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- Newton
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- This function calculates the cube root of -1 ie. z*z*z-1=0, using the
- Newton-Raphson method. There are three possible roots which are: z=1,
- z=-0.5+0.8666i, z=-0.5-0.866i. Floating point arithmetic is required so
- don't expect it to zip along. Initially 32 bit accuracy is used which is
- reasonably fast, then it switches to 64 bit. The menu options are:
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- Plot Root: in this mode, the colour is chosen depending on which root we are
- converging to. This is the quickest option, but not very spectacular.
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- Plot Iters: in this mode the colour is set from the number of iterations
- required to reach the root. This produces Mandelbrot type displays of
- infinite complexity, but it can take a lot of time.
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- There are 2 data variables:
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- Max Iter : iteration limit, mainly of use when using Plot Iters and zooming
- in.
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- e : The accuracy check value. The iteration is stopped when a root is found
- that solves the equation to within the 'e' accuracy value. Higher values of
- 'e' force greater accuracy and more iterations to be used, useful when
- zooming in.
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- A 3d version can be drawn directly by turning on the 3d X/Y Plot option.
- See the 3d section of !MainHelp for details.
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