Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.8 Newton's Method - 3.8 Exercises - Page 276: 6

Answer

$x_{3}\approx-0.6825$

Work Step by Step

We have: $f(x)=2x^{3}-3x^{2}+2$ Then, $f'(x)= 6x^{2}-6x$ With $x_{1}=-1$, apply Newton's Method: $x_{2}=x_{1}-\frac{f(x_{1})}{f'(x_{1})}=-1-\frac{2\times(-1)^{3}-3\times(-1)^{2}+2}{6\times(-1)^{2}-6(-1)}=-1-\frac{-3}{12}=\frac{-3}{4}$ Similarly, $x_{3}=x_{2}-\frac{f(x_{2})}{f'(x_{2})}\approx-0.6825$
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