The equation f(x)=x^2-10=0 has a root near x=3.   a) Apply four iterations of the Secant Method, taking the initial approximations  and , to approximate the value of this root. Tabulate your iterations.   b) Determine the number of significant digits to which the last iteration’s -value approximates the true solution of the equation.

Mathematics For Machine Technology
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Chapter59: Areas Of Rectangles, Parallelograms, And Trapezoids
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The equation f(x)=x^2-10=0 has a root near x=3.
 

a) Apply four iterations of the Secant Method, taking the initial approximations  and , to approximate the value of this root. Tabulate your iterations.

 


b) Determine the number of significant digits to which the last iteration’s 
-value approximates the true solution of the equation.    

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