Code No: 07A1BS09 Set No.

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I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008
NUMERICAL METHODS
(Aeronautical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Find the real root of the equation x3 -x-1=0 using bisection method.
(b) Find the root of the equation xex -cosx=0 correct to three decimal places by
regula falsi method . [6+10]

2. (a) If y=(3x+1)(3x+4)....(3x+22), prove that ∆4 y =136080(3x+13)(3x+16)(3x+19)

(3x +22).
(b) Prove that:
i. ∇ = 1 − (1 − ∇)−1 .
ii. (1 + ∆)(1 − ∇) = 1. [8+4+4]

3. (a) Fit a straight line y=a+bx to the following data. Also estimate the value of
y at x=70.

x 71 68 73 69 67 65 66 64
y 69 72 70 70 68 67 68 64
(b) Obtain the least square polynomial approximation of degree one and two for
1
f(x) =x 2 on [0,1] [8+8]
∞
ci Bik (x) uniquely determined by a finite set
P
4. (a) Is a spline of the form S(x)=
i=−∞
of interpolation conditions S(ti ) = yi (0 ≤ i ≤ n)?Why or why not?
R∞ xt
(b) Find the Fourier transform of e−|x| and hence evaluate cos 1+t2
dt. [8+8]
0

5. (a) Fit the Cubic spline for

x 0 1 2
y 1 2 5

Hence find f(0.75) and f(1.75).

Rπ
(b) Dividing the range into 10 equal parts, find the approximate value of sin x dx
0
by
i. Trapezoidal rule
ii. Simpson’s 1/3 rule. [8+8]

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6. (a) If a, b, c are the distinct non-zero numbers, Show rhat the homogeneous
system
    
a b c x 0
 a2 b2 c2   y  =  0  has no non trival solution.
a3 b 3 c 3 z 0
(b) Using Gauss-Jordan method solve.
2x-3y+z=-1
x+4y+5z=25
3x-4y+z=2. [8+8]
dy
7. (a) Find y(0.4) using Adam’s method if y(x) is the solution of dx = xy + y 2 given
y(0)=1. Use RK fourth order to find y(0.1), y(0.2), y(0.3).
(b) By using Euler’s method compute y′ = 2xy with y(0) = 1. [8+8]

8. (a) Solve the Laplace’s equation uxx + uyy = 0 for square mesh given u=0 on the
4 boundaries dividing the square into 16 sub-squares of length 1 unit.
(b) Solve ∇2 u = 0 (the two dimensional heat conduction equation in steady-state)
at the interior lattice points, given boundary values as follows. As shown in
Figure 8b. [8+8]

Figure 8b

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Code No: 07A1BS09 Set No. 2
I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008
NUMERICAL METHODS
(Aeronautical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Find the root of the equation ex =cotx correct to three decimal places by

(a) Bisection method.

(b) Method of false position. [8+8]

2. Given the following values in the table,

x 150 152 154 156
√
y= x 12.247 12.329 12.410 12.490

Evaluate
√
(a) 155 and
√
(b) 151, using Lagrange’s interpolation formula. [16]

3. (a) Fit a parabola to the data:

x 0.5 1 2 4 8 12
y 160 120 94 75 62 56
(b) Fit a straight line to the data below:

x 19 25 30 36 40 45 50
[8+8]
y 76 77 79 80 82 83 85

4. Show that the class of all spline functions of degree m have knots x0 , x1 , ..., xn
includes the class of polynomials of degree m. [16]
R5 dx
5. (a) Evaluate 4x+5
by Simpson’s one- third rule and hence find the value of
0
.loge 5 (n = 10).
R1 dx
(b) Compute 1+x 2 by using Trapezoidal rule, taking h=0.5 and h=0.25. Com-
0
pare with exact integration. [8+8]

6. (a) If a, b, c are the distinct non-zero numbers, Show rhat the homogeneous
system
    
a b c x 0
 a2 b2 c2   y  =  0  has no non trival solution.
a3 b 3 c 3 z 0

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(b) Using Gauss-Jordan method solve.
2x-3y+z=-1
x+4y+5z=25
3x-4y+z=2. [8+8]
dy
7. (a) Solve dx = y − 2x
y
, y(0) = 1, y(0.1) = 1.0954, y(0.2) = 1.1832, y (0.3) = 1.2649,
find y (0.4) by Milne’s method.
(b) Given 10y′ = x2 +y2 , given y(0)=1 for x = 0.1(0.1) 0.3 using R.K. method of
fourth order. [8+8]

8. (a) Solve: ∇2 u = 0 for the square mesh. As shown in Figure 8a.

Figure 8a
(b) Derive standard five point formula to solve Laplace equation, stating the as-
sumptions you make. [8+8]

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Code No: 07A1BS09 Set No. 3
I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008
NUMERICAL METHODS
(Aeronautical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Solve the equation x2 − logex = 1.2, correct to three decimal places by

(a) Bisection method.

(b) Method of false position. [8+8]

2. (a) Find the cubic polynomial which takes the following values y(0)=1, y(1)=0,
y(2)=1 and y(3)=10. Also obtain y(4).
(b) If the interval of differencing is unity prove that y3 = y2 + ∆y1 + ∆2 y0 + ∆3 y0 .
[8+8]

3. (a) Find the equation of a parabola of form y=ax2 +b for the data using method
of least squares:

x -1 0 1
y 3.1 0.9 2.9
(b) The distance from a point (x0 , y0 ) to a line ax+by=c is (ax0 +by0 −c)((a2 +b2 )−1/2 .
Determine a straight line that fits a table of data points(xi , yi ), for 0 ≤ i ≤ m,
in such a way that the sum of the squares of the distances from the points to
the line is minimized. [6+10]

4. (a) Show that the functions fn(x)=cosnx are generated by this recursive definition:
f0 (x) = 1, f1 (x) = cos x
fn+1 (x) = 2f1 (x)fn (x) − fn−1 (x)(n ≥ 1).
(b) Find Fourier transform of f (x) = 1 − x2 , |x| < 1 =0 elsewhere. [8+8]
R6 x2 dx
5. (a) Evaluate 1+x4
by
0
i. Weddle’s rule
ii. Boole’srule.
(b) The velocity v of a particle at distance s from a point on its path is given by
the following table:

S(ft) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
V[ft/s] 55 68 77 65 69 42 34

Estimate the time taken to travel 60ft using Simpson’s 1/3 rule, compare the
result with Simpson’s 3/8 rule. [8+8]

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Code No: 07A1BS09 Set No. 3
    
1 2 1 x 8
6. (a) Solve the system  2 3 1   y  =  13  by LU decomposition method.
1 1 0 z 5
(b) Using Gauss-Jordan method solve.
2x+y+z=10
3x+2y+3z=18
x+4y+9z=16. [8+8]
dy 1
7. (a) Using Milne’s method find y(2) if y(x) is the solution of dx
= 2
(x + y) given
y(0) = 2, y(0.5) = 2.636 ,y(1) = 3.595, y(1.5) = 4.968.
(b) Solve y′ = 1+xy, y(0) by modified Euler’s method. [8+8]

8. (a) Solve the elliptic equation uxx +uyy = 0 for the following square mesh with
boundary values as shown in Figure 8a. Iterate until the maximum difference
between successive values at any point is less than .005.

Figure 8a
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(b) Solve: ∇ u = 0 in the square region bounded by x = 0, x = 4, y = 0, y = 4
and with boundary conditions u (0, y) = 0, u (4, y) = 12+ y, u (x, 0) = 5 , u
(x, 4) = 6 by taking h = k = 1. solve by Jacobi’s method. [8+8]

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Code No: 07A1BS09 Set No. 4
I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008
NUMERICAL METHODS
(Aeronautical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. Find the root of the equation ex =cotx correct to three decimal places by

(a) Bisection method.

(b) Method of false position. [8+8]

2. (a) Find the seventh term of the sequence 2,9,28,65,126,217 and also find the
general term.
(b) √
If √ √ √
12500 = 111.803399,
√ 12510 = 111.848111, 12520 = 111.892805, 12530 =
111.937483 find 12516 by Gauss’s backward formula. [6+10]

3. (a) Fit a straight line to the following data:

x 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

y -1.85 -1.20 -0.55 0.15 0.80 1.35
(b) Fit the least square approximation of second degree for the discrete data below:

x -2 -1 0 1 2
[8+8]
f(x) 15 1 1 3 19

4. Prove that every monomial xr ,0 ≤ r ≤ k, can be written as a sum of multiple of

the Bik , with k fixed. [16]

5. (a) Fit the Cubic spline for

x 0 1 2
y -5 -4 3

Hence find y(0.5) and y ′ (1).

R3
(b) Find the value of (ln x + sin 3x + e−x )dx using Trapezoidal rule and Wed-
0
dle’s rule. Compare your result by integration. [8+8]

6. (a) Using Gauss-Jordan method solve

10x − 2y + 3z = 23, 2x + 10y − 5z = −33, 3x − 4y + 10z = 41
(b) Solve the system of equations by Gauss elimination method
4x + 2y + z = 14, x + 5y − z = 10, x + y + 8z = 20 [8+8]

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Code No: 07A1BS09 Set No. 4
7. (a) Using Euler’s method find y (0.2) given dy/dx = log(x + y) and y (0) = 1, h
= 0.2.
(b) Solve by Taylor series method dy/dx = y + x3 for x = 1.1, 1.2 given y (1) =
1. [8+8]

8. (a) Solve: ∇2 u = 0 in the square region bounded by x = 0, x = 4, y = 0, y = 4

and with boundary conditions u (0, y) = 0, u (4, y) = 4 + y, u (x, 0) = (x/2),
u (x, 4) = 2x by taking h = k = 1. solve by Jacobi’s method.
(b) Solve ∇2 u = 0 in the region shown below: As shown in Figure 8b. [8+8]

Figure 8b

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