Bo,
The original equation is:
(x^x)=2*x
2 is clearly a root. 0 is clearly not, as 0^0 = 1


Skip Cave



On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 2:37 PM 'Bo Jacoby' via Programming <
programm...@jsoftware.com> wrote:

>  Skip.  (x^x)-(2*x) = x*(x-2) is zero for x=0 and x=2. Two real roots.
> Newton Raphson finds one of these depending on the value of the initial
> guess.
> Bo.
>     Den onsdag den 5. februar 2020 19.08.23 CET skrev Henry Rich <
> henryhr...@gmail.com>:
>
>  Yeah, a rational y wouldn't ever quite satisfy 0 = _2 0 1 p. y
>
> Henry Rich
>
> On 2/5/2020 1:04 PM, Devon McCormick wrote:
> > You especially need guardrails if you try something like this:
> >    _2 0 1&p. Newton 1      NB. OK - square root of 2
> > 1.41421
> >    _2 0 1&p. Newton 1x    NB. Try extended precision
> >    C-c C-c|break            NB. After waiting a while...
> > |      _2 0 1&p.Newton 1
> >    NB. Failure to terminate...
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 7:34 AM Henry Rich <henryhr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I misread your function.
> >>
> >>      (^~ - +:) Newton 1.1
> >> 0.346323j1.2326e_32
> >>      (^~ - +:) Newton 0.5
> >> 0.346323
> >>
> >> Still need those guardrails!
> >>
> >> Henry Rich
> >>
> >> On 2/5/2020 2:21 AM, Skip Cave wrote:
> >>> In "Fifty Shades of J" chapter 23, the Newton Raphson algorithm is
> >>> described thusly:
> >>>
> >>> Newton =: adverb : ']-u%(u D.1)'(^:_)("0)
> >>>
> >>> How would that be defined using the new derivative verbs?
> >>>
> >>> Also, what is the replacement for d.?
> >>>
> >>> How would I find the roots of (x^x)=2*x using Newton Raphson?
> >>>
> >>> Skip
> >>>
> >>> Skip Cave
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