The document describes the Newton-Raphson method to find an approximate root of an equation. It explains that given an approximate root x0, the method iteratively calculates better approximations x1, x2, etc. until converging on the exact root. Each new approximation xn+1 is calculated as xn - f(xn)/f'(xn), where f(x) is the original equation, and f'(x) is its derivative. An example applies the method to find the real root of x4 - x - 10 = 0, obtaining the value 1.855 after 4 iterations.