1.

Find the root of x * cos[(x)/ (x-2)]=0

The graph of this equation is given in the figure.
Let a = 1 and b = 1.5

Iteration
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6

f(a) * f(c)

1
1.133
1.194
1.214
1.22
1.222

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

1.133
1.194
1.214
1.22
1.222
1.222

0.159 (+ve)
0.032 (+ve)
3.192E-3 (+ve)
2.586E-4(+ve)
1.646E-5 (+ve)
3.811E-9(+ve)

So one of the roots of x * cos[(x)/ (x-2)]=0 is approximately 1.222.

2. Find the root of x2 = (exp(-2x) - 1) / x

The graph of this equation is given in the figure.
Let a = -0.5 and b = 0.5

Iteration
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6

f(a) * f(c)

-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.5

0.5
0.208
0.0952
0.0438
0.0201
9.212E-3

0.209
0.0952
0.0438
0.0201
9.212E-3
4.218E-3

-0.646 (-ve)
-0.3211 (-ve)
-0.1547 (-ve)
-0.0727 (-ve)
-0.0336 (-ve)
-0.015 (-ve)

7
-0.5 4.218E-3 1.931E-3
-7.1E-3 (-ve)
8
-0.5 1.931E-3
-3.2E-3 (-ve)
8.83E-4
So one of the roots of x2 = (exp(-2x) - 1) / x is approximately 8.83E-4.

3. Find the root of exp(x2-1)+10sin(2x)-5 = 0

The graph of this equation is given in the figure.
Let a = 0 and b = 0.5

Iteration
a
b
c
f(a) * f(c)
No.
1
0
0.5
0.272
-2.637 (-ve)
2
0 0.272
0.242
-0.210 (-ve)
3
0 0.242
0.24
-0.014 (-ve)
4
0 0.24
0.24
-2.51E-3(-ve)
So one of the roots of exp[x2-1]+10sin(2x)-5 = 0 is approximately 0.24.

4. Find the root of exp(x)-3x2=0

The graph of this equation is given in the figure.
Let a = 3 and b = 4

Iteration
No.
1
2

3
4 3.512
3.512 4 3.681

f(a) * f(c)
24.137 (+ve)
3.375 (+ve)

3
3.681 4 3.722
0.211 (+ve)
4
3.722 4 3.731
9.8E-3 (+ve)
5
3.731 4 3.733
3.49E-4 (+ve)
6
3.733 4 3.733
1.733*10-3 (+ve)
So one of the roots of exp(x)-3x2=0 is approximately 3.733.

5. Find the root of tan(x)-x-1 = 0

The graph of this equation is given in the figure.
Let a = 0.5 and b = 1.5

Iteration
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6

f(a) * f(c)

0.5
0.576
0.644
0.705
0.76
0.808

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

0.576
0.644
0.705
0.76
0.808
0.851

0.8836 (+ve)
0.8274 (+ve)
0.762 (+ve)
0.692 (+ve)
0.616 (+ve)
0.541 (+ve)

.
.
.
.
33
1.128 1.5 1.129
1.859E-4 (+ve)
34
1.129 1.5 1.129
2.947E-6 (+ve)
So one of the roots of tan(x)-x-1 = 0 is approximately 1.129.

6. Find the root of sin(2x)-exp(x-1) =0

The graph of this equation is given in the figure.
Let a = 0 and b = 0.5

Iteration
a
b
c
f(a) * f(c)
No.
1
0 0.5
0.305
-0.027 (-ve)
2
0 0.305
0.254
-4.497E-3(-ve)
3
0 0.254
0.246
-6.384E-4 (-ve)
4
0 0.246
0.245
-9.782E-5 (-ve)
5
0 0.245
-3.144E-5 (-ve)
0.245
So one of the roots of sin(2x)-exp(x-1) = 0 is approximately 0.245.