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Algebra Level 5

f ( x ) = x ( 50 x ) + x ( 2 x ) f(x)=\sqrt{x(50-x)}+\sqrt{x(2-x)}

Suppose L = f ( c ) L=f(c) is the maximum value of f f where 0 c 2 0\le c\le 2 . Find the value of 13 c + L 13c+L .


The answer is 35.

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2 solutions

Chan Lye Lee
May 11, 2016

Using Cauchy-Schwartz Inequality, 100 = ( x + ( 2 x ) ) ( ( 50 x ) + x ) ( x ( 50 x ) + x ( 2 x ) ) 2 100= (x+(2-x))((50-x)+x) \ge \left(\sqrt{x(50-x)}+\sqrt{x(2-x)}\right)^2 . Hence, x ( 50 x ) + x ( 2 x ) 10 \sqrt{x(50-x)}+\sqrt{x(2-x)} \le 10 . The equality holds if and only if x 50 x = 2 x x \frac{x}{50-x}=\frac{2-x}{x} , which means that x = 100 52 = 25 13 x=\frac{100}{52}=\frac{25}{13} .

Now, c = 25 13 c=\frac{25}{13} and L = 10 L=10 an so 13 c + L = 25 + 10 = 35 13c+L=25+10=35 .

Sanjoy Kundu
Jul 31, 2017

Differentiate the function, and set it equal to zero. We can trivially see that it's max occurs at x = 25/13, so c = 25/13 and f(c) = L = 10. Thus 25 + 10 = 35, trivial.

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