RosettaCodeData/Task/Roots-of-a-function/Perl/roots-of-a-function.pl
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2013-04-10 23:57:08 -07:00

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sub f
{
my $x = shift;
return ($x * $x * $x - 3*$x*$x + 2*$x);
}
my $step = 0.001; # Smaller step values produce more accurate and precise results
my $start = -1;
my $stop = 3;
my $value = &f($start);
my $sign = $value > 0;
# Check for root at start
print "Root found at $start\n" if ( 0 == $value );
for( my $x = $start + $step;
$x <= $stop;
$x += $step )
{
$value = &f($x);
if ( 0 == $value )
{
# We hit a root
print "Root found at $x\n";
}
elsif ( ( $value > 0 ) != $sign )
{
# We passed a root
print "Root found near $x\n";
}
# Update our sign
$sign = ( $value > 0 );
}