Edexcel F1 2021 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2021
SessionJanuary
TopicSign Change & Interval Methods
TypePure Interval Bisection Only

  1. (a) Show that the equation \(4 x - 2 \sin x - 1 = 0\), where \(x\) is in radians, has a root \(\alpha\) in the interval [0.2, 0.6]
    [0pt] (b) Starting with the interval [0.2, 0.6], use interval bisection twice to find an interval of width 0.1 in which \(\alpha\) lies.
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