Thanks, Yes i know its formula is (x1+x2)/2 , but the problem is (1+1000)/2 is 500.5 now the problem is f(1) = +ve and f(1000) is also+ve , also f(500.5) is +ve , my Question is how can we determine next point whether to take 500.5 and 1 or 500.5 and 1000 for calculating next x3