Need help solving this equation

jmj5148

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ln(40.00000000*x)*x+.4000000000-15.35417296*x = 0

need to solve for x
 
One way is Newton's method.

It simplifies to:

\(\displaystyle f(x)=xln(x)-11.665293x+0.4\)

\(\displaystyle f'(x)=ln(x)-10.6652935059\)

\(\displaystyle x_{n+1}=x-\frac{xln(x)-11.665293x+0.4}{ln(x)-10.6652935059}\)

Try an initial guess of, say, 0.5

Several iterations gives:

\(\displaystyle .0261265....\)

There is another solution as well. Much larger. Try finding it by using a much larger initial guess.
 
i used Maple and this is the answer it gave me, i just couldn't think how to solve it.....thanks alot
 
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