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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Q.1 (a) Find a root of the equation 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 − 10 = 0 using Bisection method. Perform 03
only four iterations.
(b) Use Newton’s divided difference formula to find 𝑓(𝑥) from the following data: 04
𝑥 3 7 9 11
𝑦 168 120 72 48
Hence evaluate 𝑦 for 𝑥 = 6.
(c) ( i ) Use Trapezoidal rule to evaluate ∫1 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 considering five subintervals. 03
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( ii ) Apply Runge-Kutta fourth order method to find an approximate value of 𝑦
when 𝑥 = 0.2 given that 04
𝑑𝑦 2𝑥
=𝑦− , 𝑦(0) = 1, ℎ = 0.2.
𝑑𝑥 𝑦
Q.2 (a) Find the mean, median and standard deviation for the following data: 03
48, 43, 65, 57, 31, 60, 37, 48, 59, 78.
(b) If the probability density of a random variable is given by 04
𝑘(1 − 𝑥 2 ), 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < 𝑥 < 1
𝑓(𝑥) = { ,
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
find 𝑘. Also find the probabilities that a random variable having this probability
density will take on a value ( a ) between 0.1 and 0.2 ( b ) greater than 0.5.
(c) ( i ) Find a root of the equation 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 = 0 in the interval (0, 1) using 03
Newton-Raphson Method correct up to 𝜀𝑎 < 1 %. Take 𝑥0 = 0.5.
( ii ) Find a real root of the equation 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 100 = 0 correct to two decimal 04
places using Fixed Point Iteration method.

Q.3 (a) Use Newton’s backward interpolation formula to find the value of 𝑓(175) from 03
the following table:
𝑥 140 150 160 170 180
𝑓(𝑥) 3685 4845 6302 8076 10225
(b) If 𝑦(1) = −3, 𝑦(3) = 9, 𝑦(4) = 30, 𝑦(6) = 132, find the Lagrange’s 04
interpolation polynomial that takes the same values as 𝑦 at the given point.
(c) The following show the gain in reading speed of 8 students in a speed-reading 07
program, and the number of weeks they have been in the program:
No. of weeks 3 5 2 8 6 9 3 4
Speed gain 86 118 49 193 164 232 73 109
Fit a straight line by the method of least squares.

Q.4 (a) The population (in thousands) of a town is given below. Estimate the population 03
for the year 1975 using interpolation.
Year 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 46 66 81 93 101
(b) In usual notations, prove the following identities: 04
1
 2 2
1 2 2 1 1
(𝑖) 1 + 𝜇 𝛿 = (1 + 𝛿 ) (𝑖𝑖) 𝜇𝛿 = ∆𝐸 −1 + ∆.
2 2 2
(c) Fit a parabola 𝑦 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 2 to the following data: 07
𝑥 1 2 3 4 6
𝑦 9.7468 24.4451 47.9318 78.4660 164.4186
Q.5 (a) Find the value of 𝑦(0.4) from the following differential equation with the given 03
initial condition by Euler’s method:
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + 𝑦), 𝑦(0) = 2, ℎ = 0.1.
𝑑𝑥
(b) Evaluate ∫4(𝑥 2 + 2𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 by using Gauss’ quadrature formula with 𝑛 = 3. 04
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(c) ( i ) An assembly plant receives its voltage regulators from three different 03
suppliers, 60 % from supplier 𝐵1 , 30 % from supplier 𝐵2 , and 10 % from
supplier 𝐵3 .If 95 % of the voltage regulators from 𝐵1 , 80 % of those from
𝐵2 , and 65 % of those from 𝐵3 perform according to specifications, what
is the probability that any one voltage regulator received by the plant will
perform according to specifications? Also, find the probability that a
particular voltage regulator, known to perform according to specifications,
came from supplier 𝐵3 .
( ii ) Find the missing frequencies 𝑓1 and 𝑓2 if the mean of the following 04
frequency distribution of 100 families (𝑓) is 30.4:
𝑥 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60
𝑓 10 𝑓1 25 30 𝑓2 10

Q.6 (a) Find, by Taylor’s series method, the value of 𝑦 at 𝑥 = 0.1 to five places of 03
decimals from
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 1, 𝑦(0) = 1.
𝑑𝑥
(b) Evaluate ∫1.4(2 + 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 − cos 𝑥)𝑑𝑥 with ℎ = 0.2 by Simpson’s one-third rule 04
0.2
and Simpson’s three-eighth rule.
(c) ( i ) The probability that an integrated circuit chip will have defective etching is 03
0.12, the probability that it will have a crack defect is 0.29, and the
probability that it has both defects is 0.07. What is the probability that a
newly manufactured chip will have neither defect?
( ii ) A standard cell whose voltage is known to be 1.10 volts was used to test 04
the accuracy of two volt meters 𝐴 and 𝐵. Ten independent readings of the
voltage of the cells were taken with the two volt meters as per the
following data. Which of these two is more reliable?
𝐴 1.11 1.15 1.14 1.10 1.09 1.11 1.12 1.15 1.13 1.14
𝐵 1.12 1.06 1.02 1.08 1.11 1.05 1.56 1.03 1.04 1.06
Q.7 (a) Find the mode for the following frequency distribution: 03
Class 0−6 6 − 12 12 − 18 18 − 24 24 − 30
𝑓 20 30 25 16 12
(b) Calculate the coefficient of skewness based on the Method of Moments from the 04
following data:
Class 0−4 5−9 10 − 14 15 − 19 20 − 24
Frequency 7 12 15 10 6

(c) ( i ) For a random variable 𝑋, if 𝐸(3𝑋 − 5) = 16 and 𝐸(𝑋 2 ) = 58, find the 03
standard deviation of 𝑋.
( ii ) If the events 𝐴 and 𝐵 are independent, then show that the events 𝐴 and 𝐵′ 04
are also independent.

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Q.8 (a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation from the following data: 03
Value 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39
Frequency 2 12 22 20 14 4 1
(b) Find the mean deviation from median for the following data: 04
Marks 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50
Students 8 11 15 9 7
(c) ( i ) Three students 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are running in a race. 𝐴 and 𝐵 have the same 03
probability of winning and each is twice as likely to win as 𝐶. Find the
probability that 𝐵 or 𝐶 wins.
( ii ) The quantities of milk (in liters) produced by a dairy farm on ten
consecutive days are shown below: 04
218.2, 199.7, 207.3, 185.4, 213.7, 184.7, 179.5, 194.4, 224.3, 203.5.
Evaluate the mean and the first four central moments of the milk yield data
(in litres) of dairy farm.

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