5.1.4 - Comparison of Methods
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What is required for the Bisection Method to work?
💡 Hint: Think about the conditions of continuity and sign change.
In which method do you not need the derivative of the function?
💡 Hint: Recall which methods require or do not require derivatives.
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Which method requires two initial guesses?
💡 Hint: Think about methods needing two values.
True or False: The Secant Method requires knowledge of the derivative of the function.
💡 Hint: Recall the distinctive nature of the Secant Method.
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Given the function f(x) = x^2 - 3, apply the Bisection Method to find the root between x = 1 and x = 2. Document each step.
💡 Hint: Ensure you check the sign changes at each bounding step.
Derive an efficient way to estimate a root of f(x) = e^x - x using the Newton-Raphson method. Use an initial guess of 0.5.
💡 Hint: Always evaluate f and f' accurately before each guess.
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