SOLUTION: Hello Everyone Please help on the following problem Use two iterations of the Newton-Raphson method to improve on the solution near x = 2 of the equation x-1-sinx = 0

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Question 383067: Hello Everyone
Please help on the following problem

Use two iterations of the Newton-Raphson method to improve on the solution near x = 2 of the equation
x-1-sinx = 0

Thanks
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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graph%28300%2C300%2C-1%2C3%2C-2%2C2%2C0%2C+x-1-sin%28x%29%29
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f=x-1-sin%28x%29
df%2Fdx=1-cos%28x%29
x%5B0%5D=2
After two iterations,
x=1.934564