The equation is .
Consider .
Consider the interval .
Find .
.
Find .
.
Here and
.
Hence by intermediate value theorem, there exist a number in
such that
.
has a solution on
.
(b)
\Consider .
Differentiate on each side with respect to .
Newtons approximation formula :
.
.
Consider .
Substitutte in
.
Substitutte in
.
.
Substitutte in above expression.
Similarly,
\Root of the equation is .
(a) has a solution on
.
(b) Root of the equation is .