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June 2017 p31 q5
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The diagram shows a semicircle with centre O, radius r and diameter AB. The point P on its circumference is such that the area of the minor segment on AP is equal to half the area of the minor segment on BP. The angle AOP is x radians.

  1. Show that x satisfies the equation x = \frac{1}{3}(\pi + \sin x).
  2. Verify by calculation that x lies between 1 and 1.5.
  3. Use an iterative formula based on the equation in part (i) to determine x correct to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.
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