False position (also called the linear interpolation method) is another well-known bracketing method. It is very similar to bisection with the exception that it uses a different strategyto come up with its new root estimate. Rather than bisecting the interval, it locates the root
by joining f(xl) and f(xu) with a straight line (Fig. 5.8). The intersection of this line withto come up with its new root estimate. Rather than bisecting the interval, it locates the root
by joining f(xl) and f(xu) with a straight line (Fig. 5.8). The intersection of this line with