OCR C3 2011 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicCurve Sketching
TypeIterative formula with graphical justification

4
  1. Show by means of suitable sketch graphs that the equation $$( x - 2 ) ^ { 4 } = x + 16$$ has exactly 2 real roots.
  2. State the value of the smaller root.
  3. Use the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = 2 + \sqrt [ 4 ] { x _ { n } + 16 }$$ with a suitable starting value, to find the larger root correct to 3 decimal places.