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Problem 4. Let x = 3 be the initialization point. Apply (pure) Newton's method to find the minimizer of f(x) = (x-2)4 (i.e., 4th power of x-2). (a) Write down the

explicit expression for the Newton step. (b) Let er 21. Show that ek <2k /3k. = (5 marks) (5 marks)

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