PRMIA Exam 8007 Topic 1 Question 71 Discussion

Actual exam question for PRMIA's Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement ? 2015 Edition exam

Question #: 71
Topic #: 1

The Newton-Raphson method

Ais based on finding a middle point between left and right end of the search interval

Bis based on Taylor series and uses the first derivative

Ccan be used for continuous but not differentiable functions

Ddoes provide an error bound along with every iteration

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Suggested Answer: B

by Mozell at May 01, 2024, 10:33 PM

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2 months ago

Yes, B for sure. It’s definitely about the derivative and Taylor series.

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2 months ago

I hate how tricky these questions can be. But B seems logical.

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3 months ago

I was confused between B and C. But B makes more sense now.

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4 months ago

Yeah, pretty sure it uses the derivative for finding roots.

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4 months ago

I think it’s definitely B. It's based on Taylor series and uses the first derivative.

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4 months ago

Hey, what do you think about the Newton-Raphson method question?

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