Question Bank-NMPS
Module-1: Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations
A) Short questions (Marks-2)
1) In the bisection method, if the function values at the endpoints of the interval are f(a)
and f(b), what must be true about these values for the method to work?
2) How does the bisection method ensure that the root is within the new interval [a, c] or
[c, b] after each iteration?
3) Given a function f(x) and its derivative f′(x), how is the next approximation 𝑿𝒏+𝟏
computed from the current approximation 𝒙𝒏 in the Newton-Raphson method?
4) What role does the choice of initial guess play in the Newton-Raphson method, and
how can poor choices affect the results?
5) Describe the difference between forward and backward difference. How are these
differences computed for a function f(x) with step size h?
6) Given a table of function values 𝒇(𝒙𝟎 ), 𝒇(𝒙𝟏 ), 𝒇(𝒙𝟐 ) … , 𝒇(𝒙𝒏 ) how do you construct the
forward difference table?
7) What is Newton's backward difference formula and how is it different from the forward
difference formula?
8) What is relation between backward and forward difference operators?
9) How is the Lagrange interpolation polynomial P(x) expressed in terms of the given data
points (𝒙𝒊 , 𝒚𝒊 )?
𝟏
10) Prove that 𝝁𝟐 ≡ 𝟏 + 𝟒 𝜹𝟐
B) Long questions (Marks-8)
1) Use bisection method to solve √𝒙 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 = 𝟎 in [𝟎, 𝟏], Correct up to 2
decimal digits.
2) Use bisection method to 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟕𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟒𝒙 − 𝟔 = 𝟎 in [𝟎, 𝟏], Correct up to 2
decimal places.
3) Solve by Newton-Raphson method 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙𝟐 – 𝟓 = 𝟎, up to 4 decimal places.
4) Solve by Newton-Raphson method 𝒆𝒙 = 𝟒𝒙, up to 3 decimal places.
5) Using Newton’s forward difference formula find the sum 𝑺𝒏 = 𝟏𝟑 + 𝟐𝟑 + 𝟑𝟑 +
⋯ + 𝒏𝟑
6) Find the missing terms of the following table;
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 0 ? 8 15 ? 35
7) From the following table, estimate the number of students who obtained marks
between 40 and 45.
Marks 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Number of 31 42 51 35 31
students
8) Find the distance moved by a particle and its acceleration at the end of 4 seconds,
if the time velocity data is as follows:
T 0 1 3 4
v 21 15 12 10
9) A curve passes through the points (0, 18), (1, 10), (3, –18) and (6, 90).
Find the slope of the curve at 𝒙𝟐 .
10) The table gives the distance in nautical miles of the visible horizon for
the given heights in feet above the earth’s surface:
x = height: 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
y = distance: 10.63 13.03 15.04 16.81 18.42 19.90 21.27
Find the values of y when (i ) x = 160 ft. (ii) x = 410.
Module-2: NUMERICAL DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION (10 Hours)
A) Short questions (Marks-2)
1) Describe the Trapezoidal Rule for numerical integration.
2) What are the limitations of the Trapezoidal Rule for numerical
integration?
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B) Long questions (Marks-8)
1) 1. Find 𝒚′ (𝟎), 𝒚(𝟎) from the following table:
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 4 8 15 7 6 2
𝟏 𝒙𝟐
2) Evaluate the integral∫𝟎 𝟏+𝒙𝟑 𝒅𝒙
using
Simpson’s 1/3rd rule. Compare the error with the
exact value.
3) Find the first and second of f(x) at 𝒙 = 𝟏. 𝟓 if
X 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
f(x) 3.375 7.000 13.625 24.000 38.875 59.000
4) Evaluate the integral by Simpson’s 3/8th Rule:
𝝅
𝟗 𝟏
a)∫𝟎 𝟏+𝒙𝟑 𝒅𝒙 b)∫𝟎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙𝒅𝒙
𝟐
5) Evaluate the integral using Trapezoidal Rule:
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
a) ∫𝟎 𝒅𝒙 b) ∫𝟎
𝒙𝟑
𝒅𝒙
𝟏+𝒙
6) Given that:
x 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
y 7.989 8.403 8.781 9.129 9.451 9.750 10.031
𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝟐 𝒚
Find a) at 1.1 b) at 1.6
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙𝟐
𝟏.𝟒
7) Compute the integral of ∫𝟎.𝟐 (𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 − 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒙 + 𝒆𝒙 )𝒅𝒙
using Simson’s 3/8-th rule.
8) The following table gives the velocity v of a particle at
time t:
t(sec.) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
V(m/sec.) 4 6 16 34 60 94 136
Find the distance moved by the particle in twelve
seconds and also the acceleration at 𝒕 = 𝟐 sec.
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