LiveMath Example
In
LiveMath, what we do is draw the graph of the function and then use
"Find Graph Root" (not available for you to
play with in the Web version here). LiveMath is using Newton's
Method to solve this equation.
So you can see what is
happening, zoom in on the root. Use the knife
command. You click on the knife and then DRAG over the area of
interest in the graph.
The root, of
course, is the x-intercept for the
graph (i.e. where y = 0). We keep
zooming until we reach the desired accuracy.
Open LiveMath file
[You need LiveMath Viewer to see this file. Go to
Download LiveMath for information.]
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