CAIE P3 2010 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

6
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a74e4ddf-d254-45f3-bd9a-adf7cd53b3a6-3_380_641_258_751} The diagram shows a semicircle \(A C B\) with centre \(O\) and radius \(r\). The angle \(B O C\) is \(x\) radians. The area of the shaded segment is a quarter of the area of the semicircle.
  1. Show that \(x\) satisfies the equation $$x = \frac { 3 } { 4 } \pi - \sin x$$
  2. This equation has one root. Verify by calculation that the root lies between 1.3 and 1.5.
  3. Use the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 3 } { 4 } \pi - \sin x _ { n }$$ to determine the root correct to 2 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places.