Let a > 0 be given and suppose we want to approximate a using Newtons method. a.
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Let a > 0 be given and suppose we want to approximate √a using Newton’s method.
a. Explain why the square root problem is equivalent to finding the positive root of f(x) = x2 - a.
b. Show that Newton’s method applied to this function takes the form (sometimes called the Babylonian method).
c. How would you choose initial approximations to approximate √13 and √73?
d. Approximate √13 and √73 with at least 10 significant digits.
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Calculus Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 978-0321947345
2nd edition
Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett
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