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Newton Raphson Exercise

The document provides 8 practice problems for using Newton's method to approximate solutions to various equations. For each problem, an initial estimate is given and students are asked to use Newton's method to calculate subsequent approximations and select the correct value from the multiple choice answers provided.

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Newton Raphson Exercise

The document provides 8 practice problems for using Newton's method to approximate solutions to various equations. For each problem, an initial estimate is given and students are asked to use Newton's method to calculate subsequent approximations and select the correct value from the multiple choice answers provided.

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9 Exercises for Newtons (or Newton-Raphson) Method

1. The equation 2 x3 + 5 x 2 4 x + sin x = 0 has a solution between -3 and -4. Use


Newton's method three times with x0 = 3.5 to approximate the solution to
three decimal places.
A) -3.196
B) -3.137
C) -3.198
D) -3.139
Ans: (B)

2. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation x 2 24 = 0


starting at x1 = 5 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 4.89
B) 4.88
C) 4.87
D) 4.86
Ans: (A)

3. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation

x3 4 x + 1 = 0 starting at x1 = 2 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two

decimal places.
A) 1.84
B) 1.85
C) 1.86
D) 1.87
Ans: (C)

4. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation x3 25 = 0


starting at x1 = 3 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 2.91
B) 2.94
C) 2.93
D) 2.92
Ans: (D)
5. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation x5 30 = 0
starting at x1 = 2 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 1.97
B) 1.95
C) 1.96
D) 1.94
Ans: (A)

6. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation cos x x = 0


starting at x1 = 1 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 0.75
B) 0.73
C) 0.74
D) 0.72
Ans: (B)

7. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation

sin x x 2 = 0 starting at x1 = 1 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two

decimal places.
A) 0.86
B) 0.85
C) 0.88
D) 0.87
Ans: (D)

8. You are using Newtons method to solve x3 5 x 2 = 0 .If your first guess is
x1 = 2 , what value will you calculate for the next approximation x2 ?(Round to
the nearest hundredth)
(A) 1.43
(B) 2.41
(C) 2.43
(D) 2.51
(E) 2.57
Ans:(E)

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