CAIE P3 2017 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

  1. Show that \(x\) satisfies the equation \(x = \frac { 1 } { 3 } ( \pi + \sin x )\).
  2. Verify by calculation that \(x\) lies between 1 and 1.5.
  3. Use an iterative formula based on the equation in part (i) to determine \(x\) correct to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.