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MA 214 - Introduction To Numerical Analysis

1. This document is the instructions for a mid-semester examination for the course MA 214 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis given at IIT Bombay. It provides details about the exam such as the date, time, maximum marks, instructions, and 5 questions worth 6 marks each on topics related to numerical analysis. 2. Students are instructed to write their name, roll number, and page numbers clearly and provide a question-page index. Only scientific calculators are allowed and formulas used must be stated but not proved. The questions cover topics like Taylor's formula, interpolation, numerical differentiation, the composite trapezoidal rule, and quadrature formulas.

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MA 214 - Introduction To Numerical Analysis

1. This document is the instructions for a mid-semester examination for the course MA 214 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis given at IIT Bombay. It provides details about the exam such as the date, time, maximum marks, instructions, and 5 questions worth 6 marks each on topics related to numerical analysis. 2. Students are instructed to write their name, roll number, and page numbers clearly and provide a question-page index. Only scientific calculators are allowed and formulas used must be stated but not proved. The questions cover topics like Taylor's formula, interpolation, numerical differentiation, the composite trapezoidal rule, and quadrature formulas.

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MA 214 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis

Mid-Semester Examination (Spring 2008 - 2009)

Department of Mathematics, IIT Bombay


Max. Marks: 30

Time: 2:30 to 4:30 PM

Date: 20/02/2009

Instructions:
1. Write your Name and Roll Number clearly on your answer book as well as every supplement you may
use. A penalty of 2 marks will be imposed in case any one of these is not written.
2. Number the pages of your answer book and make a question-page index on the front page. A penalty
of 1 mark will be imposed in case the index is incomplete.
3. The answer to each question should start on a new page. If the answer for a question is split into two
parts and written in two dierent places, the rst part alone will be corrected.
4. Only scientic calculators are allowed. Any kind of programing device is not allowed.
5. Formulas used need not be proved but needs to be stated clearly.
6. The question paper contains 5 questions each carries 6 marks. Answer all the questions.

1. Let f (x) be a real-valued function dened on I = (a, b) and n times dierentiable in


(a, b). If x0 , x1 , , xn are n + 1 distinct points in (a, b), then show that there exists
(a, b) such that
f (n) ()
f [x0 , , xn ] =
.
n!

2. Determine the spacing h in a table of equally spaced values of the function f (x) = x
between 1 and 2, so that interpolation with a second-degree polynomial in this table
yields an accuracy of atleast 6 signicant digits.

3. For a twice dierentiable function f (x), derive a formula for approximating f (x) at
the nodes {x 2h, x h, x} with accuracy as much as possible.
In this formula, if the given function values {f (x 2h), f (x h), f (x)} involve an
error 105 , then nd an optimal step size h that minimizes the absolute error in
computing f (/4), when f (x) = sin x.

4. Write an algorithm for composite trapeziodal rule.


State the error formula for the composite trapezoidal rule and state the condition
under which this rule converges.

5. Determine the coecients a, b and c such that the quadrature formula



 

h
h
f (x)dx = h af (0) + bf
+ cf (h)
3
0
is exact for polynomials of as high degree as possible. Find the truncation error in this
rule.

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