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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`

3. Example-3 `x=sqrt(12)`





Find a root of an equation `f(x)=sqrt(12)` using Fixed Point Iteration method

Solution:
`x=sqrt(12)`

`:.x^2=12`

`:.x^2-12=0`

Here
`x`01234
`f(x)`121183-4


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

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


`:.12-x^2=0`

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

`10x=12-x^2+10x`

`:.x=(12-x^2+10x)/10`

`:.phi(x)=(12-x^2+10x)/10`

`x_1 = phi(x_0) = phi(3.5) = 3.475`

`x_2 = phi(x_1) = phi(3.475) = 3.46744`

`x_3 = phi(x_2) = phi(3.46744) = 3.46513`

`x_4 = phi(x_3) = phi(3.46513) = 3.46442`

`x_5 = phi(x_4) = phi(3.46442) = 3.4642`


Approximate root of the equation `(12-x^2+10x)/10` using Iteration method is `3.4642` (After 5 iterations)

`n``x_0``x_1=phi(x_0)`UpdateDifference
`|x_1-x_0|`
23.53.475`x_0 = x_1`0.025
33.4753.46744`x_0 = x_1`0.00756
43.467443.46513`x_0 = x_1`0.00231
53.465133.46442`x_0 = x_1`0.00071
63.464423.4642`x_0 = x_1`0.00022





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