Apply Newton's Method to Approximate the X-Value of the Indicated $f ( x ) = x \text { and } g ( x ) = \tan x \text { Continue the process until two successive approximations }$

question 77

Multiple Choice

Apply Newton's Method to approximate the x-value of the indicated point of intersection of $f ( x ) = x \text { and } g ( x ) = \tan x \text { Continue the process until two successive approximations }$ differ by less than 0.001. (Hint: Let $h ( x ) = f ( x ) - g ( x )$ .) Round your answer to three decimal places.

• A) \(5.494\)
• B) \(8.725\)
• C) \(6.494\)
• D) \(7.725\)
• E) \(4.641\)

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