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Transcribed Image Text:Approximations explained with calculus
1) The mechanic’s rule for approximating \(\sqrt{a}\) is to first obtain an approximation \(x_1\). Then get successive approximations by \(x_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2} \left( x_n + \frac{a}{x_n} \right)\).
a) Use the rule to approximate \(\sqrt{11}\) and \(\sqrt{13}\) to three decimal places.
b) Use a single iteration of the rule and give your answer as a mixed number for the following cases:
- Estimating \(\sqrt{27}\) with initial guess of 5
- Estimating \(\sqrt{82}\) with initial guess of 9
- Estimating \(\sqrt{97}\) with initial guess of 10
c) With some practice that first iteration should be able to be done mentally. Give an explanation of what one iteration of the rule involves.
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