Saint Louis University

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

LABORATORY MANUAL

ACTIVITY NO. 1
ITERATIVE METHODS FOR SOLVING ROOTS OF FUNCTIONS I

ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE:
At the end of this experiment, the student should be able to develop programs for determining the
roots of functions using Half-Interval Method and Regula-Falsi Method.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:
PC with Scilab

LABORATORY ACTIVITIES:

A. Half-Interval Method
Problem:
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Given the function f(x)=e -x-4, determine the root xr in the interval -10≤x≤0 using Half-Interval
Method.
(a) Write a Scilab program to implement the Half-Interval method algorithm.
(b) Tabulate the first 5 iterations (tabulate values accurate to 6 decimal places)
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(c) The minimum number of iterations, n, to determine a root such that |f(xr)|<10 .
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(d) The root, xr (accurate to 6 decimal places), that satisfies |f(xr)|<10 .

Results:
(a) Tabulate answers in the given table.

Iteration xl Xu xr

1 -10 0 ________________

2 ________________ ________________ ________________

3 ________________ ________________ ________________

4 ________________ ________________ ________________

5 ________________ _________________ ________________

(b) Minimum number of iterations, n = _____ (c) Root, xr = _________________________

B. Regula-Falsi Method
Problem:

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ECE 427L: NUMERICAL METHODS LABORATORY

 Saint Louis University
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

LABORATORY MANUAL

0.5x
Given the function f(x)=e -x-4, determine the root xr in the interval 0≤x≤10 using Regula-Falsi
Method.
(a) Write a Scilab program to implement the Regula-Falsi Method algorithm.
(b) Tabulate the first 5 iterations (tabulate values accurate to 6 decimal places)
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(c) The minimum number of iterations, n, to determine a root such that |f(xr)|<10 .
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(d) The root, xr (accurate to 6 decimal places), that satisfies |f(xr)|<10 .

Results:
(a) Tabulate answers in the given table.

Iteration xl Xu xr

1 0 10 ________________

2 ________________ ________________ ________________

3 ________________ ________________ ________________

4 ________________ ________________ ________________

5 ________________ _________________ ________________

(b) Minimum number of iterations, n = _____ (c) Root, xr = _________________________

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ECE 427L: NUMERICAL METHODS LABORATORY