Ordanel, Mary Eden L.
CPE 202 – Numerical Methods
Exercises 1
1. Find a root of the function f(x) = cos(x) + 2 sin(x) + x2 using the Secant Method. Use x0 = 0
and x1 = -0.1 as our initial approximations. Terminate the process if the absolute error Ea ≤
0.0001 and tabulate the results.
f(x) = cos(x) + 2 sin(x) + x2
X0 X1
Initial approximations 0 -0.1
f(x) 1 0.8053
1st Iteration:
X0 = 0
X1 = -0.1
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(−0.1−0)
X2 = -0.1- 0.8053· = -0.5136
0.8053−1
2nd Iteration:
X0 = -0.1 ; f(-0.1)=0.8053
X1 = -0.5136 ; f(-0.5136) = cos(-0.5136) + 2 sin(-0.5136) + -0.5136 2 = 0.1521
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(−0.5136−(−0.1 ) )
X2 = -0.5136 - 0.1521· = -0.6099
0.1521−0.8053
3rd Iteration:
X0 = -0.5136 ; f(-0.1)= 0.1521
X1 = -0.6099 ; f(-0.6099) = cos(-0.6099) + 2 sin(-0.6099) + -0.6099 2 = 0.0461
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
X2 = -0.6099 - 0.0461 ·¿ ¿ = -0.6519
4th Iteration:
X0 = -0.6099 ; f(-0.1)= 0.0461
X1 = -0.6519 ; f(-0.6519) = cos(-0.6519) + 2 sin(-0.6519) + -0.6519 2 = 0.0065
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
X2 = -0.6519 – 0.0065 ·¿ ¿ = -0.6588
5th Iteration:
X0 = -0.6519 ; f(-0.1)= 0.0065
X1 = -0.6588 ; f(-0.6588) = cos(-0.6588) + 2 sin(-0.6588) + -0.6588 2 = 0.0004
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
X2 = -0.6588 – 0.0004 ·¿ ¿ = -0.6593
6th Iteration:
X0 = -0.6588 ; f(-0.1)= 0.0004
X1 = -0.6593 ; f(-0.6593) = cos(-0.6593) + 2 sin(-0.6593) + -0.6593 2 = -0.00003
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
X2 = -0.6593 –(-0.00003) ·¿ ¿ = -0.6592 is the root
Ea|-0.6592-(-0.6593)|=0.0001
2. Find the root of the function f(x) = eX cos x – x sin x using Secant Method. Assume that the
function has one root within the interval [0,3]. Terminate the process if the absolute error
Ea ≤ 0.0001 and tabulate the results.
f(x) = eX cos x – x sin x
Interval 0 1 2 3
f(x) 1 0.6272 -4.8935 -20.3079
1st Iteration:
X0 = 0
X1 = 1
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(1−0)
X2 = 1- 0.6272· = 2.6824
0.6272−1
2nd Iteration:
X0 = 1
X1 = 2.6824 ; f(x) = e2.6824 cos (2.6824)– 2.6824 sin (2.6824) = -14.2946
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(2.6824−1)
X2 = 2.6824 - (-14.2946)· = 1.0707
−14.2946−0.6272
3rd Iteration:
X0 = 2.6824
X1 = 1.0707 ; f(x) = e1.0707 cos (1.0707)– 1.0707 sin (1.0707) = 0.4594
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(1.0707−2.6824)
X2 = 1.0707 - 0.4594 · = 1.1209
0.4594−(−14.2946)
4th Iteration:
X0 = 1.0707
X1 = 1.1209 ; f(x) = e1.1209 cos (1.1209)– 1.1209 sin (1.1209) = 0.3247
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(1.1209−1.0707)
X2 = 1.1209 – 0.3247 · = 1.2419
0.3247−0.4594
5th Iteration:
X0 = 1.1209
X1 = 1.2419 ; f(x) = e1.2419 cos (1.2419)– 1.2419 sin (1.2419) = -0.0571
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(1.2419−1.1209)
X2 = 1.2419 – (-0.0571) · = 1.2238
−0.0571−0.3247
6th Iteration:
X0 = 1.2419
X1 = 1.2238 ; f(x) = e1.2238 cos (1.2238)– 1.2238 sin (1.2238) = 0.0054
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(1.2238−1.2419)
X2 = 1.2238 – 0.0054 · = 1.2253
0.0054−(−0.0571)
7th Iteration:
X0 = 1.2238
X1 = 1.2253 ; f(x) = e1.2253 cos (1.2253)– 1.2253 sin (1.2253) = 0.0003
(X 1−X 0)
X2 = X1- f(X1)·
f ( x 1 )−f ( x 0)
(1.2253−1.2238)
X2 = 1.2253 – 0.0003 · = 1.2254 is the root for interval 0 and 1
0.0003−0.0054
Ea|1.2254-1.2253|=0.0001
