Math-305, Numerical Methods & Matrices
Newton's Method to Approximate a Zero of a Function

Dr. Kevin G. TeBeest



         Newton's Method to Approximate a Zero of

                 f(x) = exp(-x) - cos(x)

         Starting Value:      x0 = 2.51


         Iter#         x               f(x) 
        *****************************************
           0      2.500000000      8.883564e-01
           1      0.765260143     -2.559893e-01
           2      1.890429668      4.652254e-01


     This shows only the results of the first two iterations.



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