CAIE P3 2023 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2023
SessionNovember
TopicFixed Point Iteration

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  1. By sketching a suitable pair of graphs, show that the equation $$\sqrt { x } = \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 3$$ has only one root.
  2. Show by calculation that this root lies between 1 and 2 .
  3. Show that, if a sequence of values given by the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \ln \left( 3 + \sqrt { x _ { n } } \right)$$ converges, then it converges to the root of the equation in (a).
  4. Use the iterative formula to calculate the root correct to 2 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places.