CAIE P3 2016 March — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2016
SessionMarch
TopicFixed Point Iteration

3 The equation \(x ^ { 5 } - 3 x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 2 } - 4 = 0\) has one positive root.
  1. Verify by calculation that this root lies between 1 and 2 .
  2. Show that the equation can be rearranged in the form $$\left. x = \sqrt [ 3 ] { ( } 3 x + \frac { 4 } { x ^ { 2 } } - 1 \right)$$
  3. Use an iterative formula based on this rearrangement to determine the positive root correct to 2 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places.