Edexcel FP1 — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
TopicSign Change & Interval Methods
TypeLinear Interpolation Only

9. $$f ( x ) = 2 \sin 2 x + x - 2 .$$ The root \(\alpha\) of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) lies in the interval \([ 2 , \pi ]\).
Using the end points of this interval find, by linear interpolation, an approximation to \(\alpha\).
[0pt] [*P4 January 2003 Qn 4]