OCR FP2 2007 January — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicNewton-Raphson method
TypeNewton-Raphson with trigonometric or exponential functions

2 It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - \tan ^ { - 1 } x\).
  1. Show by calculation that the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) has a root in the interval \(0.8 < x < 0.9\).
  2. Use the Newton-Raphson method, with a first approximation 0.8, to find the next approximation to this root. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.