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