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-- bisection method for solving non-linear equations
delta=1e-6 -- tolerance
function bisect(f,a,b,fa,fb)
local c=(a+b)/2
io.write(n," c=",c," a=",a," b=",b,"\n")
if c==a or c==b or math.abs(a-b)<delta then return c,b-a end
n=n+1
local fc=f(c)
if fa*fc<0 then return bisect(f,a,c,fa,fc) else return bisect(f,c,b,fc,fb) end
end
-- find root of f in the inverval [a,b]. needs f(a)*f(b)<0
function solve(f,a,b)
n=0
local z,e=bisect(f,a,b,f(a),f(b))
io.write(string.format("after %d steps, root is %.17g with error %.1e, f=%.1e\n",n,z,e,f(z)))
end
-- our function
function f(x)
return x*x*x-x-1
end
-- find zero in [1,2]
solve(f,1,2)
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