Minimum value

Algebra Level 4

y = ln ( arcsin ( x 2 + x + 0.75 ) ) y = \ln\left( \arcsin\left(x^2 + x + 0.75\right)\right)

Find minimum value of y y .


The answer is -0.647.

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1 solution

Chew-Seong Cheong
Apr 20, 2016

We note that y \color{#3D99F6}{y} increases with x 2 + x + 0.75 \color{#3D99F6}{x^2+x+0.75} , therefore y \color{#3D99F6}{y} is minimum when x 2 + x + 0.75 \color{#3D99F6}{x^2+x+0.75} is minimum.

y = ln ( arcsin ( x 2 + x + 0.75 ) ) = ln ( arcsin [ ( x + 1 2 ) 2 + 1 2 ] ) Since ( x + 1 2 ) 2 0 x 2 + x + 0.75 1 2 . y m i n = ln ( arcsin ( 1 2 ) ) = ln ( π 6 ) 0.647 \begin{aligned} \color{#3D99F6}{y} & = \ln \left(\arcsin \left(\color{#3D99F6}{x^2+x+0.75}\right)\right) \\ & = \ln \left(\arcsin \left[\color{#3D99F6}{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^2}+\frac{1}{2}\right]\right) \quad \quad \small \color{#3D99F6}{\text{Since }\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^2 \ge 0 \, \, \implies x^2+x+0.75 \ge \frac{1}{2}.} \\ \Rightarrow \color{#3D99F6}{y_{min}} & = \ln \left(\arcsin \left(\color{#3D99F6}{\frac{1}{2}}\right)\right) \\ & = \ln \left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right) \\ & \approx \boxed{-0.647} \end{aligned}

Nice and colorful solution! (+1). Since ln x \ln x and arcsin x \arcsin x are both increasing functions, y y varies directly with x 2 + x + 0.75 x^2 + x + 0.75 .

I have a couple of suggestions regarding your Latex code:

  1. You could use \implies in the place of \Rightarrow . It is better semantically, it is easier to type, and it generates accurate spacing.

  2. In the last line, you could use \approx instead of = since ln ( π 6 ) \ln(\frac{\pi}{6}) is not exactly equal to 0.647 -0.647

Other than that, your solution is perfect!

Pranshu Gaba - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Thanks. I didn't know about the \implies but I know about \approx. Just thought need not to be so accurate especially when number of places of decimal is mentioned (but not here).

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 1 month ago

Actually, I found \implies too long and ugly so I use \quad \Rightarrow instead to have more space. But you are right that semantically it is better and we have to serious in math.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 1 month ago

Could you tell me why the arcsin became sin? I didn't understand that bit.

Nowras Otmen - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Yes. I'm a little confused how the arcsines became sines.

Sal Gard - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Sorry, I have this lapses of short memory loss after chemo treatment. I call it chemo brain.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Chew-Seong Cheong Your work is incredible. Everyone has an occasional mistake.

Sal Gard - 5 years, 1 month ago

Sorry, I have this lapses of short memory loss after chemo treatment. I call it chemo brain.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 1 month ago

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No problem! Thanks for the clarification. All the best to your treatment and nice solution!

Nowras Otmen - 5 years, 1 month ago

beautiful solution!!

manasi bandhaokar - 5 years, 1 month ago

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