This tag is for questions regarding the Newton–Raphson method. In numerical analysis the Newton–Raphson method is a method for finding successively better approximations to the roots (or zeroes) of a real-valued function.
The Newton–Raphson method in one variable is implemented as follows:
The method starts with a function $f$ defined over the real numbers, the function's derivative $f'$, and an initial guess $x_0$ for a root of the function $f$. If the function satisfies the assumptions made in the derivation of the formula and the initial guess is close, then a better approximation $x_1$ is $$x_1 = x_0 -\frac{f(x_0)}{f'(x_0)}$$
The process is repeated as
$$x_{n+1} = x_n -\frac{f(x_n)}{f'_n(x_n)}$$
until a sufficiently accurate value is reached.
