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A Nonconverging Newton Sequence

by Peter Petek (University of Ljubljana Yugoslavia)

This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
January, 1983

Subject classification(s): Analysis | Numerical Analysis | Solutions of Equations
Applicable Course(s): 4.17 Numerical Analysis

The possible behavior of Newton`s method when there are no real solutions is discussed.

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