Tutorial Sheet ( Numerical Analysis )

1. Compute One positive root of 𝑒 𝑥 − 3𝑥 = 0 Correct up to two decimal Places using Bisection
Method.

2. Use bisection method to find the positive square root of 30, correct to 4 decimal places.
3. Find the positive root of 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = 0 using Regula Falsi method correct to four decimal
places.
4. Find a real root of the equation 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 − 5 = 0 by the Regula-Falsi method correct to
three decimal places.

5. Find a positive value of correct to three decimal places by Newton Raphson

Method.
6. The Following data gives corresponding value of pressure and volume of super-heated steam .
P : 105 42.07 25.3 16.7 13
V : 2 4 6 8 10
Find the rate of change of volume with respect to pressure when P = 105.

7. Using Newton Raphson method find an iterative formula to find √𝑁 (where 𝑁 is a

positive number) and hence find √5.
8. From the following table of half- yearly premium for policies maturing at different ages, estimate
the premium for policies maturing at age of 46.
Age 45 50 55 60 65
Premiu 114.84 96.16 83.32 74.48 68.48
m (in
rupees)

9. Solve the following system of equations by Gauss Seidal method :

10x + 2y + z = 9
2x + 20y - 2z = - 44
-2x + 3y + 10z = 22

10. Using Gauss Seidel Method find a solution to the following system of linear equation,
taking the initial approximation as (0, 0, 0)
8𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 20
4𝑥 + 11𝑦 − 𝑧 = 33
6𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 12𝑧 = 35

11. Show that for the mean operator 𝜇 and the central difference operator 𝛿,
 𝛿2
1+ = √1 + 𝛿 2 𝜇 2 .
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12. Show that
(i)   E  1
(ii)
 
  
(iii)  

where  and  are forward difference and backward difference operators respectively.

13. Using Gauss’s forward interpolation formula, find the value of 𝑓(𝑥) at 𝑥 = 3.5 from the
following table
𝑥 2 3 4 5
𝑓(𝑥) 2.626 3.454 4.784 6.986

14. The population of a town is given as

Year 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991
Populatio 20 24 29 36 46 51
n in lakhs
Estimate the population increase during the period 1946 to 1976 using Newton’s Forward
and Backward Interpolation formula.

15.Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula of interpolation find 𝑦(9.5) from the given table

𝑥 7 8 9 10
𝑦 3 1 1 9

16.Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula, find the unique polynomial P(x) of degree 2 such
That P(1)=1, P(3)=27, P(4)=64.

17. (a)From the following table, find the values of and at :

x 1.96 1.98 2.00 2.02 2.04

y 0.78825 0.7739 0.7651 0.7563 0.7473

17. (b) Using Euler’s method, compute y(0.5) for differential equation
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 with y = 1 when x = 0.1 (in five steps).
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
18.Using Euler’s method, find 𝑦(0.2), 𝑦(0.1), given 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 , 𝑦(0) = 1.
𝑥 2 +6𝑥+1
19. Express the Function (𝑥 2 −1)(𝑥−4)(𝑥−6) as a sum of partial fractions.

20. Using Runge Kutta method find approximate value of 𝑦 at 𝑥 = 0.8, taking ℎ = 0.1, if

𝑑𝑦
= 𝑦 − 𝑥 2 , 𝑦(0.6) = 1.7379.
𝑑𝑥
dy
 x 2  y 2 , y (0)  1
10
21. Solve the equation dx to evaluate y (0.2) and y (0.4) by Runge
Kutta algorithm of forth order.

22. Using Newton’s Divided Difference formula, calculate the value of f (6) from the
following data:

x 1 2 7 8
f (x) 1 5 5 4

6
dx
 1 x 2
23.(a) Evaluate 0 using
(i) Simpson’s 1/3 rule
(ii) Simpson’s 3/8 rule
Hence, obtain the approximate value of π in each case.
24. (i) Find the function whose first difference is 𝑒 𝑥
1 1
(ii) If ∆3 𝑢𝑥 = 0 Prove that : 𝑢𝑥+1 = (𝑢𝑥 + 𝑢𝑥+1 ) − (∆2 𝑢𝑥 + ∆2 𝑢𝑥+1 )
2 2 16

25.Interpolate by means of Gauss’s Backward formula, the population of a town for the year
1974, given that

Year 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989

Population
12 15 20 27 39 52
(in thousand)
 26. Solve the following system of equations by Gauss Seidal iteration method
20x+y-2z = 17, 3x+20y-z = -18, 2x-3y+20z = 25.

27. Using Newton Divided Difference formula evaluate f(6), given

X 5 7 11 13 21

F(x) 150 392 1452 2366 9702

28.With usual notation show that , show that ,

𝑛
1 𝑛
𝑛! ℎ𝑛
∆ ( ) = (−1) .
𝑥 𝑥(𝑥 + ℎ) … … . . (𝑥 + 𝑛ℎ)

1 2
   2   1
29. Show that 2 4

30. Perform 8 iterations of the Bisection method to obtain a real root of the equation
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 = 0 correct to two decimal places.
31. Using Newton Raphson Method show that n  1th approximation of the p th root of
N 
1
p
, where N being a positive real number is given as

1 N 
  p  1 xn   .
p
xn1 
p  x 
p 1

 n 
o
32.Using Newton’s Forward Interpolation Formula find the value of sin 52 from the
following table
45 50 55 60
x
.7071 .7660 .8192 .8660
sin x

33. Show that the relation between mean operator  and the central difference operator  is
given as
2
  1 .
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34.The population of a town was given as follows. Estimate the population for the year 1995.
 Year: x 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population 46 66 81 93 101
: y in
thousand

35. A rod is rotating in a plane about one of its ends. If the following table gives the angle 
in radians through which the rod has turned for different values of time t in seconds, find the
angular velocity and angular acceleration of the rod at time t  0.7s
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
t
0.0 0.12 0.48 1.10 2.00 3.20

36. By means of Lagrange’s Interpolation formula prove that
1 1 1 1
𝑦0 =(𝑦1 + 𝑦−1 ) − { (𝑦3 − 𝑦1 ) − (𝑦−1 − 𝑦−3 )}
2 8 2 2
37. From the following table find the area bounded by the curve y  f (x) and the X axis from
x  7.47 to x  7.51
7.47 7.48 7.49 7.50 7.51 7.52
x
1.93 1.95 1.98 2.01 2.03 2.06
f (x )

1 1
38. Find the values of ∫0 𝑑𝑥 by taking 6 sub intervals with the help of
1+𝑥 2
(i) Trapezoidal rule.
(ii) Sympsons 1/3-rule.
(iii) Sympsons 3/8-rule
and calculate the approximate value of 𝜋 in each case.
39. Using Runge Kutta method find the approximate value of y for x  0.2 , taking h  0.1 ,
if

 y  x, y 0   2.
dy
dx
40. Using Euler’s Method, solve the following initial value problem

 1  y, y 0  0,
dy
dx
and tabulate the solution at x  0.1, x  0.2, 0.3.
 41. Using Gauss-Seidel method find a solution to the following system of linear equations,
taking the initial approximation as 0, 0, 0, 0
10 x1  2 x 2  x3  x 4  3
 2 x1  10 x 2  x3  x 4  15
 x1  x 2  10 x3  2 x 4  27
 x1  x 2  2 x3  10 x 4  9.

42. Using Newton’s Divided Difference Interpolation Formula find the value of 𝑓(2),
𝑓(8), 𝑓(15) from the following table
X 4 5 7 10 11 13
Y 48 100 294 900 1210 2028

43. Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find the value of y corresponding to x  10 from
the following table
5 6 9 11
x
12 13 14 16
y

44. A tank is discharging water through an orifice at a depth of x meter below the
surface of the water whose area is Am2 . The following are the values of x for the
corresponding values of A.

A 1.25 1.39 1.52 1.65 1.80 1.96 2.12 2.29 2.46 2.65 2.827
7 9 2 3 5 2 0
x 1.50 1.65 1.80 1.95 2.10 2.25 2.40 2.55 2.70 2.85 3.00
3.0
A
T  dx
x , calculate T the time in seconds for the level of the
Using the formula (0.018) 1.5

water to drop from 1.5 m to 3.0m above the orifice.

45. A rod is rotating in a plane about one of its ends. If the following table gives the angle in
radians through which the rod has turned for different values of time t seconds , find its
angular velocity at t =7 secs.
T 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
second
s
 Radian 0.0 0.12 0.48 0.10 2.0 3.20
s

46. Evaluate ∆𝑛 [𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏)]

47. Show that
1
(i) 𝜇𝛿 = 2 (∆ + 𝛻)
𝛿2
(ii) 1+( 2 ) = √1 + 𝛿 2 𝜇 2
48. Show that :
𝑥2 2 𝑥2
𝑒 𝑥 (𝑢0 + 𝑥∆𝑢0 + ∆ 𝑢0 + ⋯ ) = 𝑢0 + 𝑢1 𝑥 + 𝑢2 +⋯
2! 2!
49. Using Newton’s divided difference formula , prove that
(𝑥 + 1)𝑥 2 𝑥(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1) 3
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(0) + 𝑥∆𝑓(−1) + ∆ 𝑓(−1) + ∆ 𝑓(−2)
2! 3!
∆2 𝐸𝑒 𝑥
50. Prove that 𝑒 𝑥 = ( 𝐸 ) 𝑒 𝑥 . ∆2𝑒𝑥 in interval of differencing being h.

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