Sunday, March 17, 2013

y= x^5+ 2x^3+ 6. If dy/dx=0 , find x.

To calculate the roots of the equation dy/dx=0, we'll have
to differentiate the given relation both sides.


y= x^5+
2x^3+ 6


dy= (x^5+ 2x^3+
6)'dx


To differentiate the given expression x^5+ 2x^3+ 6,
we'll differentiate each term of this expression, with respect to
x.


(x^5+ 2x^3+ 6)' = (x^5)'+ (2x^3)'+
(6)'


To calculate the derivative of the power
function;


f(x) = x^n


f'(x) =
(x^n)'


But (x^n) = x*x*x*......*x, n
times


(x^n)' = (x*x*x*......*x)' = x'*x*...*x +
x*x'*x*...*x + ...+x*x*...*x' = n*x^(n-1)


If n = 5
=> (x^5)' = 5x^4


For n = 3 => (2x^3)' =
6x^2


(6)' = 0


(x^5+ 2x^3+ 6)'
= 5x^4 + 6x^2


Now, we'll calculate dy/dx = 0
<=> 5x^4 + 6x^2 = 0


We'll factorize by x^2
and we'll get:


x^2(5x^2 + 6)=
0


x^2 = 0


x1=x2 =
0


5x^2 + 6 = 0


We'll subtract
6 both sides:


5x^2 = -6
impossible!


x^2>0, for any value of
x


5x^2>0 also, so it's imposible for 5x^2 to have
negative values, for any x.


The
real solutions of dy/dx = 0 are x1=x2 = 0.

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