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Homework Statement
Let e be the number close to sqrt(a) by Newtons Method (That is picking a number, diving a by it, and taking their average, divide a by average, get a number, find their average, so on). Using |e<sqrt(a)+e|
prove that if |a/e-e|<1/10
then |sqrt(a)-e|<1/10
Note that e is using the Newtons method a few times, not necessarily infinity, for any number of times. Also this is about positive integers, and 0 only, root and a.
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The Attempt at a Solution
So were trying to prove the second one smaller then first (I think), that is:
|sqrt(a)-e|<|a/e-e|
sqrt(a)-e<a/e-e (since both are positive, as using the given inequality subtract e from both sides) so sqrt(a)<a/e
e*sqrt(a)<a,
but e is not necessarily smaller then sqrt a, what am I missing?
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