Function problem 5

Algebra Level 2

How many roots does f ( x ) = e x c o s x + x f(x)=e^x-cosx+x have where x x tends to -\infty ?


The answer is 1.

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1 solution

Parag Zode
Jun 3, 2014

We have f ( x ) = e x c o s x + x f(x)=e^x-cosx+x , then

g ( x ) = e x + s i n x + 1 > 0 g(x)=e^x+sinx+1>0 .

f ( x ) f(x) is increasing function. So when we take limit where x x tends to -\infty then f ( x ) < 0 f(x) < 0 and f ( x ) > 0 f(x) > 0 only if x > 0 x>0 so f ( x ) = 0 f(x) = 0 has only 1 \boxed{1} root....

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