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Therefore the next iteration is Qyg+SSNhM0c2IkkjYTJHRiUiIiI+SSNiM0dGJUkjeDJHRiVGJz5JI3gzR0YlLUkiKkclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc2JCwmRiRGJ0YpRicjRiciIiNGJw== LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder JCIrKysrXTwhIio= JCIrKysrREAhIio= JCIrKytdUD4hIio= QyQtSSNmMUc2IjYjSSN4M0dGJSIiIg== LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder JCEqayJvQjohIik= We will continue until we get LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= such that 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 Qyg+SSNhNEc2IkkjeDNHRiUiIiI+SSNiNEdGJUkjYjNHRiVGJz5JI3g0R0YlLUkiKkclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc2JCwmRiRGJ0YpRicjRiciIiNGJw== LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); 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# input placeholder JCIrK11QJSk+ISIq JCIrKytESj8hIio= JCIrK0QieSsjISIq JCIpTEJmPiEiKQ== Qyo+SSNhN0c2IkkjYTZHRiUiIiI+SSNiN0dGJUkjeDZHRiVGJz5JI3g3R0YlLUkiKkclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc2JCwmRiRGJ0YpRicjRiciIiNGJy1JI2YxR0YlNiNGLEYn LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder JCIrK11QJSk+ISIq JCIrK0QieSsjISIq JCIrXVA0Jyo+ISIq JCEocy52KiEiKQ== Since 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we stop and therefore the approximate root is LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYnLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1JI21vR0YkNi1RIj1GJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRj0vJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGPS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGPS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRj0vJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0Y9LyUnYWNjZW50R0Y9LyUnbHNwYWNlR1EsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGTC1JI21uR0YkNiRRJzEuOTk2MUYnRjktRjY2LVEiLkYnRjlGO0Y+RkBGQkZERkZGSC9GS1EmMC4wZW1GJy9GTkZXRjk= Notice that we cannot use this method to approximate the double root LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYnLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1JI21vR0YkNi1RIj1GJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRj0vJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGPS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGPS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRj0vJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0Y9LyUnYWNjZW50R0Y9LyUnbHNwYWNlR1EsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGTC1JI21uR0YkNiRRIjNGJ0Y5LUY2Ni1RIn5GJ0Y5RjtGPkZARkJGREZGRkgvRktRJjAuMGVtRicvRk5GV0Y5since the function does not change sign near this root. Newton-Raphson Method We will consider the same equation from example 1 but we will apply Newton-Raphson method to find an approximate root. we use the same value for LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYnLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEnJiM5NDk7RicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdub3JtYWxGJy1JI21vR0YkNi1RIj1GJ0YyLyUmZmVuY2VHRjEvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRjEvJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGMS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGMS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRjEvJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0YxLyUnYWNjZW50R0YxLyUnbHNwYWNlR1EsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGSS1JI21uR0YkNiRRJDAuMUYnRjItRjY2LVEiLkYnRjJGOUY7Rj1GP0ZBRkNGRS9GSFEmMC4wZW1GJy9GS0ZURjI= Let us start with LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEjeDFGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRictSSNtb0dGJDYtUSI9RicvRjNRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUmZmVuY2VHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUqc2VwYXJhdG9yR0Y9LyUpc3RyZXRjaHlHRj0vJSpzeW1tZXRyaWNHRj0vJShsYXJnZW9wR0Y9LyUubW92YWJsZWxpbWl0c0dGPS8lJ2FjY2VudEdGPS8lJ2xzcGFjZUdRLDAuMjc3Nzc3OGVtRicvJSdyc3BhY2VHRkwtSSNtbkdGJDYkUSIxRidGOUY5 and we construct the tangent line to the graph of the function LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYlLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEjZjFGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRictSShtZmVuY2VkR0YkNiQtRiM2JC1GLDYlUSJ4RidGL0YyL0YzUSdub3JtYWxGJ0Y9Rj0= at LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1JI21vR0YkNi1RIj1GJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRj0vJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGPS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGPS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRj0vJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0Y9LyUnYWNjZW50R0Y9LyUnbHNwYWNlR1EsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGTC1JI21uR0YkNiRRIzEuRidGOUY5 Its equation is 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. Below you see the derivative computed by Maple. The command "unapply" is used in order to work with the derivative as a function. Now LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEoZjFwcmltZUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= is the derivative of LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEjZjFGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRicvRjNRJ25vcm1hbEYn but we can work with it in Maple as a function. 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We are goin to plot the function together with the tangent drawn at LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYoLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1JI21vR0YkNi1RIj1GJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRj0vJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGPS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGPS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRj0vJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0Y9LyUnYWNjZW50R0Y9LyUnbHNwYWNlR1EsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGTC1GLDYlUSN4MUYnRi9GMkY1LUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiMUYnRjlGOQ==. First we define the equation of the tangent line. 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Next we define LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEjeDJGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRicvRjNRJ25vcm1hbEYn as the intersection of the tangent line with the x-axis and we continue with the algorithm. 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Therefore we get the approximate solution LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYqLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1JI21vR0YkNi1RIj1GJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRj0vJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGPS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGPS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRj0vJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0Y9LyUnYWNjZW50R0Y9LyUnbHNwYWNlR1EsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGTC1GLDYlUSN4NUYnRi9GMkY1LUkmbWZyYWNHRiQ2KC1JI21uR0YkNiRRJjEwNzE5RidGOS1GIzYlLUZWNiRRJTUzNTlGJ0Y5Ri9GMi8lLmxpbmV0aGlja25lc3NHUSIxRicvJStkZW5vbWFsaWduR1EnY2VudGVyRicvJSludW1hbGlnbkdGXW8vJSliZXZlbGxlZEdGPUY1LUZWNiRRKTIuMDAwMTg3RidGOUY5. Notice that the method required fewer iterations than the bisection method. Example 2. We try to approximate the root at 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We start with L0kjeTFHNiIkISIjIiIh L0kjeTFHNiIkISIjIiIh Qyg+SSN5MUc2IiEiIyIiIj5JI3kyR0YlLCZGJEYnKiYtSSNmMUdGJTYjRiRGJy1JKGYxcHJpbWVHRiVGLiEiIkYxRictSSZldmFsZkclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc2Iy1GLTYjRilGJw== LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder ISIj IyEjPSIiKA== JCErZTldJ1IpISM1 QyY+SSN5M0c2IiwmSSN5MkdGJSIiIiomLUkjZjFHRiU2I0YnRigtSShmMXByaW1lR0YlRiwhIiJGL0YoLUkmZXZhbGZHJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHNiMtRis2I0YkRig= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder IyElJT4iIiRGJQ== JCErQkExIio+ISM1 QyY+SSN5NEc2IiwmSSN5M0dGJSIiIiomLUkjZjFHRiU2I0YnRigtSShmMXByaW1lR0YlRiwhIiJGL0YoLUkmZXZhbGZHJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHNiMtRis2I0YkRig= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder IyEoQVwnXCIoVj1yIg== JCErKEdUdCdbISM2 QyQtSSZldmFsZkclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc2I0kjeTRHNiIiIiI= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder JCErUnNMK0ghIio= You can see that the approximation of the root is not as good as it was in Example 1. Remember that -3 is a double root of the equation. Example 3. We will see how Newton-Raphson method works for an equation having a root of order three. 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It requierd more steps than the Newton-Raphson methods but fewer than the Bisection method to reach the approximate solution. Example 4. QyQ+SSRlcTJHNiIvLCgqJEkieEdGJSIiJSIiIkYpISMhKSIkPyJGKyIiIUYr LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder LywoKiRJInhHNiIiIiUiIiJGJSEjISkiJD8iRigiIiE= QyQtSSZzb2x2ZUc2JCUqcHJvdGVjdGVkR0koX3N5c2xpYkc2IjYkSSRlcTJHRihJInhHRigiIiI= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= print(); # input placeholder NiYtSSdSb290T2ZHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEdJKF9zeXNsaWJHNiI2JCwoKiRJI19aR0YlIiIlIiIiRiwhIyEpIiQ/IkYuL0kmaW5kZXhHRiVGLi1GJDYkRiovRjIiIiMtRiQ2JEYqL0YyIiIkLUYkNiRGKi9GMkYt This hasn't been very helpful. We plot the function. 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How can we find out? Let us zoom on the graph. 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