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QUESTION BANK
1 rd
1 1
1.Evaluate  dx by Simpson’s   rule by taking 7-equal strips and hence find log e 2
0 1 x  3
1
1 3
2.Evaluate  dx by Simpson’s  th rule divide the interval into 6 equal parts and hence find an
0
1 x 2
8
approximate value of π
0.3 rd
1
3.Evaluate  1  8 x 3 dx by Simpson’s   rule by taking 7 ordinates
0  3
1
1
4.Evaluate 0 1  x2 dx by Trapezoidal rule by taking 6 equal parts
NUMERICAL METHODS-2

Taylor’s Series Method

1. Employ Taylor’s series method to find an approximate solution to find y at x = 0.1 given
dy
 x  y 2 , y(0) = 1 by considering upto fourth degree term.
dx
2. Employ Taylor’s series method to obtain the value of y at x = 0.1 and 0.2 for the differential
dy
equation  2 y  3e x , y(0) = 0 considering upto fourth degree term.
dx
3. Using the Taylor’s series method, find the third order approximate solution at x = 0.4 of the problem
dy
 x 2 y  1, with y(0) = 0. Consider terms upto fourth degree.
dx
dy
4. Find y(0.1) correct to 6 decimal places by Taylor’s series method when  xy  1, y(0) = 1.0
dx
consider upto fourth degree term.
5. Find y at x = 1.02 correct to five decimal places given dy  xy  1 dx and y = 2 at x = 1 applying
Taylor’s series Method.
dy 1
6. Employ Taylor’s series method to find y(4.1) and y(4.2) given  2 , y(4) = 4
dx x  y
by considering upto third degree term.

Modified Euler’s Method

7. Determine the value of y when x = 0.1, given that y(0)= 1 and y   x 2  y 2 using Modified Euler’s
formula. Take h = 0.1.
dy
8. Use Modified Euler’s method to solve  y  e x , y(0) = 0 find y(0.2) taking h=0.2 .
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9. Solve the differential equation   xy 2 under the initial condition y(0) = 2, by using the
dx
modified Euler’s Method, at the points x = 0.1 take the step size h = 0.1.
 3 x  , y 0   1 taking h  0.1
dy y
10. Use Modified Euler’s method find y at x = 0.1 given
dx 2
perform three iterations.

Runge – Kutta method of fourth order

dy y 2  x 2
11. Employ Runge – Kutta method to solve  , y 0   1 find y at x = 0.2 by taking h=0.2.
dx y 2  x 2
1

 xy 3 , y1  1 .
dy
12. Using fourth order Runge – Kutta method compute y (1.1), h=0.1 given that
dx
 3e x  2 y , y 0   0 and
dy
13. Using fourth order Runge – Kutta method find y at x = 0.1 given that
dx
h = 0.1.
 3e x  2 y , y 0   0 find y at x = 0.1 by taking h=0.1.
dy
14. Employ Runge – Kutta method to solve
dx
Predictor and Corrector methods
dy y
15. Find y(1.4) by using Milne’s Predictor and Corrector method, given  x2 
dx 2
X 1 1.1 1.2 1.3
Y 2 2.2156 2.4649 2.7514

 xy  y 2 , y 0   1, y 0.1  1.1169 , y 0.2   1.2773, y 0.3  1.5049 , find y ( 0.4 ) using

dy
16. Given
dx
the Milne’s predictor – corrector method. Apply the corrector formula twice.
dy y
17. Apply Milne’s method to compute y ( 1.4 ) correct to four decimal places  x 2  and the
dx 2
following data: y1  2, y1.1  2.2156, y1.2  2.4649 y1.3  2.7514 .
18. The following table gives the solution of 5 xy   y 2  2  0 . Find the value of x = 4.5 using Milne’s
and Milne’s method predictor and corrector formulae. Use the corrector formula twice
x 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
y 1 1.0049 1.0097 1.0143 1.0187
LAPLACE TRANSFORMS

(𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡−𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑡)
1. Find the Laplace transform of 2𝑡 + + 𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡.
𝑡
2𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡
2. Find the Laplace transform of 𝑡𝑒 2𝑡 − 𝑡 .
3. Find the Laplace transform of 𝑡 5 𝑒 4𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ2𝑡
4. Find the Laplace transform of 𝑡𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝑡.
 E, 0t a/2
5. A periodic function of the period ‘a’ is defined by f (t )   Show that L[f(t)]
 E , a/2ta
𝐸 𝑎𝑠
= 𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ ( 4 )

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 2𝜋
6. A periodic function of the period is defined by
𝜔

𝐸𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜔𝑡, 0 < 𝑡 ≤ 𝜋/𝜔 𝐸𝜔

𝑓(𝑡) = { Show that L[f(t)] = 𝜋𝑠 .
0, 𝜋/𝜔 < 𝑡 ≤ 2𝜋/𝜔 −
(𝑠2 +𝜔2 )(1−𝑒 𝜔 )

7.A periodic function of the period ‘a’ is defined by

𝑡, 0<𝑡≤𝑎 1 𝑎𝑠
𝑓(𝑡) = { Show that L[f(t)] = 𝑠2 𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ ( 2 ).
2𝑎 − 𝑡, 𝑎 < 𝑡 ≤ 2𝑎

 E, 0t a/2
8. A periodic function of the period ‘a’ is defined by f (t )   Show that L[f(t)]
 E , a/2ta
𝐸 𝑎𝑠
= 𝑡𝑎𝑛ℎ ( ).
𝑠 4

9. Express the following functions in terms Unit step function and hence find its Laplace transform

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 0<𝑡≤𝜋
𝑓(𝑡) = { 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡 𝜋 < 𝑡 ≤ 2𝜋
𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑡 𝑡 > 2𝜋

10. Express the following functions in terms Unit step function and hence find its Laplace transform

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 0<𝑡≤𝜋
𝑓(𝑡) = { 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡 𝜋 < 𝑡 ≤ 2𝜋 .
𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡 𝑡 > 2𝜋

11. Express the following functions in terms Unit step function and hence find its Laplace transform
1 0<𝑡≤1
𝑓(𝑡) = { 𝑡 1 < 𝑡 ≤ 2.
2
𝑡 𝑡>2

12. Express the following functions in terms Unit step function and hence find its Laplace transform

𝑡2 0<𝑡≤2
𝑓(𝑡) = {4𝑡 2<𝑡≤4
8 𝑡>4

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