Question: Consider the following. cos ( x ) = x 3 ( a ) Prove that the equation has at least one real root. The equation

Consider the following.
cos(x)= x3
(a) Prove that the equation has at least one real root.
The equation
cos(x)= x3
is equivalent to the equation
f(x)= cos(x) x3=0.
f(x)
is continuous on the interval
[0,1],
f(0)=
,
and
f(1)=
.
Since
---Select--- f(0) f(1)<0<---Select--- f(0) f(1),
there is a number c in
(0,1)
such that
f(c)=0
by the Intermediate Value Theorem. Thus, there is a root of the equation
cos(x)= x3,
in the interval
(0,1).
(b) Use your calculator to find an interval of length 0.01 that contains a root. (Enter your answer using interval notation. Round your answers to two decimal places.)

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