Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Verify if +-sqrt2 are roots of dy if 2y+y*x^2-2x=0 .

To verify if the given roots are the roots of dy = 0,
we'll have to differentiate the given function.


We'll try
to isolate y to the left side. For this reason, we'll add 2x both
sides:


2y+y*x^2 = 2x


Now,
we'll factorize by y:


y(x^2 + 2) =
2x


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


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


Because the function is a ratio, we'll calculate it's
derivative using the quotient rule:


(u/v)'=
(u'*v-u*v')/v^2


dy =
[2x/(x^2+2)]'=[(2x)'*(2+x^2)-2x*(2+x^2)']/(2+x^2)^2


dy =
(2x^2+4-4x^2)/(2+x^2)^2


dy =
(4-2x^2)/(1+x^2)^2


We have, at numerator, a difference of
squares:


a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)


(4-2x^2)
= (2-x*sqrt2)(2+x*sqrt2)


Because the denominator of dy  is
always positive, for any value of x, only the numerator could be
zero.


(2-x*sqrt2)(2+x*sqrt2)=0


We'll
set each factor as
zero.


2-x*sqrt2=0,


x*sqrt2=2


We'll
divide by sqrt2:


x = 2/sqrt2


x
= 2*sqrt2/2


x1 =
sqrt2


2+x*sqrt2 =
0


x*sqrt2 = -2


We'll divide by
sqrt2:


x =
-2/sqrt2


x2 =
-sqrt2


The roots of dy = 0 are
: {-sqrt2 ; sqrt2}.

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