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Q1
Name: ……………………
Class: ……………………
Q1. Given the two points a, f a, b, f b , the linear Lagrange polynomial f1 x that passes
through these two points is given by
xb xa f b f a
f1 x f a f b f1 x f a b a
(A) a b a b (C) ba
xb xa
f1 x f a f b f1 x f a f b
x x
(B) ba ba (D) a b ba
Q2. The following data of the velocity of a body is given as a function of time.
Time (s) 0 15 18 22 24
Velocity (m/s) 22 24 37 25 123
If you were going to use quadratic interpolation to find the value
of the velocity at t 14.9 seconds, what three data points of time would you choose for
interpolation?
Q3. A new fuel for recreational boats being developed at the local university was tested at an
area pond by a team of engineers. Their interest is to document the environmental impact of
the fuel – how quickly does the slick spread? Table 1 shows the video camera record of the
radius of the wave generated by a drop of the fuel that fell into the pond. Using the data,
(a) Compute the rate at which the radius of the drop was changing at t 2 seconds.
(b) Estimate the rate at which the area of the contaminant was spreading across the pond at
t 2 seconds.
d x
Q4. A student finds the numerical value of (e ) 20.220 at x 3 using a step size of 0.2.
dx
Which of the following methods did the student use to conduct the differentiation?
dT
Q5. The heat transfer rate q over a surface is given by q kA
dy
Where:
Stu. Name: ……………………
Class: ……………………
J
k = thermal conductivity
smK
A = surface area m 2
T = temperature K
y = distance normal to the surface m
Given
J
k 0.025
smK
A 3m 2
4
Q6. The approximate value of (e 2 x 4 x 2 8) dx by combination of Simpson’s 1/3 rule (n=6
1
segments) and Simpson’s 3/8 rule (n=3 segments) most nearly is
Q7. In an attempt to understand the mechanism of the depolarization process in a fuel cell, an
electro-kinetic model for mixed oxygen-methanol current on platinum was developed in the
laboratory at FAMU. A very simplified model of the reaction developed suggests a functional
relation in an integral form. To find the time required for 50% of the oxygen to be consumed,
the time, T s is given by
6.73x 4.3025 10 7
0.6110 6
T dx
1.2210 6 2.316 10 11 x
Use three-point Gauss quadrature rule to find the time required for 50 % of the oxygen to be
consumed. Also, find the absolute relative true error.
c1 0.55556 c2 0.88889 c3 0.55556
x1 0.77460 x2 0.0000 x3 0.77460