Chapter 6: Q27P (page 396)
For the Newton-Raphson method, the region of attraction (or basin of attraction) for a particular solution is the set of all initial guesses that converge to that solution. Usually initial guesses close to a particular solution will converge to that solution. However, for all but the simplest of multi-dimensional, nonlinear problems, the region of attraction boundary is often fractal. This makes it impossible to quantify the region of attraction and hence to guarantee convergence. Problem 6.25 has two solutions when x2 is restricted to being betweenand. With theinitial guess fixed atradians, numerically determine the values of theinitial guesses that converge to the Problem 6.25 solution. Restrict your search to values of betweenand.
Short Answer
The value of the is that lies betweenandat the 5th iteration.