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draveon353
29.11.2020 • 
Mathematics

Consider the following. cos(x) = x3
A) Prove that the equation has at least one real root.
The equation cos(x) = x3 is equivalent to the equation f(x) = cos(x) − x3 = 0. f(x) is continuous on the interval (0, 1) there is a number c in (0, 1) such that f(c) = 0 by the Intermediate Value Theorem. Thus, there is a root of the equation cos(x) = x3, in the interval (0, 1).
B) Use your calculator to find an interval of length 0.01 that contains a root.

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