/3rd rule, evaluate  e  x dx by taking 11 ordinates
0

6 8 1 rd CO 4
Evaluate  dx Using Simpson’s1/3 rule by taking 7 ordinates
log
2 10 x
7 1 1 th CO 4
Evaluate  dx Using Simpson’s 3/8 rule by considering 7 ordinates and
2
01  x

hence find approximate value of 

8 0.3
3 CO 4
Using Simpson’s 3/8th rule, evaluate  1  8 x dx by taking 7 ordinates.
0

9 1.4
x CO 4
Using Simpson’s 3/8th rule, compute  (sin x  loge x  e ) dx by dividing in to 6
0.2

equal parts.
10 5.2 CO 4
Evaluate  loge x dx by Simpson’s 3/8th rule considering 7 ordinates
4

11 2.8 x 2  1 th
CO 4
Evaluate  dx Using Simpson’s 3/8 rule by taking h=0.2
2
1 x 1

12 1 x CO 4
Use Simpson’s 3/8th rule to evaluate  dx by taking seven ordinates
2
x 1
0

13 CO 4
A curve is drawn to pass through the points given by the following table

x 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

y 2 2.4 2.7 2.8 3 2.6 2.1

Estimate the area bounded by the curve the X-axis and the lines x=1, x=4
14 4 1 CO 4
Using Simpson’s1/3rd rule and Simpson’s 3/8th rule , evaluate  e x dx by dividing
1

the interval in to 6 equal parts

15  CO 4
2 sin x th
Evaluate  dx by Simpson’s 3/8 rule considering 7 ordinates
0 sin x  cos x