Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
Department of Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computer Applications
Academic Session: 2024-25
Assignment #4 Mathematics-III (MTH-231) Date:
1. A slider in a machine moves along a fixed straight rod. Its distance x cm along the
rod is given below for various values of the time t in seconds. Find the velocity
of the slider and its acceleration when t=0.3 second. [Ans: 5.33 cm/sec, -45.6
cm/sec2 ]
x 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
t 30.13 31.62 32.87 33.64 33.95 33.81 33.24
2. The elevation above a datum line of seven points of a road are given below:
x: 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800
y: 135 149 157 183 201 205 193
Find the gradient of the road at the middle point. [Ans: 0.085]
dy d2 y
3. From the following table of values of x and y, obtain dx
and dx2
for x=1.2.
x 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
y 2.7183 3.3201 4.0552 4.9530 6.0496 7.3891 9.0250
4. If the following tabulated points are given, then for what value of x, y should be
minimum ? Also describe the value of y. [Ans: 5.6875, 0.2628]
x: 3 4 5 6 7 8
y: 0.205 0.240 0.259 0.262 0.250 0.224
5. Use Bessel formula to find the value of f 0 and f 00 at x = 7.5 from the following table
x 7.47 7.48 7.49 7.50 7.51 7.51 7.52
f(x) 0.193 0.195 0.198 0.201 0.203 0.206 0.208
[Ans: 0.223]
R x x2
6. The following table gives the values of the probability integral f (x) = √2π 0 e− 2 dx
for certain values of x. Find the value of this integral when x=0.5437 using Evrett’s
formula
x 0.51 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.57
f(x) 0.52924 0.53790 0.54646 0.555494 0.56332 0.57162 0.57982
R 1 x2 1
7. Evaluate the integral 0 1+x 3 dx using Simpson’s 3 rd rule by taking five points. Also,
find the amount of error in the computation. [Ans: 0.23108, 0.00003 ]
8. The velocity v (km/min) of a moped which starts from rest, is given at fixed intervals
of time t(min) as follows:
t 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
v 10 18 25 29 32 20 11 5 2 0
Estimate approximately the distance covered in 20 minutes. [Ans: 309.33 km]
9. A solid of revolution is formed by rotating about x-axis, the area between the x-
axis, the line x = 0 and x = 1 and a curve through the points with the following
co-ordinates
x 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00
y 1.0000 0.9896 0.9589 0.9089 0.8415
Estimate the volume of the solid formed using appropriate Simpson’s rule. [Ans:
2.8192]
10. A curve is drawn to pass through the points given by the following table:
x 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
y 2 2.4 2.7 2.8 3 2.6 2.1
Using Weddle’s rule, estimate the area bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the
lines x=1, x=4. [Ans: 3.032]
R 6 dx
11. Evaluate 0 1+x 2 dx by using
(i) Simpson’s 13 rd rule taking seven points. [Ans: 1.3662]
(ii) Simpson’s 83 th rule taking seven points. [Ans: 1.3571]
(iii) Weddle’s rule. [Ans: 1.3735]
Also find the amount of error in each formula and compare the results with its actual
value. [Ans: 1.4056 (Actual value)]
R 1.4
12. Compute the value of 0.2 (Sinx − logx + ex ) dx using Simpson’s 3/8th rule and
compare it with actual solution by direct integration. [Ans: 4.053]
13. A river is 80 feet wide. The depth d in feet at a distance x feet from one bank is
given by the following table:
x 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
y 0 4 7 9 12 15 14 8 3
Find approximately the area of cross-section. [Ans: 710 sq.ft. ]
R 5.2
14. For the following given values of x, and y, evaluate 4 ydx by
2
x 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2
y = logx 1.3863 1.4351 1.4816 1.5261 1.5686 1.6094 1.6487
(i) Trapezoidal rule, [Ans: 1.8276551, 0.0001924]
(ii) Simpson’s 13 rd rule, [Ans: 1.8278472, 0.0000003 ]
(iii) Simpson’s 38 th rule, [Ans: 1.8278470, 0.0000005 ]
(iv) Widdle’s rule. [Ans: 1.8278474, 0.0000001 ]
Also, find the amount of error in each case.
