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Answer:
B. x ≈ 13/8
Step-by-step explanation:
We assume that one iteration consists of determining the midpoint of the interval known to contain the root.
The graph shows the functions intersect between x=1 and x=2, hence our first guess is x = 3/2.
Evaluation of the difference between the left side expression and the right side expression for x = 3/2 shows that difference to be negative, so we can narrow the interval to (3/2, 2). Our 2nd guess is the midpoint of this interval, so is x = 7/4.
Evaluation of the difference between the left side expression and the right side expression for x = 3/4 shows that difference to be positive, so we can narrow the interval to (3/2, 7/4). Our 3rd guess is the midpoint of this interval, so is x = 13/8.
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The sign of the difference at this value of x is still negative, so the next guess would be 27/16. It is a little hard to tell what the question means by "3 iterations." Evaluating the function for x=13/8 will be the third evaluation, so the determination that x=27/16 will be the next guess might be considered to be the result of the 3rd iteration.
Part A. We are given the following polynomial:
This is a polynomial of the form:
The x-intercepts are the numbers that make the polynomial zero, that is:
The values of x are then found by setting each factor to zero:
Therefore, this values are:
In this case, the x-intercepts are:
The multiplicity are the exponents of the factor where we got the x-intercept, therefore, the multiplicities are:
Part B. The degree of a polynomial is the sum of its multiplicities, therefore, the degree in this case is:
To determine the end behavior of the polynomial we need to know the sign of the leading coefficient that is, the sign of the coefficient of the term with the highest power. In this case, the leading coefficient is -2, since the degree of the polynomial is an even number this means that both ends are down. If the leading coefficient were a positive number then both ends would go up. In the case that the leading coefficient was positive and the degree and odd number then the left end would be down and the right end would be up, and if the leading coefficient were a negative number and the degree an odd number then the left end would be up and the right end would be down.
Part C. A sketch of the graph is the following:
If the multiplicity is an odd number the graph will cross the x-axis at that x-intercept and if the multiplicity is an even number it will tangent to the x-axis at that x-intercept.
