modification on the bisection method.
false-position method
an alternative method that exploits the graphical insight is to join f(XL) and f(XU) by a
straight line.
other term for false position
linear interpolation method
latin of false position
regula falsi
used to find the roots of a polynomial equation. It separates the interval and subdivides the interval in which the root of the equation lies.
Bisection method
principle of bisection method
intermediate theorem
for continuous functions.
interval halving method,
root-finding method, binary search method, dichotomy
method, binary chopping or Bolzano’s Method.
bisection method