M.D.

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

MIT TERM EXAMINATION
BCA 5TH SEMESTER
NUMERICAL METHODS

Q1. Which of the following can the Simpson’s rule possess?

A. Negatives B. Accuracy C. Positives D. Zero error

Q2. We wish to solve x2 - 2 = 0 by Newton Raphson technique. If initial guess is x0 = 1.0, subsequent estimate of x
(i.e. x1) will be

A. 1.414 B. 1.5 C. 2.0 D. None of these

Q.3 Using Newton-Raphson method, find a root correct to three decimal places of the equation x3 - 3x - 5 = 0

A. 2.275 B. 2.279 C. 2.222 D. None of these

Q.4 Using Bisection method, negative root of x3 - 4x + 9 = 0 correct to three decimal places is

A. -2.506 B. -2.706 C. - 2.406 D. None of these

Q.5 The root of x3 - 2x - 5 = 0 correct to three decimal places by using Newton-Raphson method is

A. 2.0946 B. 1.0404 C. 1.7321 D. 0.7011

Q.6 Following are the values of a function y(x) : y(-1) = 5, y(0), y(1) = 8, dy/dx at x = 0 as per Newton's central
difference scheme is

A. 0 B. 1.5 C. 2.0 D. 3.0

Q.7 Which of the following shapes is generally preferred in case of application of Simpson’s rule?

A. Square B. Triangle C. Trapezoid D. Rectangle

Q.8 In which of the following methods proper choice of initial value is very important?

A. Bisection method B. False position C. Newton-Raphson D. Bairsto method

Q.9 Errors may occur in performing numerical computation on the computer due to

A. Rounding errors B. Power fluctuation C. Operator fatigue D. All of these

Q.10 Every algebraic equation of nth degree, where n is a positive integer, has only……………

A n – 1 roots B n + 1 roots C 2n roots D n roots

Q.11 If a + ib is a root of f(x) = 0 then the other root is …………….

A a – ib Ba Cb D ib

Q.12 If x = a is a root of f(x) = 0, then the factor of f(x) is ………………….

Ax+a Ba Cx–a Dx

Q.13 In which of the following method, we approximate the curve of solution by the tangent in each interval.

a. Picard’s method b. Euler’s method c. Newton’s method d. Runge Kutta method

Q.14 Using Newton-Raphson method, find a root correct to three decimal places of the equation x3 - 3x - 5 = 0

A. 2.275 B. 2.279 C. 2.222 D. None of these

Q15. In the Gauss elimination method for solving a system of linear algebraic equations, triangularization leads to

A. Diagonal matrix B. Lower triangular matrix C. Upper triangular matrix D. Singular matrix

Q16. Double (Repeated) root of 4X3- 8X2- 3x + 9 = 0 by Newton-Raphson method is

A. 1.4 B. 1.5 C. 1.6 D. 1.55

Q17. Using Bisection method, negative root of x3 - 4x + 9 = 0 correct to three decimal places is

A. -2.506 B. -2.706 C. - 2.406 D. None of these

Q18. The root of x3 - 2x - 5 = 0 correct to three decimal places by using Newton-Raphson method is

A. 2.0946 B. 1.0404 C. 1.7321 D. 0.7011

Q19. A root of the equation x3 - x - 11 = 0 correct to four decimals using bisection method is

A. 2.3737 B. 2.3838 C. 2.3736 D. None of these

Q20. In which of the following methods proper choice of initial value is very important?

A. Bisection method B. False position C. Newton-Raphson D. Bairsto method

Q21. Using Newton-Raphson method, find a root correct to three decimal places of the equation sin x = 1 - x

A. 0.511 B. 0.500 C. 0.555 D. None of these

Q22. Errors may occur in performing numerical computation on the computer due to

A. Rounding errors B. Power fluctuation C. Operator fatigue D. All of these

Q23. The convergence of which of the following method is sensitive to starting value?

A. False position B. Gauss seidal method C. Newton-Raphson method D. All of these

Q.24 The shifting operator is denoted by ________.

A. E B. nabla C. omega D. T

Q.25 The process of finding the values inside the interval (X0, Xn) is called

A. Interpolation B. Extrapolation C. Iterative D. Polynomial equation

Q.26 The Delta of power two is called the ____order difference operator.

A. First B. second C. Third D. Fourth

Q.27 Newton forward interpolation formula is used for _________ intervals.

A. open B. unequal C. equal D. closed

Q.28 By using Newton’s backward difference table form the following data:

f (30) = 0.5000, f (35) = 0.5736, f (40) = 0.6428, f (45) = 0.7071. What is the value of ∇3yn?

A. - 0.0049 B. -1.872 C. - 0.0005 D. -0.0469

Q.29 In case of Newton Backward Interpolation Formula which equation is correct to find u?
A. (x – xn) h = u B. x + xn = uh C. x – xn = u D x – xn = uh
Q.30 The relationship between E and delta is __________.

A. E =1-delta B. E =1+delta C. E = delta-1 D. E = delta

Q.31 Let h be the finite difference, then forward difference operator is defined by ____.
A. f(x) = f(x+h)-f(x) B. f(x) = f(x-h)-f(x) C. f(x) = f(x*h) D. f(x) = f(x)
Q.32 Find Δ (x + cos x)?
A. 1+2sin(x+1/2).sin1/2 B. 1-2sin(x+1/2).sin1/2 C.1-2sin(x-1/2).sin1/2 D.1+2sin(x-1/2).sin1/2

Q.33 Numerical techniques more commonly involve

a) Elimination method b) Reduction method c) Iterative method d) Direct method

Q.34 Which of the following is an iterative method?

a) Gauss Seidel b) Gauss Jordan c) Factorization d) Gauss Elimination
Q.35 Errors may occur in performing numerical computation on the computer due to which of the following
reasons?
a) Operator fatigue b) Back substitution c) Rounding errors d) Power fluctuation

Q.36 Which of the following is also known as the Newton Raphson method?
a) Chord method b) Tangent method c) Diameter method d) Secant method

Q.37 If approximate solution of the set of equations, 2x+2y-z = 6, x+y+2z = 8 and -x+3y+2z = 4, is given by x = 2.8 y =
1 and z = 1.8. Then, what is the exact solution?
a) x = 1, y = 3, z = 2 b) x = 2, y = 3, z = 1 c) x = 3, y = 1, z = 2 d) x = 1, y = 2, z = 2

Q.38 Which of the methods is a direct mthod for solving simultaneous algebraic equations?
a) Relaxation method b) Gauss seidel method c) Jacobi’s method d) Cramer’s rule

Q.39 Apply Gauss Elimination method to solve the following equations.

2x – y + 3z = 9 x + y + z = 6 x–y+z=2

a) X = -13, y = 1, z = -8 b) X = 13, y = 1, z = -8 c) X = -13, y = 4, z = 15 d) X = 5, y = 14, z = 5

Q.40 Gauss Seidal method is also termed as a method of _______

a) Iterations b) False positions c) Successive displacement d) Eliminations

Q.41 Solve the following equation by Gauss Seidal Method up to 2 iterations and find the value of z.
27x + 6y - z = 85 6x + 15y + 2z = 72 x + y + 54z = 110

a) 0 b) 1.92 c) 1.88 d) 1.22

Q.42 Find the approximated value of x till 6 iterations for x3-4x+9=0 using Bisection Method. Take a = -3 and
b = -2.
a) -0.703125 b) -3.903125 c) -1.903125 d) -2.703125
Q.43 Find the positive root of the equation x3 – 4x – 9 = 0 using Regula Falsi method and correct to 4 decimal places.
a) 2.7506 b) 2.6570 c) 2.7065 d) 2.7605

Q.44 Find the positive root of the equation 3x-cosx-1 using Regula Falsi method and correct upto 4 decimal places.
a) 0.6701 b) 0.5071 c) 0.6071 d) 0.5701

Q.45 Find the positive root of the equation x3 + 2x2 + 10x – 20 using Regula Falsi method and correct upto 4 decimal
places.
a) 1.3688 b) 1.3866 c) 1.4688 d) 1.6488

Q.46 Find the positive root of the equation x-cosx using Regula Falsi method and correct to 4 decimal places.
a) 0.73908 b) 0.63908 c) 0.74980 d) 0.64908

Q.47 Which of the following step is not involved in Gauss Elimination Method?
a) Elimination of unknowns b) Reduction to an upper triangular system
c) Finding unknowns by back substitution d) Evaluation of cofactors
Q.48 Gauss Elimination Method is well adopted for which of the application?
a) Computer operations b) Network circuit problems c) MATLAB operations d) Telecommunication operations

Q.49 What are the coefficients of the equation obtained during the elimination called?
a) Joints b) Pivots c) Calculated coefficients d) Operative coefficients

Q.50 Apply Gauss Elimination method to solve the following equations.

x + 4y – z = -5 x + y – 6z = -12 3x – y – z = 4

a) x = 1.6479, y = -1.1408, z = 2.0845 b) x = 4.0461, y = -1.1408, z = 3.254

c) x = 7.2478, y = -2.586, z = 8.265 d) x = 2.8471, y = 5.5123, z = 2.0845