(a)

The function is .

Draw a coordinate plane.

Graph the function .

Graph :

(b)

The function is .

Differentiate on each side with respect to .

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Newtons approximation method formula : .

Perform newton approximation for .

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Perform newton approximation for .

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Perform newton approximation for .

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Perform newton approximation for .

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Thus, the zero of is .

(c)

The function is .

Differentiate on each side with respect to .

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Newtons approximation method formula : .

Perform newton approximation for .

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Perform newton approximation for .

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Perform newton approximation for .

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Thus, the zero of is .

Observe that, the two results are different.

(d)

The points are and .

The function is .

and .

Now, the points are and .

Find the tangent line to at .

The function is .

Differentiate on each side with respect to .

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This is the slope of the tangent line.

Slope intercept form of lime equation is , where is slope and is - intercept.

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Find the - intercept by substituting the point in .

Thus, the tangent line is .

Find the tangent line to at .

The function is .

Differentiate on each side with respect to .

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This is the slope of the tangent line.

Slope intercept form of lime equation is , where is slope and is - intercept.

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Find the - intercept by substituting the point in .

Thus, the tangent line is .

Draw a coordinate plane.

Graph the function and graph the tangent lines and in the same window.

Graph :

Observe the above graph :

The - intercept of the tangent line is .

The - intercept of the tangent line is .

Therefore, the - interceps and the first iteration of Newtons method using the respective initial guesses are equal.

(e)

If the initial estimate , is not sufficiently close to the desired zero of a function, the - intercept of the corresponding tangent line to the function may approximate a second zero of the function.

(a)

Graph of the function :

(b)

The zero of is .

(c)

The zero of is .

(d)

Graph :

The - intercept of the tangent line is .

The - intercept of the tangent line is .

Therefore, the - interceps and the first iteration of Newtons method using the respective initial guesses are equal.

(e)

If the initial estimate , is not sufficiently close to the desired zero of a function, the - intercept of the corresponding tangent line to the function may approximate a second zero of the function.