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The sector OAB contains the triangle OAB and the minor segment AB.

  1. Given that the area of the triangle is equal to the area of the segment, show that

    θ2=sinθ
  2. Hence, use iteration with a starting value of θ0=π2 to find three further approximate values, θ1,θ2,θ3 for θ.


You need to multiply by two first, and use the iterative formula

θn+1=2sin(θn)

Give the value of θ3 to 3 significant figures.