False Position to Approximate a Zero of

                 f(x) = exp(–x) — cos(x)


         Starting Interval:      [ 1.0 , 2.0 ]


     Iter#          xm                  | f(xm) |      
     **************************************************

       1    1.23818 43866 15939     0.36602 x 10^(-1)    
       2    1.28560 03272 94234     0.48609 x 10^(-2)    
       3    1.29184 23156 29216     0.58613 x 10^(-3)    

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