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This document provides instructions and questions for a GCSE exam on iterative processes. Students are asked to use trial and improvement to find approximate solutions to equations. They must also apply iterative formulas and starting values to find multiple approximations for solutions. Questions involve iterative formulas like xn+1=√(xn)+10 and xn+1=(xn)3-3/8 to estimate solutions up to 6 decimal places.

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This document provides instructions and questions for a GCSE exam on iterative processes. Students are asked to use trial and improvement to find approximate solutions to equations. They must also apply iterative formulas and starting values to find multiple approximations for solutions. Questions involve iterative formulas like xn+1=√(xn)+10 and xn+1=(xn)3-3/8 to estimate solutions up to 6 decimal places.

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Name: ___________________________

GCSE (1 – 9)

Iteration

Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.


• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise
indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets


– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
question.

Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.


• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end
1. The equation x 3 + 7 x−2 = 55 has a solution between
3 and 4.
Use trial and improvement to find this solution.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

................ (4)
3 2
2. Use trial and improvement to solve x −x =85
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

................ (4)
3
3. Use trial and improvement to solve x + 5 x=70
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

................ (4)
4. An approximate solution to an equation is found using this
iterative process:

x n +1=√( x n)+10 and x 1=3


a) Work out the values of x 2 and x3

................ ................ ( 2)

b) Work out the solution to 3 decimal places

................ (1)
5. An approximate solution to an equation is found using this
iterative process:
3
(x n ) −3
x n +1= and x1 =−1
8
a) Work out the values of x 2 and x3

................ ................ ( 2)

b) Work out the solution to 6 decimal places

................ (1)
6. A sequence is defined by the term-to-term rule:
2
U n+1 =U n−8Un +17

a) Given that U 1 =4, find U 2 and U 3

................ ................ ( 2)

b) Given instead that U 1 =2, find U 2 ,U 3 and U 100

................ ................ ................ (3)


3
7.(a) Show that the equation x + 4 x=1 has a solution
between x=0 and x=1

................ (2)
3
(b) Show that the equation x +4 x=1 can be rearranged
1 x3
to give x= −
4 4

................ (1)
3
1 xn
(c) Starting with x 0=0, use the iteration formula x n +1= −
4 4
3
twice, to find an estimate to the solution of x +4 x =1

................ (3)

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