Use Newton's Method to Obtain an Approximation to the Root $\cos ^ { - 1 } x - 2 x = 0$

question 23

Multiple Choice

Use Newton's method to obtain an approximation to the root of $\cos ^ { - 1 } x - 2 x = 0$ to within $0.00001$ .

• A) \(0.62821\)
• B) \(0.48918\)
• C) \(0.56127\)
• D) \(0.51493\)

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