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PIC 20A, Winter 2015 Homework 1 Solution

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

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