Re: Roots of equations Was: Newton Raphsons iteration method

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From: Steven Smith
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 15:49

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alex@iastate.edu (Roger Alexander) writes:

> >			[...]  The example x -> sin x works too.
> 
> This function is not an example because the derivative has a zero.

I don't understand what you mean.  The zero set of sin x is the
integers multiplied by pi.  The derivative of sin x at these points is
+- unity.  Newton's method works like a dream this instance.

Steven Smith

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