Application of Newton-Raphson method

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Is Newton-Raphson method applicable to solve rational equations? or any equation except polynomial equations.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '13 at 08:42

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Newton's Method is applicable for real-valued functions. However, it does not work all the time. There are many possible reasons for Newton's Method to fail such as if the derivative doesn't exist at the root.

answered Sep 28 '13 at 08:42

Sujaan Kunalan

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Application of Newton-Raphson method

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