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**(b)** Find the cube root of 54. (Hint: devise an equation whose answer is $x = \sqrt[3]{72}$.) | **(b)** Find the cube root of 54. (Hint: devise an equation whose answer is $x = \sqrt[3]{72}$.) | ||
- | **%%(c)%%** Find an ''x'' for which $\sqrt{4-x^2} = x \tan x$. | + | **%%(c)%%** Find an ''x'' for which $\sqrt{3-x^2} = x \tan x$. |
Hint: find good initial guesses for the Newton search by plotting each function and roughly | Hint: find good initial guesses for the Newton search by plotting each function and roughly |