Show that the equation x3+4x=kx^3 + 4x = kx3+4x=k, where 0<k<50<k<50<k<5, has a solution between x=0x = 0x=0 and x=1x = 1x=1.
Show that the equation x3+4x=kx^3 + 4x = kx3+4x=k can be rearranged to give: x=k4−x34\displaystyle x = \frac{k}{4} - \frac{x^3}{4}x=4k−4x3
Starting with x0=0x_0 = 0x0=0, use the iteration formula xn+1=k4−xn34\displaystyle x_{n+1} = \frac{k}{4} - \frac{x_n^3}{4}xn+1=4k−4xn3 twice to find an estimate for the solution to x3+4x=kx^3 + 4x = kx3+4x=k
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