(define (square x) (* x x)) ;; Newton's method (define (deriv g) (lambda (x) (/ (- (g (+ x dx)) (g x)) dx))) (define dx 0.00001) (define (cube x) (* x x x)) (define (newton-transform g) (lambda (x) (- x (/ (g x) ((deriv g) x))))) (define (newtons-method g guess) (fixed-point (newton-transform g) guess)) ;; (define (cubic a b c) (lambda (x) (+ (cubed x) (* a (squared x)) (* b x) c)))