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If a number is rational, then it has a periodic decimal expression? I have proved the following: If the decimal expansion of a number is periodic, then it is a rational number. Now I am trying to prove the converse. For this, I am taking the rational numbers smaller than $1$, that is $\frac{m}{n}$ with $n>m$ becaus...
EDIT: I'd like to elaborate on something I glossed over in this answer originally - namely, why we can assume that "...we necessarily hit a repeat remainder." The added explanation is included at the bottom of the answer (to keep it readable). I think you're on the right track. But the idea here is, for $\frac{p}{q}$...
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Finding the global minimum of $x^{n}+x^{n-1}+...+1$ for even $n.$ Inspired by this question, I am curious if there is an asymptotic of the global minimum of the function: $$f_n(x) = x^{2n}+x^{2n-1}+...+x^2+x+1.$$ In the referred question, I showed that $$f_n(x) = x^{2n}+x^{2n-1}+...+x^2+x+1 =x^{2n-2}(x+\dfrac{1}{2})^2+...
Claim. The minimum of $f_n$ tends to $\frac12$ when $n \to \infty$. Let $a_n$ denote the minimum of $f_n(x) = \frac{x^{2n+1}-1}{x-1}$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}$. For fixed $t>0$ and $n > t$ we also have $$a_n \leq f_n\left(-1 + \frac{t}n\right) = \frac{-1 + (-1 + \frac{t}{n})^{1 + 2 n}}{-2 + \frac{t}{n}} = \frac{1 + (1-\f...
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Is it possible to evaluate analytically the following nontrivial triple integral? In a physical mathematical problem, I came across a nontrivial triple integral below obtained upon 3D inverse Fourier transformation. It would be great if someone here could provide with some hints that could help to evaluate analytically...
Well, for the first integral we have: $$\mathscr{I}:=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^\infty\int_0^\pi\frac{\sin\left(\theta\right)\cdot\sin^2\left(\phi\right)\cdot\exp\left(\sin\left(\theta\right)\cdot\cos\left(\phi\right)\cdot\text{k}\cdot\text{h}\cdot i\right)}{\text{a}\cdot\cos^2\left(\theta\right)+\text{b}\cdot\sin^2\left(\the...
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find a,b,c where $\sqrt{5^{1/3}-4^{1/3}}=\frac{1}{3}(a^{1/3}+b^{1/3}-c^{1/3})$ Is it ramanujan problems? $$\sqrt{5^{1/3}-4^{1/3}}=\frac{1}{3}(a^{1/3}+b^{1/3}-c^{1/3})$$ find $a,b,c$ Any helps would be appreciated.
Note that \begin{eqnarray*} \left( \sqrt[3]{\alpha}+\sqrt[3]{\alpha^2 \beta }-\sqrt[3]{\beta^2}\right) ^2 &=& \color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{\alpha^2}}+\color{red}{\alpha\sqrt[3]{\alpha \beta^2}} +\beta\sqrt[3]{\beta}+2 \alpha\sqrt[3]{\beta} \color{red}{-2 \sqrt[3]{\alpha\beta^2}} \color{blue}{-2 \beta\sqrt[3]{\alpha^2}} \\ &...
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Does this integral have a closed-form answer? Does this integral have a closed-form solution? $$\int\limits_{0}^{\infty}\dfrac{x^4\left(2x^{22}+\left(11\sqrt{5}+11\right)x^{17}-20\right)}{2\left(x^{22}+1\right)\sqrt{4\left(\sqrt{x^{22}+1}+x^{10}+(\sqrt{5}+1)x^{5}\right )+6+2\sqrt{5}}}dx$$ EDIT Sorry for the lack of con...
After much effort, I asked my teacher to solve this. Here's his solution: You need to notice that $$4(\sqrt{x^{22}+1}+x^{10}+(\sqrt{5}+1)x^{5})+6+2\sqrt{5}=4\left (\sqrt{x^{22}+1}+x^{10}+(\sqrt{5}+1)x^{5}+\frac{6+2\sqrt{5}}{4} \right )=4\left (\sqrt{x^{22}+1}+(x^{5}+\varphi)^{2} \right )$$ where $\varphi=\frac{\sqrt{5}...
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If $a,b,c$ are distinct positive numbers , show that $\frac{a^8 + b^8 + c^8}{a^3 b^3 c^3} > \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c}$ If $a,b,c$ are distinct positive numbers , show that $$\frac{a^8 + b^8 + c^8}{a^3 b^3 c^3} > \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c}.$$ I am thinking of Tchebycheff's inequality for this ...
The inequality is equivalent to $$a^8 + b^8 + c^8 > a^2b^3c^3 + a^3b^2c^3+ a^3b^3c^2.$$ Now apply Muirhead's inequality (i.e. $[8,0,0]\geq [3,3,2]$) and note that the equality holds iff $a=b=c$.
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Find the maximum and minimum value of $S= \log_{2}a+\log_{2}b+\log_{2}c$. Let $a, b, c \geq 1$ and $a+b+c=4$. Find the maximum and minimum value of $S= \log_{2}a+\log_{2}b+\log_{2}c$. I found the maximum, it is easy to prove $S_\max = 3\log_{2}\frac{4}{3}$. I think the minimum is $1$ when there are two number are $1$ a...
Let $f(x)=\log_2{x}$ and $a\geq b\geq c$. Hence, $f$ is a concave function. Also we have: $a\leq2$ and $a+b=4-c\leq3$. Thus, $(2,1,1)\succ(a,b,c)$ and by Karamata $$\sum_{cyc}\log_2a\geq\log_22+\log_21+\log_21=1.$$ The equality occurs for $a=2$ and $b=c=1$, which says that $1$ is a minimal value. In another hand, by A...
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Solving equations $a+b+c=5,a^2+b^2+c^2=11,a^3+b^3+c^3=27$ Let $a, b, c $ be real numbers such that $a<b<c$ and satisfying $$a+b+c=5;$$ $$a^2+b^2+c^2=11;$$ $$a^3+b^3+c^3=27.$$ Prove that $0<a<1<b<2<c<3$. My understanding : $(a+b+c)^2 - (a^2+b^2+c^2) = 14$ so, $ab+bc+ca = 7$ $a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca = 4$ $(a+b+c)(...
This is a classical exercise about symmetric functions. By Newton's identities $$ e_1 = p_1 = 5, $$ $$ 2e_2 = p_1^2 - p_2 = 14, $$ $$ 3e_3 = e_2 p_1 - e_1 p_2 + p_3 = 7 $$ hence $a,b,c$ are roots of the polynomial $$ p(z)=(z-a)(z-b)(z-c) = z^3-e_1 z^2+e_2 z-e_3 = z^3-5z^2+7z-\frac{7}{3} $$ and the claim follows from th...
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$\sqrt{9x^2-16}>3x+1$ I'm trying to solve the following inequality: $$\sqrt{9x^2-16}>3x+1$$ Here's my attempt: $\sqrt{9x^2-16}>3x+1$ $\longrightarrow 9x^2-16>9x^2+6x+1$ $\longrightarrow -16>6x+1$ $\longrightarrow x<-\frac{17}{6}$ Now, I need to check the constraints: $9x^2-16 > 0$ $\longrightarrow (3x)^2 > 4^2$ $\lo...
at first it must be $|x|\geq \frac{4}{3}$ if $$x\le -\frac{1}{3}$$ our inequality is true. let $$x>-\frac{1}{3}$$ we can square it: $$9x^2-16>9x^2+6x+1$$ otr $$x<-\frac{17}{6}$$ together with the conditions $$-\infty<x<-\frac{17}{6}$$ and $$-\frac{1}{3}<x$$ or $$-\frac{1}{3}\geq x$$ and $$x\geq \frac{4}{3}$$ or $$x\le ...
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Find the equation of straight lines through the point $(\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {3}}, 1)$ whose perpendicular distance from the origin is unity. Find the equation of straight lines through the point $\left(\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {3}}, 1\right)$ whose perpendicular distance from the origin is unity. My Attempt: Let the equation of l...
Using the normal form of straight line, let the equation of the line be $$x \cos \alpha + y \sin \alpha = 1$$ Now since the line passes through $\left ( \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, 1 \right )$, we get $$\frac{\cos \alpha}{\sqrt{3}} + {\sin \alpha} = 1 \implies \alpha = \frac{\pi}{6} \ \ or \ \ \frac{\pi}{2} $$ Hence we get t...
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Show that $\frac {1}{\sqrt{5}}[(\frac {1}{x+r_+}) - (\frac {1}{x+r_-}) = \frac {1}{\sqrt{5}x}[(\frac {1}{1-r_{+}x}) - (\frac {1}{1-r_{-}x})] $ I need to manipulate this equation: $$ \frac {1}{\sqrt{5}}\left(\frac {1}{x+r_+} - \frac {1}{x+r_-}\right) $$ to show that $$ \frac {1}{\sqrt{5}}\left(\frac {1}{x+r_+} - \frac ...
From your last step: $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\left(\frac{r_{+}}{1 - r_{+}x} - \frac{r_{-}}{1 - r_{-}x}\right)$$ $$= \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}x}\left(\frac{r_{+}x}{1 - r_{+}x} - \frac{r_{-}x}{1 - r_{-}x}\right)$$ $$= \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}x}\left(\left[\frac{1}{1 - r_{+}x} - 1\right] - \left[\frac{1}{1 - r_{-}x} - 1\right]\right)$$ $$=...
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Compute $\int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(1+x^2)^{n+1}}dx$ via residue calculus. Let $\Gamma_R$ be the semicircle of radius $R$ in the upper half plane. Then, \begin{align} \int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(1+x^2)^{n+1}}dx &= \lim_{R\to \infty}\int_{\Gamma_R}\frac{1}{(1+z^2)^{n+1}}dz \\ &= 2\pi i \operat...
Your answer is actually $$\pi\frac{(2n)!}{2^{2n}(n!)^2}.$$ (Check the derivative.) Then use $$ (2n)!=(1 \cdot 3 \cdots (2n-1))\cdot 2^n \cdot (n!)$$ to get $$\pi\frac{(2n)!}{2^{2n}(n!)^2}=\pi\frac{1 \cdot 3 \cdots (2n-1)}{2^n \cdot (n!)}=\pi\frac{1 \cdot 3 \cdots (2n-1)}{2 \cdot 4 \cdots (2n)}.$$
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How to prove that $2^0 + 2^1 + 2^2 + 2^3 + \cdots + 2^n = 2^{n+1} - 1$ When I'm reading Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, I met the sum of binary numbers and failed to prove it: $$ 2^0 + 2^1 + 2^2 + 2^3 + \cdots + 2^n = 2^{n+1} - 1 $$ This might be preliminary knowledge, I'm not good at mathematics, any bod...
Exploiting the binary representation, $$111\cdots111_2+1_2=1000\cdots000_2$$ because the carry propagates. This is exactly $$2^0+2^1+2^2+\cdots2^{n-2}+2^{n-1}+2^n+1=2^{n+1}.$$ The proof generalizes to other bases. Let $a:=b-1$, then $$a\cdot111\cdots111_b+1_b= aaa\cdots aaa_b+1_b=1000\cdots000_b,$$ which is a rewrite ...
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Radical problem: $\sqrt{7+2\sqrt{12}}+\sqrt{7-2\sqrt{12}}$ What is the value of $$\sqrt{7+2\sqrt{12}}+\sqrt{7-2\sqrt{12}}$$
With $x=\sqrt{7+2\sqrt{12}}$ and $y=\sqrt{7-2\sqrt{12}}$, we have $x^2+y^2=14$ and $xy=\sqrt{7^2-2^2\cdot12}=1$, so $(x+y)^2=14+2\cdot1=16$ and thus $x+y=4,$ since $x,y$ are positive. In general, we'd have $$\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{c}}+\sqrt{a-b\sqrt{c}}=\sqrt{2a+2\sqrt{a^2-b^2c}}.$$
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Why does $a^2x^2+(a^2+b^2-c^2)xy+b^2y^2>0,$ imply $(a^2+b^2-c^2)^2-4a^2b^2<0$? Why does $a^2x^2+(a^2+b^2-c^2)xy+b^2y^2>0,$ imply $(a^2+b^2-c^2)^2-4a^2b^2<0$, if $x, y$ are reals greater than $1$, and $a, b, c$ are positive reals? A proof with all the math to go from one to the other would be nice.
since you added a clause about $x,y > 1,$ some two minutes after first posting the question, the conclusion you require is false. In fact, take any $a,b$ (not both zero) at all and then take $c = 0,$ then for $x,y > 1,$ $$ a^2 x^2 + (a^2 + b^2) xy + b^2 y^2 > 0 $$ however $$ (a^2 + b^2)^2 - 4 a^2 b^2 = (a^2 - b^2)^2 ...
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How to prove $\ln{\frac{n+1}{n}}\le\frac{2}{n+1},\forall n\in\mathbb{N}^+$? I found an inequality: $$\ln\left(\frac{n+1}{n}\right)\le\frac{2}{n+1},\forall n\in\mathbb{N}^+.$$ I tried induction. It is obvious if $k=1$, when $n=k$, $\ln\sqrt{\left(\frac{k+1}{k}\right)^{k+1}}\le 1$, but bogged down for $n=k+1$: $$\ln\sqrt...
Integrate $\frac{1}{x}$ between $n$ and $n+1$: $\ln \frac{n+1}{n} = \ln (n+1) - \ln (n) = \displaystyle\int_n^{n+1} \frac{1}{x} \operatorname{d}x$. As $x\to \frac{1}{x}$ is decreasing, you get $\ln \frac{n+1}{n}\leq \displaystyle\int_n^{n+1} \frac{1}{n} \operatorname{d}x = \frac{1}{n}$. It is moreover clear that $\frac...
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Quadratic equations having a common root. I have a cubic polynomial $f(x)=x^3+px^2+qx+72$ which is divisible by both $x^2+ax+b$ and $x^2+bx+a$ (where a,b,p,q are constants and a$ \neq $b).I have to find the sum of the squares of the the roots of the cubic polynomial. I tried to attempt it like this. Since the quadratic...
The roots are 1, 8, 9. From here you can simply sum the cubes. Now for the solution: As you noted your two quadratics have a common root. Let this root be called $y$. Then $y^2 + ay + b = 0$ and $y^2 + by + a = 0$. This is a system of two equations. Solving we get $(a-b)y = (a-b)$. Since $a \neq b$ we conclude $y=1$. N...
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Finding solutions for expression to be a perfect square Determine all integers such that $$ n^4- n^2 +64$$ is the square of an integer. The first two lines of the solution given in the textbook is as below: Since $n^4-n^2+64>(n^2-1)^2. $ For some non negative integer $k$, $n^4-n^2+64=(n^2+k)^2$. I fail to understa...
Following the author's solution, since $n^4-n^2+64>(n^2-1)^2$ any $n^4-n^2+64$ which equals a square can be written as $(n^2+k)^2$ for $k$ a non-negative integer (i.e. $k>-1$ in the $(n^2-1)^2$). That means $$n^4-n^2+64 = n^4+2kn^2+k^2$$ and $$n^2=\frac{64-k^2}{(2k+1)}.$$ We need to check for $0\leq k\leq 8$ (since $...
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Arithmetic-geometric mean, prove that $c_n = 4me^{-\ell 2^n+\epsilon_n}$ Let $a$ and $b$ reals with $a > b > 0$. Let $(a_n)$ and $(b_n)$ with $a_0 = a$, $b_0 = b$ and $$a_{n+1} = \tfrac{a_n+b_n}{2} \quad\text{;}\quad b_{n+1} = \sqrt{a_nb_n}$$ We know that $\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} a_n = \lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty}...
Using $c_{n+1} = \frac{c_n^2}{2(a_n+b_n)} = \frac{c_n^2}{4a_{n+1}}$, we get. \begin{align*} u_{n+1} & = -2^{-n-1} \ln(c_{n+1}) \\ & = -2^{-n-1} (\ln(c_n)-\ln(4a_{n+1})) \\ & = u_n+2^{-n-1} \ln(4a_{n+1}) \end{align*} $\ln(4a_{n+1}) = \ln(4m)+\underbrace{\ln(\frac{4a_{n+1}}{4m})}_{\alpha_n}$. The sequence $(\alpha_n)$ is...
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Representing polynomials as quadratic forms I have the following cubic equation $$x^3-6x^2+11x-6=(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)=0$$ whose solutions are $x=1,2,3$. What if the above equation were represented by quadratic form? Let $\mathbf x = \begin{bmatrix} x^2 & x & 1\end{bmatrix}^T$. Can the cubic equation above be represented as ...
The simplest solution is to use the 3 homogeneous coordinates $\pmatrix{ x^2 & x & 1}$ and a 3×3 symmetric matrix $$A x^3 + B x^2 + C x + D = \pmatrix{x^2 \\x \\1}^\top \begin{bmatrix} 0 & \frac{A}{2} & 0 \\ \frac{A}{2} & B & \frac{C}{2} \\ 0 & \frac{C}{2} & D \end{bmatrix} \pmatrix{x^2 \\x \\1} $$ But the f...
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An equation for prime numbers $\frac{p-1}{2}(2^p-1)+1=7k^2$ If $2^p-1$ is a Mersenne prime, and $k$ is an integer, then solve $$\frac{p-1}{2}(2^p-1)+1=7k^2$$ $$$$ If I take modulo $p$ I get $1 \equiv 14k^2 \pmod{p}$. If I take modulo $q=2^p-1$ I get $1 \equiv 7k^2 \pmod{q}$. Can I use these to solve the equation?...
This is only a partial answer, but I hope it may help a little. Your evaluations modulo $p$ and $q$ are of course correct, but the argument can be carried a little further. You already know that the case $p=3$ is impossible, so I will assume in what follows that $p > 3$. It is easily verified that $2^p - 1 \equiv 1 \pm...
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Problems while solving the differential equation. $$x^2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+x^2\frac{dy}{dx}-2y=0$$ $x=0$ is a regular singular point. $$y=\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nx^{n+r}$$ $$\frac{dy}{dx}=(n+r)\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nx^{n+r-1}$$ $$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=(n+r)(n+r-1)\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nx^{n+r-2}$$ $$(n+r)(n+r-1)\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_...
In your equations they are some terms with $n$ in them. These terms should be in the $\displaystyle{\sum_n}$ , not outside. Nevertheless, your result is correct which is well. But one can go further. Case $r=2$ : $$c_n=\frac{-(n+1)}{n^2+3n}c_{n-1}$$ $$c_n=c_0\prod_{k=1}^n\left(\frac{-(k+1)}{k^2+3k}\right)= (-1)^n c_0\...
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Solving $(1 + i) z - 2 \overline{z} = -11 + 25i$ How do we find the complex number $z$ that satisfies $$(1 + i) z - 2 \overline{z} = -11 + 25i.$$ How should I start? Am I supposed to express $z$ as $x+yi$?
Since both, left hand side and right hand side of \begin{align*} (1 + i) z - 2 \overline{z} = -11 + 25i\tag{1} \end{align*} represent a complex number, we can equate real and imaginary part of them. We set $z=x+iy$ with real part $x$ and imaginary part $y$. We obtain \begin{align*} \Re\left((1+i)(x+iy)-2(x-iy)\r...
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Solve for four values of x where x lies in complex plane. I came across this problem and have to find four roots of this equation. Direct multiplication was of no help and factorizing it is a mess. I tried to factor it using $a^2+b^2=(a+ib)(a-ib) $ but was of no help. $$x^2 + (\frac{ax}{x+a})^2= 3a^2$$ Can anyone thro...
Okay I tried to solve this question using two techniques, one is by factorizing and then substitution as below: $$x^2 +(\frac{ax}{x+a})^2 = 3a^2$$ We can write $ a^2 + b^2$ as $$a^2 + b^2= (a-b)^2 +2ab$$ so $x^2 +(\frac{ax}{x+a})^2$ can be written as $$(x -\frac{ax}{x+a})^2 + 2 * x * \frac{ax}{x+a}$$ $$\implies (\frac{...
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Let $\ a,b,c$ be integers such that $ \ a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$. If $c$ is divisible by $3$, prove that $a$ and $b$ are both divisible by $3$. Question: Let $\ a,b,c$ be integers such that $ \ a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$. If $c$ is divisible by $3$, prove that $a$ and $b$ are both divisible by $3$. My attempt: Proof by cont...
$$n^2\equiv(0,1,-2,4)mod9.$$ It's all!
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Expanding $(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)$ Is there any trick to multiplying this?: $(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)$? The brackets are to be eliminated and the result is to be simplified as much as possible. I have started with this: \begin{align}&(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)\\&= (x^3+2x+3x+x+2+x+3+3x+2x+6)(x^3-2x-3x...
$(x+a)(x-a)=x^2-a^2$ so collect these terms to obtain a third degree polynomial in $x^2$. Solve that as normal. ${(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)(x-2)(x-3) \\\qquad=~ (x^2-1)(x^2-4)(x^2-9) \\\qquad=~ x^{2\cdot 3}-(\phantom{1+4+9})x^{2\cdot 2}+(\phantom{4\cdot 9+4+9})x^2-1\cdot 4\cdot 9 \\ \qquad\quad\ddots}$
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What are the real and imaginary parts of $(x+e^{ix})^{0.5}$? Finding the real and imaginary parts of $(x+e^{ix})^{n}$ is easy if n is an integer greater than 1. But what if n is a fraction? Suppose I have a function like $(x+e^{ix})^{0.5}$. How do you find the real and imaginary parts of this? Edit: x is a real n...
If $n$ is not an integer, $(x + e^{ix})^{n}$ is multi-valued. First write $x + e^{ix} = x + \cos x + i\sin x = e^{i\theta} \sqrt{x^{2} + 2x \cos x + 1}$ for some real $\theta$ (unique up to an additive integer multiple of $2\pi$). If $n$ is real, then \begin{align*} (x + e^{ix})^{n} &= (x^{2} + 2x\cos x + 1)^{n/2} ...
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$\lim\limits_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sqrt{n^2+n} -n$? Calculate $\displaystyle\lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\,{\sqrt{\,{n^{2} + n}\,} - n}\,\right)$. $\displaystyle\lim_{n \to \infty}\left(\,{\sqrt{\,{n^{2} + n}\,} - n}\,\right) = \infty - \infty$ We have an indeterminate form So I proceeded to factorize $$\sqrt{n^2+n...
Using you approach $$\sqrt{n^2+n} -n = \sqrt{ \frac{n^2(n+1)}{n}}-n =n \left[ \sqrt{\frac{n+1}{n}}-1 \right]=n \left[ \sqrt{1+\frac{1}{n}}-1 \right]$$ Now, use the generalized binomial theorem or Taylor series to get, for small values of $x$, $$\sqrt{1+x}=1+\frac{x}{2}-\frac{x^2}{8}+O\left(x^3\right)$$ $$\sqrt{1+x}...
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How many 5 letter different words can be formed using the letters AAASSSBB I saw that these sort of questions have been asked before, but not exactly this kind of problem: creating 5 DIFFERENT words, not just all possible combinations. The words don't need to have any meanings. I'd appreciate an explanation in addition...
$$ \begin{array}{c|c|c} \text{Letters} & \text{Calculation} & \text{# Possibilities}\\ \hline\\ AAASS & \displaystyle\binom{5}{3} & 10 \\\\ AAASB & \displaystyle\binom{5}{3} \cdot 2 & 20\\\\ AAABB & \displaystyle\binom{5}{3} & 10\\\\ AASSS & \displaystyle\binom{5}{2} & 10\\\\ AASSB & \displaystyle\binom{5}{2} \cd...
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Find the curve of intersection between $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1$ and $x+y+z = 0$ Find the curve of intersection between $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1$ and $x+y+z = 0$ My attempt: * *$x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1$ *$x+y+z=0$ $$(2) \implies z = -(x+y)$$ $$(1) \implies x^2+y^2+(x+y)^2 = 1$$ $$2x^2 + 2y^2 + 2xy = 1$$ This is the curve i...
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How can i find the least number n that can be presented as product of a*b Which the least number n can we imagine in product n = a∙b like k ways? Products a∙b and b∙a is one of the way, where all numbers is natural (1≤ k ≤50) I tried to loop from 1 to 1000000 and with each number perform the following: looping from 1 t...
Suppose $$n=2^{n_1}\cdot 3^{n_2}\dots \cdot p_r^{n_r}$$ where $p_r$ is the $r^{th}$ prime. The number of divisors of $n$ $$d(n)=(n_1+1)(n_2+1)\dots (n_r+1)$$ The number of factorisations is half of this unless $n$ is a square in which case it is half $d(n)+1$. To find a number having $k$ factorisations, reverse this pr...
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Continuity- function Let $f : R \to R $ be a function which is continuous at $0$ and $f(0)=1$ . Also assume that f satisfies the following relation for all $x$ $$f(x)-f\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)=\frac{3x^2}{4}+x$$ Find $f(3)$ [I have tried it solve. I will be grateful indeed if someone can review the following solution a...
hint $$f (3)-f (\frac {3}{2})=\frac {3^3}{2^2}+3$$ $$f (\frac {3}{2})-f (\frac {3}{2^2})=\frac {3^3}{2^4}+\frac {3}{2} $$ ... $$f (\frac {3}{2^n})-f (\frac {3}{2^{n+1}})=\frac {3^3}{2^{2n+2}}+\frac {3}{2^n} $$ sum and $n\to +\infty $. You will find $$f (3)=f (0)+\frac {27}{4}\frac {1}{1-\frac {1}{4}}+3\frac {1}{1-\frac...
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Solve the Diophantine equation $x^6 + 3x^3 + 1 = y^4$ Find all pairs $(x, y)$ of integers, such that $x^6 + 3x^3 + 1 = y^4$. My solution: Claim: The pair $(0, 1)$ are the only solutions. Proof. Suppose there exists other solutions for $y \gt 1$ and $x \gt 0$, then I shall show that such pairs are impossible if $x$ a...
$x^6+3x^3+1-y^4=0$ is a quadratic equation. Thus, there is an integer $n$ for which $$3^2-4(1-y^4)=n^2$$ or $$n^2-4y^4=5$$ or $$(n-2y^2)(n+2y^2)=5$$ and we have four cases only.
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Trigonometry limit's proof: $\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(x)+\sin(2x)+\cdots+\sin(kx)}{x}=\frac{k(k+1)}{2}$ How to prove that $$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(x)+\sin(2x)+\cdots+\sin(kx)}{x}=\frac{k(k+1)}{2}$$ I tried to split up the fraction and multiple-divide every new fraction with its $x$ factor but didn't work out. ex: $$\lim_...
You are so close. Note that \begin{align*} \frac{\sin(x)+\sin(2x)+\cdots+\sin(kx)}{x} &= \frac{\sin(x)}{x}+\frac{\sin(2x)}{x}+\cdots+\frac{\sin(kx)}{x} \\ &= \frac{\sin(x)}{x}+2\frac{\sin(2x)}{2x}+\cdots+k\frac{\sin(kx)}{kx} \\ &\to 1 + 2 + \cdots + k \\ &= \frac{k(k+1)}{2} \end{align*} as $x\to0$. I suspect you may no...
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Proof that $n!$ is divisible by $(n+1)^2$ for $n=xy+x+y$ I noticed the other day that for $n>8, n\in\mathbb{N}$, the factorial $n!$ seems to be divisible by $(n+1)^2$ when $n$ can be written in the form $xy+x+y$ (where $x,y\geq1$ and $\in\mathbb{N}$). Some examples: * *$n=14=2 \times 4+2+4$ (i.e. $x=2$, $y=4$), and ...
$\color{Green}{\text{Question}}$ : Find all integers $n$; such that $\color{Green}{(n+1)! \mid n!} $ . $\color{Blue}{\star \ \ \ \ \text{condition}}$ : Now suppose that $n+1$ can be written in the form $n+1=ab$; with $2 < a,b$. Also assume that one of the following occures: * *If $a= b$; then $5 \leq a=b$....
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Evaluate the given limit: Evaluate the given limit: $$\lim_{x\to 1} \dfrac {1+\cos \pi x}{\tan^2 \pi x}$$ My Attempt: $$=\lim_{x\to 1} \dfrac {1+\cos \pi x}{\dfrac {\sin^2 \pi x}{\cos^2 \pi x}}$$ $$=\lim_{x\to 1} (1+\cos \pi x) \times \dfrac {\cos^2 \pi x}{\sin^2 \pi x}$$ $$=\lim_{x\to 1} (1+\cos \pi x) \cos^2 \pi x (\...
Make the problem simpler using $x=y+1$ and later $\pi y=z$ $$\lim_{x\to 1} \dfrac {1+\cos (\pi x)}{\tan^2 (\pi x)}=\lim_{y\to 0} \dfrac {1-\cos (\pi y)}{\tan^2 (\pi y)}=\lim_{z\to 0} \dfrac {1-\cos (z)}{\tan^2 (z)}$$ and consider either equivalents $$\cos(z)\sim 1-\frac{z^2}2 \qquad \text{and}\qquad\tan(z)\sim z \impli...
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Prove that for every real number $x$, if $|x − 3| > 3$ then $x^2 > 6x$. This is Velleman's exercise 3.5.10: Prove that for every real number $x$, if $|x − 3| > 3$ then $x^2 > 6x$. And here's my proof of it: Proof. Suppose $|x − 3| > 3$. We now consider two cases: Case 1. $x - 3 \ge 0$. Then $|x − 3| = x - 3$, so we hav...
Your proof is incomplete: you should show in BOTH cases that $x^2>6x$. So in case 2, when $x<0$, at the end, it suffices to sya that "and therefore $x^2>3x>6x$". However, there is a much shorter way that I warmly recommend. Since $|x − 3|$ and $3$ are both non-negative, the inequality $|x − 3| > 3$ is equivalent to $|x...
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How to find linear dependency relationship The Question I am attempting to answer gives vectors of, (2,1,4,3) (2,3,2,3) (4,11,-1,6) and asks for an explicit dependency relationship. I have found them to be linearly dependent. (found the determinant = 0) How do i then find a dependency relationship? Looking at t...
Look for the relationship between the three vectors: $$ xu+yv+zw= x \left[\begin{matrix} 2\\ 1\\ 4\\ 3 \end{matrix}\right] + y \left[\begin{matrix} 2\\ 3\\ 2\\ 3 \end{matrix}\right] + z \left[\begin{matrix} 4\\ 11\\ -1\\ 6 \end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix} 2 & 2 & 4\\ 1 & 3 & 11\\ 4 & 2 & -1\\ 3 & 3 & 6\\ \end...
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Show that if $a+b+c=0$, $2(a^4 + b^4+ c^4)$ is a perfect square Show that for $\{a,b,c\}\subset\Bbb Z$ if $a+b+c=0$ then $2(a^4 + b^4+ c^4)$ is a perfect square. This question is from a math olympiad contest. I started developing the expression $(a^2+b^2+c^2)^2=a^4+b^4+c^4+2a^2b^2+2a^2c^2+2b^2c^2$ but was not able ...
A systematic way doing this is using Newton's identifites. Let $p_k = a^k + b^k + c^k$ for $k = 1, 2, 3, 4$ and $$\begin{align} s_1 &= a + b + c\\ s_2 &= ab+bc+ca\\ s_3 &= abc \end{align}$$ be the elementary symmetric polynomials associated with $a, b, c$. Newton's identities tell us: $$\require{cancel}\begin{array}{r...
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find a and b such that the limit will exist and find the limit I am given this question $$\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{e^{\sqrt{1+x^2}}-a-bx^2}{x^4}$$ And asked to find the $a$ and $b$ such that the limit exists and also to compute the limit My solution: Let $t$=$\sqrt{1+x}$. Then the Maclaurin polynomial is : $$\sqrt{...
Hint. When you write $$ e^{1+\frac{x^2}{2}-\frac{x^4}{8}+\mathcal{O}(x^6) }=1+\left(1+\frac{x^2}{2}-\frac{x^4}{8}+\mathcal{O}(x^6)\right)+\mathcal{O}(x^6) $$ it is wrong, since it is not right that, as $x \to 0$, $$ \left(1+\frac{x^2}{2}-\frac{x^4}{8}+\mathcal{O}(x^6)\right)^m=\mathcal{O}(x^6),\qquad m=2,3,\cdots. $$ ...
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$P\left(x\right)=x^{100}+x^{50}-2x^4-x^3+x+1$, $\frac{P(x)}{x^3+x}$ remainder Given the polynomial: $P\left(x\right)=x^{100}+x^{50}-2x^4-x^3+x+1$ What is the remainder of $\frac{P(X)}{x^3+x}$? I don't think the long division is efficient the way to go, and the remainder theorem doesn't seem to be applicable here as $x^...
The remainder is $$\frac{x+2}{x^2+1}\:+\:\frac 1x\qquad\text{or}\quad2x^2+2x+1\;\;\text{respectively}\\[3ex]$$ obtained by taking a lazy approach: Feeding the command apart((x**100+x**50-2*x**4-x**3+x+1)/(x**3+x)) into http://live.sympy.org/ , thus asking Python to go through the long division in short time, yields $$...
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Is this true $n!\leq(\frac{5n+7}{12})^n,n∈N$? Is the following inequality true? For all $n\in \Bbb N$ prove that: $$n!\leq\left(\frac{5n+7}{12}\right)^n.$$ I know the answer,but I want to see other people how to prove the problem. In my proof I used $\frac{5n+7}{12}=\frac{\frac{n+1}2+\frac{n+2}3}2\geq \sqrt{\frac{(n+...
By AM-GM $$\frac{1\cdot n+2(n-1)+...+n\cdot1}{n}\geq\sqrt[n]{(n!)^2}$$ or $$\left(\sqrt{\frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{6}}\right)^n\geq n!.$$ Thus, it remains to prove that $$\frac{5n+7}{12}\geq\sqrt{\frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{6}},$$ which is $$(n-1)^2\geq0.$$ Done! $$1\cdot n+2(n-1)+...+n\cdot1=\sum_{k=1}^nk(n-k+1)=$$ $$=(n+1)\sum_{k=1}^nk...
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Polynomials$ P(x^2)=(x+1)P(x)$ Find all polynomials $P(x) \in\mathbb{R}[x]$ satisfying $$ P(x^2)=(x+1)P(x)$$ Please check my work : Let $r$ be root of $P(x)$ so $P(r)=0$ Substitute $x=r$, $ P(r^2)=(r+1)P(r)$ so $P(r^2)=0$, i.e., if $r$ is root then $r^2$ is also root. Substitute $x=-1$, so $P(1)=0$, i.e., if $r$ is roo...
Suppose $P(x)$ has a root other than $1$ and $-1$ (say $r$). Then $r^2$ is also a root of the polynomial, i.e. $r^4$ is also a root of the polynomial which leads $P$ has infinitely many roots, which is not possible. Then only roots $P$ can have are $1$ and $-1$. It is easy to see that $1$ is a root of $P$. $c\neq 0$ Le...
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Proving that for $\{ a,b\} \subset \Bbb{R^{+}}$; $a+b=1 \implies a^2+b^2 \ge \frac{1}{2}$ For $\{ a,b\} \subset \Bbb{R^{+}}$; $a+b=1 \implies a^2+b^2 \ge \frac{1}{2}$ I'm trying to prove this in the following way, but I'm not sure if it's correct. Could anyone please check it and see if it's okay? $a+b=1 \implies (a...
Follows directly from Hölder's inequality on a finite measure space (with dual exponents $(2,2)$): $1 = (a+b)^2 \le (a^2+b^2)(1^2+1^2)$.
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Show that, for any two integers $a$ and $b$, at least one of the expressions $a^3, b^3, a^3+b^3$ or $a^3-b^3$ will be divisible by $7$. This is a very interesting word problem that I came across in an old textbook of mine: Show that, for any two integers $a$ and $b$, at least one of the expressions $a^3, b^3, a^3+b^3$...
If $a$ or $b$ is a multiple of 7 then it's obvious, else $a^6\equiv b^6 \equiv 1 \pmod 7$ and $(a^3+b^3)(a^3-b^3)=a^6-b^6\equiv 0 \pmod 7$. Since 7 is prime it divides $a^3+b^3$ or $a^3-b^3$.
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Solve $\frac{1}{x}<\frac{x}{2}<\frac{2}{x}$. First I consider the case $\frac{1}{x}<\frac{x}{2}$, manipulating to $\frac{(x-\sqrt{2})(x+\sqrt{2})}{2x}<0\Leftrightarrow x < -\sqrt{2}.$ Did this by subtracting $\frac{x}{2}$ from both sides and writing everything with a common denominator. Second case to consider is $\fra...
If $x>0$, multiply by $x$ to get $$1<\frac{x^2}{2}<2\iff 2<x^2 <4\implies \sqrt 2<x<2$$ If $x< 0$ multiply by $x$ and $$1>\frac{x^2}{2}>2\iff 2>x^2>4\implies \text{false}$$
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Simple logarithmic differentiation Given the equation $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-x}{y}$ How can you solve for $\frac{d^2y}{d^2x}$ using logarithmic differentiation? Here is my work: $ln(\frac{dy}{dx}) = ln(\frac{-x}{y})$ $ln(\frac{dy}{dx}) = ln(-x) - ln(y)$ (Take derivative of both sides) $(\frac{d^2y}{d^2x})/(\frac{dy}{d...
That equation can be rewritten with another notation like y'y = -x simply claculate the dervative of that expression $$y"y+y'²= -1 $$ where y'= dy/dx and y" = d²y/dx² Rewriting this last equation with your notation $$d²y/dx²=-(x²+y²)/y³$$
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If the constant term of binomial expansion $ (2x-\frac{1}{x})^{n}$ is$-160$ ,then $n$ equal to? As I know the expansion binomial expression of $ (2x-\frac{1}{x})^{n}$ .But I don't know that for which $-160$ in $n$th term of given expression. Please help me to solve this.
As usual, the binomial expansion helps: $$ \left(2x - \frac 1x\right)^n = \sum_{k=0}^n (-1)^k\binom nk\frac{1}{x^k}(2x)^{n-k} = \sum_{k=0}^n \binom nk (-1)^k2^{n-k}x^{n-2k} $$ Now, when does the constant term appear? Precisely when $n=2k$, as one sees above. Also, if $n$ is odd, then you see that the constant term is z...
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Proving that $\{x\in\Bbb{R}\mid 1+x+x^2 = 0\} = \varnothing$ without the quadratic formula and without calculus I'm asked to prove that $\{x\in\Bbb{R}\mid 1+x+x^2 = 0\} = \varnothing$ in an algebra textbook. The formula for the real roots of a second degree polynomial is not introduced yet. And the book is written wit...
To pursue your ideas: "And here maybe prove that there is no $x$ such that $(x+1)^2=x$ ???" If $x > 0$ then $x + 1 > x$ and $x + 1 > 1$ so $(x+1)^2 = (x+1)(x+1) > x *1 = x$. If $x = 0$ then $(x+1)^2 = 1 \ne 0 = x$ If $x < 0$ then $(x+1)^2 \ge 0 > x$. "With this method I have trouble proving the case x<0" If $x > 0$ the...
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$|x^2-5x+2|\leq 4$ Solve the following inequality. $$|x^2-5x+2|\leq 4.$$ I know how to interpret $|x-a|$ as the distance between $x$ and $a$ along the $x$-axis, but how does one interpret an absolute value of $|ax^2+bx+c|$? For the inequality $|x^2-5x+2|\leq 4$ I factored the LHS and got $$\left|\left(x+\frac{\sqrt...
Hints: * *$$|x^2-5x+2| \le 4 \iff -4 \le x^2-5x+2 \le4 \iff \frac{1}{4} \le x^2-5x+\frac{25}{4} \le \frac{33}{4}.$$ *$$x^2-5x +\frac{25}{4}=\left(x-\frac{5}{2}\right)^2.$$ *$$a \le y^2 \le b \iff \sqrt{a} \le y \le \sqrt{b} \quad \text{or} \quad -\sqrt{b} \le y \le -\sqrt{a}.$$
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Finding the minimum value of $a^2+b^2+c^2$ Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be $3$ real numbers satisfying $2 \leq ab+bc+ca$. Find the minimum value of $a^2+b^2+c^2$. I've been trying to solve this, but I don't really know how to approach this. I thought of $(a+b+c)^2 = a^2+b^2+c^2 + 2(ab+bc+ca)$, but that gives me $a+b+c$, wh...
Notice that by Inequality of arithmetic and geometric means we know that: $$ 2ab \leq a^2+b^2; \\ 2ac \leq a^2+c^2; \\ 2bc \leq b^2+c^2; $$ so we can conclude that: $$ 2\left(ab+ac+bc\right) \leq 2\left(a^2+b^2+c^2\right) \Longrightarrow \\ \ \ \left(ab+ac+bc\right) \leq \ \ \left(a^2+b^2+c^2\right) \Lon...
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Find all integers $n>1$ such that$\frac{2^n+1}{n+1}$ is an integer. Find all integers $n>1$ such that $\frac{2^n+1}{n+1}$ is an integer. Second attempt : I'd like to know if it's correct or not. Thank you. Since $\frac{2^n+1}{n+1}$ for all integers $n>1$ is equivalent to $\frac{2^{n-1} \;+1}{n}$ for all integers $n>...
HINT: The following procedure is a sort of descent proving the impossibility of solution. It is obvious that the denominator cannot be even so $n$ should be even and the quotient (supposing it is integer) should be odd. $$2^{2n}+1=(2n+1)(2k+1)\iff2^{2n}=4kn+2(k+n)\iff2^{2n-1}=2kn+k+n$$ It follows that $k$ and $n$ have...
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Question about parametric divisibility relations Let $a,b,c,d$ be pairwise relatively prime positive integers such that the divisibility relations $$ (kc-d) \mid \bigl((2k^2+1)b^2-2kab-(k^2-1)a^2\bigr) $$ and $$ (c-kd) \mid \bigl((k^2+2)b^2-2kab+(k^2-1)a^2\bigr) $$ hold for every nonzero integer $k$. QUESTION: Can...
\begin{cases} \begin{align} (2k^2+1)b^2-2kab-(k^2-1)a^2 &= (kc-d)q, \\ (k^2+2)b^2-2kab+(k^2-1)a^2 &= (c-kd)r. \end{align} \end{cases} \begin{align} a &= ((k+1)s+(k-1)p)((k-1)p^2+2(k^3-k^2-1)ps+(k+1)(k^2+2)s^2), \\[0.5em] b &= ((k+1)s+(k-1)p)(-(k-1)^2p^2+2k(k-1)ps+k^2(k^2-1)s^2, \\[0.5em] c &= (2k^4-5k^3+7k^2-5...
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Induction: Bounds on sum of inverses of first $n$ square roots I am trying to show by induction that $2(\sqrt{n}-1)<1+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\cdots+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}<2\sqrt{n}$. For the upper bound, I have that if $1+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\cdots+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}<2\sqrt{n}$, then $1+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\cdots+\dfrac{1}{...
$$\begin{array}{cl} & 1+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\cdots+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}} \\ >& \dfrac2{1+\sqrt2}+\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt3}+\cdots+\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{n+1}} \\ =& \dfrac{2(\sqrt2-1)}{(\sqrt2+1)(\sqrt2-1)}+\dfrac{2(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)}{(\sqrt{3}+\sqrt2)(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)}+\cdots+\dfrac{2(\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt n)}{(\sqrt{n+1}+\sqr...
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Finding $\int\frac{x}{\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}} dx$. I was looking for the integral of $$\int\frac{x}{\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}} dx$$ My work: $$\int \frac{x}{\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}} dx = \int \frac{x}{\sqrt{(3)+(-2x-x^2)}} dx $$ $$ = \int \frac{x}{\sqrt{(3)-(2x+x^2)}} dx $$ $$ = \int \frac{x}{\sqrt{(3)-(1+2x+x^2) +1}} dx $$ $$\int \frac{x}{...
Hint: You have done till here $$\int \frac{x}{\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}} dx = \int \frac{x}{\sqrt{(4)-(x+1)^2}} dx$$ now let $x+1=2\sin t$ and simplify!
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How to calculate the determinant of this n by n matrix? Find the determinant of this n by n matrix. $$ \begin{pmatrix} 0 & x_1 & x_2 & \cdots& x_k \\ x_1 & 1 & 0 & \cdots & 0 \\ x_2 & 0 & 1& \cdots & 0 \\ \vdots& \vdots& \vdots& \ddots & \vdots\\ x_k & 0 & 0 & \cdots& 1 \\ \end{pmatrix} $$ where, $$ k=n-1 $$. I am new...
You should just factorize:\begin{pmatrix} 0 & x_1 & x_2 & \cdots& x_k \\ x_1 & 1 & 0 & \cdots & 0 \\ x_2 & 0 & 1& \cdots & 0 \\ \vdots& \vdots& \vdots& \ddots & \vdots\\ x_k & 0 & 0 & \cdots& 1 \\ \end{pmatrix} = \begin{equation}\begin{pmatrix} -1 & x_1& \cdots &x_k\\ 0 &1 &\cdots &0\\ \vdots &&1\\ 0&&&1 \end{pmatrix}...
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Show $\sqrt[4]{2}$ on horizontal axis It is very basic question ,to show $\sqrt[2]{2}$ on $x$ axis .we do like below but,how can we show $\sqrt[4]{2}$ on $x$ axis ?(like we do for $\sqrt2)$ I am thankful if you guide me . $\bf{Remark}:$ may be a question for many people .
The following steps will work . . . \begin{align*} 1.\;\,&\text{Construct a segment of length$\,\sqrt{2}$.}\\[4pt] 2.\;\,&\text{Construct a segment $AB$ of length$\,\sqrt{2} + {\small{\frac{1}{4}}}$.}\\[4pt] 3.\;\,&\text{Construct a circle with $AB$ as a diameter.}\\[4pt] 4.\;\,&\text{Construct a point $P$ on $AB$ such...
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Partial Differentiation Ex 2.2 Eng Mathematics by H.K. Das Test for continuity when $f(x,y) = \frac{x^3\,y^3}{x^3+y^3}$ when $x\neq0, y\neq0$ and f(x,y)=0 when $x=0,y=0$.
for $$x>0,y>0$$ we have $$x^3+y^3\geq 2(xy)^{3/2}$$ thus we obtain $$\frac{x^3y^3}{x^3+y^3}\le \frac{x^3y^3}{2(xy)^{3/2}}=\frac{1}{2}(xy)^{3/2}->0$$
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let : $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}$ : $x_n=\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}+\sqrt{1+(1-1/n)^2}$ then : $\displaystyle{\sum_{i=1}^{20}}\dfrac{1}{x_i}=?$ let : $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}$ : $x_n=\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}+\sqrt{1+(1-1/n)^2}$ then : $$\sum_{i=1}^{20}\dfrac{1}{x_i}=?$$ my try : $$\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}+\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{13}}+....
I notice that: $$\begin{align}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}+\sqrt{1+(1-1/n)^2}} &= \frac{\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}-\sqrt{1+(1-1/n)^2}}{(1+(1+1/n)^2)-(1+(1-1/n)^2)}\\ &= \frac{\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}-\sqrt{1+(1-1/n)^2}}{(1+1/n)^2-(1-1/n)^2}\\ &= \frac{\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}-\sqrt{1+(1-1/n)^2}}{4/n}\\ &= \frac14\left(n\sqrt{1+(1+1/n)^2}-n...
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How to integrate $\int \frac {e^y}{y} dy$? The question is to evaluate $$\iint_R \frac {x}{y} e^y dx dy$$ where R is the region bounded by $0 \leq x \leq 1$ and $x^2 \leq y \leq x$. So i write it as $$\int_0^1 \int_{x^2}^{x} \frac{x}{y} e^y dy dx$$. The thing is, how do i evaluate $I=\int_{x^2}^{x} \frac{1}{y} e^y dy$?...
There is a theorem that says when you are given double integrals, you must flip them. Well, not always, but in this case you want to do that. Reparametrize your region $R$ as $R = \{(x,y) | \sqrt{y} \le x \le y, 0 \le x \le 1\}.$ Then by Fubini, we can write $$\int_0^1 \int_{x^2}^x \frac{x}{y}e^y dydx = \int_0^1 \int_...
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A floor function equation I want to solve below equation analytically $$\lfloor \frac{2x+1}{3}\rfloor +\lfloor \frac{\lfloor4x\rfloor+2}{3}\rfloor=1$$ but I have no idea to start . Implicit: I solve it by graphing and the solution was $x\in[\frac {1}{4},1)$ I am thankful for any idea in advance . I try to use $x=n+p...
Use the fact that for each $x$ we have: $$x-1<[x]\leq x$$ So $$ \frac{2x+1}{3}+ \frac{\lfloor4x\rfloor+2}{3}-2<\lfloor \frac{2x+1}{3}\rfloor +\lfloor \frac{\lfloor4x\rfloor+2}{3}\rfloor \leq \frac{2x+1}{3}+ \frac{\lfloor4x\rfloor+2}{3}$$ So $$ \frac{2x+1}{3}+ \frac{4x+1}{3}-2<1 \leq \frac{2x+1}{3}+ \frac{4x+2}{3}$$ So...
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For which $k \in \mathbb{R}$ the vector $(1,k^2-k,k) \in Im(f)$ where $f$ is a linear map? Let $f:\mathbb{R^3}\to \mathbb{R^3} $ the map defined by $A_h$ $$ A_h= \begin{pmatrix} 2 & 1 & -1 \\ 1 & 2 & 1 \\ -1 & 1 & h \\ \end{pmatrix} $$ where $h \in \mathbb{R}$. $f(x,y,z)=(x-y-2z,...
$$a(1,2,1) + b(-1,1,2) = (1,k^2-k,k)$$ Separating components: $$\begin{cases} a - b &=& 1 &(1) \\ 2a + b &=& k^2-k &(2) \\ a+2b &=& k &(3) \end{cases}$$ $(1)+(3)$ gives: $$2a+b=k+1$$ Comparing it with $(2)$ gives: $$k^2-k=k+1$$ Solving the quadratic equation gives: $$k=\dfrac{2\pm\sqrt{8}}{2}=1\pm\sqrt2$$ We're basical...
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How to solve $\cos({r^{-4}}\cos 4\theta - {4\theta}) = 0$ for $\theta$ and $r$? Problem Statement How does one solve the trigonometric equation $$\cos({r^{-4}}\cos 4\theta - {4\theta}) = 0$$ for $\theta$ and $r$? My Try Taking the inverse cosines of both sides, I get $${r^{-4}}\cos 4\theta - {4\theta} = \cos^{-1}(0...
Notice that, from the equation $$\cos 4\theta = {r^4}\left(4\theta + \frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi\right),$$ and the equation $$r = (x^2 + y^2)^{1/2}$$ I get that $r \geq 0$, so that $$\cos 4\theta \geq 0.$$ This last inequality implies that $$-\frac{\pi}{2} \leq 4\theta \leq \frac{\pi}{2}$$ which implies that $$-\frac{\pi}{8} ...
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Prove $ \forall n \ge 4$, $n^{3} + n < 3^{n}$ Prove that $\forall n \ge 4$, $n^{3} + n < 3^{n}$ My attempt: Base case is trivial. Suppose $ \ n \ge 4$, $n^{3} + n < 3^{n}$. Then, $$ (n+1)^{3} + (n+1) = n^3 + n + 3n^2 + 3n + 1 +1 < 3^{n} + 3n^2 + 3n + 2 \\< 3\cdot 3^{n} + 3n^2 + 3n +2.$$ Not sure how to get rid of $3...
Hint: $$ 3n^2+3n+2<n^3+n<3^n. $$
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Expectation of $Y := \min\{\frac{a}2, X\}$ if $X$ is uniform on $(0,a)$ The density of X is given by $ f(x)= \begin{cases} \frac{1}{a}&\, 0 \leq x < a\\ 0&\, otherwise\\ \end{cases} $ Y := min{$\frac{a}{2}$, X} so Y belongs to [0, $\frac{a}{2}$] Based on this solution, $E(Y) = \frac{3a}{8}$. Why is $E(Y) = \frac{3a}...
A different approach would be: $$EY=E\left[Y|X<\frac{1}{2}a\right]+E\left[Y|X\ge\frac{1}{2}a\right]= \int_0^{\frac{1}{2}a}x\frac{1}{a}dx= 0.125a+ 0.5a=\frac{3}{8}a$$ It relays on the properties of conditional expectations.
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Solving $y' = y^{2} + 1$ if $y(0) = 1$ The solution to the initial-value problem $y' = y^{2} + 1$ with $y(0)=1$ is $y = \tan(x + \frac{\pi}{4})$. I would like to show that this is the correct solution in a way that is analogous to my solution to differential equation $y' = y - 12$. Solution to Differential Equation If ...
The equation can be written as $$\frac {y'}{y^2+1}=1 $$ and after integration $$\arctan (y)=x+C $$ for $x=0$, it gives $$\arctan (1)=0+C=\frac {\pi}{4} $$ thus $$y=\tan (x+\frac {\pi}{4}) .$$
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$\arctan{x}=\arccos{2x}.$ First, let's determine some domains. By definition, it follows that $\arccos:[-1,1]\rightarrow[0,\pi]$ and $\arctan:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\left[-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\right]$. Since the domain of $\arctan$ is the entire reals, the restricting factor here should be the domain of arccos. Th...
Since $x \in \left[\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\right]$ we have $\arctan x \in \left[-\arctan\frac{1}{2}, \arctan\frac{1}{2}\right] \subseteq \left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$, so $\cos(\arctan x) \ge 0$. So $\cos(\arctan x) = 2x$ implies $x \geq 0$, which discards the negative solution $x_2$.
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Calculating the limit $\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \frac{\sqrt{\sin x}-\sin\sqrt{ x}}{x\sqrt{x}}$ Calculate $$\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \dfrac{\sqrt{\sin x}-\sin \sqrt{x}}{x\sqrt{x}}$$ without use Taylor serie and L'Hôpital. $$\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \dfrac{\sqrt{\sin x}-\sin \sqrt{x}}{x\sqrt{x}}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{\sin x...
$$\mathrm L =\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \dfrac{\sqrt{\sin x}-\sin \sqrt{x}}{x\sqrt{x}}= \lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \dfrac{(\sqrt{\sin x}- \sqrt{x}) -(\sin \sqrt{x} - \sqrt{x})}{x\sqrt{x}} \\= \overbrace{\lim\limits_{x \to 0^+}\dfrac{(\sqrt{\sin x}- \sqrt{x})}{x\sqrt{x}}}^{\large \rm L^\prime} - \overbrace{\lim\limits_{x \to...
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Computing $\int_0^1 \sin(3\pi x)\sin(2\pi x) \mathrm{d}x$ How do I show $$\int_0^1 \sin(3\pi x)\sin(2\pi x) \mathrm{d}x=0.$$ I tried using $$\sin (x) \sin (y) = \cos ( x \pm y ) \mp \cos (x) \cos (y) $$ Then the integral becomes $$\int_0^1\cos(3\pi x)\cos(2\pi x) \mathrm{d}x$$ Which doesn't help me. I also trie...
Using integration by parts twice, $\begin{align}J&=\int_0^1 \sin\left(3\pi x\right)\sin\left(2\pi x\right)\,dx\\ &=\left[-\frac{1}{2\pi}\sin\left(3\pi x\right)\cos\left(2\pi x\right)\right]_0^1+\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^1 \sin\left(3\pi x\right)\cos\left(2\pi x\right)\, dx\\ &=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^1 \sin\left(3\pi x\right)\...
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Summation involving double factorials How can we evaluate exact infinite sum of the following? $${ \sum_{r=1}^{\infty}\frac{(2r)!!}{(2r+3)!!}}$$ where $k!! = \begin{cases} 2\cdot4\cdot6 . . . k, & \text{if $k$ is even} \\ 1\cdot3\cdot5 . . . k, & \text{if $k$ is odd} \end{cases}$ What approach do we need to solve such...
Starting with My attempt: \begin{align} S = \sum_{r=1}^{\infty}\frac{(2r)!!}{(2r+3)!!} &= \sum_{r=1}^{\infty}\frac{(2r)!!\cdot (2r+2)!!} {(2r+3)!!(2r+2)!!} \\ &= \sum_{r=1}^{\infty}\frac{2^r\cdot (r)!\cdot 2^{r+1}\cdot (r+1)!}{(2r+3)!} \\ &= \sum_{r=1}^{\infty}\frac{2^{2r+1}\cdot (r)!\cdot (r+1)!}{(2r+3)!} \end{...
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Find the range of function We have the function \begin{equation*}f(x)=-\frac{(x-3)^2}{x+1}\end{equation*} I want to determine the domain and the range of the function. The root of the deniminator is $x=-1$. Therefore, the domain is $D_f=\mathbb{R}\setminus\{-1\}=(-\infty, -1)\cup (-1,+\infty )$. Does it holds that \...
$$-\frac{(x-3)^2}{x+1}=\frac{-x^2+6x-9}{x+1}=\frac{-x^2+6x+7-16}{x+1}=7-x-\frac{16}{x+1}.$$ Thus, for $x<-1$ by AM-GM we obtain $$f(x)=8-x-1-\frac{16}{x+1}\geq8+2\sqrt{(-x-1)\left(-\frac{16}{x+1}\right)}=16$$ and for $x>-1$ by AM-GM again we obtain: $$f(x)=8-x-1-\frac{16}{x+1}\leq8-2\sqrt{(x+1)\cdot\frac{16}{x+1}}=0.$$...
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Finding all values such that column vector is a linear combination Question: For which values(s) of $ \ a$ is the column $ \ c = \begin{bmatrix} a\\a^2\\0\\a+1\end{bmatrix}$ a linear combination of the columns of, $ \ x = \begin{bmatrix} 1\\1\\1\\1\end{bmatrix}$, $\ y = \begin{bmatrix} 1\\0\\-1\\0\end{bmatrix}$, $ \ z=...
$\require{cancel}$ Using your four obtained equations, you know that $r=s$ and so $2r=a.$ You then have $t=a^2-\frac{a}{2}.$ Inserting all that into the last equation, you get $$\cancel{\frac{a}{2}}+a^2-\cancel{\frac{a}{2}}=a+1,$$ the solutions of which are $\frac{1\pm\sqrt{5}}{2}.$
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Determine the derivative of $\arctan$ function Find $f'(x)$ for the function: $f(x)= \arctan(\frac{a+x}{1-ax}))$ , $a\in R$ So this is what I've done: $f(x) = \arctan x$ $f'(x) = \frac{1}{1+x^2}$ $x= \frac{a+x}{1-ax}$ $f'(x) = \frac{1}{1+\frac{(a+x)^2}{(1-ax)^2}}$ $f'(x) = \frac{(1-ax)^2}{(1-ax)^2+(a+x)^2}$ Is this co...
$$\arctan\left(\frac{x+a}{1-ax}\right)=\arctan x+\arctan a$$ (give or take a multiple of $\pi$), so $$\frac d{dx}\arctan\left(\frac{x+a}{1-ax}\right)=\frac1{1+x^2}.$$
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$\frac{a^3}{b^2} + \frac{b^3}{c^2} + \frac{c^3}{a^2} \geq 3 \, \frac{a^2 + b^2 + c^2}{a + b + c}$ Proposition For any positive numbers $a$, $b$, and $c$, \begin{equation*} \frac{a^3}{b^2} + \frac{b^3}{c^2} + \frac{c^3}{a^2} \geq 3 \, \frac{a^2 + b^2 + c^2}{a + b + c} . \end{equation*} I am requesting an elementary, alg...
By C-S and Holder we obtain: $$\sum_{cyc}\frac{a^3}{b^2}=\sum_{cyc}\frac{a^5}{a^2b^2}\geq\frac{\left(a^{\frac{5}{2}}+a^{\frac{5}{2}}+a^{\frac{5}{2}}\right)^2}{\sum\limits_{cyc}a^2b^2}=$$ $$=\frac{\left(a^{\frac{5}{2}}+a^{\frac{5}{2}}+a^{\frac{5}{2}}\right)^2(a+b+c)}{(a+b+c)\sum\limits_{cyc}a^2b^2}\geq\frac{(a^2+b^2+c^2...
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Is the limit $\lim_{(x,y) \to \infty} \frac{x+2y}{x^2 - 2xy + 2y^2}$ zero? I have this limit:$$\lim_{(x,y) \to \infty} \frac{x+2y}{x^2 - 2xy + 2y^2}$$ At first sight seems that limit equals 0. But WolframAlpha says that there is no limit. I tried to prove it. I considered cases $y = kx$, and so on. I never got to find ...
$$ \begin{align} (x-y)^2+y^2 &=x^2-2xy+2y^2\\ &=(2-\phi)x^2+(\phi-1)x^2-2xy+\phi y^2+(2-\phi)y^2\\ &=(2-\phi)\left(x^2+y^2\right)+\left(\sqrt{\phi-1}\,x+\sqrt{\phi}\,y\right)^2\\ &\ge(2-\phi)\left(x^2+y^2\right)\\ &=\frac1{\phi^2}\left(x^2+y^2\right) \end{align} $$ Therefore, $$ \begin{align} \left|\frac{x+2y}{(x-y)^2+...
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Find $\operatorname{ord}_{17} (a)$ for all $a = 1, \ldots, 16$ The $\operatorname{ord}_{m} (a)$ is defined as the least positive integer $x$ satisfying $a^x \equiv 1 \mod m$. To find $\operatorname{ord}_{17} (a)$ for all $a = 1, ..., 16,$ I know I can go through each numbers from 1 to 16 one by one (and have gotten ...
So here are some tricks which might help to reduce the work. If $a\neq \pm 1$ and the order of $a$ is even, then $-a(\equiv 17-a)$ will have the same order as $a$. The numbers for which $a^r\equiv 1 \bmod m$ form a group. Therefore $a$ and $a^{-1}$ have the same order. Here you have $18\equiv 1 \bmod 17$ and $18=2\time...
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Equation of a straight line passing through passing through a point and equally inclined to two other lines Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point $(4,5)$ and equally inclined to the lines $3x= 4y+7$ and $5y=12x+6$. I know that the equation of the bisector is given by: $\dfrac{a_1x+b_1y+c_1}...
You have TWO lines which form equal angles with the given straight lines $3x-4y-7=0;\;12x-5y+6=0$ $\dfrac{3x-4y-7}{\sqrt{3^2+4^2}}=\pm\dfrac{12x-5y+6}{\sqrt{12^2+5^2}}$ $\dfrac{3x-4y-7}{5}=\pm\dfrac{12x-5y+6}{13}$ $13(3x-4y-7)=\pm 5(12x-5y+6)$ $99 x-77 y-61=0;\;21 x+27 y+121=0$ $y=\dfrac{9 x}{7}-\dfrac{61}{77};\;y=-\df...
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$f(x)=?$ if we have $f\left(\frac{x}{x^2+x+1}\right)=\frac{x}{x^2-x+1}$ $f(x)=?$ If we have $$f\left(\frac{x}{x^2+x+1}\right)=\frac{x}{x^2-x+1}$$ to fractions are very similar. I don't have an idea to find $f(x)$. Can someone show me a clue ?
Let $y = \frac x{x^2+x+1}$ and $z = \frac x{x^2-x+1}$. Then we have \begin{align} y(x^2+x+1) = x &\implies y(x^2-x+1)=x -2xy\\ &\implies y=z(1-2y)\\ &\implies z=\frac y{1-2y}\\ \end{align} which gives us $f(y) = \frac{y}{1-2y}$.
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If $\alpha,a,b$ are integers and $b\neq-1$, then prove that, if $\alpha$ satisfies the equation $x^2+ax+b+1=0$, $a^2+b^2$ must be composite. Let $\alpha,a,b$ be integers such that $b\neq-1$. Assume that $\alpha$ satisfies the equation $x^2+ax+b+1=0$. Prove that the integer $a^2+b^2$ must be composite. $\alpha=\frac{-...
Let the roots be $r,s$. By hypothesis, at least one of $r,s$ is an integer. By Vieta's formulas \begin{align*} r + s &= -a\\[4pt] rs &= b + 1\\[4pt] \end{align*} From the first of the above equations, since one of $r,s$ is an integer, and $a$ is an integer, $r,s$ must both be integers. From the second of the above e...
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Beta Gamma functions How to convert this integral into Beta Gamma function? Any hints will be appreciated. $$\int_0^{b} x \sqrt{b^3-x^3} dx$$ Thanks
Set $x =bt$ so that, $dx =bdt$ $$I:=\int_0^{b} x \sqrt{b^3-x^3} dx = \int_0^{1} b^2t \sqrt{b^3-b^3t^3} dt = b^{7/2}\int_0^{1} t (1-t^3)^{1/2} dt$$ Setting $u=t^3~~$ i.e $~~t= u^{1/3}~~$ yields $dt =\frac{1}{3}u^{-2/3}du~~~$ therefore, $$I= b^{7/2}\int_0^{1} t (1-t^3)^{1/2} dt = \frac{1}{3}b^{7/2}\int_0^{1} u^{-1/3} (...
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How to find a formula for the sum up to $n$ terms of the sum $1+11+111+11111...$ using $1+2x+3x^2+4x^3...$ I'm trying to find the formula for the sum up to $n$ terms of the sum $1+11+111+11111...$ using $1+2x+3x^2+4x^3...=\frac{1-x^n}{(1-x)^2}-\frac{nx^n}{1-x}$. It's easy to find the formula if we expressed the sum as ...
$1 + 11 + 111 + .... = n + (n-1)10 + (n-2)10^2 + ....+2*10^{n-2} + 10^{n-1}$ $= 10^{n-1}(n*10^{-n} + (n-1)*10^{-n+1} + (n-2)10^{-n+2} + .....+2*10 +1)$ $= 10^{n-1}(1 + 2*\frac 1{10} + ..... + (n-2)*\frac 1{10} + (n-1))$ $= 10^{n-1}[\frac{1-\frac{1}{10}^n}{(1-\frac{1}{10})^2}-\frac{n\frac{1}{10}^n}{1-\frac{1}{10}}]$
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Solving $x_{n} - 3x_{n-1} = -8$ with $n\geq 1$ and $x_0 = 2$ I tried two methods which gave different answers: Method 1: $$x_{n} - 3x_{n-1} = -8 \\ x_n = 3(3x_{n-2} - 8) - 8 \\ = 3^2 x_{n-2} -8 ( 1+3) \\ = 3^3 x_{n-3} - 8(1+3+3^2) \\ = 3^n x_{0} - 8(1+3+3^2 + \ldots + 3^{n-1}) \\ = 2\times 3^n - 8\left(\frac{3^n - 1}...
Here's another method. Convert the recurrence to a generalized Fibonacci form as follows: $$ x_n=Ax_{n-1}+B,\quad x_{_0} ~\text{given}\\ x_{n-1}=Ax_{n-2}+B\\ x_n-x_{n-1}=Ax_{n-1}-Ax_{n-2}\\ x_n=(A+1)x_{n-1}-Ax_{n-2},\quad x_{_1}=Ax_{_0}+B $$ The characteristic roots for this equation are always $$\alpha,\beta=A,1$$
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Calculate $\iint_D x dxdy$ using polar coordinates Using polar coordinates, I want to calculate $\iint_D x dxdy$, where $D$ is the disk with center $(2,3)$ and radius $2$. $$$$ I have done the following: We have $D=\{(x,y)\mid (x-2)^2+(y-3)^2\leq 4\}$. We use $(x,y)=(r\cos \theta, r\sin \theta)$. From the inequali...
Hint: Use substitution \begin{cases} x=2+r\cos\theta,\\ y=3+r\sin\theta,\\ \end{cases} then $$\iint_D xdxdy=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^2r(2+r\cos\theta)\,dr\,d\theta$$
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Transform term for induction proof Could you help me to mathematically show that these two terms are the same (they are). This is the last (but probably the most important :( ) step of an induction proof. $$First: \frac{(n+1)(n+2)(2(n+1)+7)}{6}$$ $$Second: \frac{n(n+1)(2n+7)+6(n+1)(n+3)}{6}$$ Thank you! :)
A (hopefully) more elegant variant: Once you've factored out $\dfrac{n+1}6$, there remains * *$n(2n+7)+6(n+3)=n\bigl(2(n+3)+1\bigr)+6(n+3)=\color{red}{2(n+3)^2+n}$. *$(n+2)\bigl(2(n+1)+7\bigr)=\bigl((n+3)-1\bigr)\bigl(2(n+3)+3\bigr)=2(n+3)^2+(3-2)(n+3)-3=\color{red}{2(n+3)^2+n}.$
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How to find $\lim_{x\to1}\left(\tan\frac{\pi x}{4}\right)^{\tan\frac{\pi x}{2}}$? Find $$\lim_{x\to1}\left(\tan\frac{\pi x}{4}\right)^{\tan\frac{\pi x}{2}}$$ My attempt: ON THE basis of This post $$\lim_{x\to1}\tan\frac{\pi x}{4} =1,\quad \lim_{x\to1}\tan\frac{\pi x}{2}=\infty$$ $$\implies\lim_{x\to1}\left(\tan\fr...
$$\lim_{x\rightarrow1}\left(\tan\frac{\pi x}{4}\right)^{\tan\frac{\pi x}{2}} = \lim_{x \to 1}e^ {{\tan\frac{\pi x}{2}}\ln(\tan\frac{\pi x}{4})}$$ Now we will check \begin{align*} \lim_{x \to 1} {{\tan\frac{\pi x}{2}}\ln\left(\tan\frac{\pi x}{4}\right)} &\stackrel{\text{(L'Hôpital's rule)}}{=} \lim_{x \to...
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If $a+b+c=0$ prove that $ \frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{2} \times \frac{a^3+b^3+c^3}{3} = \frac{a^5+b^5+c^5}{5} $ If $a+b+c=0$, for $a,b,c \in\mathbb R$, prove $$ \frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{2} \times \frac{a^3+b^3+c^3}{3} = \frac{a^5+b^5+c^5}{5} $$ I've tried squaring, cubing, etc. the $a+b+c=0$, but I've just dug myself in. Is there a...
The theory for this type of questions are Newton's Identities. For a cubic polynomial $$\begin{align}ax^3+bx^2+cx+d\end{align}\\$$ Vieta's formulas for the roots $\alpha_1, \alpha_2, \alpha_3$ are: $$\begin{align}a(\alpha_1 + \alpha_2 + \alpha_3) + b=0\tag{V}\\ a(\alpha_1\alpha_2 + \alpha_2\alpha_3 + \alpha_3\alpha_1) ...
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$\lim_{n\to \infty} F(k)=\frac{(1^{k}+2^{k}+3^{k}+.....+n^{k})}{(1^{2}+2^{2}+3^{2}+.....+n^{2})(1^{3}+2^{3}+3^{3}+.....+n^{3})}$ Find F(5) and F(6) Find the value of F(5) & F(6).It is given that $$F(k)= \lim_{n\to \infty} \frac{(1^{k}+2^{k}+3^{k}+.....+n^{k})}{(1^{2}+2^{2}+3^{2}+.....+n^{2})(1^{3}+2^{3}+3^{3}+.....+n^{...
For $f$ increasing function we have that $ \int \limits_{a-1}^{b} f(s)ds \leq \sum \limits_{s=a}^{b} f(s) < \int \limits_{a}^{b+1} f(s) ds$ So $ \lim \limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{\int \limits_{0}^{n} s^k ds}{\sum \limits_{s=1}^{n} s^2 \sum \limits_{s=1}^{n} s^3}< F(k) <\lim \limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{\int \limits_{1}...
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Stokes' Theorem verified problem For the given vector field $$\vec{H(r)} = rcos( \phi - \frac{\pi}{4} ) \vec{ a_{r} } +sin \phi \vec{ a_{ \phi }} $$ a) Calculate line integral of $\vec{H(r)} $ over the close path $ \Gamma $ with corners at ABCD on xy-plane shown in Figure. b) Confirm the result of the line integral...
Solution: $ \int_{r=2}^1 r.cos(\phi-\frac{ \pi }{4}) .dr |_{\phi = \frac{ \pi }{4}} + \int_{\phi=\frac{ \pi }{4}}^\frac{ -5\pi }{4} sin\phi.d\phi.r |_{r=1} + \int_{\phi=\frac{ 3\pi }{4}}^\frac{ 9\pi }{4} sin\phi.d\phi.r |_{r=2} $ $=-\frac{ 3 }{2} - \sqrt{2}$ Line integral boundaries: B $\Rightarrow $ C $\frac{...
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Find $n\in\mathbb N$ so that: $\sqrt{1+5^n+6^n+11^n}\in\mathbb N$ Find $n\in\mathbb N$ so that: $\sqrt{1+5^n+6^n+11^n}\in\mathbb N$ My attempt led me to have $\quad n=2k+1:\quad k\in\mathbb N$ The expression under square root is odd, so the square root's value is also odd. I assumed $\sqrt{1+5^n+6^n+11^n}=2a+1:\quad a\...
You could do also like this (for kids in elementary school). $5^a$ always ends with $5$ $6^b$ always ends with $6$ $11^c$ always ends with $1$ So $1+5^a+6^b+11^c$ always end with 3 and there for it can not be perfect square.
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Prove convergence of the series Help please to prove the convergence: $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\frac{1}{\sin \frac{1}{n}}-n\cos\frac1n\right)\cos \frac{\pi n(n-1)}2$$ It can be proved with Dirichlet's test, but there are come problems with $$\left(\frac{1}{\sin \frac{1}{n}}-n\cos\frac1n\right)$$ monotone. Other steps...
Let $\frac{1}{n}=x$. Hence, $$\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\left(\frac{1}{\sin \frac{1}{n}}-n\cos\frac1n\right)=\lim_{x\rightarrow0}\left(\frac{1}{\sin{x}}-\frac{\cos{x}}{x}\right)=$$ $$\lim_{x\rightarrow0}\frac{x-\frac{1}{2}\sin2x}{x\sin{x}}=\lim_{x\rightarrow0}\frac{1-\cos2x}{\sin{x}+x\cos{x}}=$$ $$=\lim_{x\rightarrow0}\...
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Calculate a triple integral I want to draw the space $D=\{x,y,z)\mid z\geq 0, x^2+y^2\leq 1, x^2+y^2+z^2\leq 4\}$ and calculate the integral $\iiint_D x^2\,dx\,dy\,dz$. How can we draw that space? About the integral I have done the following: We have that $x^2+y^2+z^2\leq 4\Rightarrow z^2\leq 4-x^2-y^2 \Rightarrow -...
$D$ is a cylinder inside a hemisphere. Or, a cylinder with a spherical cap. Your set-up for the integral is correct. You could proceed with a trig substitution $y = \sqrt {4-x^2} \sin \theta$ $\int \int x^2 (4-x^2) \cos^2 \theta \ d\theta\ dx$ Or you could convert to polar coordinates (which is also a trig substituti...
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Given $x\odot y=x+y+xy$, prove $x\odot x\odot\ldots\odot x= (1+x)^n -1$ Given $x\odot y=x+y+xy$, prove that $$\underbrace{x\odot x\odot\ldots\odot x}_{n\text{ times}}= (1+x)^n -1$$ for all $n\in \Bbb{N}$ and $x \in\Bbb R\setminus\{-1\}$. I have tried to use the binomial theorem on $(1+x)^n$ but was unable to simpl...
By induction: $$x_1 = x$$ $$x_n = x \odot x_{n-1} = x+x_{n-1} + xx_{n-1} \Rightarrow \\ x_n = (1+x)x_{n-1} + x.$$ Then: $$x_n = (1+x)\left[(1+x)x_{n-2} + x\right] + x = \\ = (1+x)^2x_{n-2} + (1+x)x + x = \\ = (1+x)^3x_{n-3} + (1+x)^2x + (1+x)x + x \Rightarrow\\ x_n = (1+x)^{h}x_{n-h}+x\sum_{k=0}^{h-1} (1+x)^k.$$ For $h...
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Find the general solution to non homogeneous linear equation The question: State the general solutuon of: $$5x_1-2x_2+4x_3=5$$ My attempt: I tried following closely an example provided for homogeneous equations without any luck: $$ x=\begin{bmatrix}x_1\\x_2\\x_3\end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix}2x_2-4x_3+5\\x_2\\x_3\end{bm...
Consider the pattern: For $$5x_1-2x_2+4x_3=5$$ then $x_{3} = \frac{1}{4} \, (5 - 5 \, x_{1} + 2 \, x_{2})$ and \begin{align} x &=\begin{bmatrix}x_1\\x_2\\x_3\end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} x_{1} \\ x_2 \\ \frac{1}{4} \, (5 - 5 \, x_{1} + 2 \, x_{2}) \end{bmatrix} = \frac{1}{4} \, \begin{bmatrix} x_{1} \\ x_2 \\ 5 - 5 \,...
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If $a,b,c,a^2+b^2+c^2$ are primes, then $a$ or $b$ or $c$ is equal to $3$ Given primes $a,b,c$ such that $a^2+b^2+c^2$ is prime, then $3\in\{a,b,c\}$. Tested for $a,b,c<500$.
If $p\ge 5 $ is a prime then it is always of the form $6n\pm 1 ~, n \ge 1$. Let $a,b,c$ be primes $\ge 5$. Then we've ; $$(6n_1\pm 1)^2+(6n_2 \pm 1)^2+(6n_2 \pm 1)^2 = \text{prime}$$ $$36(n_1^2+n_2^2+n_3^2)+12(\pm n_1\pm n_2 \pm n_3)+3 =\text{prime}$$ But in the above equation, LHS is clearly divisible by $3$ and henc...
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$4y^2+y=3x^2+x$ implies that $x-y$ is a perfect square. I need a help to prove the following statement. (Sorry for my bad english). If $x,y\in\mathbb{Z}$ are solutions of $4y^2+y=3x^2+x$, then $x-y$ is a perfect square. I've tried to rewrite the equation as $\cfrac{y^2}{x-y}=3(x+y)+1 $ and conclude that $x-y\mid y^2$...
The equation $$ 4Y^2 + Y = 3X^2 + X $$. Let me proof why $X - Y = c$. where $c$ is a perfect square, note: the values $X$ and $Y$ here are the points $( X, Y )$ on the graph of the equation. $4Y^2+Y = 3X^2+X$. make $Y$ the subject of the formula there. $Y = \frac{-1 \pm \sqrt{48X^2+16X+1}}{8}$. Now say $X-Y = c$. So th...
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How to solve a xor equation? I have the following equations I need to solve for A and B: 2A ⊕ B = 7 A ⊕ B = 14 Note: All variables are unsigned 32-bit integers ⊕ is the XOR operator for 32-bit integers.
XOR is the same as addition in the finite field $F_2$. Thus if we assume a solution exists with $A<8$ and $B<16$ (reasonable given the magnitudes of the right-hand sides) you can rewrite your equations as \begin{align*} \left[\begin{array}{cccc}0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\0 & 0& 1 & 0\\0 & 0& 0& 1\\0 & 0& 0&0\end{array}\right]\math...
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Find $k$ such that $f(k)$ is Minimum Find $k$ such that $$f(k)=\int_{0}^{4} |4x-x^2-k|dx$$ is Minimum I splitted the Modulus in to two cases: $1.$ if $4x-x^2-k \ge 0$ Then $$f(k)=\int_{0}^{4} (4x-x^2-k)dx=\frac{32}{3}-4k$$ $2.$ if $4x-x^2-k \lt 0$ Then $$f(k)=4k-\frac{32}{3}$$ But How to minimize $f(k)$ which i...
We need to separate it into three cases : * *Case 1 : If $k\ge 4$, then we have $4x-x^2-k=-(x-2)^2+4-k\le 0$, so $$f(k)=\int_0^4 (x^2-4x+k)dx=4k-\frac{32}{3}$$So, $f(k)\ge f(4)=\frac{16}{3}$ for $k\ge 4$. *Case 2 : If $0\lt k\lt 4$, then $0\lt 2-\sqrt{4-k}\lt 2+\sqrt{4-k}\lt 4$ where $x=2\pm\sqrt{4-k}$ are roots o...
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Non unique factorization in $\mathbb{Z}_5$ Prove $3X^3+4X^2+3=(X+2)^2(3X+2)=(X+2)(X+4)(3X+1)$ in $\mathbb{Z}_5$. I see that $2$ is a root (since $-24+16+3=-5$) , then $3X^3+4X^2+3=(X+2)(3X^2)$, and also $-4$ (since -$64\cdot3+16\cdot4+3=-125$) and although $x=-1/3$ is not in $\mathbb{Z}_5$, because it also works as a...
No contradiction. In a UFD (such as $\mathbb{Z}_5[x]$), the factorization is unique, only up to unit factors. Note that $2$ and $3$ are units in $\mathbb{Z}_5$, hence are also units in $\mathbb{Z}_5[x]$. Also, we have $6=1$. Then since $$x+4 = 6x+4 = 2(3x+2)$$ and $$3x+1 = 3x + 6 = 3(x+2)$$ the factors match up, on...
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Factorising $(4 + 3i)z^2 + 26iz + (-4+3i)$? Quadratic formula attempt included. I'm trying to factorise $(4 + 3i)z^2 + 26iz + (-4+3i)$. I tried to use the quadratic formula to factorise $(4 + 3i)z^2 + 26iz + (-4+3i)$, where $b = 26i$, $a = (4 + 3i)$, $c = (-4+3i)$. This gives us the roots $z = \dfrac{-4i - 12}{25}$ and...
The solutions of the equation $(4+3i)z^2+26iz+(3i-4)=0$ are $z=-3-4i$ and $z=\dfrac{-3-4i}{25}$. Try using the Factor Theorem now, it should work.
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Prove or disprove : $\sqrt{1 + \sqrt{4+\sqrt{16+\sqrt{256...}}}} = \sqrt{2+\sqrt{5}}$ Edit: My initial question was regarding the expressions: $\sqrt{1 + \sqrt{4+\sqrt{16+\sqrt{64... + \sqrt{4^{n}}}}}}$ And in general: $\sqrt{1 + \sqrt{k+\sqrt{k^2+\sqrt{k^3... + \sqrt{k^{n}}}}}}$ And their limits, however, my working o...
Let $\phi_n:=\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+\cdots+\sqrt{1}}}$ ($n$ square roots); note that $\phi_n\to\phi$, the golden ratio. Let $a_{n,r}:=\sqrt{k^{2^{r-n+1}}+\sqrt{\cdots+\sqrt{k^{2^r}}}}$. For induction in $n$, assume that $a_{n,r}=k^{2^{r-n}}\phi_n$. Then $$a_{n+1,r}=\sqrt{k^{2^{r-n}}+a_{n,r}}=\sqrt{k^{2^{r-n}}+k^{2^{r-n}}\phi_...
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