1. Find a solution of the following equations using bisection method.
a) 𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 9 = 0; the solution lies between 2 and 3.
b) 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0; the solution lies between 0 and 1.
c) 𝑥𝑒 = 1; the solution lies between 0 and 1.
2. Find a solution of the following equations using Newton Raphson method.
a) 𝑥 = 11; the choice of solution starts with 𝑥 = 3.
b) 𝑥 − 𝑥 − 9 = 0.
c) 23𝑥 = 1.
3. Find the positive real root of x3 – x2 – 1=0 using bisection method of 4 iterations
correct up to 4 decimal places.
4. Use Newton-Raphson method to find 1/N for any integer N. Hence find 1/12.
5. Use Newton-Raphson method to find the value of √17.
6. Find a root using Regula-Falsi method: 3x – cos(x) -1=0(Correct up to 3 decimal
places)
7. Using Newton-Raphson method find a real root of the equation 2x – 3sinx – 5=0.
8. Find the solution using Gauss elimination method:
a) x+ y+ z=9; 2x – 3y+4z=13; 3x+4y+5z=40
b) 5x-y = 3; - x+5y – z = 4; - y + 5z = - 6
9. Solve using matrix inversion(Gauss-Jordan) method:
3x+y+2z=3; 2x – 3y – z= -3; x+2y+z=4
10. Solve by Gauss-Jacobi factorization method: 2x+y+z=3; x+3y+z= -2; x+y+4z= -6
11. Solve using both Gauss-Seidel and Gauss-Jacobi method and deduce a comparison
between the results: x+y+54z=110; 27x+6y – z=85; 6x+15y+2z=72
12. Find the positive roots of the equation 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 1.06 = 0, by method of bisection,
correct to three decimal places.
13. Solve the equation 𝑥 − 9𝑥 + 1 = 0 for the root lying between 2 and 3, by method
of bisection, correct to three decimal places.
14. Find a positive root of 𝑥 + ln 𝑥 − 2 = 0, by Newton-Raphson Method, correct to six
significant figures.
15. Find a real root of 3𝑥 − cos 𝑥 − 1 = 0, by Newton-Raphson Method, correct to six
significant figures.
16. Find a positive root of 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 4 = 0, by Newton-Raphson Method, correct to six
decimal places.
17. Find a positive root of 10 + 𝑥 − 4 = 0, by Newton-Raphson Method, correct to six
significant figures.
18. Compute the root of the equation 2𝑥 − log 𝑥 − 7 = 0, by Regula-Falsi Method,
which between 3 and 4, correct to three decimal places.
19. Find a real root of 3𝑥 − cos 𝑥 − 1 = 0, by Regula-Falsi Method, correct to four
significant figures.
20. Using Regula-Falsi Method, find a root of 𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 2 = 0, correct up to three
significant figures.
21. Compute a root of 𝑥 ln 𝑥 − 1 = 0, by Regula-Falsi Method, correct to three decimal
places.
22. Use Gauss-elimination method to solve the following system
2𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 𝑥 = 9
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 6
3𝑥 + 𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 8
correct up to 3 significant figures.
23. Use Gauss-elimination method to solve the following system
3𝑥 + 9𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 11
4𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 13𝑥 = 24
4𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 𝑥 = −8
correct up to 2 decimal places.
24. Use Gauss-elimination method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 5
2𝑥 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 = −1
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 2
correct up to 2 decimal places.
25. Use Gauss-elimination method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥 = 0
2𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 3
−𝑥 − 3𝑥 =2
correct up to 2 decimal places.
26. Use Gauss-elimination method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 10
𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 7
2𝑥 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 5
correct up to 2 decimal places.
27. Use Gauss-Seidel method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 9
8𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 20
4𝑥 + 11𝑥 − 𝑥 = 33
correct up to 3 significant figures.
28. Use Gauss-Seidel iteration method to solve the following system
8𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 8
𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 3𝑥 = −4
2𝑥 + 𝑥 + 9𝑥 = 12
correct up to 2 decimal places.
29. Use Gauss-Seidel iteration method to solve the following system
10𝑥 + 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 12
2𝑥 + 10𝑥 + 𝑥 = 13
2𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 10𝑥 = 19
correct up to 2 decimal places.
30. Use Gauss-Seidel method to solve the following system
3𝑥 + 9𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 11
4𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 13𝑥 = 24
4𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 𝑥 = −8
correct up to 3 significant figures.
31. Use Gauss-Seidel method to solve the following system
6.7𝑥 + 1.1𝑥 + 2.2𝑥 = 20.5
3.1𝑥 + 9.4𝑥 − 1.5𝑥 = 22.9
2.1𝑥 − 1.5𝑥 + 8.4𝑥 = 28.8
correct up to 3 significant figures.
32. Use Gauss-Jordon method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 17
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 16
2𝑥 − 𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 13
correct up to 3 significant figures.
33. Use Gauss-Jordon method to solve the following system
2𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 8
𝑥 + 𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 15
3𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 𝑥 = 8
correct up to 3 significant figures.
34. Use Gauss-Jordon method to solve the following system
3𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 15
5𝑥 + 25𝑥 + 𝑥 = 18
2𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 10
35. Use Gauss-Jordon method to solve the following system
20𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 14
3𝑥 + 10𝑥 + 𝑥 = 17
𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 10𝑥 = 23
correct up to 3 significant figures.
36. Use Gauss-Jacobi method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥 = 0
2𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 3
𝑥 + 3𝑥 = −2
correct up to 3 significant figures.
37. Use Gauss-elimination method to solve the following system
𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥 = 0
2𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 3
𝑥 + 3𝑥 = −2
correct up to 3 significant figures.
