EXAMPLES_PART_1

1. Use bisection to determine the drag coefficient needed do that an 80 kg bungee jumper
has a velocity of 36 m/s after 4 s of free fall. Note: The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s2.
Start with initial guesses of x1 = 0.1 and xu = 0.2 and iterate until the approximate relative
error falls below 2%.
2. Repeat Ex.1, but use the false-position method obtain your solution.
3. a) Determine the roots of f(x) = -12 – 21x + 18x2 – 2.75x3 graphically. In addition,
determine the first root of the function with b) bisection and c) false position. For b) and
c) initial guesses of x1 = -1 and xu = 0, and stopping criterion of 1%.
4. Determine the positive real root of ln(x2) = 0.7 a) graphically, b) using three iterations of
bisection method, with initial guesses of x1 = 0.5 and xu = 2, and c) using three iterations
of false position method, with the same initial guesses as in b).
5. Engineers we all use thermodynamics rules in our works extensively. Following
polynomial can be used to relate zero-pressure specific heat of dry air cp kJ/(kg K) to
temperature (K):

𝑐𝑝 = 0.99403 + 1.671 × 10−4 𝑇 + 9.7215 × 10−8 𝑇 2 − 9.5838 × 10−11 𝑇 3

+ 1.9520 × 10−14 𝑇 4

Develop a plot of cp versus a range of T = 0 to 1200 K, and then use bisection to determine
the temperature that corresponds to a specific heat of 1.1 kJ/(kg K).
6. Employ the fixed-point iteration to locate the root of
𝑓(𝑥) = sin(√𝑥) − 𝑥
Use an initial guess of x0 = 0.5 and iterate until εa ≤ 0.01%.
7. Determine the highest real root of f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6.1:
a) graphically, b) using the Newton Raphson method (three iterations, xi = 3.5), c)
using the secant method (three iterations, xi-1 = 2.5 and xi = 3.5), d) using the modified
secant method (three iterations, xi = 3.5, -δ = 0.01).
8. Use a) Newton Raphson method and b) modified secant method (δ = 0.05) to determine
a root of f(x) = x5 – 16.05x4 + 88.75x3 – 192.0375x2 + 116.35x + 31.6875 using an initial
guess of x = 0.5825 and εs = 0.01%. Explain your results.