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Method of False Position

The method of false position is used to bracket the root of a function between two points. Initially, two points p0 and p1 are chosen such that f(p0) and f(p1) have opposite signs. A line is drawn between the points and the x-intercept of the line gives a new point p2 within the bracket. This process is repeated, narrowing in on the root with each iteration. The example shown finds a root of the function f(x) = x3 + 4x2 - 10 between 1 and 2 using this method.

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Method of False Position

The method of false position is used to bracket the root of a function between two points. Initially, two points p0 and p1 are chosen such that f(p0) and f(p1) have opposite signs. A line is drawn between the points and the x-intercept of the line gives a new point p2 within the bracket. This process is repeated, narrowing in on the root with each iteration. The example shown finds a root of the function f(x) = x3 + 4x2 - 10 between 1 and 2 using this method.

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2017-01-27

The Method of False Position Now bracket the root between either  p0 , p2  or  p1 , p2 
Which pair to choose?
The method is based on bracketing the root between
two points.
If f  p0   f  p2   0 then choose  p0 , p2 
At the beginning choose two points, p0 and p1
so that f  p0   f  p1   0 On the other hand
if f  p1   f  p2   0 then choose  p1 , p2 
Now draw a line joining  p , f  p   and  p , f  p  
0 0 1 1
Let us assume that f  p0   f  p2   0
The x-intercept of the line is p2
This means that the root is between  p0 , p2 

Now draw a line joining  p , f  p   and  p , f  p  


0 0 2 2

The x-intercept of the line is p3


and the process continues …

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2017-01-27

f ( x )  x3  4x2 10  0 has


a root in [1, 2].
n pn
1 1.26316
2 1.33883
3 1.35855
4 1.36355
5 1.36481

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