From b1f5c3f8d6671b4331cef1dcebdf63b7a43a3a2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: priyanka Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:03:17 +0530 Subject: initial commit / add all books --- 50/CH2/EX2.7/ex_7.sce | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100755 50/CH2/EX2.7/ex_7.sce (limited to '50/CH2/EX2.7/ex_7.sce') diff --git a/50/CH2/EX2.7/ex_7.sce b/50/CH2/EX2.7/ex_7.sce new file mode 100755 index 000000000..ad7b083d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/50/CH2/EX2.7/ex_7.sce @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ + // The equation x^3-5*x+1==0 has real roots. + // the graph of this function can be observed here. +xset('window',6); +x=-2:.01:4; // defining the range of x. +deff('[y]=f(x)','y=x^3-5*x+1'); //defining the function. +deff('[y]=fp(x)','y=3*x^2-5'); +y=feval(x,f); + +a=gca(); + +a.y_location = "origin"; + +a.x_location = "origin"; +plot(x,y) // instruction to plot the graph +title(' y = x^3-5*x+1') + +// from the above plot we can infre that the function has roots between +// the intervals (0,1),(2,3). +// since we have been asked for the smallest positive root of the equation, +// we are intrested on the interval (0,1) +// a=0;b=1, + +// since in the example 2.7 we have been asked to perform 4 itterations , +// the approximate root after 4 iterations can be observed. + + +newton4(0.5,f,fp) + + +// hence the approximate root after 4 iterations is 0.201640 witin the permissible error of 10^-15, \ No newline at end of file -- cgit