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9 Exercises for Newtons (or Newton-Raphson) Method

1. The equation 2 x3 + 5 x 2 4 x + sin x = 0 has a solution between -3 and -4. Use

Newton's method three times with x0 = 3.5 to approximate the solution to
three decimal places.
A) -3.196
B) -3.137
C) -3.198
D) -3.139
Ans: (B)

2. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation x 2 24 = 0

starting at x1 = 5 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 4.89
B) 4.88
C) 4.87
D) 4.86
Ans: (A)

3. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation

x3 4 x + 1 = 0 starting at x1 = 2 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two

decimal places.
A) 1.84
B) 1.85
C) 1.86
D) 1.87
Ans: (C)

4. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation x3 25 = 0

starting at x1 = 3 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 2.91
B) 2.94
C) 2.93
D) 2.92
Ans: (D)
5. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation x5 30 = 0
starting at x1 = 2 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 1.97
B) 1.95
C) 1.96
D) 1.94
Ans: (A)

6. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation cos x x = 0

starting at x1 = 1 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two decimal places.
A) 0.75
B) 0.73
C) 0.74
D) 0.72
Ans: (B)

7. Use the Newton-Raphson method to estimate a root of the equation

sin x x 2 = 0 starting at x1 = 1 , what is the value for x4 rounded off to two

decimal places.
A) 0.86
B) 0.85
C) 0.88
D) 0.87
Ans: (D)

8. You are using Newtons method to solve x3 5 x 2 = 0 .If your first guess is
x1 = 2 , what value will you calculate for the next approximation x2 ?(Round to
the nearest hundredth)
(A) 1.43
(B) 2.41
(C) 2.43
(D) 2.51
(E) 2.57
Ans:(E)