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4. Fixed Point Iteration method example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Algorithm & Example-1 `f(x)=x^3-x-1`
  2. Example-2 `f(x)=2x^3-2x-5`
  3. Example-3 `x=sqrt(12)`
  4. Example-4 `x=root(3)(48)`
  5. Example-5 `f(x)=x^3+2x^2+x-1`

4. Example-4 `x=root(3)(48)`





Find a root of an equation `f(x)=root(3)(48)` using Fixed Point Iteration method

Solution:
`x=root(3)(48)`

`:.x^3=48`

`:.x^3-48=0`

Here
`x`01234
`f(x)`48474021-16


`:.` Root lies between `3` and `4`

`x_0 = (3 + 4)/2 = 3.5`


`:.48-x^3=0`

Adding `10x` in both the sides, we get

`10x=48-x^3+10x`

`:.x=(48-x^3+10x)/10`

`:.phi(x)=(48-x^3+10x)/10`

`x_1 = phi(x_0) = phi(-0.5) = 4.3125`

`x_2 = phi(x_1) = phi(4.3125) = 1.09226`

`x_3 = phi(x_2) = phi(1.09226) = 5.76195`

`x_4 = phi(x_3) = phi(5.76195) = -8.56777`

`x_5 = phi(x_4) = phi(-8.56777) = 59.12531`

`x_6 = phi(x_5) = phi(59.12531) = -20605.1162`


The method lead us away from the solution, so it is divergent.
`n``x_0``x_1=phi(x_0)`UpdateDifference
`|x_1-x_0|`
2-0.54.3125`x_0 = x_1`4.8125
34.31251.09226`x_0 = x_1`3.22024
41.092265.76195`x_0 = x_1`4.66969
55.76195-8.56777`x_0 = x_1`14.32972
6-8.5677759.12531`x_0 = x_1`67.69308
759.12531-20605.1162`x_0 = x_1`20664.24151





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