Alternative False Position Method

%Tutorial of False Position

a_f=inline('(x.^3)-(x.^2)-1');

% %Define a function using

inline

% Define all initial value

a=lower value; b=upper value;

a=1; b=2; f=a_f;

i=0;
MAX_ITER=20;

% Max no of iteration

tol=10^(-5);

% Tolerance

u=feval(f,a);
v=feval(f,b);

% Define lower and upper function

c=(b*u-a*v)/(u-v);

% False Position
Equation

fprintf('-------------------------------------------\n'
);
fprintf('
i
a
b
c
f(c)\n');
fprintf('-------------------------------------------\n'
);
while(i<=MAX_ITER)
c=(b*u-a*v)/(u-v);
fprintf('%3.0f
%12.4f
%12.4f
%12.4f
%12.6f\n',i, a, b, c, f(c));
if (f(c)<0)
a=c;u=f(c);
end;
if (f(c)>0)
b=c;v=f(c);
end;
i=i+1;
c=(b*u-a*v)/(u-v);
if (abs(f(c))<tol)
fprintf('%3.0f
%12.4f
%12.4f
%12.4f
%12.6f\n',i,a,b,c,f(c));

end

return;

end

ANSWER
FUNCTION:

X3-X2-1

------------------------------------------i

f(c)

------------------------------------------0

1.0000

2.0000

1.2500

-0.609375

1.2500

2.0000

1.3766

-0.286264

1.3766

2.0000

1.4309

-0.117660

1.4309

2.0000

1.4524

-0.045671

1.4524

2.0000

1.4606

-0.017331

1.4606

2.0000

1.4637

-0.006520

1.4637

2.0000

1.4649

-0.002445

1.4649

2.0000

1.4653

-0.000916

1.4653

2.0000

1.4655

-0.000343

1.4655

2.0000

1.4655

-0.000128

10

1.4655

2.0000

1.4656

-0.000048

11

1.4656

2.0000

1.4656

-0.000018

12

1.4656

2.0000

1.4656

-0.000007