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## Examples of Root-Finding (with and without derivatives)

The examples demonstrate how to use the various tools for root finding.

We start with the simple cube root function `cbrt` ( C++ standard function name cbrt) showing root finding without derivatives.

We then show how use of derivatives can improve the speed of convergence.

(But these examples are only a demonstration and do not try to make the ultimate improvements of an 'industrial-strength' implementation, for example, of `boost::math::cbrt`, mainly by using a better computed initial 'guess' at cbrt.hpp).

Then we show how a higher root (fifth root) 5√ can be computed, and in root_finding_n_example.cpp a generic method for the nth root that constructs the derivatives at compile-time.

These methods should be applicable to other functions that can be differentiated easily.