Asked by Rochelle F
find the absolute minimum value on (0,infinity)...f(x)= x-(1/x)+(2/x^3)..
The example given is x-(1/x)+(10/x^3) which is F(sqrt5)=(6/sqrt5)
The example given is x-(1/x)+(10/x^3) which is F(sqrt5)=(6/sqrt5)
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Steve
f = x - 1/x + 2/x^3
f' = 1 + 2/x^2 - 6/x^4
= (x^4 + 2x^2 - 6)/x^4
f'=0 when x^4 + 2x^2 - 6 = 0
x^2 = -1 ± √7
-1 - √7 < 0. so we have
x^2 = -1 + √7
x = ±√(√7 - 1)
we want x in (0,∞), so
f(1.28287) = 1.451
or, more exactly,
f(√(√7 - 1)) = √((97√7 - 143)/54)
f' = 1 + 2/x^2 - 6/x^4
= (x^4 + 2x^2 - 6)/x^4
f'=0 when x^4 + 2x^2 - 6 = 0
x^2 = -1 ± √7
-1 - √7 < 0. so we have
x^2 = -1 + √7
x = ±√(√7 - 1)
we want x in (0,∞), so
f(1.28287) = 1.451
or, more exactly,
f(√(√7 - 1)) = √((97√7 - 143)/54)
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