Friday, August 26, 2011

Find the range of the function f(x)= x/3x^2+2 .

To find the codomain of the given function, we'll put f(x)
= y.


y=x/(3x^2+2)


We'll
multiply both sides by (3x^2+2):


y*(3x^2+2) =
x


We'll remove the
brackets:


3yx^2 + 2y = x


We'll
subtract x both sides:


3yx^2 + 2y - x =
0


We'll re-write the equation, ordering decreasingly the
powers of x:


3yx^2 - x + 2y =
0


This equation has real solutions if and only if the
discriminant delta > 0.


delta=b^2-4*a*c, where
a,b,c, are the coefficients of the quadratic,
ax^2+bx+c=0


delta=(-1)^2-24y^2


delta
= 1-24y^2


We'll consider the expresion of delta a
difference of squares:


delta =
(1-2ysqrt6)(1+2ysqrt6)


We'll solve the equation
delta=0.


(1-2ysqrt6)(1+2ysqrt6)=
0


We'll set each factor as
zero:


1-2ysqrt6 = 0


We'll
subtract 1 both sides:


-1 =
-2ysqrt6


We'll divide by
-2sqrt6:


y =
1/2sqrt6


y =
sqrt6/12


1+2ysqrt6 =
0


y=-sqrt6/12


Between
of the 2 roots, delta = 1-24y^2 is positive (because of the coefficient of y, which is
negative, -24).


So, the image of the function
is:


 Im f = [-sqrt6/12,
sqrt6/12]

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