28 Nov 2021
Problem 23a
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Section 4.7: Newton's Method
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
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Given information
Apply Newton's method to the equation to derive the following square-root algorithm (used by the ancient Babylonians to compute :
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
To apply newton's method,
first we will differentiate the given equation with respect to , we get