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False Position or Regula Falsi method:
Bisection method converges slowly. Here while defining the new interval the only
utilization of the function is in checking whether but not in actually
calculating the end point of the interval. False Position or Regular Falsi method uses not
only in deciding the new interval as in bisection method but also in calculating one of
weighted average defined on previous interval as
( have opposite signs).
The algorithm for computing the root of function by this method is given below.
Algorithm:
Given a function continuous on an interval satisfying the criteria , carry
(1) Set
(2) For n = 0,1,2.... until convergence criteria is satisfied , do:
(a) Compute
(b) If , then set
otherwise set
Note:
Use any one of the convergence criteria discussed earlier under bisection method. For the sake
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of carrying out a comparative study we will stick both to the same convergence criteria as
before i.e. (say) and to the example problems.
Example:
Solve for the root in the interval [1,2] by RegulaFalsi method:
Solution: Since , we go ahead in finding the root of given function f(x) in
[1,2].
Set .
set
, proceed with iteration.
Iteration details are provide below in a tabular form:
Regula Falsi
Method
Iteration
no.
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Note : One may note that Regula Falsi method has converged faster than the Bisection
method.
Geometric Interpretation of Regula Falsi Method:
Let us plot the polynomial considered in the above example and trace , its movement and
new intervals with iteration. From the figure(), one can verify that the weighted average
is the point of intersection of the secant to , passing through points and
with the xaxis. Since here is concave upward and increasing the secant is
always above . Hence, always lies to the left of the zero. If were to be concave
downward and increasing, would always lie to the right of the zero.
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Example:
Solve for the root in the interval [0.5,1.5] by Regula Falsi method.
Regula Falsi Method
Iteration
no.
0 0.5000000000 1.5000000000 0.8773435354 2.1035263538
1 0.5000000000 0.8773435354 0.7222673893 0.2828366458
2 0.5000000000 0.7222673893 0.7032044530 0.0251714624
3 0.5000000000 0.7032044530 0.7015219927 0.0021148270
4 0.5000000000 0.7015219927 0.7013807297 0.0001767781
5 0.5000000000 0.7013807297 0.7013689280 0.0000148928
6 0.5000000000 0.7013689280 0.7013679147 0.0000009526
Exercise: 1) Solve for the root in the interval [2,3] by RegulaFalsi
Method.
2) Find the solution to , in the interval [1,2]
accurate to within using RegulaFalsi Method.
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