EBK NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS
EBK NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS
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Chapter 3, Problem 13P

The “divide and average” method, an old-time method for approximating the square root of any positive number a, can be formulated as

x = x + a / x 2

Write a well-structured function to implement this algorithm based on the algorithm outlined in Fig. 3.3.

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Ch. 3 - Convert the following base-2 numbers to base-10:...Ch. 3 - Convert the following base-8 numbers to base-10:...Ch. 3 - 3.3 Compose your own program based on Fig. 3.11...Ch. 3 - In a fashion similar to that in Fig. 3.11, write a...Ch. 3 - 3.5 The infinite series converges on a value...Ch. 3 - 3.6 Evaluate using two approaches and and...Ch. 3 - The derivative of f(x)=1/(13x2) is given by...Ch. 3 - 3.8 (a) Evaluate the polynomial at . Use...Ch. 3 - Calculate the random access memory (RAM) in...Ch. 3 - Determine the number of terms necessary to...
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