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+function [x fx ea i] = ratpoison (f, df, x0, es = 0.00000001, imax = 20)
+  nargin < 2 && error ('ratpoison requires at least 2 ingredients');
+  [x fx dfx ea i] = deal (x0, f (x0), df (x0), 1, 0);
+  while (ea > es && i++ < imax)
+    [xold x] = deal (x, x - fx/dfx);
+    [fx dfx] = deal (f (x), df (x));
+    if (fx == 0)
+      ea = 0;
+      break;
+    elseif (x)
+      % just drop the percent BS
+      ea = abs ((x - xold) / x);
+    end
+  end
+end