ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

Perundurai, Erode - 638 057

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

QUESTION BANK (MCQs)

Course Code 19BS402 Regulations 2019

Course Title NUMERICAL METHODS

Semester(s) & IV/CIVIL, EEE, EIE, CHEMICAL

AY 2020-21
Programme(s)

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Q. PART A ( 2 Mark) BT
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No. (Font-Bookman Old Style; Size-11;Alignment-Justified) Level

1. Find the square root of 26 using N-R Method CO1 AN

2. 1 AN
Find the value of by Newton’s methods CO1
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3. Compare to Order of convergence of false position method and Newton’s AN
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method which is better convergence justify your answer
4. Apply Regula Falsi Method to find the root of the equation x−cosx corrected AN
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to two decimal places
5. 3 AN
Using Newton’s method, find the root between 0 and 1 of x =6x – 4 CO1

6. AN
Evaluate using Newton Rapson’s method. CO1

7. x AN
Solve e −3 x=0 by method of iteration CO1

8. Can you use the Gauss seidel method to solve the system x - 4y +3z = 12, AN
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5x + 2 y – z = 6, 2x + 6y-3 z =5. If Yes or No Justify your answer
9. AN
Solve the following by Gauss Elimination method 2x+y=3; 7x-3y=4 CO1

10. AN
Solve the principle used in Gauss Jordan method 5x+4y = 15, 3x+7y = 12. CO1

11 Using divided difference formula find the missing values from the data AN
x : 1 2 4 5 6 CO2
f(x) : 14 15 5 - 9
12 Using Lagrange’s formula, find y value when x = 1 from the following data: CO2 AN
x: 0 -1 2 3
y: -8 3 1 12

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13 Use Lagrange’s formula to find the quadratic polynomial that takes these CO2 AN
values.
x : 0 1 3
y : 0 1 0
14 Find the divided difference table for the following data CO2 AN
x: 2 5 10
y: 5 29 109
15 Can you Apply Newton forward interpolation formula to evaluate y at x = 1 CO2 AN
for the following data Justify your answer

X: 0 2 3 7

Y: 443 384 397 47

16 Using Lagrange’s formula, find y value when x = 1 from the following data: CO2 AN
X: 0 -1 2
Y: -8 3 1
17 Using Lagrange’s formula, find the polynomial to the given data. CO2 AN
X: 0 2 3
Y: 2 7 10
18 CO2 AN
Construct the divided difference table for the data (0,1) ,(1,4),(3,40) and (4,76).
19 1 CO2 AN
Find the second divided differences with arguments l, m, n if f ( x )=
l
20 Find the divided difference of x 2+ 2 x +4 CO2 AN
for the arguments 1, 4, 8, 10

21 dy CO3 AN
Find at x = 1 from the following table
dx
x: 1 2 3 4
y: 1 8 27 64
22 π CO3 AN
2
Change the limits of
∫ sin x dx into (-1,1)
0

23. 2 CO3 AN
∫e
2
−x
Apply two point Gaussian quadrature formula to evaluate dx
0

24. Under what condition, Simpon’s 3/8 rule can be applied and state the CO3 AN
formula
25. 1 CO3 AN
1
Evaluate ∫ 2
dx using trapezoidal rule.
0 1+ x
26. Using Simpson’s rule find CO2 AN

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27. π CO3 AN
Evaluate ∫ sinx dx by trapezoidal rule by dividing ten equal parts.
0

28. t CO3 AN
dt
Evaluate I =∫ by Gaussian formula with two points
0 1+t
29. 1 CO3 AN
1
Apply Gaussian two point formula to Evaluate∫ dx
−1 1+ x 2
30.
1 CO3 AN
Evaluate using Gaussian two point quadrative formula ∫ e x dx
0

31. dy CO4 AN
Use Euler’s Method to find y(0.1) given =x+ y , y ( 0 )=1
dx

32. dy 2 CO4 AN
Find by Taylors series method m, the value of y at x=¿ 0.1 from =y +x
dx
,y(0)=1

33. dy CO4 AN
Solve =− y , y ( 0 ) =1 to find y(0.01) by using Euler’s method.
dx
34. dy CO4 AN
Using Modified Euler’s method , find y(0.1) if =x 2+ y 2 , y ( 0 )=1
dx
35. dy CO4 AN
Solve the differential equation =x+y+xy, y(0)=1 by Taylor series method
dx
to the value of y at x=h.

36. dy xy CO4 AN
Using Adam’s method find y(0.4) given that = , y(0)=1, y(0.1)=1.01,
dx 2
y(0.2)=1.022, y(0.3)=1.023

37. dy 2 CO4 AN
Given =x+ y , y ( 0 )=0 , the values of y(0.2)=0.02, y(0.4)=0.0795,
dx
y(0.6)=0.1762 are got by R-K method of 4th order. Find y(0.8) by Milne’s
method.

38. Using Euler’s method, find the solution of the initial value problem CO4 AN
dy
=log ( x+ y ) , y ( 0 )=2 at x =0.2 by assuming h= 0.2
dx

39. dy 2 CO4 AN
Find the value of y at x = 0.1 if =x y−1 , y ( 0 )=1 by Taylor series
dx
method
40. Find the value of y(1.1) using Runge-Kutta method of 4th order for the CO4 AN
dy 2
given equation = y + xy , y ( 1 )=1
dx

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41. Obtain the finite difference scheme for the differential equation 2 y ,, + y=5 CO5 AN

42. Write down Bender Schmidt difference scheme in general form & using CO5 AN
suitable value of λ , write the scheme in simplified form.

43. Solve x y ' ' + y=0 , y ( 1 )=1 , y ( 2 )=2 with h=0.5. CO5 AN

44. ∂u ∂2u CO5 AN

Express the simplest form of Crank-Nicolson’s scheme to solve =c 2
∂t ∂x
45. 2
In solving the wave equationutt =a uxx , how will you express the initial CO5 AN
condition ut ( x , 0 )=0 ? Indicate the final result also.

In the explicit formula for solving one dimensional wave equation if CO5 AN
46. 1
λ 2= ,what is simplest form to explicit scheme?
a2

47. Express Uxx + Uyy = f(x,y) in finite difference scheme CO5 AN

48. Give the finite difference scheme to solve Uxx + Uyy = 0 numerically or CO5 AN
Standard five point formula.

49. State whether the Crank–Nicolson’s scheme is an explicit or implicit CO5 AN

scheme. Justify.

50. Classify the following x u xx + y u yy =0∧f xx + 2 f xy + f yy =0 CO5 AN

Q. PART B ( 8 Marks)
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No. (Font-Bookman Old Style; Size-11; Alignment-Justified)

1. Find the approximate root of x log 10 x – 4.7723 =0 using Newton Raphson AN

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Method correct to three decimal places
2. AN
Find the root of the equation cosx−3 x+1=0 using N-R method CO1

3. Using False position method find the positive root if the equation AN
x 3−5 x+ 3=0 corrected to three decimal places CO1

4. Find the approximate root of the transcendental equation cosx −x 2=0 AN

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5. Using the crout’s method solve the following equation AN

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10 x + y + z = 12, 2 x +10 y + z =13, x + y +5 z = 7.

6. 3
, by Graffe’s root square method AN
x −6 x−4=0 CO1
Solve
7. 3 2
, by Graffe’s root square method AN
x −7 x + 14 x−8=0 CO1
Solve
8. Solve the system of equations by Gauss Elimination method x + 2y - 5z = - AN
9, 3x - y +2z = 5, 2x + 3y -z = 3 CO1

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9. Using the Gauss Jordan method solve the following equation 2 x - y + 3z = AN
8, - x +2 y + z =4, 3x + y -4 z = 0. . CO1

10. Solve the given system of equation by using Gauss -Seidel iteration AN
method(upto 4 iteration) x - 2y +5z = 12, 5x + 2 y – z = 6, 2x + 6y-3 z =5 CO1

11 Using newton’s forward interpolation formula, find the cubic polynomial

which takes the values:
X: 0 1 2 3 AN
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Y: 1 2 1 10

12 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
y 1 2 4 7 11 16 22 29
Find the polynomial of degree two for the data by Newton’s forward difference table AN
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13 Using Newton’s Backward formula, fin the polynomial of degree 3 passing AN

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through (3, 0), (4, 24), (5, 60), (6, 120)
14 Find the value of f(x) at x = 9 for the given table AN
x 2 5 8 11 CO2
f(x) 94.8 87.9 81.3 75.1
15 Find the value of y at x = 21 from the x = 28 from the following data:
AN
x 20 23 26 29 CO2
f(x) 0.3420 0.3907 0.4384 0.4848

16 Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to fit a polynomial to the given data AN

x and 321.0 322.8 324.2 CO2
f(-1)=-8,f(0)=3,f(2)=1 f(3)=2.Hence find the value of325.0
f(1).
17 Use Lagrange’s method to find log 10 656, given that log 10 654=2.8156, log 10 AN
f(x) 2.50651 2.50893 2.51081 2.5188 CO2
658=2.8182, log 10 659=2.8189 and log 10 0661=2.8202
18 Using Lagrange’s
formula find the value of log 10 323.5
AN
CO2

19 Find f(1) as a polynomial in x for the following data by Newton’s divided

difference formula
AN
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x: -4 -1 0 2 5

f(x): 1245 33 5 9 1335

20 Given the tables CO2 AN
x 5 7 11 13 17

y=f(x 150 39 1452 2366 5202

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Evaluate f(9) using Newton’s divided difference formula

21 Find f (3) and f(3) for one following data:

X 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 AN

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

22 Find f (0) and f(4) for one following data

X 0 1 2 3 4 AN
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f(x) 1 2.718 7.381 20.086 54.598

23 A curve passes through the points (0, 8), (1,)10, (3, -18) and (6, 90). Find AN
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the slop of the curve at x = 2.

24 A solid of revolution is formed by rotating about the X-axis, the area

between X-axis, x = 0, x = 1 and the curve through the points (0, 1), (0.25, AN
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0.9596), (0.5, 0.9589), (0.75, 0.9089) and (1, 0.8415). find the volume of
solid.
π
25
Dividing the range into 10 equal parts , find the value of ∫ sinx dx by AN
0 CO3
Trapezoidal rule

26 8
dx
Evaluate∫ by Simpson’s Rule .Also check up the result by actual AN
0 1+ x
2 CO3
integration.
27 The velocity v of a particle at distance S from a point on its path is given by
the table below
S in metre 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 AN
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v m/sec 47 58 64 65 61 52 38

Estimate the time taken to travel 60 meters by using Simpson’s rule.

28
A river is 40m wide. The depth d in metres at a distance x metres from one
bank is given by the table below. Find the cross section of the river by
Simpson’s rule AN
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x 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
y 0 3 6 8 7 6 4 3 0

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29
AN
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Evaluate by Gaussian two point formula.
30
AN
CO3
Evaluate three point Gaussian Quadrature formula.

31 Using Modified Euler’s method, find y(0.1) & y(0.2) for the given equation
dy 2 2 CO4 AN
=x + y , given that y ( 0 )=1
dx

32 Determine the value of y(0.4) using Milne’s method given y ' =xy + y 2, y(0)=1.
CO4 AN
Use Taylor’s series method to get the values of y(0.1), y(0.2) and y(0.3)

33 dy 2
Solve the initial value problem =x− y , y(0)=1 to find y(0.4) by Adam’s
dx
Bashforth predictor corrector method and for starting solutions, use the
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information below y(0.1)=0.9117, y(0.2)=0.8494. Compute y(0.3) using
Runge Kutta method of fourth order

34 Using Taylor series method, find y (1.1) and y (1.2) correct to four decimal
dy 1 /3 CO4 AN
places given =x y ∧ y ( 1 )=1
dx

35 dy
Given =x 3+ y , y ( 0 )=2 Compute y(0.2), y(0.4) by Runge – Kutta method
dx
of fourth order. CO4 AN

36
Consider the initial value problem Using modified CO4 AN
Euler’s method, find f(0.2).

37 Consider the second order initial value problem y ' ' −2 y ' +2 y=e 2 t sint with
y(0)= -0.4 and y(0) = -0.6 . i) Using Taylor series approximation method, CO4 AN
find y(0.1), ii) Using 4th order R – K method , find y(0.2).
2 2
38 dy y −x
Using Runge-Kutta method of fourth order, solve =
dx y 2+ x 2 CO4 AN
y(0) = 1 at x = 0.2

39 dy
Using Euler’s method find y(0.2) and y(0.4) , =x+ y , y ( 0 )=1 with h=0.2 CO4 AN
dx

40 dy 3 CO4 AN
Given =x + y , y ( 0 )=2 , the values of y(0.2)=2.073, y(0.4)=2.452,
dx
y(0.6)=3.023 are got by R-K method of 4th order.  Find y(0.8) by Adam’s

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 method.

41 Using Bender Schmidt’s method solve ut =u xx subject to the condition

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u(0,t)=0, u(x,0)=sin π x, 0<x<1 and h=0.2. Find the value of u upto t = 0.
42 Evaluate the pivotal values of the equation utt =16 uxx taking h=1 upto
t=1.25. The boundary conditions are CO5 AN
u ( 0 , t ) =u (5 , t )=ut ( x , 0 )∧u ( x ,0 )=x 2 (5−x )
43 By Iteration method solve the elliptic equation u xx +u yy =0 over the square
region of side 4, satisfying the boundary conditions
u ( 0 , y )=0 , 0 ≤ y ≤ 4 ,u ( 4 , y )=12+ y , 0≤ y ≤ 4 , u ( x , 0 ) =3 x , 0 ≤ x ≤ 4 , u ( x , 4 )=x 2 , 0≤ x ≤CO5
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. By dividing the square into 16 square meshes of side 1 and always
correcting the computed values to two places to decimals. Obtain the
values of u at 9 interior pivotal points
2
44 ∂u ∂ u ( ) x
Given that = , u 0 , t =0 ,u ( 4 , t ) =0∧u ( x 0 )= ¿)
∂ t ∂ x2 3 CO5 AN
Find uij: i=1,2,3,4 and j=1,2 by using Crank Nicholson method
45 Solve the boundary value problem y ' ' + x y ' + y =3 x2 +2 , y ( 0 )=0 , y (1 )=1 by
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finite difference method.
46 Solve the Poisson equation 2u = -10 (x2 +y2+10) over the square mesh with
sides x = 0, y = 0, x = 3, y = 3 and u = 0 on the boundary. Assume mesh CO5 AN
length h=1 units.
47 ∂u 1 ∂2 u
Solve by Crank-Nicholson’s implicit method = , 0< x <1 , t>0 given
∂ t 16 ∂ x 2 CO5 AN
that u ( x , 0 ) =100 sinπx , u ( 0 , t ) =u (1 , t )=0, compute u for one time step taking
h=1/4.
48 Solveu xx =2 ut when u ( 0 , t ) =0 ,u ( 4 , t )=0 and with initial condition
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u ( x , 0 ) =x (4−x) upto t=5 sec, assuming x=h=1.
49 Solve y } =x+ ¿ with the boundary conditions y(0)=y(1)=0 CO5 AN
50 Write down the finite difference analogue of the equation u xx +u yy =0 and
solve it for the region bounded by the square 0  x  4, 0  y  4 and the
boundary condition being given as u = 0 at x=0, u = 8+2y at x = 4; u = CO5 AN
x2/2 at y = 0, u = x2 at y = 4 with h = k = 1, use Gauss-Seidel method
to compute the values at the internal mesh points.

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