Introduction to Numerical methods 1BMATS201
Department of Engineering Mathematics
Module-I
Introduction to Numerical Methods
Assignment Questions
1. Explain the term ‘round off error’ and round off the following numbers to two decimal
places 48.21416, 2.3742, 52.275, 2.375, 2.385, 81.255
2. Round off the following numbers to four significant figures 38.46235, 0.70029,
0.0022218, 19.235101, 2.36425
3. Calculate the value of √102 − √101 correct to four significant figures.
4. Find the absolute errors in the sum of the number 105.6, 27.28, 5.63, 0.1467, 0.000523,
208.5, 0.0235, 0.432 and 0.0467 where each umber is correct to the digits given
5. Find the difference √6.37 − √6.36 to three significant figures
6. Evaluate the sum S = √3+√5+√7 to 4 significant digits and find its absolute and relative
errors.
7. Find a root of an equation f(x) = 𝑥 3 − 𝒙 − 𝟏 = 𝟎 using Bisection Methods.
8. Find a real root of the equation 𝑥 3 - 2x - 5 = 0
9. Find the positive root, between 0 and 1, of the equation 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥 to a tolerance of 0.05%.
10. Find a root, correct to three decimal places and lying between 0 and 0.5, of the equation
4 𝑒 𝑥 sin x - 1 = 0
11. Find a real root of the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 − 5 = 0
12. Given that the equation 𝑥 22 = 69 has a root between 5 and 8. Use the method of regula-falsi
to determine it.
13. Using Regula-Falsi method obtain the root of the equation 𝟑𝐱 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐱 + 𝟏
correct to four decimal places..
14. Using Newton-Raphson method find the real root of the equation 𝐱 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐱 + 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐱 =𝟎 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫
𝐱 = 𝛑 Carry out four iteration correct to four decimal places
15. Using Newton-Raphson method find the real root of the equation 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐱 = 𝐱 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫
𝐱 = 𝟒. 𝟓 correct to four decimal places.
16. Find a real root of the equation 𝐱𝟑 − 𝟐𝐱 − 𝟓 = 𝟎 using secant method.
17. using the secant method, find a real rot of the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 − 1 = 0
Introduction to Numerical methods 1BMATS201
Department of Engineering Mathematics
Module-I
Introduction to Numerical Methods
Tutorial Questions
1. Sum the following numbers:
0.1532, 15.45, 0.000354, 305.1, 8.12, 143.3, 0.0212, 0.643 and 0.1734, where in each of
which all the given digits are correct.
2. Round off the following numbers to four significant figures 38.46235, 0.70029,
0.0022218, 19.235101, 2.36425
3. Calculate the value of √102 − √101 correct to four significant figures.
4. Find a root of an equation f(x) = 𝑥 3 − 𝒙 − 𝟏 = 𝟎 using Bisection Methods.
5. Find a real root of the equation 𝑥 3 - 2x - 5 = 0
6. Find the positive root, between 0 and 1, of the equation 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥 to a tolerance of 0.05%.
7. Find a root, correct to three decimal places and lying between 0 and 0.5, of the equation
4 𝑒 𝑥 sin x - 1 = 0
8. Using Newton-Raphson method find the real root of the equation 𝒙 + 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝟏𝟎 𝒙 = 𝟑.
𝟑𝟕𝟓 by taking initial approximation as 2.9 correct to four decimal places.
9. Using Newton-Raphson method find the real root of the equation 𝒙𝒆𝒙 − 𝟐 = 𝟎
correct to four decimal places
10. Obtain the root of the equation 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐱 + 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐱 = 𝟎 which lies between 2 and 3 carry out 4
iteration using Regula-Falsi method
11. Find the real root of the equation 𝐱𝟑 − 𝟓𝐱 − 𝟕 = 𝟎 correct to four decimal places
using Regula-Falsi method
12. Find a real root of the equation 𝐱𝟑 − 𝟐𝐱 − 𝟓 = 𝟎 using secant method.
13. using the secant method, find a real rot of the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 − 1 = 0