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Dr. Kevin G. TeBeest
False Position to Approximate a Zero of
f(x) = exp(-x) — cos(x)
Starting Interval: [ 1.0 , 2.0 ]
Iter# xL xM xR f(xM)
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1 1.00000000000000000000 1.23818438661593897500 2.00000000000000000000 -3.66028212e-02
2 1.23818438661593897500 1.28560032729423432200 2.00000000000000000000 -4.86098652e-03
3 1.28560032729423432200 1.29184231562921698680 2.00000000000000000000 -5.86130021e-04
4 1.29184231562921698680 1.29259416556599362120 2.00000000000000000000 -6.97695984e-05
5 1.29259416556599362120 1.29268365020368301730 2.00000000000000000000 -8.29206958e-06
Note that the right end point becomes stationary.
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