Numerical Methods| Maths:103 | Class:12th

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Topic Test 1 (20 minutes)

Numerical methods - Higher

1 Use trial and improvement to solve x3 + 2x = 90

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

Complete the table.

[4 marks]

x x3 + 2x Comment
3 33 Too low

x=

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2 A solid is formed by a cube of side x cm and a cuboid with a square cross section
of side 2 cm and a height of x cm
The volume of the solid is 270 cm3

Use trial and improvement to work out the value of x.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

2 cm

x cm

x cm

Complete the table.

[4 marks]

x x3 + 4x Comment
7 371 Too high

x= cm

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3 The quadratic equation x2 – 2x – 6 = 0 can be rearranged to

x2 = 2x + 6
x =

3 (a) The iteration un + 1 = can be used to find the positive root.

Start with u1 = 3

3 (a)(i) Write down u2 and u3 to 4 decimal places.

[2 marks]

u2 = u3 =

3 (a)(ii) Use your calculator to continue the iteration to find the positive root to 3 decimal places.
[1 mark]

Answer

3 (b) The iteration un + 1 = can be used to find the negative root.

Start with u1 = –2

3 (b)(i) Write down u2 and u3 to 4 decimal places.

[2 marks]

u2 = u3 =

3 (b)(ii) Use your calculator to continue the iteration to find the negative root to 3 decimal places.
[1 mark]

Answer

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3 (c) The quadratic equation x2 – 2x – 6 = 0 has exact roots of 1 + and 1 –

Evaluate 1 + and 1 – to 3 decimal places.

[1 mark]

Answer and

4 The equation x3 + 2x2 – 5 = 0 can be rearranged in the following way

x 3 + 2x 2 – 5 = 0
x2(x + 2) – 5 = 0
x2 =

x =

Use the iteration with u1 = 2

Write down the first 3 iterations and the solution to 3 decimal places
[3 marks]

u1 = 2

u2 =

u3 =

u4 =

x=

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5 (a) Use the iteration to solve x4 – x3 – 6 = 0

Take u1 = 3
Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
[1 mark]

x=

5 (b) Verify that your answer is a solution to x4 – x3 – 6 = 0

[1 mark]

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Numerical Methods| Maths:103 | Class:12th

Topic Test 1 Mark Scheme

Numerical methods - Higher

Q Answer Mark Comments

Bracketing the answer between 4 (72)

B1
and 5 (135) with correct calculations

Bracketing the answer between 4.3

(88.107) and 4.4 (93.984) with correct
B1
calculations given to at least the
1
nearest whole number

Testing 4.35 (91….) with answer to at

B1
least nearest whole number

Stating answer as 4.3 B1

Testing 6 and getting answer of 240 B1

Bracketing the answer between 6.2

(263.128) and 6.3 (275.247) with
B1
correct calculations given to at least
2 the nearest whole number

Testing 6.25 (269….) with answer to

B1
at least nearest whole number

Stating answer as 6.3 B1

u2 = 3.4641 B1 each
3(a)(i) B2
u3 = 3.5956

3(a)(ii) 3.646 B1

u2 = −1.4142 B1 each
3(b)(i) B2
u3 = –1.7809

3(b)(ii) –1.646 B1

3(c) 3.646 and –1.646 B1

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Q Answer Mark Comments

B2 for 2 of u2, u3 or u4 and x

u2 = or 1.1180
B1 for x
4 u3 = 1.2663 B3
u4 = 1.2372
x = 1.242

5(a) 1.89 B1

5(b) 1.894 – 1.893 – 6

B1
= 0.00862941

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