19MA2ICMAT

Module 5 - Elementary Numerical Methods

Q.NO Question

1. a) From the following table estimate the number of students who have obtained the marks in between 40 and
45 using Forward Interpolation formula
Marks 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of students 31 42 51 35 31

b) Using Forward interpolation and Backward interpolation formula find the value of f(1) and f(10).
x 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
f(x) 4.8 8.4 14.5 23.6 36.2 52.8 73.9

2. a) The first five terms of a sequence are 2 ,7 ,16 , 35 , 70. Find the general term of the sequence. What is the
tenth term?
b) Given the following table find the value of f(42) and f(85) using forward interpolation and backward
interpolation formula respectively
X 40 50 60 70 80 90
f(x) 184 204 226 250 276 304

3. a) The population of a town is given by the table

Years 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population in 19.96 39.65 58.81 77.21 94.58
thousands
Using appropriate Interpolation formula, Calculate the increase in the population from the year 1965 to 1995.
b) Find f(2.5) by using Newton’s backward interpolation formula. Given that
f(0) = 7.4720 , f(1) = 7.5854 , f(2) = 7.6922 , f(3) = 7.8119 , f(4) = 7.9252.
4. a) Construct interpolating polynomial for the data given below by using Newton-Divided difference formula.
X 2 4 5 6 8 10
f(x) 10 96 196 350 868 1746
b) Use Newton’s-divided difference formula to find f(9),given data
X 5 7 11 13 17
f(x) 150 392 1452 2366 5202

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5. a) If f(- 4) = 1245, f(-1) = 33, f(0) = 5, f(2) = 9 and f(5) = 1335 then find f(3) by using Newton’s-divided
Difference formula.

b) Using Newton’s divided difference formula find f(8) , f(15) from the following table.
x 4 5 7 10 11 13
f(x) 48 100 294 900 1210 2028

6. a) Using Newton’s divided difference formula find f(4) from the following table.
x 0 2 3 6
f(x) -4 2 14 158

b) If y(1) = 3 , y(3) = 9 , y(4) = 30 , y(6) = 132 find the interpolation polynomial using Lagrange’s
Interpolation formula

7. a) Using Lagrange’s formula, find the interpolating polynomial that approximate the function described by
the following table. Hence find f (3).
x 0 1 2 5
f(x) 2 3 12 147

b) Using Lagrange’s Interpolation formula, find the value of y when x=2 from the following data
x 1 3 4 6
y 4 40 85 259

8. a) The following are the measurement T made on a curve recorded by oscilograph representing a change of
current I due to a change in the conditions of an electric current.
T 1.2 2 2.5 3
I 1.36 0.58 0.34 0.20
Using Lagrange’s formula, find I at T = 1.6.

b) Using Lagrange’s formula find the interpolating polynomial and find ‘y’ when x = 4 from the data given
below
x 0 2 3 5
y 2 10 17 37

9. a) Using Newton - Raphson method, find a real root of x sinx+ cosx=0 nearer to x = π ,( Here x is in radians).
Correct to four decimal places
b) Using Newton - Raphson method, find a real root of the equation x 3−3 x−5=0. Correct to four decimal
places
10. a) Using Newton - Raphson method, find a real root of the equation x e x =2 correct to four decimal places.
b) Find the approximate value of the real root of the equation e x −4 x=0 by Newton - Raphson method.
Correct to four decimal places
11. a) Find the approximate value of the real root of the equation tanx=xby Newton - Raphson method by taking
x = 4.5. Correct to four decimal places

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 b) Find the real root of the equation x 3+ x2 +3 x +4=0 applying Newton – Raphson method. Correct to four
decimal places
12. a) Using Regula–Falsi method, find the root of the equationcosx =3 x−1 that lies between 0.5 & 1.0 ( Here x
is in radians) correct to four place of decimals
b) Using Regula–Falsi method, find the root of the equation x e x =cosx that lies between 0.4 &0.6, carry out
four iterations.
13. a) Using Regula–Falsi method, find the root of the equation tanx + tanhx = 0 lies between 2 and 3, carry out
four approximation.
b) Using Regula–Falsi method, find the root of the equation x log 10 x−1.2=0, correct to four place of decimal
14. a) Using Regula–Falsi method, find the root of the equation x 3−4 x−9=0. Correct to four decimal places
b) Find the approximate value of the real root of the equation x 3−3 x+ 4=0 using the method of Regula-Falsi.
(carryout three iterations)
15. 5
dx
a) Evaluate ∫ using Simpson’s 1/3rd rule. by using 10 equal parts. Hence find log e 5.
0 4 x+5
0.6

b) By using Simpson’s 1/3 rule , evaluate ∫ e

2
−x
rd
dx taking 7 ordinates
0
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a) By using Simpson’s 1/3rd rule , evaluate ∫ f (x )dx given

1

X 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) 13 50 70 80 100

b) The Velocity ‘v’ (km\min) of a moped which starts from rests, is given at fixed intervals of time ‘t’(min) as
follows:
T 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
V 10 18 25 29 32 20 11 5 2 0
Estimate approximately the distance covered in 20 minutes using Simpson’s 1/3rd rule.
17. a) Use Simpson’s 3/8th rule to compute the area bounded by the curve y = f(x), x-axis and extreme
ordinates from the following table .
X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(x) 0 2 2.5 2.3 2 1.7 1.5

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b) Evaluate ∫ log e xdx using Simpson’s 3/8th rule by taking 7 ordinates.

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18. π
2
a) Evaluate ∫ e sinx dx by Simpson’s 3/8th rule and Weddle’s rule by taking 7 ordinates
0
1
1
1. b) Evaluate ∫ dx dividing the interval into six equal parts by applying Simpson’s 3/8th rule and deduce
0 1+ x
an approximate value of log e 2.

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19. π
2
a) Evaluate ∫ √ cosθ dx using Weddle’s rule by taking six equal sub intervals.
0

b) Using Weddle’s rule, estimate the area bounded by the curve the x-axis and the line x=1 and x=4

X 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

f(x) 2 2.4 2.7 2.8 3 2.6 2.1
20. 1
x
a) Evaluate ∫ dx using Weddle’s rule. By using 6 equal parts. Hence findlog e 2.
0 1+ x 2
3
dx
2. b) Evaluate ∫ dividing the interval (0,3) into twelve equal parts by applying Weddle’s rule
0 (1+ x )2

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