Final answer:
The Newton-Raphson method is used to solve a system of nonlinear equations by iterating on initial guesses xi=1.5 and yi=3.5. The process involves calculating a Jacobian matrix, evaluating the function and its derivatives, and updating the guesses with found increments for two iterations.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks for the solution to a system of nonlinear equations using the Newton-Raphson method. With the initial guesses of xi=1.5 and yi=3.5, we perform two iterations to update these values. The system given is:
To apply the Newton-Raphson method, we first compute the Jacobian matrix of the system, which consists of the partial derivatives of both equations with respect to x and y. Then, we evaluate the function and its Jacobian at the initial point (xi, yi), and solve the linear system to find the increments (∆x, ∆y). These increments are used to update the guesses for x and y.
For two iterations, this process is repeated with the updated values, resulting in new guesses for xi+1 and yi+1 after each iteration. The detailed steps are generally complex and require calculus and linear algebra knowledge.