Answer to Question #305566 in Differential Equations for Junior

Question

The fourth-degree polynomial

f(x) = 230x4 + 18x3 + 9x2 - 221x - 9

has two real zeros, one in [-1; 0] and the other in [0; 1]. Attempt to approximate these zeros to within

10^-2 using the

(a)

Secant method(Use the endpoints of each interval as the initial approximations),

(b)

Newtons method(Use the midpoints of each interval as the initial approximation)