A Note on Starting the Newton-Raphson Method Determination of a suitable initial estimate for a root of an equation f(x) = 0 by means of computing the roots of a sequence of related equations is described. CACM July, 1964 Beyer, W. A. CA640716 JB March 9, 1978 7:44 PM 1031 5 1031 1031 5 1031 1031 5 1031