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    UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

    Department of Bios. & Envir. Engineering


    Numerical Differentiation Tutorial (group work)
    25th April 2022 (4PM-7PM)

    INSTRUCTIONS: Attempt the following problems (not an assignment!)


    ************************Enjoy as many problems as possible!************************

    Question 1 Total for Question 1: 20 marks


    (a) Define the term numerical differentiation. (2 marks)
    (b) Derive the following numerical differentiation formulas:

    dy 1 1 1 1
    = [△y0 − △2 y0 + △3 y0 − △4 y0 + ...]
    dx h 2 3 4
    d2 y 1 2 11 4 5 5 137 6
    = [△ y 0 − △ 3
    y 0 + △ y 0 − △ y 0 + △ y0 − ...]
    dx2 h2 12 6 180

    dy 1 1 1 1
    = [∇yn + ∇2 yn + ∇3 yn + ∇4 yn + ...]
    dx h 2 3 4
    2
    dy 1 11 5 137 6
    2
    = 2 [∇2 yn + ∇3 yn + ∇4 yn + ∇5 yn + ∇ yn + ...]
    dx h 12 6 180
    (9 marks)
    (c) Given that
    x 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30
    y = f (x) 1.00000 1.02470 1.04881 1.07238 1.09544 1.11803 1.14017
    dy d2 y
    Find dx and dx 2 at x = 1.05 and x = 1.30. (9 marks)
    For any inquiry, send an email to:[email protected]

    Question 2 Total for Question 2: 20 marks


    (a) Given that
    x 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
    y = f (x) 2.7183 3.3201 4.0552 4.9530 6.0496 7.3891 9.0250
    dy d2 y
    Find dx and dx 2 at x = 1.2 and x = 2.2. (10 marks)
    (b) Given that
    x 1 2 3 4 5 6
    y = f (x) 1 8 27 64 125 216
    dy d2 y
    Find dx and dx 2 at x = 1 and x = 6.

    (10 marks)

    Question 3 Total for Question 3: 20 marks


    (a) A table of values of x and f (x) is provided below:
    x 0.30 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.40
    f (x) 1.659 1.668 1.681 1.692 1.704 1.719
    Calculate the values of f ′ (0.33),f ′′ (0.33), f ′ (0.37) and f ′′ (0.37) as accurately as
    possible. (10 marks)
    dy
    (b) Find dx as accurately as possible at x = 0.6 of the function y = f (x), tabulated
    below:
    x 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
    y 1.5836494 1.7974426 2.0442376 2.3275054 2.6510818
    (10 marks)

    Question 4 Total for Question 4: 20 marks


    (a) From the following table, find x correct to two decimal places, for which y is
    maximum and find this value of y.
    x 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
    y 0.9320 0.9636 0.9855 0.9975 0.9960
    (10 marks)
    (b) Find the maximum and minimum values of the function y = f (x) from the
    following data.
    x 0 1 2 3 4 5
    y = f (x) 0 0.25 0 2.25 16.00 56.25
    (10 marks)

    Page 2 of 3
    NOTE: In order to get free access to ALL the solutions for these problems and many
    more other Mathematical work; subscribe to the Youtube Channel (Mathematics Can
    Smile) and you will be directed to the solutions playlist.
    For any inquiry, send an email to:[email protected]

    Question 5 Total for Question 5: 20 marks


    (a) A table of values of x and f (x) is provided below:
    x 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
    f (x) 2.7183 3.3201 4.0552 4.9530 6.0496 7.3891 9.0250
    Calculate the values of f ′ (1.2),f ′′ (1.2), f ′ (2.2) and f ′′ (2.2) as accurately as pos-
    sible. (10 marks)
    (b) Calculate the first and second derivatives of the function tabulated in (a) above
    at the point x = 1.0 and x = 2.0.
    (10 marks)

    Question 6 Total for Question 6: 20 marks


    (a) Given that
    x 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
    y = f (x) 7.989 8.403 8.781 9.129 9.451 9.750 10.031
    dy d2 y
    Find dx and dx 2 at x = 1.1 and x = 1.6.

    (10 marks)
    (b) Given that
    x 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
    y = f (x) 2.7183 3.3201 4.0552 4.9530 6.0496 7.3891 9.0250
    dy d2 y
    Find dx and dx 2 at x = 1.2 and x = 2.2.

    (10 marks)

    Question 7 Total for Question 7: 30 marks


    (a) A rod is rotating in a plane about one of its ends. If the following table gives
    the angle θ radians through which the rod has turned for different values of time
    t seconds, find its angular velocity at t = 0.7 seconds.
    t seconds 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
    θ radians 0.0 0.12 0.48 0.10 2.0 3.20
    (10 marks)
    (b) The elevation above a datum line of seven points of a road are given below:
    x 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800
    y 135 149 157 183 201 205 193
    Find the gradient of the road at the middle point. (10 marks)
    (c) Use Stirling’s formula to find the first derivative of the function y = 2ex − x − 1,
    tabulated below (fill in the values for y correct to 4 decimal places) at x = 0.6,
    also find the error.
    x 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
    y
    (10 marks)

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    NOTE: In order to get free access to ALL the solutions for these problems and many
    more other Mathematical work; subscribe to the Youtube Channel (Mathematics Can
    Smile) and you will be directed to the solutions playlist.

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