List 7

List of Proposed Problems

Applied Mathematics

1. Integration. A silo structure is made by revolving the curve z = -0.025x4 + 32.4

from x = 0 m to x = 6 m about the z − axis, as shown in the figure to the right.
The surface area, S, that is obtained by revolving a curve z = f (x) in the domain
from a to b around the z − axis can be calculated by
Z b r
S = 2π x 1 + [f 0 (x)]2 dx
a

Task:
(a) Calculate the surface area of the silo with the following integration methods.
Simpson method and trapezoidal. Divide the whole interval into ten subintervals.
(b) (M-File)generate a computer program to solve the problem.

2. Surface. Your engineering firm is bidding for the contract to construct the tunnel
shown here. The tunnel is 300 f t long and 50 f t wide at the base. The cross section
is shaped like one arch of the curve
πx
y = 25 cos
50

Task:
(a) Use numerical integration to find the length of the cosine curve. ) (b) (M-File )
generate a computer program to solve the problem.

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 3. Diseño.
Objetivo:
Implementar un programa en Matlab/Octave para determinar el perfil y volumen
de botellas de diversos tipos, utilizando los métodos de interpolación e integración
numérica.
Formulación del trabajo:
Realizar un programa en Matlab/Octave que interpole una serie de medidas tomadas
en una botella. Integrar numéricamente dicha función para obtener el volumen del
interior del recipiente:
a) Definir varias tablas a partir de medidas tomadas de diferentes modelos de
botellas de plástico (bebidas refrescantes gaseosas).
b) Interpolar y representar dicha función interpoladora.
c) Calcular mediante integración numérica el volumen del contenido.
visitar la web para referencia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZArieCzgak

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 4. Diseño. Implementar un programa en Matlab/Octave para determinar la longitud
de diversos tipos de arcos, utilizando los métodos de interpolación e integración
numérica.

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