Newton's Method

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Visualizing Newton's Method

This is a Newton's Method visualization. You are given the equation and you then put in the first guess for the x-value where the function is equal to 0. Then click on the Submit button to watch Newton's Method in action. You can adjust the bounds by clicking in the appropriate button at the bottom or by entering in the bounds. If you click on zBox, click on where you want the top left corner bound to be and then drag your mouse to where you want the bottom right corner to be and then release your mouse. When the computer finishes the Newton's Method animation, you can go to the next question by clicking on "New Problem" or you can change your guess and the x and y bounds that are shown by clicking on the "Redo" button.

\(f(x)= \cos(x)-x\), \(f(x)= x^2-2\), \(f(x)= 1 - \ln(x)\), \(f(x)= x^3-x^2-2x+1\), \(f(x)= \sin(x)- \cos(2x)\), Guess:

xMin: xMax: yMin: yMax: