Q2) Write a Scilab program for Secant i=i+ 1;
Method to solve end
f (x) z x3 — 2x — 5. Take initial root as printf("\n\nThe approximate root of the
x_1 : 1 and x0 : 2. equation is:%f",xnm);
Program: endfunction
. _ . . _ A * .
function secant(xn, xm, t) deff( y—f(x) ' y—X 32 X5 )
_ secant(1,2,f)
disp("Secant Method");
printf("\n\ti\txi- 1\t\txi\t\tf(xi-
1)\t\tf(xi)\t\tx(i+1)");
i=0;
while(i<5)
xnmzxm- ((f(xm)*(xn-xm)) /(f(xn) -f(xm))) ;
printf("\n\t%d\t%f\t%f\t%f\t%f\t%f",i,x
n,xm,f(xn),f(xm),xnm);
xnzxm;
xmzxnm;

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