Assignment 1
Assignment 1
(a) x3 − 3x2 + 3x − 1 = 0
(b) ex − 2 − x = 0
(c) x − tanh(βx) = 0 take β = 1, 2
(d) x − tan(x) = 0
3. The equation
2
f (x) ≡ x + e−Bx cos(x) = 0, B>0
has a unique root, and it is in the interval (−1, 0). Use Newton’s method to find it as
accurately as possible. Use values of B = 1, 5, 10, 25, 50. Among your choices of x0 ,
choose x0 = 0, and explain the behaviour observed in the iterates for the larger values
of B.
4. Determine if each function has a unique fixed point on the given interval. Use theorems
establishing conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a fixed point.
5. Let g(x) = x2 + x − 4. Can fixed-point iteration be used to find the solution(s) to the
equation x = g(x)? Why?