This problem is an easy application in calculus using the basic ideas of curve sketching. This is the problem 1 from ISI MStat 2019 PSB.
Let where
is a real number. For what values of
will
have three distinct real roots?
Science is all about asking proper questions. So, is the variable here. So, ask the following question,
What role is playing here? Let's take
and see what happens.
.
We can easily draw the graph of this . Let's draw it. So,
has roots as {
}.
Great, so addding to
will shift the graph upwards right?
Observe that if
|lowest value of
at the bump|, then
will have less than three roots.
Similarly, observe that if
- highest value of
at the bump, then
will have less than three roots.
So, let's find them out. So, what is the mathematical significance of these bumps? They are the local maximum and minimum. How do we find them?
, where
.
.
So, the minimum and the maximum values of are
and
.
Hence .
Let's see what happens at .
It is just that point, where the transitition for three roots to two roots occur and then to one root.
Observe that since, it is an odd degree, there will always be a reall root of the curve.
Stay Tuned! Stay Blessed!
Stay Tuned! Stay Blessed!
This problem is an easy application in calculus using the basic ideas of curve sketching. This is the problem 1 from ISI MStat 2019 PSB.
Let where
is a real number. For what values of
will
have three distinct real roots?
Science is all about asking proper questions. So, is the variable here. So, ask the following question,
What role is playing here? Let's take
and see what happens.
.
We can easily draw the graph of this . Let's draw it. So,
has roots as {
}.
Great, so addding to
will shift the graph upwards right?
Observe that if
|lowest value of
at the bump|, then
will have less than three roots.
Similarly, observe that if
- highest value of
at the bump, then
will have less than three roots.
So, let's find them out. So, what is the mathematical significance of these bumps? They are the local maximum and minimum. How do we find them?
, where
.
.
So, the minimum and the maximum values of are
and
.
Hence .
Let's see what happens at .
It is just that point, where the transitition for three roots to two roots occur and then to one root.
Observe that since, it is an odd degree, there will always be a reall root of the curve.
Stay Tuned! Stay Blessed!
Stay Tuned! Stay Blessed!