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

question 124

Multiple Choice

Use Newton's Method to find the largest positive solution of x⁴ + 4x - 5 = 0. Use 4 for your initial value and calculate eight iterations.

• A) 1.0000000
• B) 1.2164332
• C) 1.6112108
• D) 2.1938904
• E) 2.9730769

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