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Engineering Maths · Q20

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Engineering and GATE · Engineering Maths · question 20

Q20

The extremum (minimum or maximum) point of a function f(x) is to be determined by solving df ( x ) dx = 0 using the Newton-Raphson method. Let f(x) = x3 - 6x and x0 = 1 be the initial guess of x. The value of x after two iterations (x2) is

The extremum (minimum or maximum) point of a function f(x) is to be determined by solving   using the Newton-Raphson method. Let f(x) = x3 - 6x and x0 = 1 be the initial guess of x. The value of x after two iterations (x2) is
A.
0.0141
B.
1.4142
C.
1.4167
Answer
D.
1.5000

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
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