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Use newton's method to find the absolute minimum value of the function f(x)=x2+sinx correct to six decimal places.

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The solution would be like this for this specific problem:

f(x) = x^2 + sin(x)

f '(x) = 2x + cos(x)

The minimum value is at f '(x) = 0,

So, let g(x) = 2x + cos(x)

Thus, g '(x) = 2 - sin(x)

x(new) = x - g(x) / g '(x)
or
x(new) = x - [2x + cos(x)] / [2 - sin(x)]

Calculation

x1 = -0.5 - [2 * -0.5 + cos(-0.5)] / [2 - sin(-0.5)]
= -0.4506266931
x2 = -0.4501836476
x3 = -0.4501836113
x4 = -0.4501836113

This value for x, f(x) = -0.2324655752.


After converting to 6 decimal places: the minimum point is (-0.450184, -0.232466).