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Numerical Method Practice

This document provides 7 numerical problems involving finding roots of equations using graphical and iterative methods: 1. Find the root of a quadratic equation graphically and using intervals. 2. Show the solution of an equation lies between intervals and write it in iterative form. 3. Graph functions and use intervals to find a root of a quadratic equation. 4. Find the exact root of an equation and explain why iteration is not needed for a given interval. 5. Write an equation in iterative form and use the iteration to find the root. 6. Write a trigonometric equation in iterative form and use it to find the root. 7. Graph functions to show a single root

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Numerical Method Practice

This document provides 7 numerical problems involving finding roots of equations using graphical and iterative methods: 1. Find the root of a quadratic equation graphically and using intervals. 2. Show the solution of an equation lies between intervals and write it in iterative form. 3. Graph functions and use intervals to find a root of a quadratic equation. 4. Find the exact root of an equation and explain why iteration is not needed for a given interval. 5. Write an equation in iterative form and use the iteration to find the root. 6. Write a trigonometric equation in iterative form and use it to find the root. 7. Graph functions to show a single root

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NUMERICAL METHOD

4
1a) Using the same axes, sketch the graph y = −2 x 2 − 3 and y = −
x
b) Explain how your diagram shows that the function f (x ) = 2 x 2 − + 3 has only one root
4
x
c) Show that the root lies in the interval 0.8, 0.9
d) By choosing suitable interval, show that the root  = 0.8796, correct to 4 decimal places

2. Given that f ( x ) = x 2 + e x − 3
a) Show that the solution of f (x ) = 0 lies between x = −2 and x = −1 .

( )
1
b) Show that the equation of f (x ) = 0 can be written in the form x = − 3 − e x 2 .

( )
1
c) Use the iterative formula xn+1 = − 3 − e xn 2 , x0 = −1.8 to find an approximation to the
solution of f (x ) = 0 , giving your answer to 3 decimal places.

3. a) Using the same axes, sketch the graph 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 and 𝑦 = 0.5𝑥 .


b) State the number of roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 0.5𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 0.
c) Show that one of the roots lies in the interval [0.47, 0.48].
d) By choosing suitable interval, show that the root  = 0.4718, correct to 4 decimal places.

1
4 . 𝑓(𝑥) = 4−𝑥 + 3
a) Calculate f (3.9) and f (4.1).
b) Explain why the equation f(x) = 0 does not have a root in the interval 3.9 < 𝑥 < 4.1.

The equation f(x) = 0 has a single root, 𝛼.

c) Use algebra to find the exact value of 𝛼.

5. Given an equation 𝑒 3𝑥 = 𝑥 + 20.


a) Show that the above equation has a root, 𝛼, in the interval 1 < x < 2.
𝑎
b) Show that the equation 𝑒 3𝑥 = 𝑥 + 20 can be written in the form 𝑥 = 𝑏 ln (𝑥 + 𝑐), where a,
b, and c are constants to be found.
𝑎
c) Use the iteration formula 𝑥𝑛+1 = 𝑏 ln(𝑥𝑛 + 𝑐) with starting 𝑥0 = 2, to find the value of 𝛼,
correct to 4 decimal places.
6. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 sin(𝑥 2 ) + 𝑥 − 3, where x is in radians
1
𝑎−𝑥 2
a) Show that the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 can be written as 𝑥 = (arcsin ( )) , where a and b are
𝑏
constants to be found.
1
𝑎−𝑥𝑛 2
b) Use the iteration formula 𝑥𝑛+1 = (arcsin ( )) with starting 𝑥0 = 1.1, to find
𝑏
a root of f(x) = 0, correct to 2 decimal places

7. A) Sketch, on the same set of axes, the graphs of

𝑦 = 2 − 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = √𝑥

Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑥 + √𝑥 − 2, 𝑥 ≥ 0


B) Explain how your graphs show that the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 has only one solution
C) Show that the solution of 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 lies between 𝑥 = 3 and 𝑥 = 4

The iterative formula 𝑥𝑛+1 = (2 − 𝑒 −𝑥𝑛 )2 is used to solve the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 0

D) By taking 𝑥0 = 4, write down the values of 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥4

E) Find an approximation to the solution of 𝑓(𝑥) = 0, giving your answer to 3 decimal


places

8. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 − 6

A) Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 has a root,𝛼, between 𝑥 = 1.4 and 𝑥 = 1.5


B) Show that the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 can be written as

2 2
𝑥 = √( + ) , 𝑥≠0
𝑥 3

C) Starting with 𝑥0 = 1.43, use the iteration


2 2
𝑥𝑛+1 = √( + )
𝑥𝑛 3

To calculate the values of 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥3 , giving your answer to 4 decimal places

D) By choosing a suitable interval, show that 𝛼 = 1.435 is correct to 3 decimal places

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