... x3 and x4 are approximately the same upto four places of decimal, hence the required root of the given equation is 1.4036 54 COMPUTER BASED NUMERICAL AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES Example Find a ... correct to four places of decimal 53 ALGEBRAIC AND TRANSCENDENTAL EQUATION Example Using the method of False Position, find the root of equation x6 – x4 – x3 –1 = up to four decimal places Sol Let ... COMPUTER BASED NUMERICAL AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES Since f(2) and f(3) are of opposite signs, therefore the root lies between and 3, so taking x0 = 2, x1 = 3, f(x0) = – 9, f(x1) = 1, then by Regula-Falsi...