CAIE P2 2011 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

3 The sequence \(x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 } , x _ { 3 } , \ldots\) defined by $$x _ { 1 } = 1 , \quad x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \sqrt [ 3 ] { } \left( x _ { n } ^ { 2 } + 6 \right)$$ converges to the value \(\alpha\).
  1. Find the value of \(\alpha\) correct to 3 decimal places. Show your working, giving each calculated value of the sequence to 5 decimal places.
  2. Find, in the form \(a x ^ { 3 } + b x ^ { 2 } + c = 0\), an equation of which \(\alpha\) is a root.