COMPLETE 26/09/2010

Poornima Group of Institutions, Jaipur

Branch: Civil Engineering
Sub./Code: COMPUTER APPLICATION IN CIVIL ENGINEERING/3CE04
Unit IV & V
Submitted By: Komal Choudhary (Lecturer, Maths. Deptt.)
Q1. To solve the ordinary differential equation by Eulers method, you need to rewrite the equation as
3

dy
5 y 2 sin x, y 0 5
dx

dy
sin x 5 y 2 , y 0 5
(a) dx
dy 1
sin x 5 y 2 , y 0 5
dx
3
(b)
dy 1
5 y 3
cos x
, y 0 5
dx 3
3
(c)
dy 1
sin x, y 0 5
(d) dx 3
Ans(b)

dy
5 y 2 sin x, y 0.3 5
dx

Q2. Given
and using a step size of h=0.3, the value of y(0.9) using Eulers method is most nearly
(a)- 35.318
(b) -36.458
-658.91
(d)-669.05
Ans.(a)

Q3. Eulers method can be derived by using the first two terms of the Taylor series of writing the value of yi 1 ,
that is the value of y at xi 1 , in terms of yi and all the derivatives of y at xi . If h xi 1 xi , the explicit
expression for yi 1 if the first three terms of the Taylor series are chosen for the ordinary differential equation
dy
2 3 y e 5 x , y 0 7
dx
would be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

yi 1 y i
yi 1 yi

yi1 yi

1 5 xi
e
3 yi h
2

2
1 5 xi
5
h
e 3 yi h e 5 xi
2
2
2

1 5 xi
9 h2
13
e 3 yi h e 5 xi yi
2
4 2
4

yi 1 yi

1 5 xi
h2
e 3 yi h 3 yi
2
2

Ans.(c)
Q4. . The two-segment trapezoidal rule of integration is exact for integrating at most ______ order polynomials.
(a)first
(b)second
third
(d)fourth
Ans.(a)
2.2

Q5 The value of
(a) 11.672
(b) 11.807
(c) 20.099
(d) 24.119

xe

0.2

dx
by using the one-segment trapezoidal rule is most nearl

Ans.(c)
Q6. The velocity of a body is given by
v(t ) 2t ,

1 t 5 5t 2 3, 5 t 14

where t is given in seconds, and v is given in m/s. Use the two-segment Trapezoidal Rule to find the distance
covered by the body from t=2 to t=9 seconds.
(a) 935.0 m (b) 1039.7 m
1260.9 m
(d) 5048.9 m
Ans

Q7. The highest order of polynomial integrand for which Simpsons 1/3 rule of integration is exact is
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Ans.(b)
2.2

Q10. The value of

(a) 7.8306
(b) 7.8423
(c) 7.8423
(d) 10.246

dx
by using two-segment Simpson's 1/3 rule is most nearly

0.2

Ans.(b)
2.2

Q11. The value of

(a) 7.8036
(b) 7.8062
(c) 7.8423
(d) 7.9655
Ans.(a)

0.2

dx
by using four-segment Simpson's 1/3 rule is most nearly

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Q12. The value of

f ( x )dx
3

by using two-segment Simpsons 1/3 rule is estimated as 702.039. The estimate

of the same integral using four-segment Simpsons 1/3 rule most nearly is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

702.39 + 8/3 [2f(7)-f(11)+2f(15)]

702.39/2 + 8/3 [2f(7)-f(11)+2f(15)]
702.39 + 8/3 [2f(7)+2f(15)]
702.39/2 + 8/3 [2f(7)+2f(15)]
An.(c)

Q13. To solve the ordinary differential equation

dy
3 xy 2 sin x, y 0 5
dx
by the Runge-Kutta 2nd order method, you need to rewrite the equation as
dy
sin x xy 2 , y 0 5
dx
(a)
dy 1
sin x xy 2 , y 0 5
(b) dx 3

dy 1
xy 3

, y 0 5
cos x
dx 3
3
(c)
dy 1
sin x, y 0 5
(d) dx 3
Ans.(a)
Q 14Given
dy
3 5 y 2 sin x, y 0.3 5
dx
and using a step size of h=0.3, the value of y(0.9) using the Runge-Kutta 2nd order Heun's method is most nearly
(a) -4297.4
(b) -4936.7
(c) -0.21336 10

14

(d) -0.24489 10

14

Ans.(c)
Q15. Given
dy
3 5 y e 0.1x , y 0.3 5
dx
,
and using a step size of h=0.3, the best estimate of dy/dx(0.9) using the Runge-Kutta 2nd order midpoint-method
most nearly is
(a) 2.2473
(b) -2.2543
(c) -2.6188
(d) -3.2045
Ans(a)

Q16. The velocity (m/s) of a body is given as a function of time (seconds) by

t 200 ln1 t t , t 0
Using the Runge-Kutta 2nd order Ralston method with a step size of 5 seconds, the distance in meters traveled by
the body from t=2 to t=12 seconds is estimated most nearly is
(a) 3904.9
(b) 3939.7
(c) 6556.3
(d) 39397
Ans (b)
Q17. The Runge-Kutta 2nd order method can be derived by using the first three terms of the Taylor series of
writing the value of yi+1 (that is the value of y at xi+1 ) in terms of yi (that is the value of y at xi) and all the
derivatives of y at xi . If h=xi+1-xi, the explicit expression for yi+1 if the first three terms of the Taylor series are
chosen for solving the ordinary differential equation

dy
5 y 3e 2 x , y 0 7
dx
would be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

y i 1 y i 3e

yi1 yi 3e

2 xi

3 xi

h2
5 yi h 5
2

5 yi h 21e

2 xi

y i 1 y i 3e 2 xi 5 y i h 6e 2 xi

h2
25 yi
2

h2

yi 1 y i 3e 2 xi 5 yi h 6e 2 xi 5

h2

Ans.(c)
Q18. A spherical ball is taken out of a furnace at 1200K and is allowed to cool in air. Given the following,
radius of ball = 2 cm
specific heat of ball = 420 J/(kg-K)
density of ball = 7800
convection coefficient = 350 J/s-m^2-K
The ordinary differential equation is given for the temperature, of the ball
d
2.20673 10 13 4 81 10 8
dt

if only radiation is accounted for. The ordinary differential equation if convection is accounted for in addition to
radiation is
d
2.20673 10 13 4 81 108 1.6026 10 2 300
(a) dt
d
2.20673 10 13 4 81 108 4.3982 10 2 300
dt
(b)
d
1.6026 10 2 300
dt

Ans.(a)
Q19 To solve the ordinary differential equation
3

dy
xy 2 sin x, y 0 5
dx
,

by Runge-Kutta 4th order method, you need to rewrite the equation as

dy
sin x xy 2 , y 0 5
dx
(a)

dy 1
sin x xy 2 , y 0 5
(b) dx 3
dy 1
xy 3
, y 0 5
cos x
dx 3
3
(c)
dy 1
sin x, y 0 5
(d) dx 3
Ans.(a)

Q20. Given

dy
5 y 2 sin x, y 0.3 5
dx
and using a step size of h 0.3 , the value of y 0.9 using Runge-

Kutta 4th order method is most nearly

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

0. - 25011 10
-4297.4
-1261.5
0.88498
Ans.(b)

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