alleryStart learning →In Heron's method for the root of a, the estimate x is replaced by what?
A(x - a/x) / 2
B(x + a/x) / 2
C(x + a) / 2x
D2x + a/x
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. (x + a/x) / 2
The Babylonian iteration is x(n+1) = (x(n) + a/x(n)) / 2, the average of x and a/x.
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