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  2. Finite difference method - Wikipedia

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    For example, consider the ordinary differential equation ′ = + The Euler method for solving this equation uses the finite difference quotient (+) ′ to approximate the differential equation by first substituting it for u'(x) then applying a little algebra (multiplying both sides by h, and then adding u(x) to both sides) to get (+) + (() +).

  3. Intersecting chords theorem - Wikipedia

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    In Euclidean geometry, the intersecting chords theorem, or just the chord theorem, is a statement that describes a relation of the four line segments created by two intersecting chords within a circle.

  4. Midpoint method - Wikipedia

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    The name of the method comes from the fact that in the formula above, the function giving the slope of the solution is evaluated at = + / = + +, the midpoint between at which the value of () is known and + at which the value of () needs to be found.

  5. Line-cylinder intersection - Wikipedia

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    Rearranging the first equation gives a quadratic equation for .Solving that for gives = (^ ^) (¯ ^) (^ ^) (^ ^) (^ ^) (¯ (^ ^)) (^ ^) (^ ^) where (^ ^) = if ^ is a unit vector. If ‖ ^ ^ ‖ = the line is parallel to the axis, and there is no intersection, or the intersection is a line.

  6. Trapezoidal rule - Wikipedia

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    A 2016 Science paper reports that the trapezoid rule was in use in Babylon before 50 BCE for integrating the velocity of Jupiter along the ecliptic. [1]In 1994, a paper titled "A Mathematical Model for the Determination of Total Area Under Glucose Tolerance and Other Metabolic Curves" was published, only to be met with widespread criticism for rediscovering the Trapezoidal Rule and coining it ...

  7. Midpoint - Wikipedia

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    Given two points of interest, finding the midpoint of the line segment they determine can be accomplished by a compass and straightedge construction.The midpoint of a line segment, embedded in a plane, can be located by first constructing a lens using circular arcs of equal (and large enough) radii centered at the two endpoints, then connecting the cusps of the lens (the two points where the ...

  8. Curve fitting - Wikipedia

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    Fitting of a noisy curve by an asymmetrical peak model, with an iterative process (Gauss–Newton algorithm with variable damping factor α).Curve fitting [1] [2] is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points, [3] possibly subject to constraints.

  9. Numerical differentiation - Wikipedia

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    This formula can be obtained by Taylor series expansion: (+) = + ′ ()! ″ ()! () +. The complex-step derivative formula is only valid for calculating first-order derivatives. A generalization of the above for calculating derivatives of any order employs multicomplex numbers , resulting in multicomplex derivatives.