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UNIT-V
NUMERICAL METHODS
TUTORIAL SHEETS – 1
Objective type Questions:
1. Construct the table of differences for the data below and evaluate Δ3 𝑓(1)
𝑥 0 1 2 3 4
𝑓(𝑥) 1 1.5 2.2 3.1 4.6
2. The value of Δ3 [(1 + 3𝑥)(1 − 5𝑥)(1 − 4𝑥)] taking interval of differencing ℎ = 1 is
______.
3. Construct the difference table of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 − 7 for 𝑥 =
−1,0,1,2,3,4 and hence find Δ𝑦0 , Δ𝑦3 , Δ2 𝑦1.
4. The (𝑛 + 1)𝑡ℎ order difference of the 𝑛𝑡ℎ degree polynomial is _____________.
Descriptive Questions:
1. Find a polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) which takes the values given by the following table
x 0 1 2 3 4
𝑓(𝑥) 10 21 6 43 66
2. The following data defines the sea-level concentration of dissolved oxygen for fresh water as
a function of temperature:
𝑇 𝑜 (𝐶) 0 8 16 24 32
𝑂(mg/L) 14.621 11.843 9.870 8.418 7.305
Using Newton-Gregory formula, calculate the amount of oxygen when temperature 10𝑜 𝐶
and 35𝑜 𝐶.
3. From the following data, estimate the number of students who obtained marks between 40
and 45 using Newton’s interpolation method
Marks: 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Number of Students: 31 42 51 35 31
4. Estimate the values of 𝑓(22) and 𝑓(42) from the following data
𝑥 20 25 30 35 40 45
𝑓(𝑥) 354 332 291 260 231 204
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Numerical Methods
TUTORIAL SHEETS – 2
Descriptive Questions:
1. Given that 𝑓(0) = 0, 𝑓(1) = 18, 𝑓(3) = 18, 𝑓(5) = −230, 𝑓(6) = 18 find 𝑓(𝑥)
as a polynomial in 𝑥 and hence find 𝑓(2).
2. The following table gives the viscosity of an oil as a function of temperature. Use
Lagrange’s formula to find viscosity of oil at a temperature of 140𝑜 .
Temp : 110 130 160 190
Viscosity: 10.8 8.1 5.5 4.8
3. Using Lagrange’s interpolation, find the polynomial of lowest degree which agrees
with the point (𝑥, 𝑦) given in the following table. Hence find 𝑦(2.5)
𝑥 3 2 1 -1 0
𝑦(𝑥) 8 26 32 -40 14
4. The following data was collected for the distance travelled versus time:
t(sec): 0 25 50 75 100 125
y(km): 0 32 59 78 92 100
Use numerical differentiation to calculate velocity and acceleration at 𝑡 = 25 and
𝑡 = 100.
5. A rod is rotating in a plane. The following table gives the angle 𝜃 (radians) through
which the rod has turned for various values of the time t second.
𝑡: 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
𝜃: 0 0.12 0.49 1.12 2.02 3.20 4.67
Calculate the angular velocity and the angular acceleration of the rod, when 𝑡 = 1.0
second.
6. Find 𝑓 ′ (1), 𝑓′′(1) and 𝑓′(3) from the following data:
𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6
𝑓(𝑥) 3.614 4.604 5.857 7.451 9.467 11.985
7. The following table gives the temperature 𝜃 (in degree Celsius) of a cooling body at
different instants of time 𝑡 (𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑐).
𝑡: 1 3 5 7 9
𝜃: 85.3 74.5 67 60.5 54.3
Calculate 𝜃 at 𝑡 = 2 and also find approximately the rate of cooling at 𝑡 = 9 sec.
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TUTORIAL SHEETS – 3
Objective type Questions:
1. While applying Simpson’s three-eight rule, the number of sub intervals should be
taken as ________.
2. 𝑓(𝑥) is given by
𝑥 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
𝑓(𝑥) 0 0.25 1 2.25 4
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Then the value of ∫0 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 by Simpson’s three-eight rule.
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3. Find ∫0 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 if 𝑓(0) = 1, 𝑓(0.1) = 0.99, 𝑓(0.2) = 0.9608 and 𝑓(0.3) =
0.9139
by Simpson’s three-eight rule.
Descriptive Questions:
𝜋
1. Evaluate ∫02 √cos (𝑥) 𝑑𝑥by dividing the interval into six equal parts using Simpson’s
one-three rule, Simpson’s three-eight rule and Weddle’s rule.
𝜋
2. Find an approximate value of ∫0 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑑𝜃, by considering seven ordinates of the
interval (0, 𝜋) using Simpson’s one-three rule, Simpson’s three-eight rule and
Weddle’s rule.
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3. Find ∫2 y 𝑑𝑥 by (i) the Simpson’s one-three rule (ii) Simpson’s three-eight rule (iii)
Weddle’s rule if 𝑥 and 𝑦 are as given below
𝑥 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
𝑦 1.3863 1.4351 1.4816 1.5260 1.5686 1.6094 1.6486
4. A river is 80feet wide. The depth 𝑑 in feet at a distance 𝑥 feet from one bank is
given by:
𝑥 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
𝑑 0 4 7 9 12 15 14 8 3
Find approximately the area of across section of the river.
5. A curve is drawn to pass through the points given by the following table:
𝑥 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
𝑦 2 2.4 2.7 2.8 3 2.6 2.1
Using Simpson’s one-three rule, Simpson’s three-eight rule and Weddle’s rule,
estimate the area bounded by the curve, the axis and the lines 𝑥 = 1, 𝑥 = 4.
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