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Geometry Level 3

What is the minimum value of sin x + 9 csc x \sin x + 9 \csc x ?

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Tom Engelsman
Mar 17, 2017

Using calculus, let f ( x ) = s i n ( x ) + 9 c s c ( x ) f(x) = sin(x) + 9csc(x) and f ( x ) = c o s ( x ) 9 c s c ( x ) c o t ( x ) = 0 f'(x) = cos(x) - 9csc(x)cot(x) = 0 . This first derivative is then simplified according to:

c o s ( x ) = 9 c s c ( x ) c o t ( x ) c o s ( x ) = 9 c o s ( x ) s i n 2 ( x ) s i n 2 ( x ) = 9 s i n ( x ) = ± 3 cos(x) = 9 csc(x)cot(x) \Rightarrow cos(x) = \frac{9cos(x)}{sin^{2}(x)} \Rightarrow sin^{2}(x) = 9 \Rightarrow sin(x) = \pm 3

which is impossible for x R x \in \mathbb{R} .

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