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The Newton - Raphson method is used to find the roots of the equation f(x)=x-cos πx, 0≤x≤1. If the initial guess for the root is 0.5, then the value of x after the first iteration is
A
1.02
B
0.62
C
0.55
D
0.38

Correct : d

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