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Numerical Methods - MA 207
Problem Sheet 4

1. Express 2x3 3x2 + 3x 10 and its successive difference in factorial notation.

2. A second degree polynomial passes through (0, 1), (1, 3), (2, 7) and (3, 13). Find the polynomial.
3. Prove that [ x ]r [ x rh]n = [ x ]r+n .
4. Find the relation between , and in order that + x + x2 may be expressible in one term in the
factorial notation.
5. One entry in the following table is incorrect and y is a cubic polynomial in x. Use the difference table
to locate and correct the error.
x
y

0
25

1
21

2
18

3
18

2
45

3
49.2

4
27

5
45

6
76

7
123

6. Find the missing term in the table:

x
y

4
54.1

5
-

6
-67.4

7. Find the missing terms in the following data.

x
y

45
3

50
-

55
2

60
-

65
-2.4

8. Find the sum to n terms of the series.

(a) 2.3.4 + 3.4.5 + 4.5.6 +
(b)
(c)

1
1
1
3.4.5 + 4.5.6 + 5.6.7 +
13 + 23 + + n3 .

9. Prove Montmorts theorem that

y0 + y1 x + y2 x 2 + =

xy0
x 2 2 y0
y0
+
+
+ .
1 x (1 x )2
(1 x )3

Hence find the sum of the series

1.2 + 2.3x + 3.4x2 + .
10. Using Montmorts theorem find the sum of the series
(a) 1.3 + 3.5x + 5.7x2 + 7.9x3 + .
(b) 12 + 22 x + 32 x2 + 42 x3 + .
11. Match the following :
E
hD

+
2

log(1 )

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