Use Newton's Method to Find the Largest Positive Solution of X⁴

question 113

Multiple Choice

Use Newton's Method to find the largest positive solution of x⁴ - 8x² - 9 = 0. Use 4 for your initial value and calculate eight iterations.

• A) 3.380208
• B) 3.0000000
• C) 3.0799923
• D) 3.0045383
• E) 3.0000157

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