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Algebra Level 3

The maximum value M M of 3 x + 5 x 9 x + 1 5 x 2 5 x 3^{x}+5^{x}-9^{x}+15^{x}-25^{x} as x x lies over reals satisfies:

0 < M < 2 0<M<2 4 < M < 5 4<M<5 9 < M < 25 9<M<25 3 < M < 5 3<M<5

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3 solutions

Akshat Sharda
Sep 13, 2015

3 x + 5 x 9 x + 1 5 x 2 5 x \Rightarrow 3^{x}+5^{x}-9^{x}+15^{x}-25^{x}

3 x + 5 x 3 2 x + 3 x 5 x 5 2 x \Rightarrow 3^{x}+5^{x}-3^{2x}+3^{x}\cdot5^{x}-5^{2x}

3 x + 5 x ( 3 x 3 x 5 x + 5 2 x 3 x 5 x + 3 x 5 x \Rightarrow 3^{x}+5^{x}-(3^{x}-3^{x} \cdot 5^{x}+5^{2x}-3^{x}\cdot5^{x}+3^{x}\cdot5^{x}

3 x + 5 x ( 3 x 5 x ) 2 3 x 5 x \Rightarrow 3^{x}+5^{x}-(3^{x}-5^{x})^{2}-3^{x}\cdot5^{x}

Therefore , when x = 0 x=0 , the value of expression comes 1 1 as maximum value.

Answer : 0 < M < 2 \boxed{0<M<2}

Kobi Shiran
Sep 12, 2015

For positive x the value of 25 increases greater than other which will result info negative. For x=0 the answer is 1. For negative x, because all are fracs it will stay on the near zero zone. so the only answer that satisfy is 0<M<2

Lipsa Kar
Sep 6, 2015

let's take the value of whats given in the question as y. taking values for x as positive, we get only negative y. so, we have to take negative values for x so as to get max value of y i.e. M. let x= -k. now we write y in the form of k. taking l.c.m. we get, y={ 5^k+3^k+1- (5/3)^k - (3/5)^k }/ 15^k 5^k+3^k+1 can never be much greater than 15^k if we take k values as positive. the rest terms are being subtracted, plus they wont amount to much comparatively to 5^k+3^k+1. which is why i picked my answer to be 0<M<2. of course, there could have been a better solution. critics are always welcome :)

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