Let x₀, x₁, x₂, … be the sequence generated by the Newton-Raphson method…

GATE · 2020 · XE · XE-A — Engineering Mathematics

Let x₀, x₁, x₂, … be the sequence generated by the Newton-Raphson method applied to the function f(x) = x³ − 2x + 2 with x₀ = 1. Then the sequence

  1. A.

    converges to 0.

  2. B.

    becomes unbounded.

  3. C.

    converges to a root of f(x).

  4. D.

    does not converge.

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