Question: 1. a. Derive the 2nd order finite difference approximation of f'(x) (2) Taylor series expansion. using [2 marks] b. Discuss the order truncation error


1. a. Derive the 2nd order finite difference approximation of f'(x) (2) 

1. a. Derive the 2nd order finite difference approximation of f'(x) (2) Taylor series expansion. using [2 marks] b. Discuss the order truncation error of finite difference approximations. Include how the order of truncation error effect the error when halving the step size h. [4 marks] c. The steady-state heat conduction governing equation in radial cylindrical coordinates can be expressed as: dT 1 dT + 0 dr r dr Where T is the temperature and r the radial coordinate. A thick-walled pipe of outer radius a, and inner radius a/2 is exposed to a constant temperature of Ta/2 = 0 on the inner surface and Ta = 100 on the outer surface. By using the non-dimensional parameter x = r/a and step size Ax = 0.1, derive the system of equations in Ax=b form, where A is a 4 x 4 matrix and using central finite difference approximations. [10 marks] d. With respect to your answer in Part C, how would the system change if a heat flux (Von Neumann) type boundary condition is applied to the inner and outer surfaces. What would the size of the coefficient matrix A be? [4 marks]

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