Chapter 4
Differential Calculus and Its Uses





WeBWorK4.3 Solving Nonlinear Equations
      by Linearization: Newton's Method

Exercises

  1. Use Newton's Method to find all the zeros of the function in Example 2:

    `ftext[(]t text[)]=t^4-18t^2-10t+39`.

    One zero is approximately `1.27`.

  2. Use Newton's Method to find all three solutions of the equation `3x^2=e^x .`
  3. Use Newton's Method to find the root of `t^2-e^(-3t)=0`.
  4. Let `ftext[(]t text[)]=t^3+8t^2+t-6`. Use Newton's Method to find all zeros of `f`.

  5. Figure E1  Graph of f(t) = t3 + 8t2 + t - 6

  6. Let `ftext[(]t text[)]=e^t+e^(-t)-2t^2.
    1. Find the four zeros of `f`.
    2. Find the three zeros of `f'`.
    3. Find the smallest value of `f` and the two values of `t` where `f` has its smallest value.
    4. Find the largest value of `f` between `t=-1` and `t=1`.
  7. Use Newton's Method to find (approximately) one solution of each of the following equations.
       a.   `x^3+5x=10` b.   `x^3+5x=e^x` c.   `x^3+5x=-e^x`
       d.   `x^3-5x=10` e.   `x^3-5x=e^x` f.   `x^3-5x=-e^x`
  8. Let `ftext[(]t text[)]=t^4-10t^2+e^(2t)`. Find one zero of `ftext[(]t text[)]`.
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