Exercise · ZW-FIXED-POINT-ITERATION-003 · ★★☆ Intermediate

If \( |g'(p)| < 1 \), what type of convergence is expected near \( p \)?

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  • B. Linear

Explanation

With \( 0 < |g'(p)| < 1 \) the error shrinks by a constant factor each step, which is linear convergence. Quadratic convergence requires \( g'(p) = 0 \).

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Iterative method that approximates a solution of the equation \( x = g(x) \) by generating the sequence \( x_{n+1} = g(x_n) \) from an initial value \( x_0 \).

\[x_{n+1} = g(x_n), \quad |g'(p)| < 1 \Rightarrow \text{convergencia local}\]

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