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Putnam 1957 B2

  • Session B

In order to determine 1A\frac{1}{A} for A>0A>0 , one can use the iteration Xk+1=Xk(2−AXk),X_{k+1}=X_{k}(2-AX_{k}), where X0X_0 is a selected starting value. Find the limitation, if any, on the starting value X0X_0 so that the above iteration converges to 1A.\frac{1}{A}.

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