Abstract
This article proposes a wide general class of optimal eighth-order techniques for approximating multiple zeros of scalar nonlinear equations. The new strategy adopts a weight function with an approach involving the function-to-function ratio. An extensive convergence analysis is performed for the eighth-order convergence of the algorithm. It is verified that some of the existing techniques are special cases of the new scheme. The algorithms are tested in several real-life problems to check their accuracy and applicability. The results of the dynamical study confirm that the new methods are more stable and accurate than the existing schemes.