find the fixed point of g(x) = 1 + sin(x) within the error tolerance tol from the initial guess of x1. in matlab

To find the fixed point of the function g(x) = 1 + sin(x) within a specified error tolerance (tol) from an initial guess (x1), you can use the fixed point iteration method in MATLAB. The fixed point iteration formula is given by:

x(i+1) = g(x(i))

Here is an implementation in MATLAB:

main.m
function fixed_point = find_fixed_point(g, x1, tol)
    % Initialize variables
    x0 = x1; % initial guess
    x(i) = x0; % store initial guess in x array
    i = 1; % iteration counter

    % Perform fixed point iteration until the error is within the tolerance
    while true
        x(i+1) = g(x(i)); % apply fixed point iteration formula
        if abs(x(i+1) - x(i)) < tol % check if error is within tolerance
            break;
        end
        i = i + 1; % increment iteration counter
    end

    fixed_point = x(i+1); % store the final approximation of the fixed point
end
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To use this function to find the fixed point of g(x) = 1 + sin(x) within a given error tolerance (tol) from an initial guess (x1), you can call it in the following way:

main.m
g = @(x) 1 + sin(x); % define the function g(x)
x1 = 0; % initial guess
tol = 1e-6; % error tolerance

fixed_point = find_fixed_point(g, x1, tol); % call the function

disp(fixed_point); % display the approximation of the fixed point
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Note that the error tolerance (tol) is a small positive value that determines when to stop the iteration. Smaller values of tol will lead to a more accurate approximation of the fixed point but may require more iterations.

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