Numerical Integration
Each question contains 4 marks
1. Consider a numerical integration formula
1
f ( x ) dx = g ( ) + g ( − )
−1
Where, = ( 0.2 ) . Which of the following statement is correct?
1/4
a) The integration formula is exact for the polynomial of the form a + bx for all a, b R
b) The integration formula is exact for the polynomial of the form a + bx + cx 2 for all
a, b, c R
c) The integration formula is exact for the polynomial of the form a + bx + cx 2 + dx 3 for all
a, b, c, d R
d) The integration formula is exact for the polynomial of the form a + bx + cx 2 + dx 4 for all
a, b, c, d R
2. Using the following values of x and f ( x )
x 0 0.5 1.0 1.5
f ( x) 1 0 -5/4
3/2
The integral I = f ( x ) dx , evaluated by Trapezoidal rule, is 5/16. The value of is
0
a) 3/4 b) 3/2
c) 7/4 d) 19/24
3. The numerical value obtained by applying the two-point trapezoidal rule to the integral
1
ln (1 + x )
0
x
dx is
1 2 1 e
a) ln b) ln
2 e 2 2
1 1
c) ln ( 2e ) d) ln ( 2 )
2 2
4. If the quadrature rule
2
f ( x ) dx = c f ( 0 ) + 3 f ( c )
0
1 2
Where, c1 , c2 R is exact for all polynomial of degree 1 , then c1 + 3c2 is ………………
1
sin x
5. With the help of series expansion approximate I =
0
x
dx to four digits and calculate the
truncation error if I = 0.9460
