Roots and Cobwebs
Math: Precalculus: Other Topics: Matrices, Sequences, and Series
9-12
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.0
Lessons
TNS
Roots and Cobwebs
Activity Overview
This lesson involves finding roots to equations using a method similar to those used by many calculators.
Objectives
- Students will find roots to equations using the recursive algorithm Fixed Point Iteration (FPI) and will visualize the algorithm as a cobweb plot.
Vocabulary
- recursive sequence
- convergent sequence
- Fixed Point Iteration
- cobweb plot
About the Lesson
This lesson involves finding roots to equations using a method similar to those used by many calculators.
As a result, students will:
- Find roots using a recursive sequence - Fixed Point Iteration.
- Visualize this root-finding recursive sequence as a cobweb plot.
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Math: Precalculus: Other Topics: Matrices, Sequences, and Series
9-12
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.0
Lessons
TNS
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