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A generalization of regula falsi

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The method of nondiscrete mathematical induction is applied to a multistep variant of the secant method. Optimal conditions for convergence as well as error estimates, sharp in every step, are obtained.

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Potra, F.A., Pták, V. A generalization of regula falsi. Numer. Math. 36, 333–346 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01396659

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