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1.9 Numerical Methods (A-level only)

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Question 101

The pressure PPP (in kilopascals) at a specific depth in a hydraulic system is modelled by the equation

g(P)=P5+12P−8000 g(P) = P^5 + 12P - 8000 g(P)=P5+12P−8000
a.

Show that the equation g(P)=0g(P) = 0g(P)=0 has a root β\betaβ in the interval [6,7][6, 7][6,7].

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b.

Using the iterative formula

Pn+1=8000−12Pn5withP1=6.2 P_{n+1} = \sqrt[5]{8000 - 12P_n} \quad \text{with} \quad P_1 = 6.2 Pn+1​=58000−12Pn​​withP1​=6.2

(i) Calculate the value of P2P_2P2​, giving your answer to 4 decimal places. (ii) By performing repeated iterations, find the value of β\betaβ to 4 decimal places.

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1.9 Numerical Methods (A-level only) Questions

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125 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.9 Numerical Methods (A-level only), covering 1.9.1 Locating roots by sign change (A-level only), 1.9.2 Failure of sign change methods (A-level only), 1.9.3 Simple iterative methods (A-level only), 1.9.4 Newton-Raphson method (A-level only), 1.9.5 Failure of iterative methods (A-level only), 1.9.6 Numerical integration (A-level only), and 1.9.7 Numerical methods in context (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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