OCR Stats 1 2018 March — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleStats 1 (Statistics 1)
Year2018
SessionMarch
TopicFixed Point Iteration

4 The diagram shows part of the graph of \(y = \cos x\), where \(x\) is measured in radians.
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  1. Use the copy of this diagram in the Printed Answer Booklet to find an approximate solution to the equation \(x = \cos x\).
  2. Use an iterative method to find the solution to the equation \(x = \cos x\) correct to 3 significant figures. You should show your first, second and last two iterations, writing down all the figures on your calculator.