2. a) Write down Newton's method for approximating the square root of a positive number c.
2. a) Write down Newton's method for approximating the square root of a positive number c.
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a) Write down Newton's method for approximating the square root of a positive
number c.
b) Find a simple recursion relation for the error en = xn- - √c.
c) Prove, using the recursion form part (b), that
i) If xo > √c, the sequence n will monotonically decrease to √c.
ii) The convergence will be quadratic as the limit is approached.
d) Describe what happens to the sequence of iterates if we start with an arbitrary
initial value xo(either positive or negative).
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