Questions tagged [roots]

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Bracketing a discontinuity in a step function

I have the function $f(x) = \begin{cases} 0 \:\: (x < a) \\ 1/2 \:\: (x = a)\\ 1 \:\: (x > a) \end{cases}$, where $a$ is unknown. I can compute the function for any value of $x$, and seek to determine $a$ (to some degree of accuracy). Given an…
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Finding the roots of a function like $3+\cos(x)+0.005/(x-a)$?

I have a blackbox function that (for the purposes of this question) looks like $3+\cos(x) + 0.005/(x-a)$. The location of this $a$ is unknown (but within $0\to2\pi$). (The $3+\cos(x)$ is just a (bad) approximation.) I need to find the roots of this…
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Fastest way to find roots of second order polynomial upto single decimal point?

What is fasted way to find roots of second order polynomial up to single decimal point using a program.
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