Newton's Method
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 9:38 pmNewton's Method
This is a method for approximating solutions to equations.
The blue line is the tangent line at x[sub]0[/sub]. Where the line crosses the x-axis, it is much closer to the actual solution.
If x[sub]n[/sub] is an approximation of 
and if 
the next approximation is given by,
This is a method for approximating solutions to equations.
The blue line is the tangent line at x[sub]0[/sub]. Where the line crosses the x-axis, it is much closer to the actual solution.
If x[sub]n[/sub] is an approximation of and if the next approximation is given by,