AQA C3 2005 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

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  1. Sketch the graph of \(y = \tan ^ { - 1 } x\).
    1. By drawing a suitable straight line on your sketch, show that the equation \(\tan ^ { - 1 } x = 2 x - 1\) has only one root.
    2. Given that the root of this equation is \(\alpha\), show that \(0.8 < \alpha < 0.9\).
  2. Use the iteration \(x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \left( \tan ^ { - 1 } x _ { n } + 1 \right)\) with \(x _ { 1 } = 0.8\) to find the value of \(x _ { 3 }\), giving your answer to two significant figures.