Iteration method or successive approximation method.

Iteration method

To find the real root of an equation f (x)=0 ...(1)

Which can be expressed in the form x=𝜙(x) ......(2)

First we find an initial approximate value x₀ for equation (1). The better approximation x₁ for the root is obtained by replacing x by x₀ in R.H.S of equation (2) i.e x₁ = 𝜙(x₀)

A still better approximation x₂ for the root is obtained by putting x=x₁ in the R.H.S of equation (2). Thus x₂ = 𝜙(x₁).

This procedure is continued and we get

x₃ = 𝜙(x₂)

x₄ = 𝜙(x₃)

.................

xₙ = 𝜙(xₙ₋₁)

If the sequence x₀,x₁,x₂,.......xₙ of approximate roots converges to a limit 𝛂, then 𝛂 is taken as the root of the equation f(x)=0.

Remarks

The sufficient condition for convergence of iterations:

1) If I is the interval in which the root 𝛂 of the equation x=𝜙(x) lies, then |𝜙'(x)|< 1 for all x in the interval I.

2) The initial approximation x₀ for the root lies in I.

Example: Find the real root of the equation x³+x²-100=0, by iteration method.

Solution. Given f(x) = x³+x²-100 = 0

f(1) = -98

f(2) = -88

f(3) = -64

f(4) = 64+16-100 = -20 (-ve)

f(5) = 125+25-100 = 50 (+ve)

f(4) and f(5) are of opposite sign.

So the root of equation lie between 4 and 5.

The given equation can be written as,

x²(x+1) = 100

or x = 10/√(x+1)

or x = 𝜙(x), where 𝜙(x) = 10/√(x+1)

Therefore 𝜙'(x) = 10×(-1/2)× 1/(x+1)³⁄ ² = -5/(x+1)³⁄ ²

or |𝜙'(x)| = |-5/(x+1)³⁄ ²| < 1 in the interval (4,5).

So, the iteration method can be applied.

Taking x₀ = 4.2, then approximations are

x₁ = 𝜙(x₀) = 10/√(4.2+1) = 4.3852

x₂ = 𝜙(x₁) = 10/√ (4.3852+1) = 4.3092

x₃ = 𝜙(x₂) = 10/√ (4.3092+1) = 4.33995

x₄ = 𝜙(x₃) = 10/√ (4.33995+1) = 4.32744

x₅ = 𝜙(x₄) = 10/√ (4.32744+1) = 4.33252

x₆= 𝜙(x₅) = 10/√ (4.33252+1) = 4.33045

x₇ = 𝜙(x₆) = 10/√ (4.33045+1) = 4.33129

x₈= 𝜙(x₇) = 10/√ (4.33129+1) = 4.33095

x₉ = 𝜙(x₈) = 10/√ (4.33095+1) = 4.33109

x₁₀ = 𝜙(x₉) = 10/√ (4.33109+1) = 4.33103

Since x₉ = x₁₀ = 4.3310 correct up to four decimal places.

Therefore, root is x = 4.3310 Ans.

Comments

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Different operators

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Questions (Forward difference operator, Backward difference operator and Shifting operator)

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