CSE 3107: Numerical Methods
Marjia Sultana
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
Lecture 3: Bisection Method of Solving a
Nonlinear Equation
Bisection Method (Cont…)
What is a bisection method and what is it based on?
⮚ One of the first numerical methods developed to find the
root of a nonlinear equation f(x)=0 was the bisection
method .
⮚The Bisection method is one of the simplest and most
reliable of iterative methods for the solutions of nonlinear
equations.
⮚This method, also known as binary chopping or half-interval
method.
Bisection Method (Cont…)
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Bisection Method (Cont…)
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Bisection Method (Cont…)
Bisection Method (Algorithm)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
The table below gives the values of f(x) between -6 and 6 and shows
that there is a root in the interval (-2, -1) and another in (5,6).
x -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(x) 50 35 22 11 2 -4 -10 -13 -14 -13 -10 -5 2
Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Bisection Method (Example 1)
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Homework
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