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1 Which of the following statements applies to the bisection method used for finding roots of functions?
A Converges within a B Guaranteed to work for C Is faster than the D Requires that there be
few iterations all continuous functions Newton-Raphson no error in determining
method the sign of the function
Correct Answer: B
2 If a function is real and continuous in the region from a to b and f(a) and f(b) have opposite signs then
there is no real root between a and b.
A TRUE B FALSE C D
Correct Answer: B
A Binary Chopping B Quaternary Chopping C Tri region Chopping D Hex region Chopping
Correct Answer: A
4 The bisection method of finding roots of nonlinear equations falls under the category of a (an) _________
method.
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer: A
7 The function on which we want to use the bisection method must be continuous on the interval we
choose.
A TRUE B FALSE C D
Correct Answer: B
8 In which of the following methods proper choice of initial value is very important?
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer: D
10 In Newton Raphson method if the curve f f(x) is constant then __________
Correct Answer: C
11 If for a real continuous function f(x), f(a)f(b) < 0, then in the range of [a,b] for f(x) = 0 ,there is (are)
Correct Answer: D
12 For an equation like x^2 =0 , a root exists at x = 0. The bisection method cannot be adopted
to solve this equation in spite of the root existing at x = 0 because the function f (x) = x^2
Correct Answer: C
13 What is the percentage decrease in an interval containing root after iteration is applied by Bisection
Method?
Correct Answer: D
14 Which of the following statements applies to the bisection method used for finding
roots of functions?
A No one of following B Guaranteed to work for C Is faster than the D Requires that there be
all continuous functions Newton-Raphson no error in determining
method the sign of the function
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: C
16 Using Bisection method find the root of 3*X^2 = 5X+2 in the interval [0,3].
Correct Answer: A
17 The next iterative value of the root of X^2− 4 = 0 using the Newton-Raphson method, if the initial guess
is 3, is
Correct Answer: C
18 Find the root of xe^(-x) -0.3 = 0 using Bisection Method in the interval [1,5].
A 2 B 3 C 3.1 D 2.5
Correct Answer: B
19 The equation f(x) is given as x^3+4x+1=0. Considering the initial approximation at x=1 then the value of
x1 is given as _______________
Correct Answer: C
20 Using Bisection method find the root of cos(x) – x * e^x = 0 with a = 0 and b = 1.
Correct Answer: C
21 A function is defined as f(x) = x^2 – 3. Between the interval [1,2] find the root of the function by
Bisection Method.
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: D
24 The Newton-Raphson method of finding roots of nonlinear equations falls under the category of
_____________ methods
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: D
27 In which of the following methods proper choice of initial value is very important?
Correct Answer: A
28 In the case of Newton-Raphson method the error at any stage is proportional to______.
A the error in the B the square of the error C the cubic of the error D square root of the error
previous stage in the previous stage in the previous stage in the previous stage
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: A
30 The convergence of which of the following method depends on initial assumed value?
A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer: A
A The value of f’(x) B The value of f’’(x) must C The value of f’(x) must D The value of f’’(x) must
must be increased be decreased be decreased be increased
Correct Answer: A
38 In the case of Newton-Raphson method the error at any stage is proportional to______.
A the error in the B the square of the error C the cubic of the error D square root of the error
previous stage in the previous stage in the previous stage in the previous stage
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: A
40 Newton-Raphson method is used to compute a root of the equation x^2 - 13 = 0 with 3.5 as the initial
value. The approximation after one iteration is
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: C
42 The Newton-Raphson iteration x can be xn+1 = 1/2 [xn + (R/xn)]used to compute the
Correct Answer: C
43 The root of x^3 - 2x - 5 = 0 correct to three decimal places by using Newton-Raphson method is
Correct Answer: A
44 The equation f(x) is given as x^3+4x+1=0. Considering the initial approximation at x=1 then the value of
x1 is given as _______________
A 1.67 B 1.87 C 1.86 D 1.85
Correct Answer: C
45 Solve x^2-2 = 0 by Newton Raphson technique.If initial guess is x0= 1.0, subsequent estimate of x (i.e.
x1) will be
Correct Answer: B
46 The ± relative error in the density of a metal rod is determined to be ± 0.02. If the calculated value of the
density is 8.6321947..., how should the density be reported?
A 8.63 B 8.6 C 8.632 D 9
Correct Answer: B
47 Absolute error is defined as
Correct Answer: C
A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: B
A 4 B 5 C 6 D 4 or 5 or 6
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: D