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ex3 page 803 square root Exact=sqrt(c )

1.414214
𝑥= √𝑐 f(x) = x2-c f'(x) 2x
𝑥_(𝑛+1)=𝑥_𝑛 − (𝑥_(𝑛 −𝑐)^2)/(2𝑥_𝑛 )=
for c=2, choosing xo = 1, we obtain
1/2 (𝑥_𝑛+ 𝑐/𝑥_𝑛 )

x x1 x2 x3 x4
1 1.5 1.416667 1.414216 1.414214
x4 is exact to 6D.
1.414214
Exact=sqrt(c )

^2)/(2𝑥_𝑛 )=

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