Multiple Choice Questions: Net/Set Preparation MCQ On Numerical Analysis by S. M. Chinchole

NET/SET PREPARATION MCQ ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS By S. M.
CHINCHOLE
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NET/SET PREPARATION MCQ ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS By S. M. CHINCHOLE






24. The following n data points, (x1, y1), (x2, y2),...,(xn, yn) are given. For conducting quadratic spline
interpolation the x-data needs to be
equally spaced
in ascending or descending order
integers
positive
25. In cubic spline interpolation,
the first derivatives of the splines are continuous at the interior data points
the second derivatives of the splines are continuous at the interior data points
the first and the second derivatives of the splines are continuous at the interior data points
the third derivatives of the splines are continuous at the interior data points

26. The following incomplete y vs. x data is given

x 1 2 4 6 7
y 5 11 ???? ???? 32
The data is fit by quadratic spline interpolants given by
f x  ax  1 , 1  x  2
f x   2 x 2  14 x  9, 2  x  4
f x   bx 2  cx  d , 4  x  6
f x   25 x 2  303 x  928, 6  x  7
where a, b, c, and d, are constants. The value of c is most nearly
-303.00
-144.50
-0.0000
14.000
27. The following incomplete y vs. x data is given.

x 1 2 4 6 7
y 5 11 ???? ???? 32
f x  ax  1 , 1  x  2
f x   2 x 2  14 x  9, 2  x  4
f x   bx 2  cx  d , 4  x  6
f x   ex 2  fx  g , 6  x  7
where a, b, c, d, e, f, and g are constants. The value of df/dx at x=2.6 is most nearly
-144.50
-4.0000
3.6000
12.200

28. The following incomplete y vs. x data is given
x 1 2 4 6 7
y 5 11 ???? ???? 32
f x   ax  1, 1  x  2 ,
f x   2 x 2  14 x  9, 2  x  4
f x   bx 2  cx  d , 4  x  6
f x   25 x 2  303 x  928, 6  x  7
3 .5
 f x dx
where a, b, c, d are constants. What is the value of 1 .5 ?
23.50
25.67
25.75
28.00
29. A robot needs to follow a path that passes through six points as shown in the figure. To find the shortest
path that is also smooth you would recommend which of the following?
Pass a fifth order polynomial through the data.
Pass linear splines through the data
Pass quadratic splines through the data
Regress the data to a second order polynomial
Path of a Robot
4
y
0
0 5 10 15
x

30. The two-segment trapezoidal rule of integration is exact for integrating at most ______ order polynomials.
first
second
third
fourth
2 .2
 xe
x
dx
31. The value of 0 .2 by using the one-segment trapezoidal rule is most nearly
11.672
11.807
20.099
24.119
2 .2
 xe
x
dx
32. The value of 0 .2 by using the three-segment trapezoidal rule is most nearly
11.672
11.807
12.811
14.633
33. The velocity of a body is given by
v(t )  2t, 1 t  5
 5t 2  3, 5  t  14
where t is given in seconds, and v is given in m/s. Use the two-segment Trapezoidal Rule to find the distance
covered by the body from t=2 to t=9 seconds.
935.0 m
1039.7 m
1260.9 m
5048.9 m
34. The shaded area shows a plot of land available for sale. The numbers are given in meters measured from
the origin. Your best estimate of the area of the land in square meters is most nearly

60
45
25
60 75 100
2500
4775
5250
6000
35. The following data of the velocity of a body as a function of time is given as follows.
Time (s) 0 15 18 22 24
Velocity (m/s) 22 24 37 25 123
The distance in meters covered by the body from t=12 s to t=18 s calculated using using Trapezoidal Rule with
unequal segments most nearly is
162.9
166.0
181.7
436.5
36. The highest order of polynomial integrand for which Simpson’s 1/3 rule of integration is exact is
first
second
third
fourth
2 .2
e
x
dx
37. The value of 0 .2 by using two-segment Simpson's 1/3 rule is most nearly
7.8306
7.8423

8.4433
10.246
2 .2
e
x
dx
38. The value of 0 .2 by using four-segment Simpson's 1/3 rule is most nearly
7.8036
7.8062
7.8423
7.9655
39. The velocity of a body is given by

v(t )  2t, 1 t  5
 5t 2  3, 5  t  14
where t is given in seconds, and v is given in m/s. Using two-segment Simpson's 1/3 rule, the distance covered
in meters by the body from t=2 to t=9 seconds most nearly is
949.33
1039.7
1200.5
1442.0
19
 f ( x )dx
40. The value of 3 by using two-segment Simpson’s 1/3 rule is estimated as 702.039. The estimate
of the same integral using four-segment Simpson’s 1/3 rule most nearly is
702.39 + 8/3 [2f(7)-f(11)+2f(15)]
702.39/2 + 8/3 [2f(7)-f(11)+2f(15)]
702.39 + 8/3 [2f(7)+2f(15)]
702.39/2 + 8/3 [2f(7)+2f(15)]
41. The following data of the velocity of a body is given as a function of time.
Time (s) 4 7 10 15
Velocity (m/s) 22 24 37 46

The best estimate of the distance in meters covered by the body from t=4 to t=15 using combined Simpson’s
1/3rd rule and the trapezoidal rule would be
354.70
362.50
368.00
378.80
b
42. If I n is the value of integral f  x dx using n-segment Trapezoidal rule, a better estimate of the integral can

a
be found using Richardson’s extrapolation as
I 2n  I n
I 2n 
15
I  In
I 2n  2n
3
I 2n
I 2n  I n
I 2n 
I 2n
19
43.The estimate of an integral of  f x dx
3
is given as 1860.9 using 1-segment Trapezoidal rule.
Given f(7)=20.27, f(11)=45.125, and f(14)=82.23, the value of the integral using 2-segment Trapezoidal rule
would most nearly be
787.32
1072.0
1144.9
1291.5
b
44. The value of an integral
 f x dx
a
given using 1, 2, and 4 segments Trapezoidal rule is given as 5.3460,
2.7708, and 1.7536, respectively. The best estimate of the integral you can find using Romberg integration is
most nearly
1.3355
1.3813

1.4145
1.9124
45.Without using the formula for one-segment Trapezoidal rule for estimating b the true error, Et can
 f x dx
be found directly as well as exactly by using the formula a
Et 
b  a
3
12 f "   , a    b for
f x   e x
f  x   x 3  3x
f x   5x 2  3
f x   5 x 2  e x
46. For ,  f x dx

a
the true error, E in one-segment Trapezoidal rule is given by
t
Et 
b  a
3
12 f "   , a    b .
7 .2
 3e
0 .2 x
dx

The value of for the integral 2 .5 is most nearly
2.7998
4.8500
4.9601
5.0327
47. Given the velocity vs. time data for a body
t(s) 2 4 6 8 10 25
 m / s  0.166 0.55115 1.8299 6.0755 20.172 8137.5
The best estimate for distance covered between 2s and 10s by using Romberg rule based on Trapezoidal rule
results would be
33.456 m
36.877 m
37.251 m
81.350 m

10
48.
 f ( x)dx
5
is exactly
 f (2.5 x  7.5)dx
1
1
2.5  f ( 2.5 x  7.5) dx

1
1
5  f (5 x  5) dx
1
1
5  ( 2.5 x  7.5) f ( x )dx

1
49. For a definite integral of any third order polynomial, the two-point Gauss quadrature rule will give the same
results as the
1-segment trapezoidal rule
Simpson's 1/3 rule
2 .2
 xe
x
50. The value of dx by using the two-point Gauss quadrature rule is most nearly
0 .2
11.672
11.807
12.811
14.633
51. A scientist uses the one-point Gauss quadrature rule based on getting exact results of integration for
b

functions f(x)=1 and x. The one-point Gauss quadrature rule approximation for f ( x ) dx is
ba
 f (a)  f (b) a
ab
(b  a ) f  
 2 
ba  ba  1  ba  b  a  1  b  a 
f    f    
2   2  3  2   2  3  2 

(b  a) f (a)
52. A scientist develops an approximate formula for integration as

b
 f ( x)dx  c
a
1 f ( x1 ),

where a  x1  b.
The values of c1 and x1 are found by assuming that the formula is exact for the functions of the form
a0x + a1x2 polynomial. Then the resulting formula would therefore be exact for integrating
f ( x)  2
f ( x)  2  3 x  5 x 2
f ( x)  5 x 2
f ( x)  2  3x
53. You are asked to estimate the water flow rate in a pipe of radius 2m at a remote area location with a harsh
environment. You already know that velocity varies along the radial location, but you do not know how it
varies. The flow rate Q is given by
2
Q   2rVdr
0
To save money, you are allowed to put only two velocity probes (these probes send the data to the
central office in New York, NY via satellite) in the pipe. Radial location, r is measured from the center
of the pipe, that is r=0 is the center of the pipe and r=2m is the pipe radius. The radial locations you
would suggest for the two velocity probes for the most accurate calculation of the flow rate are
0,2
1,2
0,1
0.42,1.58
 5 y 2  sin x, y 0  5 , by Euler’s method, you

dy
54. To solve the ordinary differential equation 3
need to rewrite the equation as dx
 sin x  5 y 2 , y 0  5
dy
dx
 sin x  5 y 2 , y 0  5
dy 1
dx 3
dy 1  5 y 3 
  cos x  , y 0  5
dx 3  3 
 sin x, y 0  5
dy 1
dx 3
55. Given
 5 y 2  sin x, y 0.3  5
dy
3
dx
and using a step size of h=0.3, the value of y(0.9) using Euler’s method is most nearly
-35.318
-36.458

-658.91
-669.05
56. Given
 y  e0.1x , y 0.3  5
dy
3
dx
and using a step size of h=0.3, the best estimate of dy/dx(0.9) using Euler’s method is most nearly is
-0.37319
-0.36288
-0.35381
-0.34341
57. The velocity (m/s) of a body is given as a function of time (seconds) by v(t)=200 ln(1+t) -t, t≥0
Using Euler’s method with a step size of 5 seconds, the distance in meters traveled by the body from
t=2 to t=12 seconds is most nearly
3133.1
3939.7
5638.0
39397
58. Euler’s method can be derived by using the first two terms of the Taylor series of writing the value
y x y x
of i 1 , that is the value of y at i 1 , in terms of i and all the derivatives of y at i . If
h  xi 1  xi , the explicit expression for yi 1 if the first three terms of the Taylor series are chosen
for the ordinary differential equation
 3 y  e 5 x , y 0  7
dy
2
dx
would be
yi 1  yi 
2
e 
1 5 xi
 3 yi h 
 5 h
2
1 5 xi
yi1  yi  e  3 yi h   e 5 xi 
2 2  2
yi1  yi  
1 5 xi
 13 9  h2
e  3 yi h    e 5 xi  yi 
2  4 4  2
yi 1  yi 
2

1 5 xi

e  3 yi h  3 yi
h2
2
59. A homicide victim is found at 6:00PM in an office building that is maintained at 72˚F. When the
victim was found, his body temperature was at 85 ˚F. Three hours later at 9:00PM, his body
temperature was recorded at 78˚F. Assume the temperature of the body at the time of death is the
normal human body temperature of 98.6˚F.

The governing equation for the temperature θ of the body is

d
 k (   a )
dt
where
= temperature of the body, ˚F
θa = ambient temperature, ˚F
t = time, hours
k = constant based on thermal properties of the body and air.
The estimated time of death most nearly is
2:11 PM
3:13 PM
4:34 PM
5:12 PM
 xy 2  sin x, y 0  5
60. To solve the ordinary differential equation
dy
3
dx
by the Runge-Kutta 2nd order method, you need to rewrite the equation as
 sin x  xy 2 , y 0  5
dy
dx
 
 sin x  xy 2 , y 0  5
dy 1
dx 3
dy 1  xy 3 
   cos x  , y 0   5
dx 3  3 
 sin x, y 0  5
dy 1
dx 3
61. Given
 5 y 2  sin x, y 0.3  5
dy
3
dx
and using a step size of h=0.3, the value of y(0.9) using the Runge-Kutta 2nd order Heun's method is
most nearly
-4297.4
-4936.7
-0.21336  10
14
-0.24489  10
14
62. Given
 5 y  e0.1x , y 0.3  5
dy
3
dx ,

and using a step size of h=0.3, the best estimate of dy/dx(0.9) using the Runge-Kutta 2nd order
midpoint-method most nearly is
-2.2473
-2.2543
-2.6188
-3.2045
63. The velocity (m/s) of a body is given as a function of time (seconds) by

 t   200 ln 1  t   t , t  0
Using the Runge-Kutta 2nd order Ralston method with a step size of 5 seconds, the distance in meters
traveled by the body from t=2 to t=12 seconds is estimated most nearly is
3904.9
3939.7
6556.3
39397
64. The Runge-Kutta 2nd order method can be derived by using the first three terms of the Taylor
series of writing the value of yi+1 (that is the value of y at xi+1 ) in terms of yi (that is the value of y at xi)
and all the derivatives of y at xi . If h=xi+1-xi, the explicit expression for yi+1 if the first three terms of
the Taylor series are chosen for solving the ordinary differential equation
 5 y  3e 2 x , y 0  7
dy
dx
would be

y i 1  y i  3e  3 xi

 5 yi h  5
h2
2
    h2
2
yi 1  yi  3e 2 xi  5 yi h   21e 2 xi  25 yi
    h2
2
y i 1  y i  3e  2 xi  5 y i h   6e  2 xi
    h2
2
y i 1  y i  3e  2 xi  5 y i h   6e  2 xi  5
65. A spherical ball is taken out of a furnace at 1200K and is allowed to cool in air. Given the following,
radius of ball = 2 cm
specific heat of ball = 420 J/(kg-K)
density of ball = 7800 kg/m^3
convection coefficient = 350 J/s-m^2-K
The ordinary differential equation is given for the temperature,  of the ball
d
dt

 2.20673  10 13  4  81  10 8 
if only radiation is accounted for. The ordinary differential equation if convection is accounted for in
addition to radiation is
d
dt
 
 2.20673  10 13  4  81  10 8  1.6026  10 2   300 
d
dt
 
 2.20673  10 13  4  81  10 8  4.3982  10 2   300 
d
 1.6026  10 2   300 
dt
d
 4.3982  10  2   300 
dt
 xy 2  sin x, y 0  5 ,
dy
66. To solve the ordinary differential equation 3
dx
by Runge-Kutta 4th order method, you need to rewrite the equation as
 sin x  xy 2 , y 0  5
dy
dx
 
 sin x  xy 2 , y 0  5
dy 1
dx 3
dy 1  xy 3 
   cos x  , y 0   5
dx 3  3 
 sin x, y 0  5
dy 1
dx 3
67. Given 3 dy  5 y 2  sin x, y 0.3  5 and using a step size of h  0.3, the value of
dx
y0.9 using Runge-Kutta 4th order method is most nearly
- 0.25011  10
40
-4297.4
-1261.5
0.88498
h  0.3 , the best estimate of dx 0.9 

dy
68. Given 3 dy  y 2  e x , y 0.3  5 , and using a step size of
dx
Runge-Kutta 4th order method is most nearly
-1.6604
-1.1785

-0.45831
2.7270
69. The velocity (m/s) of a parachutist is given as a function of time (seconds) by
 t   55.8 tanh(0.17t ), t  0
Using Runge-Kutta 4th order method with a step size of 5 seconds, the distance traveled by the body
from t  2 to t  12 seconds is estimated most nearly as
341.43 m
428.97 m
429.05 m
703.50 m
70. Runge-Kutta method can be derived from using first three terms of Taylor series of writing the
value of
yi 1 , that is the value of y at x i 1 , in terms of y i and all the derivatives of y at xi . If
h  xi 1  xi yi 1
, the explicit expression for if the first five terms of the Taylor series are chosen for
the ordinary differential equation
 5 y  3e 2 x , y 0  7, would be
dy
dx
 
y i 1  y i  3e  2 xi  5 y i h 
5h 2
2
    h2
2
y i 1  y i  3e  2 xi  5 y i h   21e  2 xi  25 y i
  h6   300909 e  h24
3 4
  483e  2 xi  625 y i  2 xi
 390625 y i
    h2  12e  h6
2 3
y i 1  y i  3e  2 xi  5 y i h   6e  2 xi  2 xi
  h24
4
  24e  2 xi
    h2  12e  h6
2 3
y i 1  y i  3e  2 xi  5 y i h   6e  2 xi  5  2 xi
  h24
4
  24e  2 xi

 c cool oil bath aspart

71. A hot solid cylinder is immersed in an b
of a quenching process. This process
makes the temperature of the cylinder, , and the bath, , change with time. If the initial
temperature of the bar and the oil bath is given as 600° C and 27°C, respectively, and
Oil
Cylinder
Length of cylinder = 30 cm
Radius of cylinder = 3 cm
Density of cylinder = 2700 kg/m^3
Specific heat of cylinder = 895 J/kg-K
Convection heat transfer coefficient = 100 W/(m^2-K)
Specific heat of oil = 1910 J/(kg-K)
Mass of oil = 2 kg
The coupled ordinary differential equations governing the heat transfer are given by
d c
362 .4  c  b
dt
d b
675 .5  b  c
dt
d
362 .4 c   c   b
dt
d
675 .5 b   b   c
dt
d
675 .5 c   c   b
dt
d
362 .4 b   b   c
dt
d
675 .5 c   c   b
dt
d
362 .4 b   b   c
dt
The following equations are used to answer questions#2, 3, and 4
yi 1  yi 
1
k1  2k2  2k3  k4 h
6
k1  f xi , yi 

 1 1 
k2  f  xi  h, yi  k1h 
 2 2 
 1 1 
k3  f  xi  h, yi  k2 h 
 2 2 
k4  f xi  h, yi  k3h 
72. The differential equation is
linear
nonlinear
linear with fixed constants
undeterminable to be linear or nonlinear
73. A differential equation is considered to be ordinary if it has
one dependent variable
more than one dependent variable
one independent variable
more than one independent variable
74. Given
 3 y  sin 2 x, y 0  6
dy
2
dx ,
y(2) most nearly is
0.17643
0.29872
0.32046
0.58024
 3 y  e  x , y 0  5 is
75. The form of the exact solution to 2
dy
Ae 1.5 x  Be  x
dx
Ae 1.5 x  Bxe  x
Ae1.5 x  Be  x
Ae1.5 x  Bxe  x
76. The following nonlinear differential equation can be solved exactly by separation of variables.
d
 10 6  2  81,  0  1000
dt
The value of θ(100) most nearly is
-99.99

909.10
1000.32
1111.10
77. A spherical solid ball taken out of a furnace at 1200K is allowed to cool in air. Given the following
radius of ball=2 cm
density of the ball=7800 kg/m^3
specific heat of the ball=420 J/kg-K
emmittance=0.85
Stefan-Boltzman constant=5.67E-8 J/s-m^2-K^4
ambient temperature=300K
convection coefficient to air=350 J/s-m^2-K.
The differential equation governing the temperature,  of the ball as a function of time, t is given by
d
 2.20673  10 12  4  81  10 8 
dt
d
 1.60256  10 2   300 
dt
d
dt
 
 2.2067  10 12  4  81  10 8  1.6026  10 12   300 
d
dt
 
 2.2067  10 12  4  81  10 8  1.6026  10 2   300 

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in ascending or descending order

25. In cubic spline interpolation,

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26. The following incomplete y vs. x data is given

where a, b, c, and d, are constants. The value of c is most nearly

27. The following incomplete y vs. x data is given.

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28. The following incomplete y vs. x data is given

Pass a fifth order polynomial through the data.

Pass linear splines through the data

Pass quadratic splines through the data

Regress the data to a second order polynomial

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33. The velocity of a body is given by

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39. The velocity of a body is given by

702.39 + 8/3 [2f(7)-f(11)+2f(15)]

702.39/2 + 8/3 [2f(7)-f(11)+2f(15)]

702.39 + 8/3 [2f(7)+2f(15)]

702.39/2 + 8/3 [2f(7)+2f(15)]

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would most nearly be

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46. For ,  f x dx

47. Given the velocity vs. time data for a body

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2.5  f ( 2.5 x  7.5) dx

5  ( 2.5 x  7.5) f ( x )dx

1-segment trapezoidal rule

2-segment trapezoidal rule

3-segment trapezoidal rule

Simpson's 1/3 rule

52. A scientist develops an approximate formula for integration as

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 5 y 2  sin x, y 0  5 , by Euler’s method, you

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The governing equation for the temperature θ of the body is

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63. The velocity (m/s) of a body is given as a function of time (seconds) by

h  0.3 , the best estimate of dx 0.9 

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69. The velocity (m/s) of a parachutist is given as a function of time (seconds) by

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 c cool oil bath aspart

The following equations are used to answer questions#2, 3, and 4

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72. The differential equation is

linear with fixed constants

undeterminable to be linear or nonlinear

73. A differential equation is considered to be ordinary if it has

one dependent variable

more than one dependent variable