The quadratic approximation of $$f\left( x \right) = {x^3} - 3{x^2} - 5\,\,$$ at the point $$x=0$$ is

The estimate of $$\int\limits_{0.5}^{1.5} {{{dx} \over x}} \,\,$$ obtained using Simpson's rule with three-point function evaluation exceeds the exact value by

The Newton-Raphson iteration $${x_{n + 1}} = {1 \over 2}\left( {{x_n} + {R \over {{x_n}}}} \right)$$ can be used to compute

The following equation needs to be numerically solved using the Newton $$-$$ Raphson method $${x^3} + 4x - 9 = 0.\,\,$$ The iterative equation for this purpose is ($$k$$ indicates the iteration level)