Newton-Raphson Method: Example

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Learn via an example the Newton-Raphson method of solving a nonlinear equation of the form f(x)=0

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  • Why is it that for the 3rd iteration when I do it I get 0.37% for my relative approx. error? I do it just as Ea= [(2.714-2.715)/2.714] * 100 and I get .37%. I double checked with multiple calculators yet I am puzzled as how you got .009%. Can you please explain or anyone do the math at 8:12 in the video and tell me how you got it. Thaks

  • @dmwirichia You are partially right. You should get 0.037%. The number 0.009% was obtained using more significant digits in the calculations of the roots.

  • thanks for the video.

    is the value of x1 correct?

  • @avp9037 It is correct:

    3-(3^3-20)/(3*3^2)=2.741

    Do you get a different number? If so, let me know!

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  • Fantastic, saw this after my lecture and now its all a cake walk! off to book exercises!

  • Great job. I just needed a refresher on how to work through this iterative method to find a numerical solution to a circuit problem that I'm working on and this helped oodles.

  • This is great. Thank you PAAJI!

  • You explained it very well. Thank you very much!

  • This is one "racial" video. =p

  • @numericalmethodsguy so basically the initial guess closer to zero the better? like in your own function: if x=3 then x^3-20= 7 if x=2 then x^3-20 = -12 ...7 is closer to 0 than -12 so the best initial guess would be 3 along with 2.9 2.88 2.87 etc..? By the way thanks for good references it would help me alot.

  • @vitalcoordinates All your prof is trying to do is to start with a good initial guess, and "almost" ensure that you end up finding the root you are looking for. Go to numericalmethods(dot)eng(dot)u­sf(dot)edu and click on Keyword. Click on Newton Raphson method. Read the N-R method textbook chapter.

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