The bisection method is applied to compute a zero of the function \(f(x) =x…

GATE · 2012 · CS · Computer Science & IT

The bisection method is applied to compute a zero of the function \(f(x) =x ^{4} – x ^{3} – x ^{2} – 4\) in the interval [1,9]. The method converges to a solution after ––––– iterations.

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    3

  3. C.

    5

  4. D.

    7

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