NUMERICAL METHODS QUIZ NUMBER 1 GRAPHICAL METHODS

Name: Princess Aubrey D. Cebu BSEE III-B

France Emely R. Talana

Instructor: Engr. Roosevelt G. Mendoza

Bracketing Method

Graphical Methods

A simple method for obtaining an estimate of the root of the equation f(x)=0 is to make a
plot of the function and observe where it crosses the x axis. This point, which represents the x
value for which f(x) = 0, provides a rough approximation of the root.
Problem:

Solution:

Chart Title
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3.23 3.247 3.264 3.281 3.298 3.315 3.332 3.349 3.366 3.383 3.4 3.417 3.434 3.451 3.468 3.485 3.502 3.519
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The graphical approach for determining the root of an equation.

x f(x)=1+5.25X-sec(sqrt(0.68X)) 1.751 8.025603644

 1.768 8.092579538
0 0
1.785 8.159141024
0.017 0.083442028
1.802 8.225276527
0.034 0.166827582
1.819 8.290974033
0.051 0.250155853
1.836 8.356221073
0.068 0.333426018
1.853 8.421004702
0.085 0.416637239
1.87 8.485311473
0.102 0.49978866
1.887 8.549127414
0.119 0.582879409
1.904 8.612438003
0.136 0.665908598
1.921 8.675228139
0.153 0.74887532
1.938 8.737482112
0.17 0.831778652
1.955 8.799183578
0.187 0.91461765
1.972 8.860315516
0.204 0.997391355
1.989 8.920860206
0.221 1.080098786
2.006 8.980799178
0.238 1.162738942
2.023 9.040113186
0.255 1.245310805
2.04 9.098782157
0.272 1.327813334
2.057 9.15678515
0.289 1.410245466
2.074 9.214100306
0.306 1.492606118
2.091 9.270704804
0.323 1.574894185
2.108 9.326574797
0.34 1.657108537
2.125 9.381685364
0.357 1.739248022
2.142 9.43601044
0.374 1.821311464
2.159 9.489522758
0.391 1.903297662
2.176 9.542193771
0.408 1.985205389
2.193 9.593993581
0.425 2.067033394
2.21 9.644890857
0.442 2.148780396
 2.227 9.694852747
0.459 2.23044509
2.244 9.743844787
0.476 2.31202614
2.261 9.791830799
0.493 2.393522183
2.278 9.838772781
0.51 2.474931825
2.295 9.884630797
0.527 2.556253642
2.312 9.929362844
0.544 2.637486179
2.329 9.972924725
0.561 2.718627948
2.346 10.0152699
0.578 2.799677428
2.363 10.05634932
0.595 2.880633064
2.38 10.09611127
0.612 2.961493267
2.397 10.13450119
0.629 3.042256409
2.414 10.17146145
0.646 3.122920827
2.431 10.20693116
0.663 3.203484821
2.448 10.2408459
0.68 3.28394665
2.465 10.27313751
0.697 3.364304532
2.482 10.30373378
0.714 3.444556646
2.499 10.33255815
0.731 3.524701125
2.516 10.35952938
0.748 3.604736061
2.533 10.38456119
0.765 3.684659499
2.55 10.40756185
0.782 3.764469437
2.567 10.42843378
0.799 3.844163827
2.584 10.44707302
0.816 3.923740568
2.601 10.46336874
0.833 4.00319751
2.618 10.47720266
0.85 4.082532452
2.635 10.48844838
0.867 4.161743135
2.652 10.49697074
0.884 4.240827247
2.669 10.50262495
0.901 4.319782418
2.686 10.50525582
0.918 4.398606216
 2.703 10.50469674
0.935 4.477296151
2.72 10.50076861
0.952 4.555849669
2.737 10.4932787
0.969 4.634264147
2.754 10.48201928
0.986 4.7125369
2.771 10.46676616
1.003 4.790665171
2.788 10.44727698
1.02 4.868646129
2.805 10.42328941
1.037 4.946476872
2.822 10.39451897
1.054 5.024154419
2.839 10.36065669
1.071 5.101675713
2.856 10.32136642
1.088 5.17903761
2.873 10.27628173
1.105 5.256236886
2.89 10.22500246
1.122 5.333270228
2.907 10.16709074
1.139 5.410134231
2.924 10.10206643
1.156 5.486825399
2.941 10.02940193
1.173 5.563340136
2.958 9.948516085
1.19 5.639674748
2.975 9.858767315
1.207 5.715825438
2.992 9.75944548
1.224 5.791788299
3.009 9.649762499
1.241 5.867559314
3.026 9.52884135
1.258 5.943134352
3.043 9.39570316
1.275 6.01850916
3.06 9.249251974
1.292 6.093679363
3.077 9.088256715
1.309 6.168640458
3.094 8.911329695
1.326 6.243387808
3.111 8.716900893
1.343 6.317916639
3.128 8.503186993
1.36 6.392222032
3.145 8.268153885
1.377 6.466298922
3.162 8.009470976
1.394 6.540142087
 3.179 7.724455125
1.411 6.613746148
3.196 7.410001365
1.428 6.687105558
3.213 7.062496614
1.445 6.760214596
3.23 6.677711298
1.462 6.833067364
3.247 6.250662013
1.479 6.905657777
3.264 5.775435745
1.496 6.977979554
3.281 5.244962503
1.513 7.050026213
3.298 4.650717789
1.53 7.121791064
3.315 3.982328276
1.547 7.193267195
3.332 3.227041843
1.564 7.264447468
3.349 2.369004226
1.581 7.33532451
3.366 1.388254642
1.598 7.405890697
3.383 0.25930415
1.615 7.47613815
3.4 -1.050920488
1.632 7.546058721
3.417 -2.586124431
1.649 7.615643983
3.434 -4.405290349
1.666 7.684885216

1.683 7.753773395

1.7 7.822299178

1.717 7.890452889

1.734 7.958224506

The points are plotted as illustrated in the figure above. The curve intersects the x-axis between
3.383 and 3.4. By visually inspecting the plotted curve, we estimate the root to be approximately
3.383. We used an interval of 0.1 for this estimation.
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