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| - | The second script suggests a good initial guess for the | + | The second script suggests a good initial guess for zeros of |
| - | solution of the equation | + | the function |
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| - | by plotting contour lines of $f_1$ and $f_2$ near zero. The intersection of these | + | i.e. points $x$ for which $f(x) = 0$. The script plots contour lines near $f_1=0$ and $f_2=0$. |
| - | curves are points where both $f_1$ and $f_2$ are nearly zero, and so serve as good | + | The intersection of these curves are points where both components of $f$ are near zero, and |
| - | guesses for a Newton search. | + | so serve as good guesses for a Newton search. |
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