You plan to estimate /2 to five decimal places by using Newtons method to solve the equation

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You plan to estimate π/2 to five decimal places by using Newton’s method to solve the equation cos x = 0. Does it matter what your starting value is? Give reasons for your answer.

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9780321884077

13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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