Question 12.1: Consider a function f(x) = x³ - 2x² + 3x - 5 = 0 Find the va......

Consider a function
f(x) = x³ – 2x² + 3x – 5 = 0
Find the value of x.

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The derivative is
f^{\prime}(x) = 3x² – 4x + 3
Let the initial value of x = 3, then f(x) = 13 and f^{\prime}(x) = 18. For k = 1, from Equation 12.4,

0 = f(x_{0}) + f^{\prime}(x_{0})(x_{1} – x_{0})
x_{1} = x_{0} – \frac{f(x_{0})}{f^{\prime}(x_{0})}     (12.4)

x_{1} = 3 – (13/18) = 2.278. Table 12.1 is compiled to k = 4 and gives x = 1.843. As a verification, substituting this value into the original equation, the identity is approximately satisfied.

TABLE 12.1
Iterative Solution of a Function of One Variable (Example 12.1)
k x_{k} f(x_{k}) f^{\prime}(x_{k})
0 3 13 18
1 2.278 3.277 9.456
2 1.931 0.536 6.462
3 1.848 0.025 5.853
4 1.844 ≈ 0

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