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CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 2 · May/June 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)(i)

A function is defined as g(x) = e^{3x+1}.

Obtain the Maclaurin series expansion for g(x) up to and including the term in x^4.

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  1. 4(a)(ii)Hence, estimate g(0.2) correct to three decimal places.[3 marks]
  2. 4(b)(i)Use the intermediate value theorem to show that f has at least one root in the interval [-2, 0].[3 marks]
  3. 4(b)(ii)Use at least three iterations of the method of interval bisection to show that f(-0.538) \approx 0 in the interval [-0.7, -0.3].[8 marks]
  4. 4(c)Use the Newton–Raphson method with initial estimate x_1 = 5.5 to approximate the root of g(x) = \sin 3x in the interval [5, 6], correct to two decimal…[5 marks]

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