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Read and answer the following questions. Write your answers on a blank piece of paper.
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1. Find all the roots of 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 + 1 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [5]
3. Using iteration process, show that 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 = 7 has a solution that lies between 1 and 2.
(Hint: Use this iterative equation 𝑥𝑛+1 = 3√7 − 2𝑥𝑛 to find the solution) [4]