VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA.
ASSIGNMENT
Department: Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering
Course Title: NUMERICAL METHODS
Course Code: GET 407
Semester: first semester 2024/2025
Instruction: Attempt all Questions, solutions are expected in softcopy by scanning and post via
[email protected] on or before 13th January, 2025
1)
a. Solve x - 2sin x - 3 = 0 correct to two significant figures by Newton’s Raphson method
correct up to 6 significant digits. If the root of real root of the equation f(x) = 0 lies
between 3 and 4
b. Determine the Eigen values in the matrix below in an ascending order 1, 2 and 3
A= [ ]
c. Solve following linear equations using Gauss-Seidel iteration method starting from 1, 1, 1
x1 + x2 + 2 x3 =8
2x1 + 3 x2 + x3 = 12
5x1 + x2 + x3 = 15
2)
a. Solve ln x = 1.45 by Newton’s forward difference Interpolation x = G(y) with
G(1)=2.718 ,G(1.5)= 4.481 , G(2)=7.3878, G(2.5)=12.179 and find the value of x.
3
b. Determine the positive root of the function numerically f(x)= -3 -4
c. Using Trapezoidal and Simpsons rule evaluate the following integral with number of
subintervals n = 6
∫
√
3)
a. Apply Gaussian elimination method to determine the values of the unknown six elements
given that Ax=B If [ ] [ ] [ ]
b. Find the Numerical solution of = for = 0.0 (0.2) 1.2 given that = 0,
y(0) = 0.8 Using Euler’s Method
c. Find the Numerical solution of = for = 0.0 (0.1) 0.5 given that = 0, y = 1
Using Runge-kutta method When n=0
4)
a. Apply GAUSSIAN ELIMINATION METHOD to determine the values of ,
respectively in the given equation [ ] [ ]= [ ]
b. Apply JACOBIAN TECHNIQUE to solve the equation with initial (0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000)
always correct to 4 decimal place in each iteration
4x1 + x2 - x3 = 3 ................................... (1)
2x1 + 7 x2 + x3 = 19 .................................(2)
x1 -3 x2 + 12 x3 = 31 ................................. (3)
c. Solve the system of equations, Using Gauss-Jordan method with pivoting.
x1 + x2 + x3 =1
4x1 + 3x2 – x3 = 6
3x1 + 5x2 + 3x3 = 4