function root = secant(f, x0, x1, atol, max_iterate) %function secant(f, x0, x1, atol, max_iterate) %This is thesecant method for solving an equation f(x)=0. % % f: function to find root. % x0: First initial guess. % x1: Second initial guess. % atol: Error tolerance. % max_iterate: Maximum iterates in loop, in case the code has an % infinite cycle. % Output: % root

% =================Initializing===================== root = 0; % ================================================== % ============= YOUR CODE BEGINS HERE ============== % Instruction: Use stop criteria |xn-xn_minus_one|

% ==============yOUR CODE ENDS HERE================= end