732 COMPUTER-BASED NUMERICAL AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES

ASSIGNMENT 2.2

3. 0.00355, 0.0089 5. 12
7. q = 3.43636, er = 0.020857

ASSIGNMENT 2.3

1. .4485 E 8
7. .1010 E 1, .1012 E 1; correct value = .1012034 E 1
9. (i) x = – .3217 E 2, y = .1666 E 2; yes
(ii) x = – .2352 E 2, y = .1250 E 2.
11. .168 × 103.

ASSIGNMENT 3.1

1. (i) x: –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
f(x): 1.0625 .125 – .75 – 1.5 –2 –2 –1 2 9
Roots lie in (– 3, – 2) and (2, 3).
(ii) 1.7281 in interval (1, 2).
3. 0.111 5. 2.02875625
7. 4.712389 9. 2.374
11. .56714333
13. (i) – 2.1048 (ii) 2.621 (iii) .682 (iv) .657, 1.834
15. .322 17. 0.39188
19. 2.94282
21. (i) (– 3, – 2) (ii) Root lies in the interval (– 2.5, – 2.25)

ASSIGNMENT 3.2

1. 0.0912 3. (i) 2.9353 (ii) – .420365 (iii) 1.83928

(iv) – .682327803 (v) 2.690647448 (vi) 2.594313016
5. 5.4772 7. 0.10260