Numerical Methods for Engineers

7th Edition

ISBN: 9780073397924

Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 13, Problem 10P

Consider the following function:

f ( x ) = 3 + 6 x + 5 x 2 + 3 x 3 + 4 x 4

Locate the minimum by finding the root of the derivative of this function. Use bisection with initial guesses of x l = − 2 and x u = 1 .

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