The Newton-Raphson method is used to find the root of the equation x² - 2 = 0.…

GATE · 1997 · CS · Question 1 subparts

The Newton-Raphson method is used to find the root of the equation x² - 2 = 0. If the iterations are started from x₀ = -1, the iterations will

  1. A.

    converge to -1

  2. B.

    converge to √2

  3. C.

    converge to -√2

  4. D.

    not converge

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