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Newton's Method for a Mandelbrot zoom
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root finding · tangent iterations
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Newton's method slides down each tangent line to the x-axis, homing in on a root.
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Root2.094551
Iterations6
Convergencequadratic
Governing equation
Reading this result: Starting at x0 = 3, Newton reached x ≈ 2.094551 in 6 steps. This is a simple root where f'(x) is well away from zero, so the error roughly squares each step (quadratic convergence) — the number of correct digits doubles per iteration.
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