1. Find out real root of equation 3x-cosx-1=0 by Newton’s Raphson Method.

2. Solve √ 12 upto four decimal places by Newton Raphson.

3. There is vertical wall of area A = 5×h m2 submerged in water of density ρl = 1000kg.m-3. The

hydrostatic pressure acts on the wall and the force due to it is given by the relation

Fp=0.5xρixgxh2xA/h where Fp is the hydrostatic pressure force acting horizontally on the

wall, and h is depth of submergence of the wall bottom from water surface. It is assumed that

the topmost portion of the wall tip at the water surface. The wall can resist or oppose a

maximum of 600 d F = N. At what depth of h do you think the vertical wall will start

collapsing (i.e. not able to resist hydrostatic force). Use bisection method to obtain the

solution with error tolerance of 1×10 -4.

4. The function f (x) =1.05 −1.04x + ln x has zero in some interval. Find this closed domain and

use regula- falsi method to find a root of the above function. You can take error tolerance of

1×10-4.

5. Use Newton’s method to find all three roots of the function f (x) = x3 + 2x2 − 3x −1.

You may take an error tolerance of 1×10 -4.

1. The following table gives the viscosity (in milli-Pascal-seconds) of sulphuric acid as a
function of concentration (in grams per grams). Form the divided difference table and
 develop a quadratic polynomial approximation for the data. Interpolate the function to
evaluate the viscosity at 0.52 concentration of sulphuric acid.

2. Use Newton’s forward difference method to obtain a third degree polynomial approximation
to the given data set and interpolate the temperature at 6.3 MPa pressure:

3. The experimental data on partial pressure of water vapor pA (in atm) with respect to the
distance y (mm) from the surface of a pan of water is given below. Estimate a) the partial
pressure at y = 1.5 mm and b) the distance y, when the partial pressure pA = 0.026.

4. The data given below is for distance covered by a body at a specified period. Calculate 0.3
seconds, a) the velocity using second-order centered difference and one-sided forward
difference formulas and b) acceleration of the body using third-order forward difference and
fourth order centered difference formulas.

5. A river is 80 m wide. The depth of water (in m) of the river at a distance x from one bank is
given by the following table:

Find the area of cross-section of the river using a) trapezoidal rule, b) Simpson’s one third
rule, and c) Simpson’s 3/8 rule.
6. Find the root of the equation x6-x4-x3-1=0, between 1.4 and 1.5. Find the roots upto 4
decimals using Newton’s Raphson.
7. Find the root of the equation x3-x+1=0 lying between 1 and 2 using bisection method.

1. A researcher theorizes that first-born children are more intelligent than other children. A
sample of 50 first-born children is found to have an average IQ of 105. Based on this result, are
firstborn children significantly more intelligent than the general population? Is the hypothesis
directional (one-tailed) or non-directional (two-tailed)?
2. A researcher compares lip-reading scores for a group of 30 subjects at three distances: 1
meter,3 meters, and 10 meters (i.e., lip reading scores are obtained from all 30 subjects at each of
the three distances). The between-group variance is 33, and the within-group variance is 21. Is
there a significant effect for distance? Is this a repeated-measures or independent groups design?
3. A study compares MLUs from age-matched Down Syndrome (n=22) and normal children
(n=20). The mean MLU for the Down Syndrome group is 3.1 and the mean MLU for the normal
group is 3.9. The standard error of the difference between the means is 0.38. Is the difference
significant? Is this a repeated-measures or independent groups design? Should a directional (one-
tailed) or non-directional (two-tailed) test be used?
4. A researcher measures the number of dysfluencies for a group of 31 stutterers for a telephone
conversation and a face-to-face conversation. The average number of dysfluencies is 3.8 per
minute for the telephone conversation and 2.9 per minute for the face-to-face conversation. The
standard error of the difference between the means is 0.6. Is the effect for speaking condition
significant? Is this a repeated-measures or independent groups design? Should a directional (one-
tailed) or non-directional (two-tailed) test be used?
5. Five groups of listeners are tested on a speech intelligibility task with signals with signals
presented at the same sensation level to all listeners. The groups are (a) normal hearing listeners
(N=9), (b) listeners with a mild conductive hearing loss (N=11), (c) listeners with a moderate
conductive hearing loss (N=9), (d) listeners with a mild sensorineural hearing loss (N=10), and
(e) listeners with a moderate sensorineural hearing loss (N=12). Between group variance = 700,
within-group variance = 309. Is there a significant effect for group (i.e., normal hearing vs. mild
conductive hearing loss …)? Is this a repeated-measures or independent groups design?