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CHEE 3334 Fall 2000 Michael Nikolaou

Student Name
EXAM 1
Open-everything. Total points 100, 10 points/question. Please, budget your time! Do OT
try to read the boo! during the e"am! #rite neatly! Do OT use your programmable
$al$ulator to %nd results you are as!ed to $ompute in a $ertain &ay 'but you may use
anything you &ant to $he$! numeri$al results(! )ho& all &or!. *eturn this sheet &ith your
e"am. +OOD ,-./!
1. Find all values of a and b for which the system of equations
2 3
0
4 2 7
x z
y z
x y az
x y z b
+ =
=
+ + =
+ + =
has
a. A unique solution write this solution!.
Forward elimination via elementary row operations:









1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
4 2 7 0 2 8 5 0 0 6 5
1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3
a a a
b b b
Unique solution: b3 and
6 a
!
". No solution.
"o solution: 3 b or a 6!
c. An infinite num"er of solutions write those solutions!.
#mpossible! $%5 would &ave to be 0 'or an in'inite number o' solutions to e(ist w&en a6!)
2. #he equation
$
1
1
1! 1
i
i i
z
x K
=
=
+

descri"es liquid%va&or equili"rium in a continuous%flow flash drum.


#he values of 'z1( z2( z3( z4( z$( K1( K2( K3( K4( K$) are '0.*0( 0.10( 0.0$( 0.03( 0.02( 4.0( 3.0( 2.0( 1.$(
1.2) and x is the un+nown varia"le.
a. ,s there a -uarantee that there e.ists a real value of x that solves the a"ove equation/
*es! +limination o' t&e denominators o'
=
=
+

5
1
1
$ 1) 1
i
i i
,
( -
yields an equivalent polynomial equation o' de.ree 5/
w&i0& is .uaranteed to &ave one/ t&ree/ or 'ive real roots!
". 0ow many real and com&le. values of x satisfy the a"ove equation/
1&e above equation may &ave one/ t&ree/ or 'ive real roots! 1&e rest will be 0omple(!
c. ,s there a closed%form e.&ression i.e.( an e.&ression that involves addition( su"traction(
multi&lication( division( and radicals! that can "e used to o"tain the solution of the a"ove equation/
"o! 2losed%'orm e(pressions 'or t&e roots o' polynomial equations e(ist 'or polynomials o' de.ree less t&an or
equal to 4/ a00ordin. to t&e .roup t&eory developed by 3alois!
CHEE 3334 Fall 2000 Michael Nikolaou
Student Name
3. A hi-h%&urity distillation column shown on the left! is o&eratin- at steady
state. #o chan-e the overhead and "ottom com&ositions of the column "y xD
and xB( res&ectively( the reflu. ratio and "oil%u& rate must "e chan-ed "y R and
V( res&ectively( so that the followin- equation is satisfied1
0.*7* 0.*24
1.0*2 1.032
D
B
A
x R
x V

=


1 0 001 0 002
where the numerical values of the entries of the matri. A have
"een determined e.&erimentally and not all di-its are certain.
a. ,f
0.1
0.1
D
B
x
x

=


( what should "e the values of R( V/
4olve t&e linear system o' equations

=



1 0 001 0 0 02
0!1 0!878 0!864
0!1 1!082 1!056
6
7
8 usin. 3aussian elimination!
4olution: 7 8 7!1425!
". ,f the a"ove solution for R( V needs to "e +nown with 104 ma.imum error( how many di-its of the
entries of A should "e e.actly +nown/ 5ould that "e reasona"le from a &ractical view&oint/
+rror 99:elta;(99<99(99/ w&ere ( satis'ies 6(b and (=:elta;( satis'ies $6=:elta;6)$(=:elta;()b!
1&e error is bounded as 99:elta;(99<99(99 > 0ond$6) 99:elta;699<99699! #' t&e ri.&t%&and side is equal to 0!1/
t&en t&e error will be no more t&an 10?!
2al0ulations: 99699 @ 2/ 2ond$6) @ 156!
1&ere'ore 0!1156A99:elta;699<2 B 99:elta;699 @ 0!001
#t is unliCely t&at t&is mu0& pre0ision is available in t&e dataD
4.
a. 6erform one iteration of the 7auss%Seidel method with rela.ation 0.3 = ! for the followin-
equations1
4 2
4 12
4 14
x y
x y z
y z
+ =
+ + =
+ =
with initial -uess 0( 1( 0!.
+
+
+


= = +





=



1
1
1
1
1
1
4 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 6
1 4 1 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 12
0 1 4 14 0 1 4 0 0 0 14
4 0 0 0 1 0
1 4 0 0 0 1
0 1 4 0 0 0
C C
C C
C C
( ( (
y y y
, , ,
(
y
,


+ =



= = =
1 1 1
0 6 5
1 12 12
0 14 14
5<4/ 2!6875/ 2!828125 ( y ,
7ela(ation step:
= + =
= + =
= + =
1
1
1
0!5 A5<4 0!1 A 0 1!125
0!5 A2!6875 0!1 A1 2!51875
0!5 A2!828125 0!1 A 0 2!5453125
(
y
,
". 8o you e.&ect conver-ence when 1 = /
*es/ be0ause 'or lambda 1 we &ave t&e standard 3auss%4eidel met&od/ and t&e matri( 6 is dia.onally
dominant!
x
D
x
B
R
V

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