clc clear printf('example 1.13 page number 38\n\n') //to find the settling velocity as a function of time z0 = 30.84; z1 = 29.89; z2 = 29.10; h = 4; u1_t0 = (-3*z0+4*z1-z2)/(2*h); u1_t4 = (-z0+z2)/(2*h); u1_t8 = (z0-4*z1+3*z2)/(2*h); //considering data set for t = 4,8,12 min z0 = 29.89; z1 = 29.10; z2 = 28.30; u2_t4 = (-3*z0+4*z1-z2)/(2*h); u2_t8 = (-z0+z2)/(2*h); u2_t12 = (z0-4*z1+3*z2)/(2*h); //considering data set for t = 8,12,16 min z0 = 29.10; z1 = 28.30; z2 = 27.50; u3_t8 = (-3*z0+4*z1-z2)/(2*h); u3_t12 = (-z0+z2)/(2*h); u3_t16 = (z0-4*z1+3*z2)/(2*h); //taking average u_t4 = (u1_t4+u2_t4)/2; u_t8 = (u1_t8+u2_t8+u3_t8)/3; u_t12 = (u2_t12+u3_t12)/2; printf("u_t0 = %f cm/min\n u_t4 = %f cm/min\n u_t8 = %f cm/min \n u_t12 = %f/n cm/min\n u_t16 =%f/n cm/min ",u1_t0,u_t4,u_t8,u_t12,u3_t16)