28 Nov 2021
Problem 23b
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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.
First we observe that computing is is equivalent to finding the root of the equation
We will apply the algorithm derived in the part (a) until in the iterative process and agree to six decimal places.
Now, we take
Then,
Let, and