Newton's root finding method

x_o is the start value. Drag it.

You may change the function term here:

f(x) =

You also may try the following function terms:

• [math]\displaystyle{ Math.sin(x) }[/math]
• [math]\displaystyle{ Math.exp(x) }[/math]
• [math]\displaystyle{ Math.pow(2,x) }[/math]
• [math]\displaystyle{ 1-2/(x*x) }[/math]