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Q: Show that using newton's method toand to
for determining
results in 2 similar, but different iterative formulas, with
and
Thanks for your help guys!
Hey guys, need some help with this question. I am stuck and don't know what to do.
Q: Show that using newton's method to
Thanks for your help guys!
Ok so Newton's method is a way of determining a root of the equation
in both of the cases above forwe obtain
so we just need to apply Newton's method.
This works by calculating the tangent line at a pointfinding where it intersects the x-axis and assuming that this gives a better approximation to the root than
Graphically you can see it at work here
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ration_Ani.gif
Algebraically it is
A derivation can be found here Newton's method - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So work out the derivatives of the two functions you have above then plug it into the formula and you should have two iterative formulas which will converge on^{1/n})
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