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

question 184

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.

• A) 8.993
• B) 5.494
• C) 7.993
• D) 4.494
• E) 9.429

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