While Loop code not working?

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Bob
Bob 2015년 2월 17일
댓글: Bob 2015년 2월 18일
Question: I have to create a function m file called myfirstzero(f,a) which takes two inputs:
f: A function handle which you may assume will represent a polynomial.
a: A real number.
Does: Uses a while loop to find the smallest n such f(n)(a) = 0. Note that this means the nth derivative at x = a and note that n = 0 is fair game, where the 0th derivative of a function is just the function itself.
Returns: This value of n.
This is my code:
function a = myfirstzero(f,a)
syms x;
n = 0;
d = abs(subs(f(x),a));
while (d > 0);
d = subs(diff(f(x),n),a);
n = n+1;
end
a = n;
end
Testing: When I test the code with results =myfirstzero(@(x) x^3+2,0) I get a= 2 when the correct answer should actually be 1.
Can someone help me with fine tuning my code. It works with some of my test data but not all of it. Below is all the test data I have to test this code:
a = myfirstzero(@(x) 2*x^3-3*x^2-12*x+6,2)----> works
a =1
a = myfirstzero(@(x) x^3,0)----->works
a =0
a = myfirstzero(@(x) x^3+2,0)----> not work
a =1
a = myfirstzero(@(x) x^6-5*x^5-2*x^4-x^3+x^2-x+10,3)---->not work
a =7
a = myfirstzero(@(x) x^5-x^3,2)----->not work
a =6
a = myfirstzero(@(x) x^4-10*x^3+24*x^2,1)----->not work
a =2
Test data file is also attached.

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Bob
Bob 2015년 2월 18일
Can anyone help me?
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Erik S.
Erik S. 2015년 2월 18일
Don't see your test data file
Bob
Bob 2015년 2월 18일
편집: Bob 2015년 2월 18일
Sorry forgot to attach but here. It is also included in my question.

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Claire Li
Claire Li 2015년 2월 18일
For the first test data sample that doesnt work for you, it seemed like it was because it doesn't know to stop when n=1 because its also 0 when n=2?
Try adding a break somewhere
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Bob
Bob 2015년 2월 18일
Adding the break gave me a different answer, that was still wrong.

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