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1 Numerical solution of equations Consider the equation x 2 – 5x + 2 = 0 to be solved by

using the iterative formula. We must obtain the iterative formula first. x 2 – 5x + 2 = 0 x 2 =
5x – 2 x = 5x - 2 xn+1 = 5xn - 2 Let’s say we take the initial approximation x0 = 4, x0 = 4, x1 =
5( 4 )- 2 = 4.243 x7 = 4.552 x2 = 5( 4.243)- 2 =4.383 x8 = 4.556 x3 = 4.463 x9 = 4.559 x4 =
4.507 x10 = 4.560 x5 = 4.532 x11 = 4.561 x6 = 4.545 x12 = 4.561