Isn't it impossible?

Algebra Level 4

1 503 , 4 524 , 9 581 , 16 692 , , n 2 500 + 3 n 3 , \large \cfrac { 1 }{ 503 } ,\cfrac { 4 }{ 524 } ,\cfrac { 9 }{ 581 } ,\cfrac { 16 }{ 692 } , \dots, \frac{ n^2 } { 500 + 3 n ^ 3 }, \ldots

Find the largest term of the sequence above. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.


The answer is 0.032.

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L e t f ( n ) = n 2 500 + 3 n 3 . f ( n ) = 2 n ( 500 + 3 n 3 ) n 2 ( 9 n 2 ) . . . . . . . F o r f e x t , f = 0. n = 0 o r 2 ( 500 + 3 n 3 ) n ( 9 n 2 ) = 0. F o r m a x 2 ( 500 + 3 n 3 ) = n ( 9 n 2 ) S o n = 1000 3 3 . f ( 1000 3 3 ) = 0.03205. Let~f(n)=\dfrac {n^2} {500+3n^3}.\\ \therefore~f'(n)=\dfrac{2n(500+3n^3)-n^2*(9n^2)}{.......}\\ For~f'_{ext},~~ f'=0.\\ \implies~ n=0~~~~~or~~~~~2(500+3n^3)-n*(9n^2)=0.\\ \therefore~For~ max~2(500+3n^3)=n*(9n^2)\\ So~n=\sqrt[3]{\dfrac {1000}3}.\\ f \left (\sqrt[3]{\dfrac {1000}3}\right )=\Huge~~\color{#D61F06}{0.03205}.

Aaghaz Mahajan
Mar 6, 2018

Simply find the extrema by differentiating......and then find the integral value of n closest to the critical point......!!

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