5.

2 The Bisection Method 124

5.12 Given
f (x) = 2x6 1.6x4 + 12x + 1

Use bisection to determine the maximum of this function. Employ
initial guesses of xl = 0 and xu = 1, and perform iterations until
the approximate relative error falls below 5%.

5.6 Determine the positive real root of ln (x4) = 0.7
(b) using three iterations of the bisection method, with initial
guesses of xl = 0.5 and xu = 2, and



5.3 The False-Position Method 132

5.8 Find the positive square root of 18 using the false-position
method to within s = 0.5%. Employ initial guesses of xl = 4 and
xu = 5.

5.9 Find the smallest positive root of the function (x is in radians)
x2 IcosxI= 5
using the false-position method. To locate the
region in which the root lies, first plot this function for values of x
between 0 and 5. Perform the computation until a falls below
s = 1%. Check your final answer by substituting it into the original
function.

6.1 Simple Fixed-Point Iteration 143

6.3 Use (a) fixed-point iteration method to determine a root of f (x) = x2 + 1.8x + 2.5 using
x0 = 5. Perform the computation until a is less than s = 0.05%.
Also perform an error check of your final answer.

6.2 Determine the highest real root of
f (x) = 2x3 11.7x2 + 17.7x 5
(b) Fixed-point iteration method (three iterations, x0 = 3). Note:
Make certain that you develop a solution that converges on
the root.

6.2 The Newton-Raphson Method 148
6.5 Employ the Newton-Raphson method to determine a real root for
f (x) = 2 + 6x 4x2 + 0.5x3 using initial guesses of (a) 4.2 and
(b) 4.43. Discuss and use graphical and analytical methods to explain
any peculiarities in your results.

6.10 Determine the lowest positive root of f (x) = 8 sin(x)ex 1:
(b) Using the Newton-Raphson method (three iterations, xi = 0.3).

6.3 The Secant Method 154
6.6 Determine the lowest real root of f (x) = 12 21x +
18x2 2.4x3: (b) using the secant method to a
value of s corresponding to three significant figures.


6.9 Determine the highest real root of f (x) = 0.95x3 5.9x2 + 10.9x 6:
(b) Using the Newton-Raphson method (three iterations, xi = 3.5).