Write a simple program to compare the secant method

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Write a simple program to compare the secant method with Newton's method for finding a root of each function.

a) x^3 - 3x + 1 with x0 = 2

b) x^3 - 2sin(x) with x0 = 1/2

Use the x1 value from Newton's method as the second starting point for the secant method. Print out each iteration for both methods.

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