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1. Do three iterations (by hand) of the bisection method, applied to $f(x) = x^3 - 2$, using $a = 0$ and $b = 2$. 2. For each of the functions listed below, do a calculation by hand (i.e., with a calculator) to find the root to an accuracy of 0.1. This process will take at most five iterations for all of these, and fewer for several of them. (a) $f(x) = x - e^{-x^2}$, $[a, b] = [0, 1]$;

          1. Do three iterations (by hand) of the bisection method, applied to $f(x) = x^3 - 2$,
using $a = 0$ and $b = 2$.
2. For each of the functions listed below, do a calculation by hand (i.e., with a calculator)
to find the root to an accuracy of 0.1. This process will take at most five iterations
for all of these, and fewer for several of them.
(a) $f(x) = x - e^{-x^2}$, $[a, b] = [0, 1]$;

1. Do three iterations (by hand) of the bisection method, applied to f(x) = x^3 - 2,
using a = 0 and b = 2.
2. For each of the functions listed below, do a calculation by hand (i.e., with a calculator)
to find the root to an accuracy of 0.1. This process will take at most five iterations
for all of these, and fewer for several of them.
(a) f(x) = x - e^-x^2, [a, b] = [0, 1];

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1. Do three iterations (by hand) of the bisection method, applied to f(x) = x^3 - 2, using a = 0 and b = 2. 2. For each of the functions listed below, do a calculation by hand (i.e., with a calculator) to find the root to an accuracy of 0.1. This process will take at most five iterations for all of these, and fewer for several of them. (a) f(x) = x - e^{-x^2}, [a, b] = [0, 1];