University of the Philippines

Department of Chemical Engineering

ChE 26
MEX 5: Root Finding and Numerical Integration I
Instructions:
Create a folder inside the MATLAB directory and name it
che26 <section> <surname> mex5
All your script and function files should be saved in this folder.
Use a tolerance value of 1 106 .
1. Based on the work of Frank-Kamenetski in 1955, temperatures in the interior of a
material with embedded heat sources can be determined if we solve the equation:
r


1
Lcr
e(1/2)t cosh1 e(1/2)t =
2
Given that Lcr = 0.088, find t using Bisection method.
2. Two ladders crisscross an alley of width W . Each ladder reaches from the base of
one wall to some point on the opposite wall. The ladders cross at a height H above
the the pavement. Find W given that the length of the ladders are x1 = 20 f t and
x2 = 30 f t, and that H = 8 f t. Use Regula-Falsi method.

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3. Evaluate the following integral using Composite Trapezoidal Rule with N = 1000.
Z 48
1 + cos2 x dx
0

4. Find the root of the function, f (x)

Z x
1
2
et /2 dt 0.45
f (x) =
2
0
a. Use Bisection method and the Composite Simpsons 1/3 Rule. (N = 500)
b. Repeat (a) using the Composite Trapezoidal Rule in place of the Composite
Simpsons 1/3 Rule. (N = 500)

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