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  • Aug 13, 2010, 01:19 AM
    joe.vimal
    How to solve 'x tanx=0.04'?
    I need x form "x tanx=0.04"
  • Aug 13, 2010, 09:35 AM
    galactus

    This may be difficult to solve algebraically. Try Newton's method.



    So, we have:



    There are several solutions.

    Let the initial guess be .

    It should converge quickly to one such solution.

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