Apply Newton's Method to Approximate the X-Value of the Indicated

question 86

Multiple Choice

Apply Newton's Method to approximate the x-value of the indicated point of intersection of and .Continue the process until two successive approximations differ by less than 0.001.[Hint: Let .] Round your answer to three decimal places. ​
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• A)5.494
• B)8.725
• C)6.494
• D)7.725
• E)4.641

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