MBE2036 Exercise (Lesson 1-6)

1. Eq 1.1 shows the differential equation for the velocity v of a dv c

g v Eq 1.1
parachutist free falling from a stationery hot air balloon. Apply dt m
numerical method to calculate the velocity v at t=4s of the free m 68 kg
falling parachutist with the step size of 2 seconds.
g 10 m/s 2
a. 19.6
c 12 kg / s
b. 32.94
c. 36.64
d. 44.82

ANS:

2. Figure 2.1 shows the measurements which are:

a. High Accuracy, High Precision
b. Low Accuracy, High Precision
c. Low Accuracy, Low Precision
d. High Accuracy, Low Precision

ANS: Figure 2.1

3. What is the correct simplified IEEE floating number for 0.12
(0.510)?
a. 0 1010 1111
b. 0 0110 0001
c. 0 0110 0000 Figure 3.1 Simplified IEEE floating number format

d. 0 1010 1000

ANS:

4. Eq 4.1 shows the formula for calculating the reminder Rn. f n 1 ( )

For first order Taylor series, halving the step size will: Rn ( xi 1 xi ) n 1
(n 1)!
a. halve the error
b. triple the error f n 1 ( ) n 1
h Eq 4.1
c. double the error (n 1)!
d. quarter the error
which h is the step size
ANS:

5. In Bisection method, the function values for the upper and lower search boundaries should:
 a. Be the same sign
b. Be positive
c. Be negative
d. Be opposite signs

ANS:

6. Which of the following is not true for Newton-Raphson Method?

a. The point where the tangent of the initial guess crosses the x-axis usually represents an
improved estimate of the root.
b. It is an open method.
c. It is a type of bracketing method.
d. It may not find the true value of the root

ANS:
Ans:
1:b
dv c
g v Eq 1.1
dt m
m 68 kg
g 10 m/s 2
c 12 kg / s

V(i + 1) = v(i) + (g v(i)) t

In this exercise, v(0)=0, t = 2, so we can calculate the v(1) at t=2s:
12
V(1) = v(0) + (g v(0)) t = 0 + (10 0) 2 = 20 m/s
68
After that, we can get the v(2) at t=4s:
12
V(2) = v(1) + (g v(1)) t = 20 + (10 20) 2 = 32.94 m/s
68

2:c
3:c

0.12 = 1.0 x 2-1

Sign: positive, so the first bit is 0.
Exponent: -1+bias=-1+7=6=01102
Mantissa: 0=00002
So, the result is: 0 0110 0000

4:d
5:d
6:c