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The Newton-Raphson method is used to find the root of$$f(x) \equiv x^{2}-x-1=0$$Starting with an initial guess $x_{(0)}=1$, the second iterate $x_{(2)}$ is $\_\_\_\_\_$ (...

The Newton-Raphson method is used to solve $f(x)=0$, where $f(x)=e^{x}-5 x$.If the initial guess $x^{(0)}=1.0$, the value of the next iterate, $x^{(1)}$, rounded off to $...

Simpson's one-third rule is used to estimate the definite integral$$I=\int_{-1}^1 \sqrt{\left(1-x^2\right)} d x$$with an interval length of $0.5.$ Which one of the follow...

The area of a circular field is $25\: m^{2}$. The radius, $r$, is to be determined using the Newton-Raphson iterative method. For an initial guess of $r = 2.500\: m$, the...

An ordinary differential equation $\text{(ODE)}, \: \dfrac{dy}{dx}=2y$, with an initial condition $y(0)=1$, has the analytical solution $y=e^{2x}$.Using Runge-Kutta secon...

Consider the following dataset.$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline x & 1 & 3 & 5 & 15 & 25 \\ \hline f(x) & 6 & 8 & 10 & 12 & 5 \\ \hline \end{array}$$The value of the ...

Which one of the following methods requires specifying an initial interval containing the root (i.e., bracketing) to obtain the solution of $f(x) =0$, where $f(x)$ is a c...

The Newton-Raphson method is used to determine the root of the equation $f(x)=e^{-x}-x$. If the initial guess for the root is 0, the estimate of the root after two iterat...

Match the problem type in Group-$1$ with the numerical method in Group-$2$.$\begin{array}{cc}\&\text{Group-$1$} & \text{Group-$2$} \\ &\text{P. System of linear algebraic...

Which one of the following is an iterative technique for solving a system of simultaneous linear algebraic equations?Gauss eliminationGauss-JordanGauss-Seidel$LU$ decompo...

The model $y=mx^{2}$ is to be fit to the data given below.$$\begin{array}{|cl|cI|}\hline&{x} & {1} & {\sqrt{2}} & {\sqrt{3}} \\ \hline &{y} & {2} & {5} & {8} \\ \hline \e...

Values of $f\left ( x \right )$ in the interval $\left [ 0,4 \right ]$ are given below.$\begin{array}{|cl|cI|cI|cI|cI|cI|}\hline&{x} & \text{0} & \text{1} & \text{2} & \t...

The solution of the non-linear equation$$x^{3}-x=0$$is to be obtained using Newton-Raphson method. If the initial guess is $x=0.5$, the method converges to which one of t...

The value of the integral${\scriptstyle \int^{0.5} _{0.1}}$ e$^{-x^3}$dxevaluated by Simpson’s rule using 4 subintervals (up to 3 digits after the decimal point) is $\_\_...

The Newton – Raphson method is used to find the roots of the equation $f(x) = x- \cos\pi x$ $0\le...

The volume of liquid filled in a spherical storage tank of radius $R$ is computed from height of liquid, $h$, in the outside tube (neglecting the volume of liquid in the ...

The fourth order Runge-Kutta ($RK4$) method to solve an ordinary differential equation $\frac{dy}{dx}=f\left ( x,y \right )$ is given as $$y\left ( x+h \right )=y\left ( ...