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Quiz BISECTION

The document contains a 6 question multiple choice test on the bisection method for finding roots of nonlinear equations. The test questions cover topics like the category of the bisection method, existence of roots in a given domain using the bisection method, iterative values found using the bisection method, estimating the error in root estimates using bisection, and situations where the bisection method cannot be used.

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Quiz BISECTION

The document contains a 6 question multiple choice test on the bisection method for finding roots of nonlinear equations. The test questions cover topics like the category of the bisection method, existence of roots in a given domain using the bisection method, iterative values found using the bisection method, estimating the error in root estimates using bisection, and situations where the bisection method cannot be used.

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Multiple-Choice Test

Bisection Method
1. The bisection method of finding roots of nonlinear equations falls under the category
of a (an) _________ method.
(A) open
(B) bracketing
(C) random
(D) graphical

2. If f (x) is a real continuous function in [a, b] , and f (a) f (b)  0 , then for f (x) = 0 ,
there is (are) ____________ in the domain [a, b] .
(A) one root
(B) an undeterminable number of roots
(C) no root
(D) at least one root

3. Assuming an initial bracket of 1, 5 , the second (at the end of 2 iterations) iterative
value of the root of te −t − 0.3 = 0 using the bisection method is
(A) 0
(B) 1.5
(C) 2
(D) 3

4. To find the root of f ( x) = 0 , a scientist is using the bisection method. At the


beginning of an iteration, the lower and upper guesses of the root are x l and xu . At
the end of the iteration, the absolute relative approximate error in the estimated value
of the root would be
xu
(A)
xu + x
x
(B)
xu + x
xu − x
(C)
xu + x
xu + x
(D)
xu − x

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5. For an equation like x2 = 0 , a root exists at x = 0 . The bisection method cannot be
adopted to solve this equation in spite of the root existing at x = 0 because the
function f (x ) = x 2
(A) is a polynomial
(B) has repeated roots at x = 0
(C) is always non-negative
(D) has a slope equal to zero at x = 0

6. The ideal gas law is given by


pv = RT
where p is the pressure, v is the specific volume, R is the universal gas constant,
and T is the absolute temperature. This equation is only accurate for a limited range
of pressure and temperature. Vander Waals came up with an equation that was
accurate for larger ranges of pressure and temperature given by
 a
 p + 2 (v − b ) = RT
 v 
Where a and b are empirical constants dependent on a particular gas. Given the
value of R = 0.08 , a = 3.592 , b = 0.04267 , p = 10 and T = 300 (assume all units
are consistent), one is going to find the specific volume, v , for the above values.
Without finding the solution from the Vander Waals equation, what would be a good
initial guess for v ?
(A) 0
(B) 1.2
(C) 2.4
(D) 3.6

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