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Numerical Solutions for CE Problems
Midterm Exam

Test I – Multiple Choices

1. In Gaussian reduction procedure, matrix A is augmented with an identity (m x m) as

a. (A | I) b. (B | N) c. (B | I) d. (I | B)

2. The technique of estimating the value of a function for any intermediate value of the independent variable
a. Curve fitting c. Numerical methods
b. Interpolation d. Numerical differentiation

3. It is used to interpolate the values of y near the beginning of a set of equally spaced tabular values.
a. Newton’s forward interpolation formula c. Newton’s central interpolation formula
b. Newton’s backward interpolation formula d. Newton’s beginning interpolation formula

4. It is used for interpolating values of f(x) with unequal intervals

a. Bessel’s formula c. Stirling’s Interpolation formula
b. Unequal interval Newton’s Formula d. Lagrange’s formula

5. Used to find an interpolated value near the center of the table

a. Stirling c. Laplace-Everett
b. Bessel d. all of these

6. Forward difference operator is denoted by ______.

a. ∆ b. f∆ c. D∆ d. E∆

7. In the Gauss elimination method for solving a system of linear algebraic equations, it leads to
a. Diagonal matrix c. Upper triangular matrix
b. Lower triangular matrix d. Singular matrix

8. Match the following:

A. Newton-Raphson 1. Integration
B. Gauss-seidel 2. Root finding
C. Simpson’s Rule 3. Solution of system of Linear Equations

The correct sequence is

a. A2-B3-C1 b. A3-B2-C1 c. A1-B3-C2 d. A3-B1-C2

9. Errors may occur in performing numerical computation on the computer due to

a. Rounding errors b. Power fluctuation c. Operator fatigue d. All of these

10. Jacobi’s method is also known as

a. Displacement method c. Simultaneous method
b. Simultaneous displacement method d. Diagonal method

11. Matrix of coefficients either have no solution or have infinite solutions is system of equations are
a. linearly dependent c. quadratic and independent

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b. linearly independent d. quadratic and dependent

12. Backward difference operator is denoted by ______.

a.   b. f c. D d. E

13. In Gaussian elimination method, original equations are transformed by using

a. column operations c. mathematical operations
b. row operations d. subset operations

14. It is used for interpolating values of f(x) near the end of the tabulated values
a. Newton’s forward interpolation formula c. Newton’s central interpolation formula
b. Newton’s backward interpolation formula d. Newton’s end interpolation formula

15. In which methods, we do not need initial approximation to start

a. Indirect Method c. Direct Method
b. Open Method d. Iterative Method

16. The following data of the velocity of a body is given as a function of time.

Time (seconds) 10 15 18 22 24
Velocity (m/s) 22 24 37 25 123

If you were going to use quadratic interpolation to find the value of the velocity at t = 14.9 seconds, what
three data points of time would you choose for interpolation?

a. 0, 18, 24 c. 15, 18, 22

b. 0, 15, 22` d. 0, 15, 18

17. Given n + 1 data pairs, a unique polynomial of degree ______________ passes through the n + 1 data
points.

a. n + 1 b. n c. n or less d. n + 1 or less

18. Given the two pints [a, f(a)], [b, f(b)], the linear Lagrange polynomial f1(x) that passes through these two
points is given by

𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑎
a. 𝑓1 (𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑎) + 𝑓(𝑏)
𝑎−𝑏 𝑎−𝑏

𝑥 𝑥
b. 𝑓1 (𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑎) + 𝑓(𝑏)
𝑏−𝑎 𝑏−𝑎

𝑓(𝑏)−𝑓(𝑎)
c. 𝑓1 (𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑎) + (𝑏 − 𝑎)
𝑏−𝑎

𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑎
d. 𝑓1 (𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑎) + 𝑓(𝑏)
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏−𝑎

19. It gives the most accurate result for -0.26 < u < 0.26
a. Bessel’s formula c. Stirling’s Interpolation formula
b. Unequal interval Newton’s Formula d. Lagrange’s formula
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20. If you will do a breath exercise by inhalation and exhalation, you will have a bonus point for this item.
a. Inhale
b. Exhale
c. Send a proof…..
d. Be ready for the next part of this exam……..

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Test II – Application (10 points each item)

1. A civil engineer involved in construction requires 4800, 5800, and 5700 m 3 of sand, fine gravel and coarse
gravel, respectively, for a building project. There are three pits from which these materials can be
obtained. The composition of these pits is

2. The shear stresses, in kilopascals (kPa), of nine specimens taken at various depths in a clay stratum are
listed below. Estimate the shear stress at a depth of 4.5 meters.

Depth, m 1.9 3.1 4.2 5.1 5.8 6.9 8.1 9.3 10.0
Stress, kPa 14.4 28.7 19.2 43.1 33.5 52.7 71.8 62.2 76.6

3. The saturation concentration of dissolved oxygen in water as a function of temperature and chloride
concentration is listed in table below. Use interpolation to estimate the dissolved oxygen level for
𝑇 = 18 0 𝐶 with chloride = 10 g/L.

4. The population of Bunawan City during three census periods was as follows:

Year 1991 2001 2011 2021

Population 1.2 2.8 3.2 4.5
(Thousand)

Interpolate the population during 2016.

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5. The following system of equations is designed to determine concentrations (the c’s in g/m 3) in a series of
coupled reactors as a function of the amount of mass input to each reactor (the right-hand sides in g/day),

15 𝑐1 − 3 𝑐2 − 𝑐3 = 3300

−3 𝑐1 + 18 𝑐2 − 6 𝑐3 = 1200

−4 𝑐1 − 𝑐2 + 12 𝑐3 = 2400

Determine the matrix inverse and use the inverse to determine the solution.

6. Solve the following system of equations using LU decomposition with partial pivoting (Doolittle
Decomposition):

2𝑥1 − 6𝑥2 − 𝑥3 = −38

−3𝑥1 − 𝑥2 + 7𝑥3 = −34

−8𝑥1 + 𝑥2 − 2𝑥3 = −20

7. Solve the following set of equations with LU decomposition (Crout’s Decomposition):

3𝑥1 − 2𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = −10

2𝑥1 + 6𝑥2 − 4𝑥3 = 44

−𝑥1 − 2𝑥2 + 5𝑥3 = −26

8. Use the Gauss-Seidel method to solve the following system to a tolerance of 𝜀𝑠 = 5%. If necessary,
rearrange the equations to achieve the convergence.

2𝑥1 − 6𝑥2 − 𝑥3 = −38

−3𝑥1 − 𝑥2 + 7𝑥3 = −34

−8𝑥1 + 𝑥2 − 2𝑥3 = −20

“Expect the unexpected.”

Prepared by:
REDIN JHON T. CARRIEDO, ECE

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