Question

So can someone please explain a simplified version of the Newton/Raphson code.? Thanks in advance. Take care.

Answer 1

What Lang?

Answer 2

@siddhantk3m8

Answer 3

it is used to find roots of a continuous function (y = 0)
- pick a value for x
- and find the value of the function at that x (y = f(x))
- if f(x) is close enuf, stop and return x
- if not
- find the slope at that point (x, f(x))
- find where the line that is tangent to the point crosses the x axis (y = 0)
- repeat the previous with this new x

there is a pretty good animation in the wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonIteration_Ani.gif

Answer 4

@primeralph Since they are in 6.00, you can generally assume Python. If wrong, they should not have posted in a Python based class' area. =)

Answer 5

yes people, it is PYTHON. What else language is specified in 6.00

Answer 6

Thanks @bwCA. looks pretty simple there.