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# SNESLineSearchBTSetAlpha

Sets the descent parameter, `alpha`, in the `SNESLINESEARCHBT` `SNESLineSearch` variant.

## Synopsis

    #include "petscsnes.h"
    PetscErrorCode SNESLineSearchBTSetAlpha(SNESLineSearch linesearch, PetscReal alpha)

## Input Parameters

- linesearch - linesearch context

- alpha - The descent parameter

## See Also

SNES: Nonlinear Solvers, `SNESLineSearch`, `SNESLineSearchSetLambda()`, `SNESLineSearchGetTolerances()`, `SNESLINESEARCHBT`, `SNESLineSearchBTGetAlpha()`

## Level

intermediate

## Location

src/snes/linesearch/impls/bt/linesearchbt.c

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