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Example 1: Approximating a Zero
Approximate a zero of f(x) = x3 + 2x2 - 5 by Newton's method.
Figure 5.9.4
As a check we compute f(x3) = x33 + 2x32 - 5 ~ 0.01 One more iteration gives much more accuracy:
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Home Limits, Analytic Geometry, and Approximations Newton's Method Examples Example 1: Approximating a Zero |