newton-raphson
GATE Civil Engineering · Numerical Methods (CE) · 1995-2026
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All concepts →Starting with the first approximation as x = 0.5, the second approximation for the root of the following function by the Newton-Raphson method is ________ (rounded off to two decim...
Consider the following recursive iteration scheme for different values of variable P with the initial guess x 1 = 1: $${x_{n + 1}} = {1 \over 2}\left( {{x_n} + {P \over {{x_n}}}} \...
The quadratic equation $2x^2-3x+3=0$ is to be solved numerically starting with an initial guess as $x_0 = 2$. The new estimate of $x$ after the first iteration using Newton-Raphson...
Newton-Raphson method is to be used to find root of equation $$\,3x - {e^x} + \sin \,x = 0.\,\,$$ If the initial trial value for the root is taken as $$0.333,$$ the next approximat...
In Newton-Raphson iterative method, the initial guess value $$\left( {{x_{ini}}} \right)$$ is considered as zero while finding the roots of the equation: $$\,f\left( x \right) = -...
The square root of a number $$N$$ is to be obtained by applying the Newton $$-$$ Raphson iteration to the equation $$\,{x^2} - N = 0.\,\,$$ If $$i$$ denotes the iteration index, th...
The Newton-Raphson iteration $${x_{n + 1}} = {1 \over 2}\left( {{x_n} + {R \over {{x_n}}}} \right)$$ can be used to compute
The following equation needs to be numerically solved using the Newton $$-$$ Raphson method $${x^3} + 4x - 9 = 0.\,\,$$ The iterative equation for this purpose is ($$k$$ indicates...
Given $$a>0,$$ we wish to calculate its reciprocal value $${1 \over a}$$ by using Newton - Raphson method for $$f(x)=0.$$ For $$a=7$$ and starting with $${x_0} = 0.2\,\,$$ the firs...
Given $$a>0,$$ we wish to calculate it reciprocal value $${1 \over a}$$ by using Newton - Raphson method for $$f(x)=0.$$ The Newton - Raphson algorithm for the function will be
Let $$\,\,f\left( x \right) = x - \cos \,x.\,\,\,$$ Using Newton-Raphson method at the $$\,{\left( {n + 1} \right)^{th}}$$ iteration, the point $$\,{x_{n + 1}}$$ is computed from $...