Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH100/December 2010/Question 01 (m)/Hint 1

To approximate solutions of ƒ(x) = 0 with Newton's method use

$x_{n+1}=x_{n}-{\frac {f(x_{n})}{f'(x_{n})}}\,$

where x₁ = 0 is given as your starting point.