File:NewtonsMethodConvergenceFailure.svg

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Plot of x^3 - 2x + 2, including tangent lines at x = 0 and x = 1. Illustrates why <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method" class="extiw" title="en:Newton's method">Newton's method</a> doesn't always converge for this function.

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current20:29, 15 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 20:29, 15 January 20171,000 × 1,000 (84 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>Plot of <i>x</i>^3 - 2<i>x</i> + 2, including tangent lines at <i>x</i> = 0 and <i>x</i> = 1. Illustrates why <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method" class="extiw" title="en:Newton's method">Newton's method</a> doesn't always converge for this function. </p>
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