function value = f3 ( x )

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%
%% f3() evaluates sqrt ( abs ( x + 1/2 ) ).
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
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%  Modified:
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%    18 October 2006
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
%
%  Reference:
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%    Charles Clenshaw, Alan Curtis,
%    A Method for Numerical Integration on an Automatic Computer,
%    Numerische Mathematik,
%    Volume 2, Number 1, December 1960, pages 197-205.
%
%  Input:
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%    real X, the argument.
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%  Output:
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%    real VALUE, the value of the function.
%
  value = sqrt ( abs ( x + 0.5 ) );

  return
end
