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# Brent

Calculates the zeros of a function using Brent's method.
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## Brent

 doublebrent( double (*f)(double)[function pointer] double x1 = -1E+7 double x2 = 1E+7 double eps = 1E-10 int maxit = 1000 )
Brent's method is a root finding algorithm which combines root bracketing, interval bisection and inverse quadratic interpolation. It is sometimes known as the van Wijngaarden-Deker-Brent method.

The main algorithm uses a Lagrange interpolating polynomial of degree 2. Brent (1973) claims that this method will always converge as long as the values of the function are computable within a given region containing a root. Given three points , and , Brent's method fits x as a quadratic function of y, then uses the interpolation formula

Subsequent root estimates are obtained by setting , giving where with

This algorithm finds the roots of the user-defined function f starting with an initial interval [x1, x2] and iterating the sequence above until either the accuracy eps is achieved or the maximum number of iterations maxit is exceeded.

## References:

• MathWorld, http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BrentsMethod.html

### Example 1

#include <codecogs/maths/rootfinding/brent.h>

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

// user-defined function
double f(double x) {
return (x + 1) * (x + 1) * (x + 1);
}

int main()
{
double x = Maths::RootFinding::brent(f, -3, 0);

std::cout << "The calculated zero is X = " << std::setprecision(12) << x << std::endl;
std::cout << "The associated ordinate value is Y = " << f(x) << std::endl;
return 0;
}
Output:
The calculated zero is X = -0.999999878599
The associated ordinate value is Y = 1.78923630993e-021

### Parameters

 f the user-defined function x1 Default value = -1E+7 x2 Default value = 1E+7 eps Default value = 1E-10 maxit Default value = 1000

### Authors

Lucian Bentea (August 2005)
##### Source Code

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