Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Oct 13 - Method of False Position

The reason the method works is because the equation is linear so any scaling of x will scale the answer.

 As for my own problem: Tutankhamun thinks of a number. Then, he adds to this number only one third of it. He gets 28. What is the number Tutankhamun thought of?

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  1. AmandaOctober 20, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    Good question Marius. I appreciate your reference to Tutankhamun.

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