Question: Implement the Bisection Method as a MATLAB function to solve the problem below to four significant figures. Thanks. Figure P8.18a shows a uniform beam subject
Implement the Bisection Method as a MATLAB function to solve the problem below to four significant figures. Thanks.

Figure P8.18a shows a uniform beam subject to a linearly increasing distributed load. The equation for the resulting elastic curve is (see Fig. P8.18b) y = w_0/120EIL (-x^5 + 2L^2x^3 - L^4x) (P8.18) Use bisection to determine the point of maximum deflection (that is, the value of x where dy/dx = 0). Then substitute this value into Eq. (P8.18) to determine the value of the maximum deflection. Use the following parameter values in your computation: L = 600 cm, E = 50,000 kN/cm^2, I = 30,000 cm^4, and w_0 = 2.5 kN/cm
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