Digital Assignment – I

Programme Name & Branch: B.Tech

Course Name & Code: Computational Methods in Process Engineering & CHE3001
Class Number: VL2021220100352 Course Instructor: Dr Bandaru Kiran Maximum Marks: 10
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION: 06-09-2021 Slot: B1+TB1

Answer all the questions given below

1. Determine the real roots of f (x)=-0.5x2 + 2.5x+ 4.5:

(a) Graphically.
(b) Using the quadratic formula.
(c) Using three iterations of the bisection method to determine the highest root. Employ initial
guesses of xl= 5 and xu=10. Compute the estimated error ea, after each iteration and plot it
iteration Vs ea

2. You are designing a spherical tank in the figure to hold water for a small village in a
developing country. The volume of liquid it can hold can be computed as

Where V =volume (m3), h= depth of water in tank (m), and R= the tank radius (m).

If R = 3 m, to what depth must the tank be filled so that it holds 30 m3? Use three iterations of
the false-position method to determine your answer. Determine the approximate relative error
after each iteration.

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3. Determine the lowest positive root of f(x) =7 sin(x)e(-x)-1
(a) Graphically.

(b) Using the Newton-Raphson method (three iterations, xi = 3.5)

(c) Using the secant method (three iterations, xi =2.5 and xi-1 = 3.5).

4. The velocity of a falling parachutist is given by

gm
v (1  e( c / m)t )
c
Where, g = 9.81 m/s2. For a parachutist with a drag coefficient c =15 kg/s, compute the mass m
so that the velocity is y= 35 m/s at t= 8 s. Use Excel, MATLAB to determine m.

5. Solve the given set of equations using Gauss elimination

-3x2+7x3 =2
x1 +2x2 -x3 = 3
5x1 - 2x2 =2