Numerical Methods-II

1. Evalute y and z at x=0.1 from Picard second approximation to the solution of the

following system of equations given by y=1 and z=0.5 at x=0 initially.

𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑧
= 𝑧, 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 (𝑦 + 𝑧)(06 marks)-Jan 2016
𝑑𝑥

2. Given𝑦 ′′ − 𝑥𝑦 ′ − 𝑦 = 0 with initial conditions y(0)=1,y’(0)=0.Compute

y(0.2)and y’(0.2) by taking h=0.2 and using fourth order Runge-kutta method.

(07 marks)-Jan 2016

3. Applying Milne’s method compute y(0.8).Given that y satisfies the equation

𝑦" = 2𝑦𝑦′and y and y’ are governed by the following values

y(0)=0,y(0.2)=0.2027,y(0.4)=0.4228,y(0.6)=0.6841,y’(0)=1,y’(0.2)=1.041,

y’(0.4)=1.179,y’(0.6)=1.468(Apply corrector only once)(07 marks)-Jan 2016

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
4.Obtain the solution of the equation 2 = 𝑦𝑥 + by computing the value of
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

the dependent variable corresponding to the value 1.4 of the independent variable

by applying Milne’s method using the following the data;

x 1 1.1 1.2 1.3

y 2 2.2156 2.4649 2.7514
y’ 2 2.3178 2.6725 3.0657
(05 marks)-July 2017
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
5. ByRungeKutta method solve 𝑑𝑥 2 = 𝑥(𝑑𝑥 )2 − 𝑦 2 for x=0.2.Correct to four

decimal places using the initial conditons y=1 and y’=0 at x=0,h=0.2

(05 marks)-July 2017

6.Using R-k method , find the solution at x=0.1 of an equation

𝑦 ′′ − 𝑥 2 𝑦 ′ − 2𝑥𝑦 − 1 = 0with the conditions y(0)=1,y’(0)=0 and step size

h=0.1.(07 marks –July 2017)

7.Using the Picard’s method ,obtain 2nd order approximate solution of the problem
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑧
at x=0.2, 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑧, 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦 + 𝑧𝑥 ,y(0)=1 and z(0)=-1. (06 marks)-July 2017

8.Given that 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥𝑦 = 0,

y(0)=1,y(0.1)=1.0998,y(0.2)=1.1987,y(0.3)=1.2955,y’(0)=1,y’(0.1)=0.9946,

y’(0.2)=0.9773,y’(0.3)=0.946.Find y(0.4) Using Milne’s method.

(07 marks)-July 2017

𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑧
9.Solve = 1 + 𝑥𝑧 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = −𝑥𝑦 for x=0.3 by applying Runge-Kutta method
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

given y(0)=0 and z(0)=1.Take h=0.3 (07 marks)-July 2016

10.Using Milne’s method ,obtain an approximate solution at the point x=0.4 of the

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
problem𝑑𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 0 given that

y(0)=1,y(0.1)=1.03995,y(0.2)=1.138036,y(0.3)=1.29865,y’(0)=0.1,y’(0.1)=0.6955,

y’(0.2)=1.258,y’(0.3)=1.873

(07 marks)-July 2016

11.Solve by Runge-kutta fourth order method simultaneous equations by

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 𝑦 − 𝑡, 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑥 + 𝑡with x=1=y at t=0,obtain y(0.1) and x(0.1).
𝑑𝑡

(06 marks)-July 2015