QUESTION BANK

NUMERICAL METHODS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL

EQUATIONS

UNIT-I
Solution of Non- Linear Equations and System of Linear Equations
Short Answer Questions

1. Define root graphically.

2. Define algebraic and transcendental equations.
3. Write the procedure to find root of an equation f(x) =0 in bisection method.
4. Find a real root of equation x3-9x+1 = 0 by bisection method carry out computations up
to 3rd stage.
5. Find a positive root of the following equation by bisection method x3-3x-5 =0
6. Using bisection method, find the root of x3 – 4x + 9 = 0.
7. Write Regula- falsi formule.
8. Find a real root of xex = 2 using Regula falsi method.

9. Find a root of by using iteration method.

10. Find a real root of the equation 2x-logx = 7 by successive approximation method.
11. Find a real root of x3+x2-1 =0using iteration method 12
12. Write Newton Raphson formule.
13. Using Newton’s method Iterative formula find the value is?
14. Find the square root and reciprocal of 10 by using Newton Raphson method.
15. Solve by Guass- seidel method and

Long Answer Questions

1. By using the bisection method find an approximate root of the equation x3-x-4 = 0.
2. By using the bisection method find an approximate root of the equation , that
th
lies between x=1 and x=1.5 (measured in radians) carry out computations up to 7 stage.

3. Find a real root of the equation by Regula- falsi method correct to four
decimal places.
4. Using method of false position find a root of the equation .

5. Find a real root of the equation cos x=3 x−1 correct to three decimal places by
iteration method

6.Apply Newton – Raphson method to find an approximate root, correct to three decimal

places, of the equation which lies near

7. Solve by Jacobi’s iteration method the

 10x+2y+z = 9, x+10y-z = -22, -2x+3y+10z = 22

8.Solve by Jacobi’s method 5x-y+3z =10, 3x+6y =18, x+y+5z = -10 , (3,0,-2) as the
initial approximation to the solution.

9.Apply Guass- seidel iteration method to solve the equation of

10x+y+z = 12,2x+10y+z =13, 2x+2y+10z =14

10. Solve the following system of equations by using Gauss-Seidel method correct to three
decimal places. 8x-3y+2z = 20,4x+11y-z = 33, 6x+3y+12z = 35.

UNIT-II

Curve Fitting & Numerical Integration

Short Answer Questions

1. Evaluate using Trapezoidal rule taking h = 0.1.

2. Using trapezoidal rule, approximately calculate the value of with

i) Four intervals and ii) Eight intervals

3. Using Simpson’s 3/8th rule evaluate , by dividing the range into 6 equal parts.

4. Dividing the range in 10 equal parts, find the approximate value of sinx dx by

i. Trapezoidal rule

ii. simpson’s rule

5. Evaluate by simpsons 3 / 8th rule.

6. A rocket is launched from the ground. Its acceleration measured in every 5 seconds is tabulated
below. Find the velocity and the position of the rocket at t = 40 seconds using trapezoidal rule.

t 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

a( t) 40.0 42.25 48.50 51.25 54.35 59.48 61.5 64.3 68.7

7.A solid of revolution is formed by rotating about the x-axis, the area between the x-axis, the lines
x=0 and x=1 and a curve through the points with the following coordinates:

: 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00

1.0000 0.9896 0.9589 0.9089 0.8415
 :
Estimate the volume of the solid formed using Simpsons rule.

8. Evaluate by using (i) Trapezoidal rule, (ii) Simpson’s 1/3 rule, (iii) Simpsons 3/8 rule

9. Fit a straight line of the form y=a+bx for the following data.

x 1 2 3 4 5

y 14 27 40 55 68

10.Derive the normal equations to fit the parabola y=a+bx+cx 2

11.Find a curve of the form y = ae bx to the data:

x 0 1 2 3

y 1.05 2.10 3.85 8.30

12. Fit a straight line through the five points (1,3), (3,4), (4,6),(6,7) and (7,8) and

estimate the value of y at x =5.

13. Derive normal equations to fit the straight line y=a+bx.

14. Find the least squares approximation of the second degree for the discrete data

X -2 - 0 1 2
1
F(x 15 1 1 3 19
)

15. Fit a curve for the following data

X 2 3 4 5 6
Y 8.3 15.4 33.1 64.2 127.4

16. Fit a curve to the following data

X 0 1 2 3
y 1.05 2.10 3.85 8.30
. If is the best fit for 8 pairs of values(x,y) by the method of least squares and
17

then

18. Write the Normal equations for parabola,

19 Write the Normal equations for exponential curve.

20. Write the Normal equations for power curve.

Long Answer Questions

1. The velocity V (Km/min) of a moped which starts from rest 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
:
Using Simpson’s rule estimate the distance covered in 20 minutes.

2. Use Simpsons 1/3rd rule to find by taking six ordinates.

3. Find the value of by Trapezoidal rule, using the following data:

0.
: 0 1
5
0.
1 0.5
: 8

4.By the method of least squares fit a parabola of the form y=a +bx+cx 2 for the following data.

x 10 12 15 23 20

y 14 17 23 25 21

5.Fit a Second degree parabola to the following data

x 0 1 2 3 4

y 1 1.8 1.3 2.5 6.3

6.Fit the curve of the form y=a to the following data

x 2 4 6 8 10
 y 4.077 11.084 30.128 81.897 222.62

7.Find a and b so that y = abx best fits the following data:

x 2 3 4 5 6

y 144 172.8 207.4 248.8 298.5

b
8.Using method of least squares. Fit a relation of the form y=a x the following data

x 2 4 7 10 20 40 60 80

y 43 25 18 13 8 5 3 2

6
9.Evaluate ∫ 1+1 x dx by using i) Trapezoidal rule ii) Simpson’s1/3 rule iii)Simpson’s3/8
0

rule and compare the result with its actual value.

10.Evaluate using Simpson’s rule

i) Using 10 ordinates.

ii) taking 6 ordinates.

UNIT – III
Numerical Solution of Initial Value Problems in Ordinary Differential Equations

Short Answer Questions

1. Write the formula for Taylor’s method.

2. Write the formula for Picard’s method.
3. Write the formula for Eulers’s method.
4. Write the formula for R.K fourth order
5. Write the formula for R.K third order
6. Write the formula for Adam’s – Bashforth Predictor.
7. Write the formula for Milne’s Predictor – corrector method
8. Find by Taylor’s series method, the value of y at x=0.1 and x=0.2 to five places of decimals

from

9. Using Euler’s method find an approximate value of y corresponding to x=1, given that

10. Find y(0.1) using Picard’s method given that dy/dx = xy, y(0)=1..

11. Solve the following using R –K fourth method y = y–x, y(0) = 2, h=0.2. Find y(0.2)

12. .Use third order Runge-Kutta method to find y at x=0.1, given that

and h=0.1.

13. Given y = x2 – y, y(0) = 1, find correct to four decimal places the value of y(0.1), by using
Euler’s method.

dy x + y
14. Using Runga-Kutta method of second order, find y(2.5) from = , y(2) = 2,
dx x
taking h = 0.25

15. Solve the following using R –K third order method y = y–x, y(0) == 2, h=0.2. Find y(0.2).

dy xy
16. Given = and y(0) = 1,y(0.1) = 1.0025, y(0.2) = 1.0101, y(0.3) = 1.0228
dx 2
compute y(0.4) by Adam’s – Bashforth method.

17. Given y 1=x 2− y , y ( 0 )=1 and the starting values y(0.1) = 0.90516, y(0.2) = 0.82127,
y(0.3) = 0.74918, find y(0.4) using Adam’s – Moulton method.

18. Use Milne’s Predictor – corrector method to obtain the solution of the equation
y 1=x− y 2 at x = 0.8 given that y(0) = 0, y(0.2) = 0.02, y(0.4) = 0.0795, y(0.6) =
0.1762

19. Use Milne’s Predictor – corrector method to obtain the solution of the equation Find
the value of y at x = 0.4 if y 1=1+ x y 2 , y ( 0 )=1,y(0.1) =1.105,y(0.2) = 1.223,y(0.3) =
1.355

20. Using Modified Euler’s method, find an approximate value of y when x = 0.3 given
dy
that =x+ y∧ y ( 0 )=1.
dx

Long Answer Questions

1. Find y(0.2) and y(0.4) using Taylor’s series method given that and y(0) = 1.
2. Employ Taylors series method to obtain approximate value of y at x=0.2 and 0.4 for the

differential equation . Compare the numerical solution obtained

with the exact solution.
3. using picard’s process of successive approximation obtain a solution up to fifth
approximation of the equation y = x + y, such that y=1when x=0 check your answer by
finding the exact particular soluction.
4. Solve y = y –x2, y (0) = 1, by Picard’s method upto the third approximation. Hence, find the
value of y (0.1), y (0.2)
dy
5. Using Euler’s method, solve for x = 2 from =3 x2 +1 , y ( 1 )=2, taking step size
dx
h= 0.5
dy 2
6. Given that =3 x + y , y ( 0 )=4 , find y(0.25) and y(0.5) using Euler’s method.
dx
dy
7. Find the solution of =x− y , y ( 0 )=1 at x = 0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4 and 0.5. Using Modified
dx
Euler’s method
dy 2
8. Find y(0.1) and y(0.2) using Modified Euler’s formula given that =x − y , y ( 0 ) =1
dx

9. Use Runga Kutta fourth order method to evaluate y(.1) and y(.2), given that

.
10. Apply the fourth order R-K method, to find an approximate value of y when x = 1.2 in
steps of 0.1, given that y 1=x 2 + y 2 , y ( 1 )=1.5 .
dy x + y
11. Using R-K method of 4th order, compute y(2.5) for the equation = , y ( 2 )=2.
dx x
12. Given y 1=1+ y 2 , y ( 0 )=0 , find the initial values y(0.2), y(0.4) and y(0.6) using R –
K method and hence estimate y(0.8) by Adam’s – Bashforth – Moulton method.
dy
13. Find the solution of =x− y at x = 0.5 subject to condition y = 1 at x = 0 and h =
dx
0.1 using Adam’s – Bashforth – Moulton method. Use Euler’s method initially.
14. Use Milne’s method to find y(0.8) and y(1.0) from y 1=1+ y 2 , y ( 0 )=0. Find the initial
values y(0.2), y(0.4) and y(0.6) from the R – K method.
dy
15. Find the solution of =x− y at x = 0.5 subject to condition y = 1 at x = 0 and h =
dx
0.1 using Milne’s method. Use Euler’s method initially.

UNIT-IV

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Long Answer Questions

1) Find the general solution of y 2 zp + x 2 zq= y 2 x .

2) Solve ( x 2− yz ) p+ ( y 2−zx ) q=z 2−xy .
 3) Solve xp− yq= y 2−x 2
4) Solve y 2 z . p+ x2 z . q= y 2 x .
5) Solve p tan x +q tan y =tan z .
6) Solve ( y + z ) p+ ( z + x ) q= x+ y .
7) Solve ( x 2− y 2−z 2 ) p+2 xyq=2 xz ( x 2 + y 2+ z2 ) p−2 xy q=−2 xz
y−z z−x x−y
8) Solve p+ q= . xp− y q= y 2−x 2 .
yz zx xy
9) Solve ( x 2− y 2− yz ) p+ ( x 2− y 2 −zx ) q=z ( x− y ) .
10) Solve p+3 q=5 z+ tan ( y−3 x )
11) Solve x ( y 2+ z 2 ) p+ y ( z2 + x 2 ) q=z ( y 2−x 2 ) .
12) ( z 2−2 yz− y 2 ) p+ ( xy + zx ) q=xy −zx . Solve p x ( z−2 y 2 )= ( z −q y ) ( z− y 2−2 x 3)
2 z+ p + qy+2 y =0.( x − yz ) p+ ( y −zx ) q=z −xy
2 2 2 2 2
13) Solve
14) Find the integral surface of x ( y 2+ z ) p− y ( x 2 + z ) q=( x2− y 2) z which contains the
straight line x + y = 0, z = 1
dx dy dz
15) Solve = = o
cos ( x+ y ) sin ( x + y ) z
16) Solve by using Charpit’s method p x+ q y= pq
17) Solve by using Charpit’s method z 2= pqxy
18) Solve by using Charpit’s method z= p2 x+ q2 y
19) Find complete integral of p ( 1+q2 ) + ( b−z ) q=0

20) Find complete integral of 2 xz− p x2−2q xy + pq=0

UNIT-IV

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Short Answer Questions

1) Form the partial differential equation by eliminating ‘a’ and ‘b’ from
z=( x 2 +a 2) ( y 2 +b 2)
2) Form the partial differential equation by eliminating ‘a’ and ‘b’ from
2 2 2 2
z=( x−a ) + ( y−b ) =z cot ∝.
3) Form the partial differential equation by eliminating ‘a’ and ‘b’ from z=a x n +b y n .
4) Find the partial differential equation of all planes passing through the origin.
5) Form the partial differential equation by eliminating an arbitrary function from
z=xy + f ( x2 + y 2 ).
6) Eliminate the arbitrary function ‘f’ from the relation z=f ( sin x +cos y )
7) Find the partial differential equationby eliminating an arbitrary function from

(
∅ z 2−xy ,
x
z )
=0.

8) Eliminate the arbitrary function ‘f’ from the relation f ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 , x + y + z )=0.

9) Form the partial differential equation by eliminating an arbitrary function from
 z=f ( x + y ).
2 2

10) Solve x ( y −z ) p+ y ( z−x ) q=z ( x− y ) .

11) Solve z ( xp− yq )= y 2−x 2
12) Solve ( mz−ny ) p+ ( nx−lz ) q=ly−mx
13) Solve pxy + pq +qy= yz .
14) Solve z= p2 x+ q2 y
15) Define complete integral, particular integral and singular integral.

UNIT-V

APPLICATIONS OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Long Answer Questions

∂u ∂u −3 x
1) Solve =4 ,u ( 0 , y )=8 e by the method of separation of variables.
∂x ∂y
2
∂ z ∂z ∂z
2) Solve −2 + =0 by the method of separation of variables.
∂x
2
∂x ∂ y
∂u ∂u −3 x
3) Solve =2 +u , u ( x , 0 ) =6 e by the method of separation of variables.
∂x ∂t
4) Solve by the method of separation of variables2 x z x −3 y z y =0.
5) A uniform string is stretched and fastened between two points ‘l’ apart motion is
started by displacing the string in the form of a cure y=kx ( l−x ) and then released at
form this position at time t=0. Find the displacement of the string at the point at a
distance ‘x’from one end at time ‘t’.
6) A tightly stretched string with fixed ends at x=0 and x=l is initially in a position given

by y ( x , 0 ) =u0 sin
3
[ ]
ππx
l
. If it is released from rest this position, Find the

displacement ý’ at any distance ‘x’from one end and any time‘t’.

7) A tight string of length 50cm fastened at both ends is distributed from its position of
equilibrium by imparting to each of its points an initial velocity of magnitude kx for
0<x<50. Find the displacement function y(x ,t).
8) A uniform rod of length 50cm with insulated sides is initially at a uniform
temperature 1000C. Its ends are kept at 00C. Find the temperature distribution.
9) Solve the boundary value problem
2
utt =a uxx ; 0< x <l ; t >0 wit h u ( 0 , t )=0 ;u ( l , t ) =0∧u ( x , 0 )=0 ; ut ( x , 0 )=u 0 x (1−x ) .
∂u 2 ∂2 u
10) Solve the one dimensional heat flow equation =c given that u(0,t) = 0,
∂t ∂ x2
u(L,t) = 0, t>0 and u(x,0) = 3 sin ( πxL ) ,0< x < L
UNIT-V

APPLICATIONS OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Short Answer Questions

 2
∂u 2∂ u
1) Classify =α 2
∂t ∂x
2) Classify2 uxx +u xy −u yy +u x +3 u y =0.
3) Classify the partial differential equation
2 2
∂ u ( 2 ∂ u
+ 1− y ) 2 =0 , ∞< x <∞ ,−1< y<1
2
x 2
∂x ∂y
4) Classify the partial differential equation2 xy u xy + x u y + y u x =0
4 3
5) Classify the partial differential equationu xx − y u yy=2 y u y
6) Write one-dimensional wave equation.
7) Write any three assumptions of one-dimensional wave equation.
8) Write down the three possible solutions of one-dimensional wave equation.
9) What are the boundary conditions and initial conditions of one-dimensional Heat
equation.
10) Write one-dimensional Heat equation.
11) Write any three laws of one-dimensional Heat equation.
12) Write down the three possible solutions of one-dimensional Heat equation.
13) What are the boundary conditions and initial conditions of one-dimensional Heat
equation.
14) Classify the second order linear partial differential equation.
2 2
∂ y ∂u
15) Classify the partial differential equation 2
+ 2 =F ( x , y ).
∂x ∂ y