28 Nov 2021
Problem 24b
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Section 4.7: Newton's Method
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
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28 Nov 2021
Given information
Use part (a) to compute 
correct to six decimal places
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Let 
in the above expression, so
Now, since 
is a bit smaller than 
, should be a little bigger than 
, so 
isn’t a bad guess.
Then using the above expression to compute 
we get the sequence:
so, to six decimal places’ accuracy 
Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals
4th Edition, 2018
Stewart
ISBN: 9781337687805
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- Problem 1
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- Problem 4a
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- Problem 4d
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