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x
x
xu
Figure 1 At least one root exists between the two points if the function is
real, continuous, and changes sign.
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Basis of Bisection Method
f(x)
x x
xu
x xu
x x
x xu
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Basis of Bisection Method
f(x)
xu x
x
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Algorithm for Bisection Method
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Step 1
Choose x and xu as two guesses for the root such that
f(x) f(xu) < 0, or in other words, f(x) changes sign
between x and xu. This was demonstrated in Figure 1.
f(x)
x
x
xu
Figure 1
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Step 2
Estimate the root, xm of the equation f (x) = 0 as the mid
point between x and xu as
f(x)
x xu
xm =
2
x xm
x
xu
Figure 5 Estimate of xm
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Step 3
Now check the following
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Step 4
Find the new estimate of the root
x xu
xm =
2
Find the absolute relative approximate error
x new xm
old
a m
new
100
x m
where
xmold previous estimate of root
xmnew current estimate of root
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Step 5
Compare the absolute relative approximate error a with
the pre-specified error tolerance s .
Go to Step 2 using new
Yes upper and lower
Is a s ? guesses.
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Example 1 Cont.
From the physics of the problem, the ball would be
submerged between x = 0 and x = 2R,
where R = radius of the ball,
that is
0 x 2R
0 x 20.055
0 x 0.11
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Example 1 Cont.
Solution
Hence
f xl f xu f 0 f 0.11 3.993 104 2.662 104 0
So there is at least on root between x and xu, that is between 0 and 0.11
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Example 1 Cont.
f xl f xm f 0 f 0.055 3.993 104 6.655 105 0
Hence the root is bracketed between xm and xu, that is, between 0.055
and 0.11. So, the lower and upper limits of the new bracket are
xl 0.055, xu 0.11
At this point, the absolute relative approximate error a cannot be
calculated as we do not have a previous approximation.
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Example 1 Cont.
Hence the root is bracketed between x and xm, that is, between 0.055
and 0.0825. So, the lower and upper limits of the new bracket are
xl 0.055, xu 0.0825
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Example 1 Cont.
xmnew xmold
a new
100
xm
0.0825 0.055
100
0.0825
33.333%
None of the significant digits are at least correct in the estimate root of
xm = 0.0825 because the absolute relative approximate error is greater
than 5%.
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Example 1 Cont.
Iteration 3 x xu 0.055 0.0825
The estimate of the root is xm 0.06875
2 2
f xm f 0.06875 0.06875 0.1650.06875 3.993 104 5.563 105
3 2
f xl f xm f 0.055 f 0.06875 6.655 105 5.563 105 0
Hence the root is bracketed between x and xm, that is, between 0.055
and 0.06875. So, the lower and upper limits of the new bracket are
xl 0.055, xu 0.06875
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Example 1 Cont.
xmnew xmold
a new
100
xm
0.06875 0.0825
100
0.06875
20%
Still none of the significant digits are at least correct in the estimated
root of the equation as the absolute relative approximate error is
greater than 5%.
Seven more iterations were conducted and these iterations are shown in
Table 1.
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Table 1 Cont.
Table 1 Root of f(x)=0 as function of number of iterations for
bisection method.
Iteration x xu xm a % f(xm)
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Table 1 Cont.
Hence the number of significant digits at least correct is given by the
largest value or m for which
a 0.5 10 2 m
0.1721 0.5 10 2 m
0.3442 10 2 m
log 0.3442 2 m
m 2 log 0.3442 2.463
So
m2
The number of significant digits at least correct in the estimated root
of 0.06241 at the end of the 10th iteration is 2.
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Advantages
Always convergent
The root bracket gets halved with each
iteration - guaranteed.
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Drawbacks
Slow convergence
If one of the initial guesses is close to
the root, the convergence is slower
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Drawbacks (continued)
If a function f(x) is such that it just
touches the x-axis it will be unable to find
the lower and upper guesses.
f(x)
f x x 2
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Drawbacks (continued)
Function changes sign but root does not
exist
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f(x)
f x
x
x
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