(41C) Method of Successive Substitutions
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10-04-2020, 04:21 PM
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(41C) Method of Successive Substitutions
Repeating the Calculation Again and Again
With an aid of a scientific calculator, we can solve certain problems of the form: f(x) = x. Examples include: tan cos sin x = x e^-x = x atan √x = x sin cos x = x (acos x) ^ (1/3) = x In any case with trigonometric functions, the angle mode will need to be in radians. You will also need a good guess to get to a solution and to know that at some real number x, f(x) and x intersect. Take the equation ln(3*x) = x with initial guess x0 = 1.512 Depending on the operating of the scientific calculator the keystrokes would be: AOS: 1.512 [ = ] Loop: [ × ] 3 [ = ] [ ln ] RPN: 1.512 [ENTER] Loop: 3 [ × ] [ ln ] ALG: 1.512 [ENTER/=] Loop: ln( 3 * Ans) [ ENTER/= ] Repeat the loop as many times as you like and hope you start seeing the answers converge. After repeating the loop over and over and over again, at six decimal answers, the readout will be about 1.512135. An approximate answer to ln(3x) = x, x ≈ 1.512134552 If your calculator has a solve function, you can check the answer, but this method can be useful if your calculator does not have a solve function. The program SUCCESS illustrates this method. HP 41C/DM41 Program: SUCCESS This program calls on the subroutine, FX. FX is where you enter f(x). End FX with the RTN command. Code: 01 LBL^T SUCCESS Examples for FX: f(x) = sin cos x. Program: LBL ^FX RAD COS SIN RTN f(x) = e^-x Program: LBL ^FX CHS E↑X RTN Be aware, some equations cannot be solved in this manner, such as x = π / sin x and x = ln(1 / x^4). Cheung, Y.L. "Using Scientific Calculators to Demonstrate the Method of Successive Substitutions" The Mathematics Teacher. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. January 1986, Vol. 79 No. 1 pp. 15-17 http://www.jstor.com/stable/27964746 Blog entry: https://edspi31415.blogspot.com/2020/10/...od-of.html |
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(41C) Method of Successive Substitutions - Eddie W. Shore - 10-04-2020 04:21 PM
RE: (41C) Method of Successive Substitutions - Albert Chan - 10-06-2020, 12:57 AM
RE: (41C) Method of Successive Substitutions - Thomas Klemm - 06-10-2022, 07:20 AM
RE: (41C) Method of Successive Substitutions - Albert Chan - 06-10-2022, 04:51 PM
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