Solve the Problem

question 335

Essay

Solve the problem.
- $$\text { Use Newton's method to estimate the one real solution of } 2 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x - 5 = 0 \text {. Start with } x _ { 1 } = 1 \text { and then find } x _ { 2 }$$

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