> plot(x^3-2*cos(x)+1.9,x=-1..1);

> fsolve(x^3-2*cos(x)+1.9,x,x=-1..-0.6);

-.7883745824

> fsolve(x^3-2*cos(x)+1.9,x,x=-0.6..0);

-.4209296609

> diff(x^3-2*cos(x)+1.9,x);diff(%,x);diff(%,x);

3*x^2+2*sin(x)

6*x+2*cos(x)

6-2*sin(x)

> plot({3*x^2+2*sin(x),6*x+2*cos(x),6-2*sin(x)},x,x=-10..10);

> series(cos(x),x,10);

series(1-1/2*x^2+1/24*x^4-1/720*x^6+1/40320*x^8+O(x...

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