Find the sum
Calculus
Level
4
Determine the sum of all positive roots of the equation
The answer is 0.75.
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1 solution
Observe that x = 1/2 and x = 1/4 work.
Using calculus to analyze x log(x) it is easy to see these are the only possible solutions.