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Example 1
Problem statement: Use the Secant method to
estimate the root of f(x)=e-x - x, employing two
initial guesses of x-1=0 and x0=1. The true value
of the root is 0.56714329.
Solution:
First iteration:
x-1 = 0 f(x-1) = e0 -0 = 1.0