Find the minimum value of A = 1 − x 2 + x 1 , where 0 < x < 1 . What is the value of x to achieve the minimum value of A ?
The answer can be written in the form of a + b b , when x = b − c .
Type your answer as a + b + c .
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By rearranging the terms we get A x 2 − ( A − 1 ) x + 1 = 0 . Since x is real , therefore discriminant of this equation must be non-negative definite. This implies A 2 − 6 A + 1 ≥ 0 , or A ≥ 3 + 2 √ 2 . Therefore the minimum value of A is 3 + 2 √ 2 , when x = 2 A A − 1 = √ 2 − 1 . Hence a = 3 , b = 2 , c = 1 and a + b + c = 6
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Since the two terms of the sum for A are positive, we can use Titu's lemma as follows:
1 − x 2 + x 1 ⟹ A ≥ 1 − x + x ( 2 + 1 ) 2 ≥ 3 + 2 2
Equality occurs when
1 − x 2 + x 1 ( 3 + 2 2 ) x 2 − 2 ( 1 + 2 ) x + 1 ( ( 2 + 1 ) x − 1 ) 2 ⟹ x = 3 + 2 2 = 0 = 0 = 2 + 1 1 = 2 − 1
Therefore a + b + c = 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 .