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Given:
Clock time (hr:min:sec) 0:00:00 0:59:12 2:01:46 2:58:55 3:37:01 4:13:00 5:36:17
Odometer reading (mi) 102 157.8 217.6 264.1 315.2 341.7 420.3
Find: Time interval (hr), Distance (mi), and Average speed (mph)
Diagram:
Assumptions: The odometer is accurate and an exact value and the time is correct and an exact value.
Solution:
Clock time (hr:min:sec) 0:00:00 0:59:12 2:01:46 2:58:55 3:37:01 4:13:00 5:36:17
Odometer reading (mi) 102 157.8 217.6 264.1 315.2 341.7 420.3
Time interval (hr) 0.9867 1.043 0.952 0.635 0.5997 1.388
Distance (mi) 55.8 59.8 46.5 51.1 26.5 78.6
Average speed (mph) 56.6 57.3 48.8 80.5 44.2 56.6
HW 3: Finite Differences Terra Drake
13 September 2023 832003316
Pages: 4 ENGR 216-501
2.
Given:
Time t, seconds 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Position x, meters 0 4.1 7.53 10.92 12.31 12.35 11.83 10.49 7.95
Find: velocity and acceleration at t=2, 3, 4, 5, 6 using forward finite difference backward finite difference
and centered finite difference
Diagram:
Position vs Time
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Solution:
3.
Given:
Diagram:
velocity vs distance
10.000
8.000
6.000
4.000
2.000
0.000
1 2 3 4 5 6
Solution:
4.
Given: The true value of its derivative at 𝑥 = 1.5 is 𝑓 ′ (1.5) = 0.336925. delta x = 0.25
Find: Estimate the derivative numerically using forward, backward, and centered finite differences and
determine the percent error. What value of delta x would have to be used fro backward and forward to
get the same or smaller percent error?
HW 3: Finite Differences Terra Drake
13 September 2023 832003316
Pages: 4 ENGR 216-501
Diagram:
f(x)
2.5
1.5
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Theory: 𝑓(𝑥) = (ln(𝑥) sinh(𝑥))/𝑒^x, (true value - estimated value)/ true value *100%
Solution: