Suppose the line y = 7x − 7 is tangent to the curve y = f(x) when x = 3. If Newton's method is used to locate a root of the equation f(x) = 0 and the initial approximation is x1 = 3, find the second approximation x2

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Suppose the line y = 7x − 7 is tangent to the curve y = f(x) when x = 3. If Newton's method is used to locate a root of the equation f(x) = 0 and the initial approximation is x1 = 3, find the second approximation x2.

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