Provide an appropriate response.Apply Newton's method to f(x) =  , a > 0, and write an expression for xn + 1. If the initial guess xo is greater than or equal to 1, what happens to  as n ? ??

What will be an ideal response?


f(x) =  ; f'(x) = x - 1
xn+1 = xn -  = (1-a)xn

  =  

 as n ? ? ,   ? ?

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