Exercise 1: Find a root of the equation X6-x -1 = 0 (Note that the true root is a = 1.134724138.) We already know that this equation has a root between 1 and 2 so we take Xo = 1.5 as our first approximation.
Exercise 1: Find a root of the equation X6-x -1 = 0 (Note that the true root is a = 1.134724138.) We already know that this equation has a root between 1 and 2 so we take Xo = 1.5 as our first approximation.
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![Exercise 1: Find a root of the equation
X6-x -1 = 0
(Note that the true root is a = 1.134724138.)
We already know that this equation has a root between 1 and 2 so we take
Xo = 1.5 as our first approximation.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F899eceb0-d20b-4125-84f9-d721e01adf35%2F9f074a5d-3e99-4ea1-90f0-cf5d44b51d19%2F4mkc2kuf_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 1: Find a root of the equation
X6-x -1 = 0
(Note that the true root is a = 1.134724138.)
We already know that this equation has a root between 1 and 2 so we take
Xo = 1.5 as our first approximation.
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