BCS 054

Course Code : BCS-054
Course Title : Computer Oriented Numerical Techniques

Assignment Number : BCA(V)/054/Assignment/2020-21
Maximum Marks : 100
Weightage : 25%
Last Dates for Submission : 31st October, 2020 (For July,2020 Session)
15th April, 2021 (For January,2021 Session)
This assignment has eight questions of total 80 marks. Answer all the questions. 20 marks
are for viva voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance explanations. Please
go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the
format of presentation. Illustrations/ examples, where-ever required, should be different
from those given in the course material. You must use only simple calculator to perform
the calculations.
Q1:
(a) Use the eight-decimal digit floating point representation as given in your (3 Marks)
Block 1, Unit 1, Section 1.3.1 page 29 to perform the following operations:
(i) Represent 0.000001235432 and 257890000012 as floating point

numbers in normalised form using chopping for first number and
rounding for second number.
(ii) What is the absolute and relative error in the representation of the
two numbers given above?
(iii) Using the floating point representation, perform an addition of the
two numbers given above. What is the error in the resulting number?
(iv) Using the floating point representation, multiply the first number
and second number. Convert the result into normalized form in the
given format.
(v) Take the first number as 0.00000000000003234 and assume any
second number to demonstrate the concept of overflow or underflow
for the given representation. (You may assume any second number
to demonstrate overflow or underflow).
(vi) What is use of bias in binary floating point representation. Explain
the concept of bias with the help of an example for binary floating
point numbers.
(b) What is the meaning of the term "Subtractive Cancellation"? Explain with (2 Marks)
the help of an example. How is subtractive cancellation related to or
different from an Unstable Algorithm? Explain with the help of an
example.
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(c) Find the Maclaurin series for f(x) = e2x at x=0. Use first four terms of this (3 Marks)
series to compute the value of the function at any value of x. Also find the
bounds of truncation error for such cases.
(d) What is a truncation error? How can Taylor's series be used to (2 Marks)
determine truncation error? Explain with the help of an example.
Q2:
(a) Solve the system of equations (5 Marks)
2x + y + 5z = 18
5x + 3y – 2z = 2
x – 6y + 2z = 1
using Gauss elimination method with partial pivoting. Show all the steps.
(b) Perform four iterations (rounded to four decimal places) using (5 Marks)
(i) Jacobi Method and
(ii) Gauss-Seidel method
for the following system of equations.
6 4 -1 x 25
4 -8 3 y = -1
-3 2 5 z 0
With x ( 0 ) = (0, 0, 0)T. The exact solution is (3, 2, 1)T.
Which method gives better approximation to the exact solution?
Q3:
Determine the smallest positive root of the following equation: (10 Marks)
f(x) = 3x4 – 5x2 – 11x - 13 = 0
The root should be correct up to 2 decimal places, using
(a) Regula-falsi method (b) Newton-Raphson method (c) Bisection method

(d) Secant method
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Q4:
(a) Find Lagrange’s interpolating polynomial that fits the following data. Hence (5 Marks)
obtain the value of f(4).
x 1 3 6 10
f(x) 1 5 26 82
(b) Using the Lagrange's inverse interpolation method, find the value of x when (5 Marks)
y is 7.
x 6 20 42 90
y=f(x) 1 3 5 8
Q5:
(a) The depositions in a Bank for 5 different years are given in the following (3+2+3 = 8 Marks)
table:
Year (x) : 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Deposits(y) (Crores (INR) ) : 5 15 45 102 193
(i) Using Stirling's central difference formula estimate the deposits for the
year 2014
(ii) Using Newton’s forward formula estimate the deposits for the year
2012.
(iii) Using Newton’s backward formula estimate the deposits for the year
2018.
(b) Derive an expression of forward difference operator in terms of δ. (2 Marks)
Q6:
(a) Find the values of the first and second derivatives of y = 2x2+3x-2 for (5 Marks)
x=1.25 using the following table. Use forward difference method.
Also, find Truncation Error (TE) and actual errors.
x : 1 1.5 2 2.5
y : 3 7 12 18
(b) Find the values of the first and second derivatives of y = 2x2+3x-2 for (5 Marks)
x=1.25 from the following table using Lagrange’s interpolation
formula. Compare the results with (a) part above.
x : 1 1.5 2 2.5
y : 3 7 12 18
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Q7:
Compute the value of the integral (10 Marks)
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∫0 (2x4+ 3x3 - 11 x2) dx
By taking 12 equal subintervals using (a) Trapezoidal Rule and then (b)
Simpson's 1/3 Rule. Compare the result with the actual value.
Q8:
(a) Solve the Initial Value Problem, using Euler’s Method for the differential (4 Marks)
Equation:
y = 1+3xy, given that y(0) = 1.
Find y(1.0) taking (i) h = 0.25 and then (ii) h = 0.5
(b) Solve the following Initial Value Problem using (i)R-K method of O(h2) (6 Marks)
and (ii) R-K method of O(h4)
y' = x2y + x2 and y(0) = 1.
Find y(0.4) taking h = 0.2, where y' means dy/dx
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Course Code : BCS-054

Course Title : Computer Oriented Numerical Techniques

(i) Represent 0.000001235432 and 257890000012 as floating point

With x ( 0 ) = (0, 0, 0)T. The exact solution is (3, 2, 1)T.

Which method gives better approximation to the exact solution?

The root should be correct up to 2 decimal places, using

(a) Regula-falsi method (b) Newton-Raphson method (c) Bisection method

Year (x) : 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Deposits(y) (Crores (INR) ) : 5 15 45 102 193

y = 1+3xy, given that y(0) = 1.

Find y(1.0) taking (i) h = 0.25 and then (ii) h = 0.5

y' = x2y + x2 and y(0) = 1.

Find y(0.4) taking h = 0.2, where y' means dy/dx

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