1. Choose (or construct) a quadratic function with real roots
() = ( + 1)( 1) 2. Find the roots by any means (e.g. quadratic formula) = 1 3. Express the equation in the form () = 0 () = 2 1 = 0 4. Calculate the derivative () () = 2 5. Choose an initial guess 0 that does not satisfy the equation and for which (0 ) is nonzero 0 = 2