Richard Messeder Date: 2013-11-08

Down East Engineering

Mathcad v14 Newton's Method

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Define the function for which roots are sought.

Define the number of iterations for Newton's Method

Set the index for the vectors.

Define an initial "guess" for the root.

Define f'(x) and Newton's calculation using f'(x).

Fill t with calculated results.

Set the accuracy for the roots.

Define an initial "guess" for the root.