CHAPTER 3ROOT‐FINDING
3.1 THE BISECTION METHOD
Exercises:
- 1. Do three iterations (by hand) of the bisection method, applied to
, using 
and 
.
Solution: We have
, 
. The first iteration gives us
so the new interval is
. The second iteration then gives us
so the new interval is
. Finally, the third iteration then gives us
so the new interval is
.
- 2. For each of the functions listed below, ...
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