Department of Mathematics
Course/Semester: M.Tech./I Branch: PLE
Subject: Numerical Methods in Engineering Subject Code: MATH 701
Topic: Finite difference operators, Interpolation Session: 2016-2017
Assignment-01
Q1. Prove that
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𝑓(𝑥) 𝜇𝑓(𝑥) 𝜇𝑔(𝑥) − 4 𝛿𝑓(𝑥) 𝛿𝑔(𝑥)
(𝑖𝑖𝑖) 𝜇 [ ]=
𝑔(𝑥) 1 1
𝑔 (𝑥 − ) 𝑔 (𝑥 + )
2 2
1 𝛿2
(𝑖) 𝜇𝛿 = (∆ + ∇), (𝑖𝑖) 1 + ( ) = √1 + 𝛿 2 𝜇2
2 2
7 4 4
(𝑖𝑖𝑖) ∇2 = ℎ2 𝐷2 − ℎ3 𝐷3 + ℎ 𝐷 − ⋯, (𝑖𝑣) ∇ − ∆= −∇∆
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ANS: 0.99996
Q5. The following are the mean temperature ( 0 𝐹) on three days, 30 days apart round the pds.
of summer and winter. Estimate the app. Dates and values of max. and min. temperature.
Day Summer Winter
Date Temp. Date Temp.
0 15 June 58.8 16 Dec. 40.7
30 15 July 63.4 15 Jan. 38.1
60 14 August 62.5 14 Feb. 39.3
ANS: 147.35514
Q7. Determine by Lagrange’s formula, the percentage number of criminals under 35 years:
Age % no. of criminals
Under 25 years 52
Under 30 years 67.3
Under 40 years 84.1
Under 50 years 94.4
ANS: 77.405
Q9. In the following table, values of 𝑦 are consecutive terms of a series of which 23.6 is the 6th
term. Find the first and tenth terms of the series.
𝑥 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
𝑦 4.8 8.4 14.5 23.6 36.2 52.8 73.9
Q10. Following are the marks obtained by 492 candidates in certain examination:
Marks range 0-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65
No. of 210 43 54 74 32 79
students
Find out
(a) No. of candidates, if they secure more than 48 but less than 50 marks.
(b) Less than 48 but not less than 45 marks.
ANS: 2.4786.
Q12. Following table gives the values of 𝑒 𝑥 for certain equidistance values of 𝑥. Find the value
of 𝑒 𝑥 when 𝑥 = 0.644 using Stirling’s method.
𝑥 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.64 0.65 0.66 0.67
𝑥
𝑦=𝑒 1.840431 1.858928 1.877610 1.896481 1.915541 1.934792 1.954237
ANS: 1.904082
Q13. The pressure 𝑝 of wind corresponding to velocity 𝑣 is given by the following data.
Estimate 𝑝 when 𝑣 = 25 using Bessel’s formula.
𝑣 10 20 30 40
𝑝 1.1 2 4.4 7.9
ANS: 3.0375