Complicated Equation!

Algebra Level 3

1 2015 x + 1 + 2015 x = 1 x + 1 + 1 + x \sqrt{1-2015x} + \sqrt{1+2015x} = \dfrac1{\sqrt{x+1}} + \sqrt{1+x}

Find the sum of all possible real values of x x that satisfy the equation above.

Hint : x + y 2 x y x+y\geq 2\sqrt{xy} .


The answer is 0.

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4 solutions

Using Cauchy-Schwarz inequality on the LHS:

( 1 2015 x + 1 + 2015 x ) 2 ( 1 + 1 ) ( 1 2015 x + 1 + 2015 x ) = 4 1 2015 x + 1 + 2015 x 2 Equality happens when x = 0 \begin{aligned} \left(\sqrt{1-2015x} + \sqrt{1+2015x}\right)^2 & \le (1+1)(1-2015x+ 1+2015x) = 4 \\ \sqrt{1-2015x} + \sqrt{1+2015x} & \le 2 \quad \quad \color{#3D99F6}{\text{Equality happens when }x=0} \end{aligned}

Using AM-GM inequality on the RHS (note that RHS 0 \ge 0 ):

1 x + 1 + 1 + x 2 1 + x x + 1 = 2 Equality happens when x = 0 \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+1}} + \sqrt{1+x} & \ge 2 \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{1+x}}{\sqrt{x+1}}} = 2 \quad \quad \color{#3D99F6}{\text{Equality happens when }x=0} \end{aligned}

We note that the RHS 2 \le 2 and LHS 2 \ge 2 , therefore, there is only a point at x = 0 x=\boxed{0} , where RHS = = LHS = 2 = 2

Trần Linh
Nov 21, 2015

Well my solution...

How did you get the first condition??

Manisha Garg - 5 years, 6 months ago
Imad Fatimy
Dec 6, 2015

Why not use functions to solve this one. Let f be a function as f ( x ) = 1 + x f(x)= \sqrt{1+x}

Then the equation becomes f ( 2015 x ) + f ( 2015 x ) = 1 f ( x ) + f ( x ) f(-2015x) + f(2015x) = \dfrac1{f(x)} + f(x)

we know that D f = [ 1 , + [ D_f = [-1 , + \infty [ But in this case for the equation to be true D f = [ 1 2015 , 1 2015 ] D_f = [ - \frac {1}{2015} ,\frac {1}{2015}] And the only possible solution is x = 0 So the sum of the soultions is 0

Tanmoy Chatterjee
Nov 24, 2015

root(1/1+x) + root(1+x) >= 2 ;

(It implies) root(1+2015x) + root(1-2015x) >= 2 ;

Squaring both sides

1+2015x+1-2015x+2root(1-2015x^2)>=4 ;

root(1-2015x^2)>=1 ;

squaring both sides

Satisfying condition.

X=0

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