Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Sequences and Series - 12.6 Newton's Method - 12.6 Exercises - Page 652: 28

Answer

$x=138.065$

Work Step by Step

We are given $R(x)=10x^{2/3}$ and $C(x)=2x-9$ Let $R(x)=C(x)$ we will have $10x^{2/3}=2x-9 \rightarrow 10x^{2/3}-2x+9=0$ Let $f(x)=10x^{2/3}-2x+9$ $f'(x)=\frac{20}{3}x^{\frac{-1}{3}}-2$ Let $c_1=140$, using Newton's method to find $c_2=138.07281$ $c_3=138.06477$ $c_4=138.06477$ Since $c_4=c_3=138.06477$, to the nearest thousandth, $x=138.065$
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