(a) Apply Newtons method to the equation x2 a = 0 to derive the following square-root algorithm...

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(a) Apply Newton€™s method to the equation x2 €“ a = 0 to derive the following square-root algorithm used by the ancient Babylonians to compute √ a):


Xa+1 Xa+1=

(b) Use part (a) to compute √1000 correct to six decimal places.
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Calculus

ISBN: 978-0131429246

9th edition

Authors: Dale Varberg, Edwin J. Purcell, Steven E. Rigdon

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