How to solve the following equation:
$x \arcsin(x^2) + 2\sqrt{1-x^2}\arcsin(x) = 2x $
I think it is hard. Thanks.
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1You can use Newton's method – JACKY88 Oct 12 '12 at 12:05
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$x=0$ $ { } $ $ { } $ $ { } $ – draks ... Oct 12 '12 at 12:17
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@draks $x=0$ is only one of the solutions. There are more. – JACKY88 Oct 12 '12 at 12:21
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I checked that this has 3 roots. $x=0$ is easy to see, how about 2 other ones? – newday Oct 12 '12 at 12:48
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There are only three roots, in $\{-u,0,u\}$, with $u$ pretty close to $1$. By convexity, the Newton method with starting point $x_0=\pm 1$ has quadratic convergence.
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