Exercise · ZW-FIXED-POINT-ITERATION-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate

What is \( x_1 \) if \( g(x) = \cos(x) \) and \( x_0 = 0 \)?

Choose one option.

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  • D. \( 1 \)

Explanation

Compute \( x_1 = g(x_0) = \cos(0) = 1 \). The option \( 0 \) confuses the initial value with the result of the iteration.

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Iterative method that approximates a solution of the equation \( x = g(x) \) by generating the sequence \( x_{n+1} = g(x_n) \) from an initial value \( x_0 \).

\[x_{n+1} = g(x_n), \quad |g'(p)| < 1 \Rightarrow \text{convergencia local}\]

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