Maxima-Minima?

Algebra Level 3

What is the maximum value of ( x 2 ) 3 ( 9 x ) 4 (x-2)^{3}(9-x)^4 for 2 < x < 9 2<x<9 ?


The answer is 6912.

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1 solution

Yash Jain
Feb 26, 2017

Let ( x 2 ) = a (x-2)=a and ( 9 x ) = b (9-x)=b ,

Thus, a + b = 7 a+b=7

or a 3 + a 3 + a 3 + b 4 + b 4 + b 4 + b 4 = 7 \large \frac{a}{3}+\frac{a}{3}+\frac{a}{3}+\frac{b}{4}+\frac{b}{4}+\frac{b}{4}+\frac{b}{4}=7

To calculate the maximum value of a 3 b 4 a^{3}b^{4} ,

Applying AM GM \text{AM} \geq \text{GM} ,

a 3 + a 3 + a 3 + b 4 + b 4 + b 4 + b 4 7 ( a 3 b 4 3 3 4 4 ) 1 7 \large \large \frac{\frac{a}{3}+\frac{a}{3}+\frac{a}{3}+\frac{b}{4}+\frac{b}{4}+\frac{b}{4}+\frac{b}{4}}{7} \geq (\frac{a^{3}b^{4}}{3^{3}4^{4}})^{\frac{1}{7}}

a 3 b 4 3 3 4 4 = 6912 a^{3}b^{4} \leq 3^{3}4^{4} = 6912

a 3 b 4 6912 a^{3}b^{4} \leq 6912

( x 2 ) 3 ( 9 x ) 4 6912 (x-2)^{3}(9-x)^{4} \leq \boxed{6912}

Nice approach.

Achal Jain - 4 years, 3 months ago

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