BFC 24203 Civil Engineering Mathematics IV (Numerical Method)

Semester II/20192020
Quiz 2 (Answer)
Section 5

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Marks: 2.5 % of total marks

Duration: 24 hour
Submission/Due: ONLINE (TURNED IN EDMODO)/30 April @ 1pm

Q1. Test drive for new Proton model (x70) along a straight road is clocked at a number of points. The data
from the observations are given in Table 1. Given the speed at t=1s is 18 m/s, determine speed at 3s, 5s,
8s and 13s. Approximate speed of the car at 10 second by using Newton Divided Difference. Answer
must be in three digit rounding arithmetic.

Table 1: Data for Test Drive of a New Proton Model (x70)

Time (s) 1 3 5 8 13
Distance (m) 18 63 115 216 390
Speed (m/s) 18 i ii iii iv
(10 marks)
Answer:

f(10) = 18+1.5(10-1)-0.125(10-1)(10-3)+0.027(10-1)(10-3)(10-5)-0.004(10-1)(10-
3)(10-5)(10-8) = 29.61 m/s
Q2. The capacity of a battery is measures by ʃ i dt where i, is the current. Estimate the capacity of the battery
based on Table 2 using the combination of Simpson’s rule. Discuss the requirement in solving this
problems using combination of Simpson’s rule. Give the answer in four digit rounding arithmetic.

Table 2: Current Flow Capacity over Time

Time, s 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
Current, Ώ 25.20 29.00 31.80 34.02 36.50 33.71 31.24 29.67 28.53 29.44 31.76 32.70

(10 marks)
Answer: