The function has exactly one real zero in

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The function p(x)=x3−6x+2p(x)=x^{3}-6x+2 has exactly one real zero in [1,4][1,4]. What is the least integer nn such that nn successive interval halvings, starting with [1,4][1,4], guarantee that the length of the interval containing the zero is less than 10−510^{-5}? (a) 1818 (b) 2020 (c) 1919 (d) 1717

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