Homework No.

13

Problem No. 1: Find an estimate of the root of the equation 2x - 3x4 = 0, using the following
methods: Perform computations to 3 decimal places.

1. Bisection method.
2. Regula-Falsi Method
3. Newton’s Method
4. Fixed Point Iteration

Problem No. 2: Given the system below, find an estimate of the solution using the indicated
method:
4x + 2 y + w = 6
1. Gaussian Elimination x + 6 y − 2z = 5
2. Gauss-Jordan Elimination
y − 4 z + 2w = 5
x − 2 z + 5w = 6

Problem No. 3 : Given the nonlinear system below, find an estimate of the solution through
Newton Raphson Method 2
4 x y + 3xy = 35
2

2 xy 2 + 6 x 3 y = 45

Problem No. 4: Fit a straight line y = a + bx to the set of data shown below. Compute for the
standard error of the estimate and the coefficient of correlation.

x 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11
y 5 14 20 25 30 35 40 44 50

Problem No. 5: Fit a 2nd degree polynomial y = a +b x + c x2 to the set of data shown
below. Compute for the standard error of the estimate and the coefficient of correlation.

x 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11
y 5 14 20 25 30 35 40 44 50

Problem No. 6: Find an equation of the form z = a +bx + cy to the set set of data shown
below.

x 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
y 2 3 4 2 4 5 2 1 3
z 14 17 21 17 21 24 17 10 17
Problem No. 7 : Fit an exponential function of the form y = aebx to the above set of data.
Compute for the standard error of the estimate and the coefficient of correlation.

x 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11
y 5 14 20 25 30 35 40 44 50

Problem No. 8: Find an equation of the form y= a + b(2x) + cx2 to the set of data shown
below. Use this equation to find an estimate of the value of y when x = 0

x 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11
y 5 14 20 25 30 35 40 44 50

Problem No. 9: Evaluate the integral of the function using the following methods: (5 decimal
places)

1. Newton Cotes Formula

2. Composite Numerical Integration

A. Trapezoidal Rule (order 10)

B. 1/3 Rule Order 10
C. 3/8 Rule Order 10

3 3x

0 x2 + 4
dx

Problem No. 10 In each of Problems 1 through 4, use Euler's method to find approximate values of the
solution of the given initial value problem at :

(a) With .

(b) With .

(c) With .

(d) With .

1.
2.
3.

4.