Program:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<math.h>
#define f(x) x*x-4*x-10
#define fd(x) 2*x-4
#define E 0.0005
void main(){
clrscr();
float x0, x1, f0, fd0, e;
printf("\t\t\t-----NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD-----");
printf("\n\n FINDING ROOT OF X^2-4X-10");
printf("\n Enter the initial value: ");
scanf("%f", &x0);
printf("\n f(x0)\t\tfd(x0)\t\tx1\t\tError");
printf("\n -----------------------------------------------------");
begin:
f0 = f(x0);
fd0 = fd(x0);
x1 = x0 - (f0/fd0);
e =fabs((x1-x0)/x1);
if( e < E){
printf("\n\n Approximate Root = %.5f", x1);
}
else{
printf("\n %.2f\t\t%.3f\t\t%.3f\t\t%.4f",f(x0),fd(x0),x1,e);
x0 = x1;
goto begin;
}
getch();
}
Sample Output:
-----NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD----FINDING ROOT OF X^2-4X-10
Enter the initial value: 0
f(x0)
fd(x0)
x1 Error
---------------------------------10.00 -4.000 -2.500 1.0000
6.25
-9.000 -1.806 0.3846
0.48
-7.611 -1.742 0.0364
0.00
-7.484 -1.742 0.0003

Approximate Root = -1.74166