CAIE P2 2021 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicFixed Point Iteration

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  1. By sketching a suitable pair of graphs on the same diagram, show that the equation $$\ln x = 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { - x }$$ has exactly one root.
  2. Verify by calculation that the root lies between 1.5 and 1.6.
  3. Show that if a sequence of values given by the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { - x _ { n } } }$$ converges, then it converges to the root of the equation in part (a).
  4. Use the iterative formula in part (c) to determine the root correct to 3 significant figures. Give the result of each iteration to 5 significant figures.