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Let $\epsilon_{n+1} = x_{n+1}-\alpha$, where $\alpha$ is assumed to be the *simple* zero of $f(x)$ that the secant method converges to. A [calculation](https://math.okstate.edu/people/binegar/4513-F98/4513-l08.pdf) shows that
$$
\begin{align*}
\epsilon_{n+1} &\approx \frac{x_n-x_{n-1}}{f(x_n)-f(x_{n-1})} \frac{(1/2)f''(\alpha)(e_n-e_{n-1})}{x_n-x_{n-1}} \epsilon_n \epsilon_{n-1}\\
& \approx \frac{f''(\alpha)}{2f'(\alpha)} \epsilon_n \epsilon_{n-1}\\
&= C \epsilon_n \epsilon_{n-1}.
\end{align*}
$$
The constant `C` is similar to that for Newton's method, and reveals potential troubles for the secant method similar to those of Newton's method: a poor initial guess (the initial error is too big), the second derivative is too large, the first derivative too flat near the answer.