So many roots?

Algebra Level 3

On solving for x, the equation

e sin x e sin x 4 = 0 { e }^{ \sin { x } }-{ e }^{ -\sin { x } }-4=0 has

['e' is the exponential constant]

(If the answer is too easy to guess, please post your solutions) :)

exactly one real root exactly 4 real roots infinite real roots no real roots

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4 solutions

Ashish Namdeo
Jun 20, 2014

e^sinx can have a maximum value of e^1=2.7 but in problem 4 and e^-sinx have been subtracted. which will give a negative value always since e^-sinx will be always positive. hence whole expression will be always negative and never be equal to zero..........

I completely missed out on the maxim value of sinx!

Mayank Holmes - 6 years, 11 months ago

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me too ......

U Z - 6 years, 5 months ago

did the same!

Aman Gautam - 6 years, 5 months ago
Krishna Ramesh
Jun 13, 2014

Let e sin x = y { e }^{ \sin { x } }=y

then, y 1 y 4 = 0 y-\frac { 1 }{ y } -4=0 which on solving gives us y = 2 ± 5 y=2\pm \sqrt { 5 }

so, e sin x = 2 + 5 { e }^{ \sin { x } }=2+\sqrt { 5 } ..........( as e sin x { e }^{ \sin { x } } cannot be < 0 <0 )

sin x log e e = log e ( 2 + 5 ) \Rightarrow \quad \sin { x\log _{ e }{ e } } =\quad \log _{ e }{ \left( 2+\sqrt { 5 } \right) } .....................(i)

now, 2 + 5 > e 2+\sqrt { 5 } > e

log e ( 2 + 5 ) > log e e \Rightarrow \log _{ e }{ \left( 2+\sqrt { 5 } \right) } >\log _{ e }{ e }

sin x > 1 \Rightarrow \sin { x>1 } which is not possible as sin x [ 1 , 1 ] \sin { x\in } \left[ -1,1 \right]

so, the equation has no real solutions

Hi. May I know what resources you are using to learn all these ?

Jayakumar Krishnan - 6 years, 11 months ago

He he I did the same way

Shashank Rustagi - 6 years ago
Bleach Byakuya
Jun 14, 2014

let y = e^sinx , then y^2 -4y-1 = 0 , so , by complete the square ( or no need do this step ) , we know that this function nt touch the x-axis at all ... so , y = nt real root , then x must nt hv real root also .

Tanishq Varshney
Jan 14, 2015

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