(a) Determine suitable values of xo so that the iterates xn, defined by the equation

Chapter 1, Problem 2

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(a) Determine suitable values of xo so that the iterates xn, defined by the equation X~+~=X~-:(X~*-~) will converge to fi. (b) Choose xo = 1.4. Show that 14 iterations are required to find fl to 8 significant decimal places. (fl = 1.41421356 to 8 significant decimal places.)

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