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M.Tech. Applied Math Exam Solutions
1. First Semester M.Tech. Degree Examination, June/July 2013
Applied Mathematics
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100
Note: Answer any FIVE full questions.
1 a.
b.
Explain in brief:
i) Inherent errors
ii) Rounding errors
iii) Truncation errors
iv) Absolute, relative and percentage errors. (10 Marks)
If 3
2
z
xy4
f and the errors in x, y, z are 0.001, find the maximum relative error in f at
x = y = z = 1. (10 Marks)
2 a.
b.
Explain secant method for finding a root of the equation f(x) = 0. By using the Regula-Falsi
method, find the root of the equation 2.1xlogx 10 that lies between 2 and 3. (10 Marks)
Find the multiple root of the equation 064x16x36x11x 234
, that lies near 3.9.
(10 Marks)
3 a.
b.
Find two iterations of the Muller method to find the root of the equation
01x5x)x(f 3
in (0, 1). (10 Marks)
Perform two iterations of the Bairstow method to extract a quadratic factor qpxx2
from
the polynomial 060x40x20x5x 234
, use the initial approximations p0 = 4,
q0 = 8. (10 Marks)
4 a.
b.
From the following data obtain the first and second derivatives of xlogy e i) at x = 500,
ii) at x = 550. (10 Marks)
Evaluate the integral
5.0
0
dx
xsin
x
using Romberg’s method, correct to three decimal places.
(10 Marks)
5 a.
b.
Use Cholesky’s method to solve the system
1zyx
5z3yx3
10z5y2x (10 Marks)
Using the partition method, solve the system of equations:
4z3y4x2
1zy
2zy2x2 (10 Marks)
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2.Anyrevealingofidentification,appealtoevaluatorand/orequationswritteneg,42+8=50,willbetreatedasmalpractice.
USN 12MMD/MDE/MCM/MEA/MAR/MST11
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6 a.
b.
By employing the Given’s method, reduce the matrix
322
221
212
A
to tridiagonal form and hence find its largest eigen value. (10 Marks)
Find all the eigenvalues of the matrix
231
212
111
A
using the Rutishauser method. (Carryout 5 steps) (10 Marks)
7 a.
b.
Find a spanning set for the null space of the matrix
48542
13221
71163
A (10 Marks)
Let
6873
3752
1242
A ,
0
1
2
3
u and
3
1
3
v
i) Determine if u is in Nul A, could u be in Col A?
ii) Determine if v is in Col A, could v be in Nul A? (10 Marks)
8 a.
b.
Find a least-squares solution of the system AX = b where
42
13
51
A ,
3
2
4
b . (10 Marks)
If
1
5
2
u1 ,
1
1
2
u2 ,
3
2
1
y and w = span {u1, u2}, then find orthogonal projection of
y onto w. (10 Marks)
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