(19A54704a) NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS

B.Tech (ECE)– IV-I UNIT I & UNIT II QUESTION BANK

Two Marks

1. Explain Gauss Seidal iteration method for solving system of non-Homogeneous

equations.
2. Find two values of x between which the root of lies cos x = xe x
3. Give an iterative formula for method of false position.
4. Evaluate a formula for finding the reciprocal of a number using Newton Raphson
formula.
5. Write the normal equations for a power curve.
6. Use the method of false position to find the root of the equation x 3 – 18 = 0,
given it lies between 2 and 3. Write down the procedure.
7. Write the procedure for Bisection Method.
8. Explain the Iterative method approach in solving the problems.
9. Explain the classification of iterative method based on the number of guesses.
10. Write the normal equations for a second degree equations.

Ten Marks
1. Using the method of least squares fit a curve of the form y = abx.
X 2 3 4 5 6
Y 8.3 15.4 33.1 65.2 127.4
3
2. Find the positive real root of x – 2x=8 correct to three decimal places, using
Newton-Raphson method
3. Solve the following equations by Gauss-Seidel iteration method:
x+y-2z=7, 3x+20y-2z=-8, x-3y+20z=25.
4. Obtain a root of the equation x3 - 5x – 6 = 0 using the bisection method correct to
three decimal places.
5. Find the positive real root of cos x = x.e x correct to four decimal places, using
Regula-Falsi method.
6. Find the real root of the equation x 4 - x -9=0 by Newton -Raphson method,
correct to three places of decimal.
7. Derive formula to find the cube root of ‘N’ using Newton’s formula and also find
the cube root of 15 .
8. A chemical company, wishing to study the effect of extraction time on the
efficiency of an extraction operation, obtained the data shown in the following
table.
Extraction time 27 45 41 19 3 39 19 49 15 31
minutes (x)
Efficiency (y) 57 64 80 46 62 72 52 77 57 68
9. Fit a parabola of the form y = a+bx+cx2 to the following data.
X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Y 2.3 5.2 9.7 16.5 29.4 35.5 54.4
10. Determine the constants a and b by the method of least squares such that
bx
y=ae
X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Y 20 30 52 77 135 211 326 550 1052

11. Find the positive root of the equation by iteration method 3x=cosx+1.
12. 10x+y+z=12, x+10y-z=10, x-2y+10z=9 by Gauss-Jordan method.
13. Using Gauss-Jordan method, solve the system 2x+y+z=10, 3x+2y+3z=18,
x+4y+9z=16.
14. Using Gauss-Seidel iteration method to solve the system 10x+y+z=12,
2x+10y+z=13, 2x+2y+10z=14.
15. Using Gauss-Jordan method, solve the system 25x+2y+2z=69,
2x+10y+z=63, x+y+z=43.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Numerical techniques more commonly involve _______ [ C ]
a) Elimination method b) Reduction method
c) Iterative method d) Direct method

2. Gauss Seidal method is also termed as a method of _ [ C ]

a) Iterations b) False positions

c) Successive displacement d) Eliminations

3. If the equation y = aebx can be written in linear form [ D ]

Y=A + BX, what are Y, X, A, B?

a) Y = logy, A = a, B=logb and X=xb) Y = y, A = a, B=logb and X=logx

c) Y = y, A = a, B=b and X=x d) Y = logy, A = loga, B=b and X=x

4. The equation f(x) is given as x3+4x+1=0. Considering [ B ]

the initial approximation at x=1 then the value of x1 is
given as __________
a) 1.85 b) 1.86
c) 1.87 d) 1.67
5. In Newton Raphson method if the curve f(x) is constant then ___ [ D ]
a) f(x)=0 b) f’(x)=c
c) f’’(x)=0 d) f’(x)=0
6. The Bisection method has which of the following convergences? [ A ]
a) Linear b) Quadratic
c) Cubic d) Quaternary
7. The Newton Raphson method is also called as ____________ [ A ]
a) Tangent method b) Secant method
c) Chord method d) Diameter method
8. For decreasing the number of iterations in Newton Raphson method: [ A ]
a) The value of f’(x) must be increased
b) The value of f’’(x) must be decreased
c) The value of f’(x) must be decreased
d) The value of f’’(x) must be increased
9. The points where the Newton Raphson method fails are called? [ D ]
a) floating b) continuous
c) non-stationary d) stationary
10. What are the advantages of direct methods for solving the [ D ]
simultaneous algebraic equations?
a) Rounding of errors get propagated
 b) Quite time consuming
c) Requires more recording of data
d) Yield a solution after a finite number of steps for any non-singular set of
equations
11. In Gauss Jordan method which of the following transformations [ C ]
are allowed?
a) Diagonal transformation b) Column transformation
c) Row transformation d) Square transformation
12. Gauss Seidal method is also termed as a method of _______ [ A ]
a) Successive displacement b) Eliminations
c) False positions d) Iterations
13. What is the main difference between Jacobi’s and Gauss-seidal? [ A ]
a) Computations in Jacobi’s can be done in parallel but not in Gauss-seidal
b) Convergence in Jacobi’s method is faster
c) Gauss seidal cannot solve the system of linear equations in three variables
whereas Jacobi cannot
d) Deviation from the correct answer is more in gauss seidal
14. The advantage of using Gauss Jordan method is which of the following? [ D ]
a) More operations involved b) Elimination is easier
c) Additional Calculations d) No labour of back substitution
15. In solving simultaneous equations by Gauss Jordan method, [ B ]
the coefficient matrix is reduced to ______ matrix.
a) Identity b) Diagonal
c) Upper triangular d) Lower triangular
16. While using Gauss Jordan’s method, after all the elementary [ D ]
row operations if there are zeroes left on the main diagonal,
then which of the following is correct?
a) System may have unique solution b) System has no solution
c) System may have multiple numbers of finite solutions
d) System may have infinitely many solutions
17. The parameter E which we use for least square method is called as __ [ A ]
a) Sum of residues b) Residues
c) Error d) Sum of errors
18. Solve the equations using Gauss Jordan method. [ D ]
x+y+z=9, 2x-3y+4z=13, 3x+4y+5z=40
a) x=1, y=3, z=7 b) x=1, y=3, z=2
c) x=1, y=3, z=4 d) x=1, y=3, z=5
19. Find the approximated value of x till 6 iterations for x3-4x+9=0 [ D ]
using Bisection Method. Take a = -3 and b = -2.
a) -0.703125 b) -3.903125
c) -1.903125 d) -2.703125
20. Numerical techniques more commonly involve _______ [ A ]
 a) Iterative method b) Direct method
c) Elimination method d) Reduction method
21. Iteration is also called as ________ [ B ]
a) Accurate process b) Self-correcting process
c) Approximate process d) Rounding off process
22. Which of the following is not an iterative method? [ D ]
a) Jacobi’s method b) Gauss Seidal method
c) Relaxation method d) Gauss Jordan method
23. How many types of methods are there to solve simultaneous [ A ]
algebraic equations?
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4 d) 5
24. In an iterative method, the amount of computation depends [ B ]
on the _________
a) Number of variables b) Degree of accuracy
c) Rounding of errors d) Ease of using the operators
25. Which of the following transformations are allowed in [ C ]
Gauss Jordan method?
a) Swapping a row b) Swapping a column
c) Swapping two rows d) Swapping two columns
26. What is the limitation of Gauss-seidal method? [ C ]
a) It cannot be used for the matrices with non-zero diagonal elements
b) It is more complex than Jacobi’s method
c) It doesn’t guarantees convergence for each and every matrix
d) It is an iterative technique
27. A function is defined as f(x) = x3 – x – 11 = 0. Between the interval [ D ]
[2,3] find the root of the function by Bisection Method upto 8 iteration?
a) 1.7334 b) 1.7364
c) 1.7354 d) 1.7344
28. If ∑ x i=15 , ∑ y i=30 , ∑ x i y i=110 , ∑ x i =55and y=a0+a1x then a0= [ D ]
2

a) 2.2 b) 1.52
c) 1.2 d) 0
2
29. If y=a+bx+cx and
X 0 1 2 3 4
Y 1 1.8 1.3 2.5 6.3
Then Second normal equation is [ B ]
a) 37.1=8a+28b+100c b) 37.1=10a+30b+100c
c) 35.1=10a+28b+100c d) 37.1=10a+30b+96c
30. If y = 2x+5 is the best fit for 6 pairs of values (x,y) by the method of least
squares, find ∑ x i if ∑ y i=120 [ C ]
a) 40 b) 35
c) 45 d) 30