(Solved): Secant Method (Section 3.6) In Problems 36 through 42, a. Apply the secant method with the given i ...

Secant Method (Section 3.6) In Problems 36 through 42, a. Apply the secant method with the given initial points \( x_{1} \) and \( x_{2} \) to generate the next four elements in the sequence that eventually converges to the root. 38. \( e^{-x / 2}+\ln (x+2)=2, x_{1}=0, x_{2}=1 \) 39. \( \sin (x-1)=\frac{3}{2} x, x_{1}=5, x_{2}=4 \)