VENKATESAN, ARVIND, 1072

Problem 1
x
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2

f (x )
-1.3591
-1.1528
-1.0345
-0.9674
-0.9336
-0.9236
-0.9323
-0.9569
-0.9958
-1.0488
-1.1159
-1.1979
-1.296
-1.412
-1.5478
-1.7062

f (x )
0.2063
0.1183
0.0671
0.0338
0.01
-0.0087
-0.0245
-0.039
-0.0529
-0.0671
-0.082
-0.0981
-0.1159
-0.1359
-0.1584

f (x )
-0.08799
-0.05123
-0.0333
-0.02385
-0.01866
-0.01583
-0.01443
-0.01396
-0.01417
-0.01492
-0.01613
-0.0178
-0.01991
-0.02251
2

f (x )
0.03677
0.01793
0.00945
0.00519
0.00283
0.0014
0.00047
-0.00021
-0.00075
-0.00122
-0.00166
-0.00212
-0.0026
3

f (x )
-0.018837
-0.008476
-0.004267
-0.002359
-0.001423
-0.000937
-0.000676
-0.000538
-0.00047
-0.000446
-0.000453
-0.000483
4

f (x )
0.010361302
0.004209126
0.001907237
0.000936493
0.000486384
0.000260395
0.000138454
6.7816E-05
2.3556E-05
-6.795E-06
-2.9862E-05
5

f (x )
-0.00615218
-0.00230189
-0.00097074
-0.00045011
-0.00022599
-0.00012194
-7.0638E-05
-4.426E-05
-3.0351E-05
-2.3067E-05
6

f (x )
0.00385
0.00133
0.00052
0.00022
0.0001
5.1E-05
2.6E-05
1.4E-05
7.3E-06
7

f (x )
-0.0025191
-0.0008105
-0.0002965
-0.0001201
-5.274E-05
-2.493E-05
-1.247E-05
-6.625E-06
8

9 f (x )
0.00171
0.00051
0.00018
6.7E-05
2.8E-05
1.2E-05
5.8E-06

We know,
=

(0.5) =

2
2

3
3

|0.5

4
4

+ Where h = step size = 0.1

2 |0.5
2

3 |0.5
3

Substituting the values from the table in the above equation, we get
(0.5) = 2.71766

13
14
15
f (x ) 11 f (x )
12 f (x )
f (x )
f (x )
f (x )
-0.0011946 0.00086 -0.00062865 0.00047 -0.00035646 0.00027
-0.0003376 0.00023 -0.00015883 0.00011 -8.3286E-05
-0.0001091
7E-05 -4.5466E-05
3E-05
-3.951E-05 2.4E-05 -1.5391E-05
-1.536E-05 8.8E-06
-6.612E-06
10

Problem 2

(i)

f(x)

f(x)

5
2.25
-5
-2.75
4
1.75
-4
-2.25
3
1.25
-3
-1.75
2
0.75
-2
-1.24
1
0.26
-1
-0.73
0.5
0.059
-0.5
-0.44
0.25
0.004
-0.25
-0.24
0.01
3.72E-46
-0.01
-0.01
To check if there is any discontinuity in the function f(x), we need to evaluate the limit x->0 from both sides of
the point x=0.

The table above gives the values of f(x) for values of x on either side of x=0. If we notice carefully, as x reaches 0 from
the positive side, the denominator approaches infinity and hence f(x) approaches 0. The graph will be asymptotic with
the x-axis.
On the negative side, as x approaches 0, the denominator approaches 1 and hence f(x) approaches x itself.
Since the limits on both sides of x=0 are not equal, there is a discontinuity in f(x) at x= 0.

(ii)

Since the function is not continuous at x=0, f(x) is not differentiable at x=0.