Reg. No.

B.E. DEGREE MODEL EXAMINATION, APRIL 2013

DATE : 22.04.2013

Fourth Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(Common to Civil Engineering)
MA2264 NUMERICAL METHODS
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions
Part A - (10 x 2 = 20)

1. Write the iterative formula to find the reciprocal of a given number N by

Newton-Raphson method.
1 2
3 4

2. Find the dominant eigen value of A =

by power method.
3. Form the divided difference table for the following data
x
y

-1
-8

0
3

2
1

3
12

4. Using Lagranges interpolation, find the polynomial through (0,0) ,(1,1)

and (2,2).
dy

dx
5. Write Newtons forward difference formula to find the derivatives
d2y

2
dx
and
at
x = x0 .
1

f ( x)dx

6. State two point Gaussian quadrature formula to evaluate

.
7. Write down Adam-Bashforth predictor and corrector formulae.
8. What are the values of k1 and l1 to solve y+xy+y = 0; y(0) =1, y(0) =
0 by R-K method of 4th order.
9. Write down the diagonal five point formula to solve the equation
uxx+uyy= 0.
10. Write down the finite difference scheme for solving y+ x +y = 0, y(0)
=y(1) = 0.
PART- B (5 x16 = 80 MARKS)

11. (a) (i) Using Newtons method , find a real root of x log10 x = 1.2
correct to
four decimals .
(8)
(ii) Using Gauss Jordan method solve,
2x y + 3z = 8 , -x + 2y + z = 4 , 3x + y -4z = 0.
(8)
(OR)
(b) (i) Solve the following equations by Gauss Seidel method ,
4x +2y+z = 14, x+5y-z = 10 , x+y+8z = 20.
(8)

(ii) Find the numerically the largest eigenvalue of

power method

25 1 2
1 3 0

2 0 4

by

and the corresponding eigenvector ( correct to 3 decimals )

start with the initial
eigen vector ( 1, 0 , 0 )T .
(8)
12. (a) (i) Use Lagrange formula to calculate f(3) from the following table.
x
f(x)

0
1

1
14

2
15

4
5

5
6

6
19
(8)

(ii) Using Newtons divided difference formula find the value of f(8)
from the following
table.
x
f(x)

4
48

5
100

7
294

10
900

(OR)
(b) (i) Fit the cubic spline for the data:
x
y

1
-6

2
-1

3
16

11
1210

13
2028
(8)

Hence evaluate y ( 1.5).

(8)
(ii) From the following table, find the value of tan 45155 by
Newtons forward
interpolation formula.
x

45
1.0000
0

f(x)

46
1.0355
3

47
1.0723
7

48
1.1106
1

49
1.1503
7

50
1.1917
5
(8)

13 (a) (i) Find f(3) and f(3) for the following data:
x
f(x)

3.0
-14

3.2
-10.032

3.4
-5.296

3.6
-0.256

3.8
6.672

4.0
14
(8)

dx

4x 5
0

(ii) Evaluate
value of loge5

by Simpsons one-third rule and hence find the

(n=10).
(8)

(OR)
1

dt

1 t
0

(b) (i) Evaluate

formula.
(8)

I=
2 2

by using three point Gaussian quadrature

dxdy

x y
1 1

(ii) Evaluate
=0.25.
(8)

14.(a) (i) Solve numerically

up to x = 1.2 with
(8)
dy y 2 x 2

dx y 2 x 2

by using Simpsons 1/3 rule taking x = y

dy
x y
dx

, when y(1) = 0 using Taylors series

h = 0.1.
(ii) Using Runge-Kutta method of fourth order ,solve

, given y(0) = 1 at

x = 0.2. Take h = 0.2.

(8)
(OR)
dy
x2 y2
dx

(b) (i) Find the value of y when x = 0.1 and x = 0.2 given
,
with y=1,when
x=0 by modified Eulers method.
(8)
(ii) Using Milnes method find y(4.4) given that 5xy + y2 2 = 0
given that
y(4) = 1, y(4.1) = 1.0049, y(4.2) = 1.0097,y(4.3) = 1.0143.
(8)
15.(a) (i) Solve numerically 4uxx=utt with the boundary conditions u (0,t )
= 0 = u(4,t) and
the initial conditions ut(x,0) = 0 and u (x,0) = x(4-x) taking
h=1, k=1/2 (solve for one
period).
(8)
(ii) Solve xy+ y = 0 , y(1) =1,y(2)=2 with h=0.25 by finite
difference method.
(8)
(OR)
(b) (i) Solve the equation ut= uxx subject to the conditions u(x,0)=sin
x , 0 x 1,
u(0,t) = u(1,t)=0 using Crank Nicholson method, taking
h=1/3,k=1/36.
( Do one time step).
(8)

2 u 10( x 2 y 2 10)
(ii) Solve the Poisson equation
square with sides
length 1.

over the

x =0, y=0, x=3, y=3 with u=0 on the boundary and mesh
(8)