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1.10 Numerical Methods (A-level only)

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Question 24

g(x)=2x3−6x2+3g(x) = 2x^3 - 6x^2 + 3g(x)=2x3−6x2+3

a.

Show that g(x)g(x)g(x) has a root between 0.8 and 0.9

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b.

Show that the equation g(x)=0g(x) = 0g(x)=0 can be written in the form x=36−2x\displaystyle x = \sqrt{\frac{3}{6-2x}}x=6−2x3​​

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c.

Use the iteration formula xn+1=36−2xn\displaystyle x_{n+1} = \sqrt{\frac{3}{6-2x_n}}xn+1​=6−2xn​3​​ with x0=0.8x_0 = 0.8x0​=0.8 to find, to 3 decimal places, the values of x1x_1x1​, x2 x_2\,x2​ and x3x_3x3​.

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d.

By choosing a suitable interval, prove that α=0.832\alpha = 0.832α=0.832 to 3 decimal places

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1.10 Numerical Methods (A-level only) Questions

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137 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 1.10 Numerical Methods (A-level only), covering 1.10.1 Locate roots by change of sign (A-level only), 1.10.2 When change of sign methods fail (A-level only), 1.10.3 Fixed point iteration (A-level only), 1.10.4 Newton-Raphson method (A-level only), 1.10.5 Convergence of iterations (A-level only), 1.10.6 Trapezium rule (A-level only), 1.10.7 Upper and lower bounds using rectangles (A-level only), and 1.10.8 Numerical methods to solve problems (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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