Re: I need some help about this error
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg39336] Re: I need some help about this error
- From: wolframmath at netscape.net (mikhalna)
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 04:47:24 -0500 (EST)
- References: <b27ft7$nel$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi Baruch.
Try this one:
Plot[{#}, {x, -10, 10}, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0},
PlotRange -> {{-5, 5}, {-3, 5}}] &/@t
Good luck.
spin9 at terra.com.br (baruch) wrote in message news:<b27ft7$nel$1 at smc.vnet.net>...
> f[x_] := x^2 - 2
> Ne[x_] := x - f[x]/f'[x]
> ap = NestList[Ne, 1.5, 5]
> tang[h_] := f[h] + f'[h](x - h)
> t = tang /@ ap
>
> Plot[{t}, {x, -10, 10}, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0},
> PlotRange -> {{-5, 5}, {-3, 5}}]
>
> Now, How can I plot the last command?
>
> I got the following errors:
>
> Plot::"plnr": "\!\(te[x]\) is not a machine-size real number at
> \!\(x\) = \
> \!\(-9.999999166666667`\)."
> Plot::"plnr": "\!\(te[x]\) is not a machine-size real number at
> \!\(x\) = \
> \!\(-9.188660168541684`\)."
>
> I want to make a "program" that will plot the successives tangent
> lines of approximations of any function (when possible) using the
> Newton Methods... any idea on how can I implement or solve that
> problem?
>
> Thank you very much!