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D. Older (and some modern) computers do not directly perform the operation of division; they are restricted to computing with the operations of multiplication, addition, and subtraction. So, given a positive number b, its reciprocal must be computed indirectly. Note that for any such number 5, the reciprocal is the true root of the function f (x) = b Swa . Use Newton's method to find a sequence of approximations so f1, ..., 1) to the reciprocal that only requires the operations of x, +, and/or -. (Your iteration formula should simplify nicely.) Now use this formula to find the reciprocal of . Try two different cases: (1) use an initial guess of zo = 0.5, and find it to at least six decimal places: (2) use an initial guess of .ro 0.7 and comment you observe. on what