如 [1] 中运行的 Dekker 方法的完整日志(但基于容差放宽了函数值相等性)读取
initial: x[ 0] = -4.000000000000000, f(x[ 0]) = -25.000000000000000; a=x[ 0], b=x[ 0], c=x[ 0]
initial: x[ 1] = 1.333333333333333, f(x[ 1]) = 0.481481481481481; a=x[ 0], b=x[ 0], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 2] = 1.232558139534884, f(x[ 2]) = 0.228910661954293; a=x[ 0], b=x[ 1], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 3] = 1.141223295849618, f(x[ 3]) = 0.082592637299225; a=x[ 1], b=x[ 2], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 4] = 1.089667203324025, f(x[ 4]) = 0.032881772315203; a=x[ 2], b=x[ 3], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 5] = 1.055564885924540, f(x[ 5]) = 0.012521380362105; a=x[ 3], b=x[ 4], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 6] = 1.034592397360872, f(x[ 6]) = 0.004827930257963; a=x[ 4], b=x[ 5], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 7] = 1.021431369375937, f(x[ 7]) = 0.001847057878276; a=x[ 5], b=x[ 6], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 8] = 1.013276313630701, f(x[ 8]) = 0.000707382104210; a=x[ 6], b=x[ 7], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[ 9] = 1.008214575350145, f(x[ 9]) = 0.000270471306102; a=x[ 7], b=x[ 8], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[10] = 1.005081086844448, f(x[10]) = 0.000103400954756; a=x[ 8], b=x[ 9], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[11] = 1.003141749908864, f(x[11]) = 0.000039513380892; a=x[ 9], b=x[10], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[12] = 1.001942302905629, f(x[12]) = 0.000015097489725; a=x[10], b=x[11], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[13] = 1.001200628613113, f(x[13]) = 0.000005767766984; a=x[11], b=x[12], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[14] = 1.000742115041459, f(x[14]) = 0.000002203347648; a=x[12], b=x[13], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[15] = 1.000458684641088, f(x[15]) = 0.000000841662903; a=x[13], b=x[14], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[16] = 1.000283495152734, f(x[16]) = 0.000000321500791; a=x[14], b=x[15], c=x[ 0]
midpoint: x[17] = -1.499858252423633, f(x[17]) = 9.374822745209075; a=x[15], b=x[16], c=x[ 0]
midpoint: x[18] = -2.749929126211817, f(x[18]) = 3.516488737876408; a=x[16], b=x[17], c=x[ 0]
midpoint: x[19] = -3.374964563105908, f(x[19]) = -7.176939824849181; a=x[17], b=x[18], c=x[ 0]
secant: x[20] = -2.955469385046399, f(x[20]) = 0.696714337038388; a=x[19], b=x[18], c=x[19]
secant: x[21] = -3.006254598617412, f(x[21]) = -0.100386782589438; a=x[18], b=x[20], c=x[19]
secant: x[22] = -2.999858717256849, f(x[22]) = 0.002260364206725; a=x[20], b=x[21], c=x[20]
secant: x[23] = -2.999999559177439, f(x[23]) = 0.000007053159416; a=x[21], b=x[22], c=x[21]
secant: x[24] = -3.000000000031142, f(x[24]) = -0.000000000498268; a=x[22], b=x[23], c=x[21]
exit by interval length
best value: x[25] = -3.000000000031142, f(x[25]) = -0.000000000498268; a=x[23], b=x[24], c=x[23]
解释是该方法首先遵循bi,ai=bi−1朝向双根x=1. 由于多重性,收敛是线性的。由于没有基于函数值的退出条件,此时点ai,bi足够接近,使得函数值几乎相等,割根计算失败,Dekker 方法切换到二分法的中点。在第一等分根x=1现在在包围间隔/段之外[bi,ci]. 二等分步骤一直持续到中点值第一次为负值,停止在ci=−4. 此时,割线方法重新启动,现在也减少了长度|bi−ci|包围间隔为零。