Bisection Method/Examples/Arbitrary Example 1

Example of Use of Bisection Method

Suppose that, using the bisection method, a solution to $\map f x = 0$ has been found in the interval $\closedint {1.717} {1.724}$.

Then the solution is $x = 1.72$ to $3$ significant figures.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): bisection method
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): bisection method