Iteration (H)

A collection of 9-1 Maths GCSE Sample and Specimen questions from AQA, OCR, Pearson-Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas.

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1 (a) Show that the equation 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 = 1 has a solution between 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 1

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1 𝑥3
b) Show that the equation 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 = 1 can be arranged to give 𝑥 = −
4 4

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1 𝑥𝑛 3
c) Starting with 𝑥0 = 0 , use the iteration formula 𝑥𝑛+1 = − twice, to find an
4 4
estimate for the solution of 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 = 1

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2. An approximate solution to an equation is found using this iterative process.
(𝑥𝑛 )3 − 3
𝑥𝑛+1 = and 𝑥1 = −1
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a) Work out the values of 𝑥2 and 𝑥3

𝑥2 =_______________

𝑥3 =_______________ [2]

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b) Work out the solution to 6 decimal places.

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3. a) Show that the equation 3𝑥 2 – 𝑥 3 + 3 = 0 can be rearranged to give

3
𝑥 =3+
𝑥2

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b) Using
3
𝑥𝑛+1 = 3 + 2 with 𝑥0 = 3.2
𝑥𝑛

find the values of 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 and 𝑥3

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c) Explain what the values of 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 and 𝑥3 represent.

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