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Calculus, MET2 2023 VCE SM-Bank 7 MC

One way of implementing Newton's method using pseudocode, with a tolerance level of 0.001 , is shown below.

The pseudocode is incomplete, with two missing lines indicated by an empty box.
 

  

Which one of the following options would be most appropriate to fill the empty box?
 



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\(E\)

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\(\text{The tolerance}=\pm 0.001\)

\(\Big|\text{next_ x}-\text{prev_ x}\Big|<\ \text{tolerance}\)

\(\therefore\ \textbf{If }\ \ -0.001<\ \text{next_ x}-\text{prev_ x}\ <0.001\ \textbf{Then }\)

\(\text{If true }\textbf{Return }\text{next_ x}\)

\(\Rightarrow E\)

Filed Under: Pseudocode, Trapezium Rule and Newton Tagged With: Band 5, smc-5145-50-Newton's method, smc-5145-60-Pseudocode, smc-5196-20-Newton's method

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