Indraprastha College for Women

Numerical Methods
Time : 9:30 am - 10:30 am Max mark : 25

Attempt all questions

1. Using Regula Falsi Method to find the approximate root f (x) = 1 − xe(1−x) . Give
five iterations upto three decimal places.
√
2. Using Newton-Raphson Method to solve f (x) = cos x − x. Give five iterations.
3. Given that f (−1) = −5, f (2) = 13, f (4) = 255, f (5) = 625, find the unique poly-
nomial of degree 3 or less, which fits the given data. Interpolate at x=3. Find the
bound on the error.
4. If f (x) = 1/x2 , find the divided difference f [x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ]. Also prove the following
relations : ∇ − ∆ = −∆∇.
5. Find the maximum value of the uniform mesh size h that can be used to tabulate
f (x) = xex on [a, b] = [1, 2], using cubic interpolation such that |Error| ≤ ϵ, where
ϵ = 5 × 10−5 .

Indraprastha College for Women

Numerical Methods
Time : 9:30 am - 10:30 am Max mark : 25

Attempt all questions

1. Using Regula Falsi Method to find the approximate root f (x) = 1 − xe(1−x) . Give
five iterations upto three decimal places.
√
2. Using Newton-Raphson Method to solve f (x) = cos x − x. Give five iterations.
3. Given that f (−1) = −5, f (2) = 13, f (4) = 255, f (5) = 625, find the unique poly-
nomial of degree 3 or less, which fits the given data. Interpolate at x=3. Find the
bound on the error.
4. If f (x) = 1/x2 , find the divided difference f [x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ]. Also prove the following
relations : ∇ − ∆ = −∆∇.
5. Find the maximum value of the uniform mesh size h that can be used to tabulate
f (x) = xex on [a, b] = [1, 2], using cubic interpolation such that |Error| ≤ ϵ, where
ϵ = 5 × 10−5 .