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  2. Secant method - Wikipedia

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    In numerical analysis, the secant method is a root-finding algorithm that uses a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate a root of a function f. The secant method can be thought of as a finite-difference approximation of Newton's method , so it is considered a quasi-Newton method .

  3. Inverse trigonometric functions - Wikipedia

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    Specifically, they are the inverses of the sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant functions, [4] and are used to obtain an angle from any of the angle's trigonometric ratios. Inverse trigonometric functions are widely used in engineering , navigation , physics , and geometry .

  4. Sidi's generalized secant method - Wikipedia

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    Sidi's generalized secant method is a root-finding algorithm, that is, a numerical method for solving equations of the form () =.The method was published by Avram Sidi. [1]The method is a generalization of the secant method.

  5. Steffensen's method - Wikipedia

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    The simplest form of the formula for Steffensen's method occurs when it is used to find a zero of a real function; that is, to find the real value that satisfies () =.Near the solution , the derivative of the function, ′, is supposed to approximately satisfy < ′ <; this condition ensures that is an adequate correction-function for , for finding its own solution, although it is not required ...

  6. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    The following is an example of a possible implementation of Newton's method in the Python (version 3.x) programming language for finding a root of a function f which has derivative f_prime. The initial guess will be x 0 = 1 and the function will be f(x) = x 2 − 2 so that f ′ (x) = 2x. Each new iteration of Newton's method will be denoted by x1.

  7. Quasi-Newton method - Wikipedia

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    Quasi-Newton methods are a generalization of the secant method to find the root of the first derivative for multidimensional problems. In multiple dimensions the secant equation is under-determined, and quasi-Newton methods differ in how they constrain the solution, typically by adding a simple low-rank update to the current estimate of the ...

  8. Broyden's method - Wikipedia

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    In numerical analysis, Broyden's method is a quasi-Newton method for finding roots in k variables. It was originally described by C. G. Broyden in 1965. [1]Newton's method for solving f(x) = 0 uses the Jacobian matrix, J, at every iteration.

  9. Muller's method - Wikipedia

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    Muller's method is a root-finding algorithm, a numerical method for solving equations of the form f(x) = 0.It was first presented by David E. Muller in 1956.. Muller's method proceeds according to a third-order recurrence relation similar to the second-order recurrence relation of the secant method.