∫ 0 x 1 + t 4 t 2 d t = 2 x − 1 Find the number of solutions of the equation above for x ∈ ( 0 , 1 ] .
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Great approach! What motivated constructing f ( x ) and looking at f ′ ( x ) ?
Great approach! What motivated constructing f ( x ) and looking at f ′ ( x ) ?
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Sir, why cant we apply differentiation at both sides and use Leibnitz? Then it yeilds answer as 0
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That's a very common misconception that people make.
Think about it and see why we never "apply differentiation at both sides" in such cases.
Hint: If we want to solve x 2 = x , is it equivalent to 2 x = 1 ?
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@Calvin Lin – Oh true sir! Sorry for that mistake! :D
I can't believe i did it the same exact way.
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C o n s i d e r f ( x ) = ∫ 0 x 1 + t 4 t 2 d x − 2 x + 1 F i r s t N o t i c e t h a t 1 + x 4 x 2 = x 2 + x 2 1 1 a n d H e n c e b y u s i n g A M − G M w e c a n s a y x 2 + x 2 1 ≥ 2 o r 1 + x 4 x 2 ≤ 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( i ) a l s o ∫ 0 1 1 + x 4 x 2 d x ≤ ∫ 0 1 2 1 d x = > ∫ 0 1 1 + x 4 x 2 d x ≤ 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( i i ) N o w f ′ ( x ) = 1 + x 4 x 2 − 2 h e n c e f ′ ( x ) ≤ 0 f r o m ( i ) S o f ( x ) i s a m o n t o n i c a l l y d e c r e a s i n g f u n c t i o n ∀ x ∈ ℜ N o w f ( 0 ) = 1 a n d f ( 1 ) < 0 u s i n g ( i i ) H e n c e t h e r e i s o n l y o n e z e r o o f f ( x ) i n [ 0 , 1 ]