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H: How to calculate the optimal number of slices to use for a Riemann sum I wrote some code that calculates the area under a curve using Riemann sum. The way I have it working right now is that a user enters the upper and lower bounds for the integral and then the number of slices to use for the calculation. I want ...
H: Using $\lim_{x \to \infty}$ to determine whether $f(x) = \Theta(g(x))$? I'm learning it in the context of Running time complexity. to determine whether $f(x) = O(g(x))$, you can check whether the folloing limit:$$\lim_{x \to \infty} {f(x) \over g(x)} < \infty$$ if so, then you know that $f(x) = O(g(x))$. Is there a...
H: Can uniform local integrability implies uniform local absolute continuity? Suppose we have $u\in L_{u,}^{loc}$, i.e., $$ \sup_{x\in \mathbb{R}^n}\int_{|x-y|<1}|V(y)|dy<\infty $$ then can we obtain that $\forall \epsilon>0$, there exists a $r>0$, such that $$ \sup_{x\in \mathbb{R}^n}\int_{|x-y|<r}|V(y)|dy<\epsilon...
H: Does $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{n}\right)$ converge? I'm not really sure how to start here, the basic tests don't work. AI: $\sin(\pi/n) = \pi/n + O(1/n^2)$ for $n$ large. Now use the fact that the harmonic series diverges.
H: Evaluating Sums $\sum_{i=1}^{n} \sum_{j=0}^{n-i}$ I'm unsure how to evaluate sums when the second sum has $n-i$ on the top. $$\sum_{i=1}^{n} \sum_{j=0}^{n-i} (3j^{2} - 2)$$ $$=\sum_{i=1}^{n} (\sum_{j=0}^{n-i} 3j^{2} - \sum_{j=0}^{n-i}2)$$ $$=\sum_{i=1}^{n} (\sum_{j=0}^{n-i} 3(\frac {n(n+1)(n+2)} 6 ) - 2n)$$ From h...
H: Reference for integration Does anyone have a good reference for a book that already assumes knowledge of calculus/analysis and whose main focus is computing more difficult integrals? I'm looking for something which will have a lot of worked examples for differentiation under the integral, tricky substitutions, unus...
H: Solve second order ODE with undetermined coefficients method Consider the differential equation $$y''+5y'=-sin(x)-1$$ Find the general solution. Here's my work: I found the solution to the homogeneous equation to be: $y_h(x)=C_1e^{-5x}+C_2$ And for the particular solution, I guessed $y_p(x)=Acos(x)+Bsin(x)+C$ $y_...
H: Let H be a subgroup of Z(G). Then show that H is normal in G. Hi i am kinda stuck here. How do i show that H is normal in G??? Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank You! AI: Any subgroup $H$ is normal in $G$ iff $gHg^{-1} \subset H$ for all $g \in G$. This is equivalent to $gH = Hg$ for all $g \in ...
H: Find the set of all vectors in R3 that are orthogonal to (-1,0,2) and (3,1,-2). Write the set in the standard form of a plane through the origin Let $v = (-1,0,2)$ and $u = (3,1,-2)$ so we need to find $x = (x_1,x_2,x_3)$ such that $v \cdot x = 0$ and $u \cdot x = 0$. This gives us the set of linear equations $$ -...
H: Jordan measurable for closure and interior Give an example of a bounded set $S\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n$ such that $\overline{S}$ and $\operatorname{Int}S$ are Jordan-measurable, but $S$ is not. Jordan-measurability of a set $A$ is equivalent to the condition that $\operatorname{Bd}A$ has measure zero, where $\operator...
H: Equating coefficients $A-2B\sin x=2-\sin x$ I'm trying to find out how to find $A$ and $B$ for the equation $A-2B\sin x=2-\sin x$ I know I'm supposed to get $A=2$ and $B=\frac{1}{2}$, and I've looked on Google for help but didn't understand how any examples I found would help me solve the problem. Any help would b...
H: Augmenting «$\Bbb Z[x]$ f.g. $\Rightarrow x$ integral» for ${\frak p}[x]$ In KCd's blurb on ideal factorization, page 5: $\hskip 0.3in$ The situation is this: $K$ is a number field, ${\cal O}_K$ its ring of integers, ${\frak p}\triangleleft{\cal O}_K$ a prime ideal, $x\in K$. We assume $x \frak p\subseteq p$ and w...
H: absolute and uniform convergence of a Fourier-like series I am following stein's real analysis book and he claims that if $a_n=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\pi}^{\pi}f(x)e^{-inx}dx$ where $f\in L^1([-\pi,\pi])$ then $\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} a_n r^{|n|}e^{inx}$ converges absolutely and uniformly for each $r$, $0\leq r <1$...
H: The Image of the Function: $f$: I am a bit confused how they arrived at this answer: The image of the function $f: \mathbb N \to \mathbb R , f(n) := \frac{(-1)^n+1}{3} $ The answer they got was $\{0, \frac{2}{3}\}$ Can someone explain how to arrive at this conclusion? Thank you! AI: If $n$ is even, then write $n ...
H: Show that: $(E^{\circ})^{\circ}=E^{\circ}$ i.e. the interior of the interior of a set equals the interior of the set. Let $(M,d)$ be a metric space. Show that $(E^{\circ})^{\circ}=E^{\circ}$. I know that $A=A^{\circ}\Leftrightarrow A \text{ is an open set}$ So I want to prove that $E^{\circ}$ is an open set and th...
H: Probability of at least 1 out of 4 televisions breaking? If a television has an 8% chance of breaking in its lifetime, and I buy 4, what are the chances of at least 1 breaking in its lifetime? If I only had 2 I suppose I would do: P(A) + P(B) - P(AB). But I have 4. Thanks AI: Note that the event "at least $1$ break...
H: If a linear transformation is onto and one-to-one, is it always invertible? I know that if $T: \mathbb{R}^m \to \mathbb{R}^n$ is invertible then it is also onto and 1-1. But is it equivalent? In other words, are all linear transformations that are bijective considered invertible? AI: By basic set theory, as alluded...
H: How to approximate this series? How to approximate this series, non-numerically? $ S_n = \sum_{n=1}^{50} \sqrt{n}$ AI: For a very simple approximation, which is the first step to the Euler-McLaurin formula, use this $f'(n) \sim f(n)-f(n-1) $ so $f(n) \sim \int_{n-1}^{n} f(x) dx $ so $\sum_{n=1}^N f(n) \sim \int_0^{...
H: Elementary Algebra Inequality question $$ \frac{1}{x-1} < -\frac{1}{x+2} $$ (see this page in wolframalpha) Ok, so I think the main problem is that I don't really know how to do these questions. What I tried to do was move $-1/(x + 2)$ to the LHS and then tried to get a common denominator. I ended up with $$ \frac...
H: Help with exact value of: $\tan (\sin^{-1}(-1/2) - \tan^{-1}(3/4))$ Ok, so I used the tan formula of difference of angles, and so far I've got to: I found that $$\tan \alpha = \frac{-1/2}{\sqrt{3}/2} = \pm \frac{\sqrt3}{3}$$ so $$\tan \left(\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{-1}{2}\right) - \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\righ...
H: Basic limit to infinity Trying to work out a limit from a past exam in Calculus and Linear Algebra $1$, now I know the answer is $0$, and I have a worked solution from Wolframalpha is, but the answer is definitely not done the way they did it(computationally) as it was some 20 steps long. My thought is, I take it t...
H: Image of $C^1$ function does not contain open set Let $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^2$ be a $C^1$ function. Prove that the image of $f$ contains no open set of $\mathbb{R}^2$. So say $f(x)=(g(x),h(x))$. Since $f$ is $C^1$, we have that $g'(x),h'(x)$ both exist and are continuous functions in $x$. To show that ...
H: Find the rank of a matrix representing $p$ distinct polynomials of maximum degree $n$ I can't find the Reduced Row Echelon Form to find the number of pivots because I don't have numbers to work with. I know an upper bound for the rank is the smaller amongst $p$ and $n+1$. Any tips on how to approach this problem? B...
H: Find the interval on which $f$ is increasing if the **derivative** of $f$ is $f'(x)=(x+4)^6(x-3)^7(x-4)^6$. Find the interval on which $f$ is increasing if the derivative of $f$ is $f'(x)=(x+4)^6(x-3)^7(x-4)^6$. Can anybody please verified that it increases at $(3,\infty)$, or do i have to do product rule with the...
H: How many non-zero quadratic residues are there for $p^k$, where $p$ is an odd prime and $k$ a positive integer? How many non-zero quadratic residues are there for $p^k$, where $p$ is an odd prime and $k$ a positive integer? Hi everyone, just need a bit of help for this practice question, I have proved that for $k=1...
H: abstract algebra problem.. Let $U = \{1,0,c\}$ be a ring with three elements ($1$ is the unity). Which statements are true? \begin{align*} &I.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,1 + 1 + 1 = 0 \\ &II.\,\,\,\,\, 1 + 1 = c \\ &III.\,\,c^2 = 1 \end{align*} The solution is I II and III are all true. For III, the solution says by multiplic...
H: use combinatorial reasoning to calculate $ \sum{\binom{100}{a}\binom{200}{b}\binom{300}{c}}$ Given $ a + b + c = 100 $. $a,\ b,\ c $ are non-negative integers. Calculate $$ \sum {\binom{100}{a} \binom{200}{b} \binom{300}{c} } $$ Can someone help me with this question? I have no idea how to start it. AI: This sum i...
H: Why must this function have a critical point inside the sphere? Suppose we have $f: \mathbf{R}^{3} \to \mathbf{R}$ with the following property: $\langle \nabla f(x), x \rangle > 0$ for every $x \in S^{2}$, that is, it's gradient points outwards the unit sphere. It's asserted that there must a point $p$ inside the s...
H: How to find the limit of recursive sequence? Suppose $a_0 = 0$, $a_1 = 1$, and $$ a_{n+1} = a_n+2 a_{n-1}$$ if $n \ge 1$. Find $$\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}$$ Usually, what's the approach we use for recursive sequence like this? I know another type of recursive question with no fraction i...
H: Prove $\sum_{k=0}^{n}(-1)^k(k+1)\binom{n}{k}=0$ Prove that $\sum_{k=0}^{n}(-1)^k(k+1)\binom{n}{k}=0$. I know $\sum_{k=0}^{n}(-1)^k\binom{n}{k}=0$ and even $\sum_{k=0}^{n}(-1)^k\dfrac{1}{k+1}\binom{n}{k}=0$ because I can multiply left side by n+1 and divided by n+1. Then I have $\dfrac{1}{n+1}\sum_{k=0}^{n}(-1)^k\d...
H: Can the direction of Contour Integral be affect to the result of integration? Now i doing the home work about Residue Integration and i doubt that "Can the direction of Contour Integral be affect to the result of integration?" I mean with the same shape of contour but direction of contour changes from clockwise to ...
H: Difference equation: $y_{k+1} = y_{k} + \frac{c}{2k}$ I'd like to solve this difference equation. Unfortunately, the forcing term is not geometric, so I don't know how to find the solution: $$ y_{k+1} = y_k + \frac{c}{2k}. $$ AI: Move $y_k$ over to the left side of the equation and take the partial sums on both sid...
H: If a derivative of a continuous function has a limit, must it agree with that limit? Suppose we have a continuous function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$. Suppose also that for a certain point $c$, $\lim_{x \to c} f'(x)$ exists. Must $f'(c)$ exist as well, and be equal to this limit? This isn't quite the same as a...
H: Find the Radius of Convergence of the Series $\sum a_{n}x^{n^{2}}$ Using $\sum a_{n}x^{n}$? I want to show that $$\sum a_{n}x^{n^2}$$ has radius of convergence of 1, using the fact that the power series $\sum a_{n}x^{n}$ has radius of convergence $R>1$, where $R$ is a real number (actually the problem says $R=2$). ...
H: Prove $n^3+3n$ is even in case $n=2a+1$ Prove that $\forall n \in Z$, $n^3+3n$ is even. Attempt: I am solving this problem using proof by cases. Case 1 is when $n$ is even, i.e. $n=2b$. This one is easy. However, in case 2 when $n$ is odd, i.e. ($n=2a+1$) I am having difficulties with showing that $n^3+3n$ is eve...
H: How do we say the behavior of the limit of cosine square? $\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty } (cosx)^{2n}$ Is it correct to say that this sequence diverges? $\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty } ((cosx)^{2})^{n}$ $ 0\le (cosx)^{2}\le1$, hence the behavior of $(cosx)^{2n}$ would be like oscillate between 0 and 1? But in some...
H: Locally Lipschitz implies continuity. Does the converse implication hold? Let $A$ be open in $\mathbb{R}^m$; let $g:A\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^n$. If $S\subseteq A$, we say that $S$ satisfies the Lipschitz condition on $S$ if the function $\lambda(x,y)=|g(x)-g(y)|/|x-y|$ is bounded for $x\neq y\in S$. We say that $g$ ...
H: Derivative of ${x^{x^2}}$ Studying past exam problems for my exam in ~$4$ weeks, and I came across this derivative as one of the questions. I actually have no idea how to solve it. $$\frac{d}{dx} (x^{x^2})$$ Using the chain rule on it letting $x^2 = u$ led to me getting $2x^{x^2-2}$, which isn't right. The function...
H: number of distinct ways of writing each element of the set $HK$ in the form $hk$ Let $H$ and $K$ be subgroups of the group $G$. The number of distinct ways of writing each element of the set $HK$ in the form $hk$, for some $h \in H$ and $k \in K$ is $|H \cap K|$. My thoughts:- Let $|H \cap K|=n$. Let $h_i=k_i$ w...
H: what is the limit of $l_p$ at p=0? The p-norm is defined as: $$ \ \|x\|_p=\left(|x_1|^p+|x_2|^p+\dotsb+|x_n|^p\right)^{\frac{1}{p}} $$ When $p<1$, this is no longer a "norm" because it violates the triangle inequality (- it is super additive and not subadditive). However, it is still valid to ask, what is its limit...
H: Analysis True or False Question. (Simple) First one, I think it's true just by definition. Second one, I think it's true as well. Third one, i dont think sinx = cosx in interval [0,pi/2]. Am i missing anything? If there are counterexamples that I simply ignored, please tell me. Thank yOu AI: The third one is also ...
H: Does the rectangle contain the point? A rectangle is defined by the 4 points ABCD. How can I tell if a given point, (x,y), is in the interior of the rectangle? My current guess is the following: To be inside the rectangle, the point should be between the lines AB and CD, and between the lines AD and BC. The equati...
H: Prove for a connected graph $G=(V,E)$, $\kappa(G)=1+\min_{v\in V}\kappa(G-v)$ $\kappa(G)$ here is the connectivity of $G$. I'm just at a loss for where to start. I thought about induction on the number of vertices since I can see that it clearly holds for trivial cases, but I can't make that work. I thought about i...
H: Does this series converge? Can I use a rearrangemt to prove it doesn't? $$1-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{2}{4}-\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{5}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{2}{6}-\frac{1}{6}+ \cdots$$ I was thinking to use a rearrangment to get the harmonic series, but I don't know if that's valid, because the series shou...
H: Gamma function in the sight of Lebesgue and Riemann integration. I am taking a somewhat hard measure theory course and I was asked to prove this: a) Let $\alpha > 0$ be a real number. Prove that $$\Gamma(\alpha):=\int_0^\infty e^{-x}x^{\alpha-1}dx$$ exists. (We are studying the relationship between being Lebesgue...
H: prove $\sum_{i=0}^{n}\binom{2n+1}{i}=2^{2n}$ Can someone help me to prove $\sum_{i=0}^{n}\binom{2n+1}{i}=2^{2n}$. The right side means the total number of subsets of $[1,2,3,..,2n]$. Then What does the left side mean? Can someone please help me? Thank you. AI: You have that $$2^{2n+1}=\sum_{i=0}^{2n+1}\binom{2n+1}{...
H: Limit goes to infinity, show that the f has a finite minimum. So limit goes to infinity, and I have to show that there exists a finite infimum. how do i show this? AI: Think of a chain you hold by both ends very high. It has to ''drop down'' somewhere. That's roughly the idea. So let's hold that rope ''very high''...
H: Integration: easy, but how? Once again I have to deal with an Integral, which seems to be not that hard: $ \int x^{n-1} * sin(x^n) dx $ and $(n \in \mathbb{N})$ Do you have any hint for me ? :) AI: Hint: If $u = x^n$, then $$x^{n - 1} dx = \frac{1}{n} du$$
H: Why does the limit of $F_X$ from the left equal $P (X < x)$? I am trying the understand the definition of the cumulative distribution function: We use $F_X(x^-)$ to denote the limit of $F_X$ from the left $ lim_{ 0 < \Delta \rightarrow 0} F_X(x - \Delta )$ and $F_X(x^+) $ the limit from the right $ lim_{0<\Delta \...
H: Logical proof of the statement $xy = 0 \implies x=0\text{ or } y=0$ Claim: If $xy=0$, then $x=0$ or $y=0$. My proof is as follows: case 1: $x=0$, so $0y=0$ case 2: $y=0$, so $x0=0$ Either way, $xy=0$. I'm very confused by this myself. So if I let $xy=0$ be $P$, and $x=0$ or $y=0$ be $Q$, then the claim "if $xy...
H: proofing the $ \nabla (FG) $ $\\ F $and$ G$ are vector fields my problem is that why the answer is not $ (\nabla. F)G + (\nabla .G)F $ AI: Following on from above, if $F, G$ are indeed vector fields in $\mathbb{R}^3$ then write them out accordingly, viz; $$ F = F_{1}\hat{i} + F_{2}\hat{j} + F_{3}\hat{k}$$ And appl...
H: Calculus Integration, using the substitution method Please help solve this problem using the u-substitution method. Thanks in advance. AI: Make the change : $2 x^2 - 3 = y^2$. The integral becomes very simple.
H: Co-prime power modulo Is there $p$ such that $a^p\,$mod$\,r=0$ and $r$ is a prime number and $1\le a<r$. I am believing that $a^p\,$mod$\,r=0$ will be not equal to $0$ any value of $p$ for all values of $a$ from $1$ to $r-1$. Is it correct? please provide any counter example if not. AI: If $a^p\equiv 0\mod r$, it ...
H: Are there any integers $a,b$ s.t. ${ a }^{ 2 }-{ b }^{ 2 }=8$? For $a$ and $b$ are integers greater than $1$, ${ a }^{ 2 }-{ b }^{ 2 }=8$ holds? AI: Hint: We have $8= a^2 - b^2 = (a+b)(a-b)$. As $a,b \ge 1$, we have $a+b > a-b$, that is either $a+b=8$ and $a-b = 1$, or $a+b=4$ and $a-b=2$.
H: Integrate $\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{\sin^3t}{\sin^3t+\cos^3t}dt$? How to integrate $$ \int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{\sin^3t}{\sin^3t+\cos^3t}dt\,? $$ I tried to use $\sin^3tdt=-(1-\cos^2t)d\cos t$. But the term $\sin^3t$ in the denominator can not be simplified. Can anyone give me a hand? Thanks. AI: General Hint: By setting $x=...
H: Etymology of the term "filter" According to this article, filters were introduced in general topology by Henri Cartan in 1937. I wonder why he called them filters. AI: It may not have been Cartan who named them. According to Michèle Audin, ‘Henri Cartan & André Weil du vingtième siècle et de la topologie’, p. $8$, ...
H: How is the circle that fits beneath two adjacent circles related? This is hard to search and probably easy to solve, but I keep finding articles about intersecting circles, and that is not what I'm after. I don't know what to tag this under, so if you know how to classify this better, please do. I'd like to know ...
H: How do I solve this limit? $\lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{\sin x-\cos x}{\ln(\tan x)}$ I can't really see the right way to solve this limit. My attempt is: $$\lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{\sin x-\cos x}{\ln(\tan x)}=\left(\lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{\sin x-\cos x}{\ln(\tan x)}\right):\cos x = \lim_{x \to \f...
H: Autocorrelation problem, regression analysis Bit stuck on my econometrics course (old exam q), not big on mathematical statistics, anyway this is the problem: Given some model $y_{it}=\beta_0+\beta_1x_{it}+u_{it}$ and suppose that the idiosyncratic errors are serially uncorrelated with constant variance i.e. $var(u...
H: If $\sqrt[3]{a} + \sqrt[3]{b}$ is rational then prove $\sqrt[3]{a}$ and $\sqrt[3]{b}$ are rational Assume there exist some rationals $a, b$ such that $\sqrt[3]{a}, \sqrt[3]{b}$ are irrationals, but: $$\sqrt[3]{a} + \sqrt[3]{b} = \frac{m}{n}$$ for some integers $m, n$ $$\implies \left(\sqrt[3]{a} + \sqrt[3]{b}\right...
H: Step in proof: Sum of euler phi function over divisors (Group Theory) Proof: $$\sum_{d|N}\phi(d)=N$$ where the sum is over $d\in div(N)$ Let $G$ be the cyclic group $\mathbb Z/N \mathbb Z$. Then $$N = \sum_{g \in G} 1 = \sum_{d|N}\sum_{g \in G, ord(g)=d} 1=\sum_{d|N}\phi(d)$$ The step from $$\sum_{d|N}\sum_{g \in G...
H: Showing that any sequence in $[0,1]$ has a convergent subsequence. One should show that any sequence in $[0,1]$ has a convergent subsequence. Now before even trying to prove it in general, I take one sample sequence, $x_n = |\sin(n)|$. I think that for this sequence, the only convergent subsequence could be a const...
H: Co-prime binomial coefficient A number 'r' is prime if and only if $\binom{r-1}{k} \equiv(-1)^k \pmod r$ Since 'r' is a prime and it gives non-zero remainder by dividing $\binom{r-1}{k}$ . So $\binom{r-1}{k}$ and 'r' are co-primes If a0,a1,a2,a3,..........,ar-1 are coprimes to r . Then Is $\binom{r-1}{0}$a0+...
H: Linear Algebra, reflected linear image If I have a linear image of the room where v1 and v2 is an image of theirselves and v3 is an image of the null vector. If that gives me the matrix A=(a, b, c; d, e, f; g, h, i;) then A^n = A because you've already applied a vector to the plane. However, if v3 is an reflection ...
H: Can I simplify logarithm of logarithm. It it possible to simplify Logarithm of logarithm: log log x (for example, make it log (base 4) x. AI: No, it's not possible to simplify (although it might be possible to make it very, very complicated). As a side note, we have $$ \log_{4} x = \frac{\log x}{\log 4} $$ so there...
H: which is bigger $\log\log x$, $\sqrt x$ , $(\log x)^2$ I need to compare these 3 and rank them based on which is bigger: $\log \log x$ $\sqrt x $ $(\log x)^2$ As $x\to\infty$ AI: For every $x>1$, you can find a $t$ such that $x:=\mathrm {exp}(\mathrm {exp}(t)))^2$. Plug this reparameterization into you functions...
H: Useful relationships that are true for every norm I am looking for useful identities that are true for every normed vector space $(V,||.||)$ on either $\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$(if your identity is restricted to either one of them, please say so). I am looking for things like $|||f||-||g|||\le ||f-g||$ and so on....
H: Cumulative pdf, integration problems. Given the cumulative pdf $f(x,y)=\begin{cases}xy/96, & \text{if 0<=x<=4 and 1<=y<=5} \\0, & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$ Find $P(X+Y<3)$ My attempt: $$P(X+Y<3)=\int_{1}^{5}\int_{0}^{3-y}xy/96 dxdy=1/12$$ $$P(X+Y<3)=\int_{0}^{4}\int_{1}^{3-x}xy/96 dydx=0$$ Shouldn't those two...
H: Is the classification of finite simple groups not a bit arbitrary? I've never been able to find any details on what exactly decides what the classifications ought to be for finite simple groups. We have: Cyclic groups Alternating groups Groups of Lie type Sporadic groups But why does the classification stop there...
H: How to solve $\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sqrt{x^2+4x+5}-\sqrt{5}}{x}$? How to solve the following question? \begin{eqnarray} \\\lim_{x\to 0}f(x)&=&\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sqrt{x^2+4x+5}-\sqrt{5}}{x}\\ \\&=&\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sqrt{\frac{x^2+4x+5}{x^2}}-\sqrt{\frac{5}{x^2}}}{1}\\ \\&=&\frac{\sqrt{\lim_{x\to 0}(1+\frac{4}{x}+\...
H: Properties of Digit root Why the digit root of any number calculated in any way remains same...e.g Let $f(x)$denote the digit root of $x$ $f(1237)=f(12+37)=f(49)=f(123+7)=f(130)=4$ I checked numerically with many numbers but I found that the digit root remains constant irrespective of the way the numbers are summed...
H: Expected number of sixes tossed before success Given a fair dice, what is the expected number of sixes that get tossed before throwing 2 sixes in a row? Would I start by finding all possible sets that occur without two sixes in a row and multiply them by the corresponding probability? ie $$\sum_{k=0}^\infty (A+B)^...
H: showing that some quotient ring is a field. To show that $$\mathbb{Z}[x] / \langle 5, x^3+x+1\rangle$$ is a field; I tried to show that $\langle 5, x^3+x+1\rangle$ is a maximal ideal of $\mathbb{Z}[x]$, but I failed. Because I have not seen the maxmal ideal generated by 2 generateors, the problem is hard. Please i...
H: Show that a language is not regular using Myhill-Nerode Theorem I'd like to show that the language below is not regular using Myhill-Nerode Theorem. How can I do that? Let Σ = {0, 1}. Let L = {ww|w ∈ Σ*} I am not sure where or how to go about this... AI: HINT: I use the notation and terminology of the Wikipedia a...
H: Inverse of orthogonal matrix is orthogonal matrix? Is inverse of an orthogonal matrix an orthogonal matrix? I know its inverse is equal to its transpose, but I don't see where the orthogonality would come from. AI: If $A^t = A^{-1}$, then taking inverses of both sides, we have $(A^{t})^{-1} = A = (A^t)^t$.
H: True/False about ring and integral domain I have some true or false questions and would like to have your help to check on it. A). in a ring R, if $x^2=x$, $\forall x\in R$, then R is commutative For (A), when looking at $(x+y)^2$, it has $x+y=(x+y)^2=x^2+xy+yx+y^2$ and then yx+xy=0, and from 2x=4x, therefore 2x=0....
H: Number of values of x $$a\dfrac{(x-b)(x-c)}{(a-b)(a-c)}+b\dfrac{(x-c)(x-a)}{(b-c)(b-a)}+c\dfrac{(x-a)(x-b)}{(c-a)(c-b)}=x$$ How many values of $x$ satisfy this equation? It is clear that x=a, x=b, x=c do satisfy the equation, but are those the only three possible solutions? AI: This has to be true for all $x$. Fi...
H: Showing symmetry of a relation between a commutative identity ring and a multiplicative subset of the ring R is a commutative ring with identity, not necessarily an integral domain, and S is a multiplicative subset of R\0 containing 1 which is closed under multiplication. A relation ~ is defined on R x S so that $(...
H: How to solve $\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{\cos x}{x-1}$? How to solve the following question? \begin{eqnarray} \\\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)&=&\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{\cos x}{x-1}\\ \\&=&\lim_{x\to\infty} \frac{\sqrt{1-\sin^2x}}{x-1}\\ \\&=&\lim_{x\to\infty} \frac{ \frac{\sqrt{1-\sin^2x}}{x}}{\frac{x-1}{x}}\\ \\&=&\lim_{x\to...
H: Subspaces and span? Let $S$ be the subspace spanned by $(\text{u}_1, \text{u}_2, ... , \text{u}_m)$. Then, $S$ is the smallest subspace containing $(\text{u}_1, \text{u}_2, ... , \text{u}_m)$ in the sense that if $S_2$ is any other subspace containing $(\text{u}_1, \text{u}_2, ... , \text{u}_m)$, then $S \subseteq...
H: Finding a polynomial $g(x)$ such that $ g(x)g(x-1)=g(x^2)$ Find all polynomials $g(x)$ with real coefficients with the property $$g(x)g(x-1)=g(x^2).$$ My try: I found $$g(x)=(x^2+x+1)^n$$ satisfies the condition; maybe there are other solution? If so, how to prove it (and/or find them)? Thank you. AI: Hint: What c...
H: Condition for subgroup lattice of $\mathbb{Z}_{n}$ to be a straight line I was asked what was the condition(s) on n for the lattice subgroup of $\mathbb{Z}_{n}$ to be a straight line (ie each subgroup is a subgroup of another). Then the order of each subgroup divides the order of the one it is included in. So I fi...
H: Why is $\tan(x)$ a function? A function $f:X\rightarrow Y$ maps each $x\in X$ to some $y \in Y$. So consider $\tan{\frac{\pi}{2}}$ for which $\tan(x)$ is undefined, so in this case, $\tan(x)$ does not map to an element of its range. This conflicts with my understanding of what a function is. Why do we still conside...
H: Invertible functions and their properties If an n × n matrix A is singular, then the columns of A must be linearly independent. Is this true? Invertible functions must be bijective Invertible functions must have square matrices Invertible functions must span R^n Also, am I missing some other must conditions of inve...
H: Volume of a Special Pyramid Let $P$ be a plane in $\mathbb{R}^3$ parallel to the $xy$-plane. Let $\Omega$ be a closed, bounded set in the $xy$-plane with $2$-volume $B$. Pick a point $Q$ in $P$ and make a pyramid by joining each point in $\Omega$ to $Q$ with a straight line segment. Find the $3$-volume of this pyr...
H: Dimension of a subspace of finite-dimensional product space $V$ equals $\dim V - 1$ Suppose $w$ is a nonzero vector in a finite dimensional inner product space $V$. Let $P = \{ v \in V | \langle v,w\rangle = 0\}$. Show that $\dim P = \dim V - 1$ where $P$ is a subspace of $V$. AI: Let $v=(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n), w=(a_...
H: How many surjective function are there in infinite sets? Say we have two sets $|A| = a$ and $|B| = b$, where $a \geq b$ and $a$ is infinite. How would you go about proving that the number of surjective functions from A onto B is $b^a$? AI: HINT: Partition $A$ into sets $A_0$ and $A_1$, where $|A_0|=b$ and $|A_1|=a$...
H: Question about the roots of an irreducible polynomial How can we deduce that each field is isomorphic? $g(x) := x^4 - 10x^2 + 1$ is an irreducible polynomial with $\alpha_{1} := \sqrt{2}+ \sqrt{3}$ as a zero. Show that $\alpha_{2} := \sqrt{2}- \sqrt{3},\alpha_{3} :=- \sqrt{2}+ \sqrt{3}, \alpha_{4} := - \sqrt{2}- \s...
H: Discrete mathematics Relations Question if r2 is in the set of N*N ( natural numbers) with (X,y) in the subset of r2, if and only if x+y=0 is it reflexive? is it symmetric? is it anti symmetric? is it Transitive? i said it is reflective because 0+0 =0 but i'm a little stuck beyond that. the only relation in the s...
H: Proof with quantifiers $(\forall x)(\exists y)(x+y=0)$ $x$ and $y$ are real numbers The statement reads: for all $x$ there exists some $y$ such that $x+y=0$ is true. My proof is: take $y=-x$ Is this valid? I'm just paranoid that since the proof is so simple that something is wrong. AI: Yes, you've got the right id...
H: Finite lebesgue Integral Hi guys I've been trying to prove this for a very long time, if someone could help me i would appreciated very much! let $(X,S,\mu)$ be a mesurable space, if $\mu(X)$ is finite and $f$ is a mesureble non negative function then: if $\int f d\mu$ is finite then $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 2^n \mu(\...
H: discrete mathematics relations question 2 I am a little confused by this relation R3 is a subset of Z×Z defined by (x,y) in the set R3 if and only if x>2y is it reflexive? Symmetric? antisymmetric? or transitive? i say its NOT reflexive because (1,2) is not in the set R3 i say it is NOT Symmetric because (1,2) is n...
H: Convergence of $ x_n = \left( \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{n} \right)^n$ I need to show that the sequence $ x_n = \left( \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{n} \right)^n$ is convergent. Using calculus in $ \mathbb{R}$, we could see that $ \lim _{n \to \infty} \left( \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{n} \right)^n = \lim_{n\to \infty} e^{n \ln \...
H: Find all permutations in increasing order Given a set of distinct numbers, say, {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, find all permutations containing 3 numbers. All the permutations have to be in ascending order. For e.g., some correct permutations would be {1, 2, 3}, {2, 4, 6}, etc. {2, 3, 1} would be incorrect because it is not i...
H: Is $\mathcal O_L$ an $\mathcal O_K$-lattice in $L$? This is a basic question. Let $L/K$ be a finite extension of algebraic number fields and let $\mathcal O_L$ and $\mathcal O_K$ be their respective rings of integers. Is it true that $$K\otimes_{\mathcal O_K}\mathcal O_L \cong L$$ If so how can we prove it? Thanks...
H: Line bundles of the circle Up to isomorphism, I think there exist only two line bundles of the circle: the trivial bundle (diffeomorphic to a cylinder) and a bundle that looks like to a Möbius band. Although it seems obvious geometrically I did not find a good argument to justify it. Do you have an idea? AI: Line b...
H: Limit problems.. http://s23.postimg.org/xedyol4kr/limit.jpg I got stuck on Q2 , could someone shed light on how to do it? The proof bit. Finding limits in terms of α and β is easy. As for Q3, I know it is probably not the way I was supposed to do but is the following method not correct? Lim (A+B)= lim(a)+lim(b) an...
H: Combinations of two letters from a $124$-element alphabet The telephone company wants to add an area code composed of $2$ letters to every phone number. In order to do so, the company chose a special sign language containing $124$ different signs. If the company used $122$ of the signs fully and two remained unused...
H: Choosing a Set of r elements from a set having n elements. Define a set $X$={$1$,$2$,$...$,$n$} . Determine the number of ways of selecting a subset of $X$ such that it contains no consecutive integers . AI: Let $a_n$, be the number of subsets satisfying the condition, including the empty set. By adding one mo...
H: Can we find an example of non-mesuarable set which their outer measure could be computed? We know there is non-measuarable set and we know every set has outer measure, so can anyone give me an example of a non-measuarable and there outer measure could be computed ? AI: Let us consider the Lebesgue (outer) measure o...