Second Semester 2019-2020
Second Semester 2019-2020
Numerical Analysis
(MATH F313)
Tutorial Sheet-3
Note: All the problems use 5-digit floating point arithmetic with rounding.
1. Let
f (x) = x2 − 6 = 0
with p0 = 2 and p1 = 3 then find p√
3 by using secant method. Compare the approximate
root with the exact solution x = 6.
2. Let
f (x) = −x3 − cos x = 0
with p0 = −1 and p1 = 0 then find p3 by using secant method.
3. Perform three iterations of the secant method to find a root of the equation
f (x) = x2 − 2 = 0
5. The equation
f (x) = 4 sin x − ex = 0,
has a zero on the interval [0, 0.5]. Find the solution correct to four significant digits
using the secant method.
6. Derive the Newton’s iteration formula to find the cube root of a positive number α.
7. The equation
f (x) = e2x − ex − 2 = 0,
has a zero on the interval [0, 1]. Find this zero correct to three significant digits using
Newton’s method. Use initial approximation p0 = 0.5.
8. Let
f (x) = −x3 − cos x = 0,
and an initial approximation p0 = −1. Use Newton’s method to find p2 . Could p0 = 0
be used?
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10. Use Newton’s method to find a root of the equation
π(x + 1)
f (x) = cos + 0.148 x − 0.9062 = 0.
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