Newton-Raphson Method
Numerical
Methods
f(x)
f(xi)
f(xi-1)
xi+2 xi+1 xi
X
ii
xfx
,
)(xf
)f(x
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i
i
ii
1
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Algorithm for Newton-Raphson Method
Step 4:
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The floating ball has a specific gravity of 0.6 and has a radius of 5.5 cm.
Find the depth to which the ball is submerged when floating in water. The
equation that gives the depth xin meters to which the ball is submerged
under water is given by
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Newton-Raphson Method
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UsetheNewton’smethodoffindingrootsof
equationstofind
a)thedepth‘x’towhichtheballis
submergedunderwater.Conductthree
iterationstoestimatetherootofthe
aboveequation.
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Graph of the function f(x)
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Iteration 1: The estimate of the root is
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Estimate of the root
in first iteration
Estimate of the root
in second iteration
Estimate of the root
in third iteration