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+/***
+ * approximate solution for f(x) = 0
+ * given f(x) and f'(x)
+ **/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <complex.h> /* requires minimum of C99 */
+
+/**
+ * f(x)
+ */
+double complex function(double complex x)
+{
+    return x * x - 3.; /* x^2 = 3 - solution is sqrt(3) */
+    // return x * x - 2.; /* x^2 = 2 - solution is sqrt(2) */
+}
+
+/**
+ * f'(x)
+ */
+double complex d_function(double complex x)
+{
+    return 2. * x;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    const double accuracy = 1e-10;
+    double delta = 1;
+    double complex cdelta = 1;
+
+    /* initialize random seed: */
+    srand(time(NULL));
+
+    double complex root = (rand() % 100 - 50) + (random() % 100 - 50) * I;
+
+    unsigned long counter = 0;
+    while (delta > accuracy && counter < ULONG_MAX)
+    {
+        cdelta = function(root) / d_function(root);
+        root += -cdelta;
+        counter++;
+        delta = fabs(cabs(cdelta));
+
+#if defined(DEBUG) || !defined(NDEBUG)
+        if (counter % 50 == 0)
+        {
+            double r = creal(root);
+            double c = cimag(root);
+
+            printf("Iter %5lu: Root: %4.4g%c%4.4gi\t\tdelta: %.4g\n", counter, r,
+                   c >= 0 ? '+' : '-', c >= 0 ? c : -c, delta);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    double r = creal(root);
+    double c = cimag(root);
+
+    printf("Iter %5lu: Root: %4.4g%c%4.4gi\t\tdelta: %.4g\n", counter, r,
+           c >= 0 ? '+' : '-', c >= 0 ? c : -c, delta);
+
+    return 0;
+}
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