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The secant method is used to estimate the root of a non-linear equation f(x)=0 by using the intersection of the secant line drawn between two previously calculated points and the x-axis. The formula for calculating the next estimated root xn uses the slopes between the last two points and their respective y-values. The example finds the positive root of 6x^2 - 11x - 10 by iteratively applying the secant method formula with initial guesses of xn-1=3 and xn-2=6 until the difference between successive x values converges to zero.

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Secant Method - 4738f89d779188b07e388ab703ef8

The secant method is used to estimate the root of a non-linear equation f(x)=0 by using the intersection of the secant line drawn between two previously calculated points and the x-axis. The formula for calculating the next estimated root xn uses the slopes between the last two points and their respective y-values. The example finds the positive root of 6x^2 - 11x - 10 by iteratively applying the secant method formula with initial guesses of xn-1=3 and xn-2=6 until the difference between successive x values converges to zero.

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Numerical Methods

Secant Method (Non – Linear Equations)


In this method, secant line is used to estimate the root of f(x) = 0. Two points are
used and it does not necessarily bracket the root.

y f(x)

Real
Root

Secant Line

Estimated
Root
* x

*
xn xn-1 xn-2

The Intersection of the secant line with the x-axis gives an estimated root for f(x)
through slope formula:

( ) ( ) ( )
=

Solving for xn, we will get:

( )
xn = xn-1 - ( ) ( )
Example:

Find the positive root of 6x2 – 11x – 10 using secant method.

Solution:

( )
xn = xn-1 - ( ) ( )

Use an initial guess for xn-1 = 3 and xn-2 = 6


n xn Xn-1 Xn-2 f(xn-1) f(xn-2)
1 2.744186 3 6 11 140
2 2.531219 2.744186 3 4.9972958 11
3 2.502215 2.531219 2.744186 0.5990093 4.9972958
4 2.500022 2.502215 2.531219 0.0421093 0.5990093
5 2.500000 2.500022 2.502215 0.0004105 0.0421093
6 2.500000 2.500000 2.500022 0.0000002 0.0004105

Therefore, the root is 2.5

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