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What is left to be done is simple, but tricky: use the <code>steffensen_aitken</code> function to find those fixed points. |
What is left to be done is simple, but tricky: use the <code>steffensen_aitken</code> function to find those fixed points. This is where a huge disadvantage of Steffensen's method (shared with Newton's method) will be illustrated. What is likely to happen is that only some of the intersection points will be found. Furthermore, for most of our initial estimates, Steffensen's method will not give us an answer at all. |
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