Edexcel A-level Mathematics · 9MA0

Numerical methods in context

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Calculator permitted. Show sufficient working in the spaces provided. Give inexact answers to 3 significant figures unless specified otherwise. The official exam provides a formulae and statistical tables booklet.

Original topic practice. This set is not a full official paper. Written work is self-reviewed against our worked solutions.

01 · Pure 1 · 100 marks · 2 hours
02 · Pure 2 · 100 marks · 2 hours
03 · Statistics & mechanics · 100 marks · 2 hours

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Mathematics · A levelPure Mathematics practice · 9MA0

Torus Maths original · Edexcel style

A model leads to $t+\ln t=4$ , where $t>0$ . Show that there is exactly one solution between 2 and 3. Give a Newton–Raphson iteration formula and explain how you would verify a reported answer to 3 decimal places.

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