OCR H240/03 2022 June — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleH240/03 (Pure Mathematics and Mechanics)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicFixed Point Iteration

  1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) satisfies the equation $$4 x ^ { 3 } + 3 x - 3 = 0 .$$
  2. Show by calculation that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) lies between 0.5 and 1 .
  3. Show that the iteration $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 3 - 4 x _ { n } ^ { 3 } } { 3 }$$ cannot converge to the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) whatever starting value is used.
  4. Use the Newton-Raphson method, with initial value 0.5 , to determine the coordinates of \(P\) correct to \(\mathbf { 5 }\) decimal places.