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Quiz 02 - ESO 208A: Computational Methods in Engineering Q1

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October 26, 2016 Marks: 30 Duration: 45 minutes Q3
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NOTE: Unless stated otherwise, use four-decimal-digit floating-point arithmetic with rounding.

Q1. For the following data, estimate the value of f  x  at x  2.8 by Newton's divided difference method.
Perform interpolation using a quadratic polynomial. Also, estimate approximate error in interpolation. [6+4]

x 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0

f  x 3.000 7.660 17.59 34.00 55.90
x0  2.8

R  x0 

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 Q2. A quadratic regression curve of the form y  a  bx  cx2 has to be fitted to the following data. If the
values of a and b are 1.0 and 2.0, respectively, estimate the value of c by using the method of least
squares. [10]
x 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0
y 1.000 10.00 20.00 37.00

 X Y  337
i i X i
2
 98

c
XY i i

337
 3.439
X i
2
98

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 Q3. Estimate the following integral by using two-point Gauss-Legendre formula. [10]
2 x
I   xy dydx

0 x2 3 

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