Use Newton's method to approximate, to within 104, the value of x that produces the point on

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Use Newton's method to approximate, to within 10−4, the value of x that produces the point on the graph of y = x2 that is closest to (1, 0). [Hint: Minimize [d(x)]2, where d(x) represents the distance from (x, x2) to (1, 0).]
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Numerical Analysis

ISBN: 978-0538733519

9th edition

Authors: Richard L. Burden, J. Douglas Faires

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