Question
Use Newton's method to approximate the positive value of x which satisfies x=2.3cosx
Let x0=1 be the initial approximation. Find the next two approximations, x_1 and x2, to four decimal places each.
Let x0=1 be the initial approximation. Find the next two approximations, x_1 and x2, to four decimal places each.
Answers
Steve
A fine online calculator for Newton's Method is at
http://www.math.sc.edu/cgi-bin/sumcgi/Newton.pl
http://www.math.sc.edu/cgi-bin/sumcgi/Newton.pl