Use Newton's Method to Find the Largest Solution of X⁵

question 598

Multiple Choice

Use Newton's Method to find the largest solution of x⁵ - 2x⁴ + 5x³ -x² + 7x + 12 = 0. Use 2 for your initial value and calculate six iterations.

• A) 1.2151899
• B) 0.0852538
• C) -1.7308568
• D) -1.0071278
• E) -1.2897963

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