MHB しおり's question at Yahoo Answers regarding Newton's method

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To find the roots of the equation sin(x) = x^2 - 3x + 1 using Newton's Method, the function is defined as f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 1 - sin(x). The derivative is f'(x) = 2x - 3 - cos(x). Initial estimates for the roots are approximately 0.25 for the smaller root and 2.75 for the larger root. Applying Newton's Method iteratively yields the roots as approximately 0.268881 and 2.770058, both rounded to six decimal places. This method effectively converges to the solutions through the recursive formula derived from f(x) and its derivative.
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Here is the question:

Use Newton's Method to find all roots of the equation sinx= x^2-3x+1 correct to six decimal places.?


I think first thing that I need to do is
let x^2-3x+1-sinx=0
then f(x)=x^2-3x+1-sinx

But I am stuck here...
I don't know how to get the interval and how to get x1

Please please explain how to solve this question for me.

Thank you!

I have posted a link there to this thread so the OP can see my work.
 
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Hello しおり,

The first thing I would do is plot:

$$\sin(x)=x^2-3x+1$$

in order to get an idea where the roots are:

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So, we see the smaller root is about $0.25$ and the larger root is about $2.75$.

Now, as you did, I would define:

$$f(x)=x^2-3x+1-\sin(x)$$

Hence:

$$f'(x)=2x-3-\cos(x)$$

Newton's method gives us the recursive algorithm:

$$x_{n+1}=x_n-\frac{f\left(x_n \right)}{f'\left(x_n \right)}$$

Using our function $f(x)$, we have:

$$x_{n+1}=x_n-\frac{x_n^2-3x_n+1-\sin\left(x_n \right)}{2x_n-3-\cos\left(x_n \right)}=\frac{2x_n^2-3x_n-x_n\cos\left(x_n \right)-\left(x_n^2-3x_n+1-\sin\left(x_n \right) \right)}{2x_n-3-\cos\left(x_n \right)}$$

$$x_{n+1}=\frac{x_n^2-x_n\cos\left(x_n \right)+\sin\left(x_n \right)-1}{2x_n-3-\cos\left(x_n \right)}$$

i) The smaller root: $$x_0=0.25$$

$$x_1\approx0.253025027391$$

$$x_2\approx0.268799448273$$

$$x_3\approx0.268881342724$$

$$x_4\approx0.268881344942$$

$$x_5\approx0.268881344942$$

ii) The larger root: $$x_0=2.75$$

$$x_1\approx2.77019710423$$

$$x_2\approx2.77005756932$$

$$x_3\approx2.77005756269$$

$$x_4\approx2.77005756269$$

Hence, the two roots of the given equation, rounded to 6 decimal places, are:

$$x\approx 0.268881,\,2.770058$$
 

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