Suppose f has a real root r and Newtons method is used to approximate r with an

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Suppose f has a real root r and Newton’s method is used to approximate r with an initial approximation x0. The basin of attraction of r is the set of initial approximations that produce a sequence that converges to r. Points near r are often in the basin of attraction of r—but not always. Sometimes an initial approximation x0 may produce a sequence that doesn’t converge, and sometimes an initial approximation x0 may produce a sequence that converges to a distant root. Let f(x) = (x + 2)(x + 1)(x - 3), which has roots x = -2, -1, and 3. Use Newton’s method with initial approximations on the interval [-4, 4] to determine (approximately) the basin of each root.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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