The Newton-Raphson method requires f (x) to be twice continuously .... modification applies the secant method to the bracketing interval, drawing the secant.
Solving Nonlinear Equations Rómulo A. Chumacero∗ September 2001
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Introduction
Concepts of economic equilibrium are often expressed as systems of nonlinear equations. Such problems generally take two forms, zeros and fixed points. If f :