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  2. Steffensen's method - Wikipedia

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    % The fixed point iteration function is assumed to be input as an % inline function. % This function will calculate and return the fixed point, p, % that makes the expression f(x) = p true to within the desired % tolerance, tol. format compact % This shortens the output. format long % This prints more decimal places. for i = 1: 1000 % get ready ...

  3. Methods of computing square roots - Wikipedia

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    A method analogous to piece-wise linear approximation but using only arithmetic instead of algebraic equations, uses the multiplication tables in reverse: the square root of a number between 1 and 100 is between 1 and 10, so if we know 25 is a perfect square (5 × 5), and 36 is a perfect square (6 × 6), then the square root of a number greater than or equal to 25 but less than 36, begins with ...

  4. Root-finding algorithm - Wikipedia

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    [5] [page needed] It says that, if the topological degree of a function f on a rectangle is non-zero, then the rectangle must contain at least one root of f. This criterion is the basis for several root-finding methods, such as those of Stenger [6] and Kearfott. [7] However, computing the topological degree can be time-consuming.

  5. Root locus analysis - Wikipedia

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    The following MATLAB code will plot the root locus of the closed-loop transfer function as varies using the described manual method as well as the rlocus built-in function: % Manual method K_array = ( 0 : 0.1 : 220 ). ' ; % .' is a transpose.

  6. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    This x-intercept will typically be a better approximation to the original function's root than the first guess, and the method can be iterated. x n+1 is a better approximation than x n for the root x of the function f (blue curve) If the tangent line to the curve f(x) at x = x n intercepts the x-axis at x n+1 then the slope is

  7. Bairstow's method - Wikipedia

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    The second indicates that one can remedy the divergent behavior by introducing an additional real root, at the cost of slowing down the speed of convergence. One can also in the case of odd degree polynomials first find a real root using Newton's method and/or an interval shrinking method, so that after deflation a better-behaved even-degree ...

  8. Calculator input methods - Wikipedia

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    The TI-108 is a simple four-function calculator which uses single-step execution.. The immediate execution mode of operation (also known as single-step, algebraic entry system (AES) [7] or chain calculation mode) is commonly employed on most general-purpose calculators.

  9. Broyden's method - Wikipedia

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    In numerical analysis, Broyden's method is a quasi-Newton method for finding roots in k variables. It was originally described by C. G. Broyden in 1965. [1]Newton's method for solving f(x) = 0 uses the Jacobian matrix, J, at every iteration.