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− | We proceed by using AM-GM. We get <math>\frac{(2^t-3t) + 3t}{2} </math>\ge \sqrt((2^t-3t)(3t))<math>. Thus, squaring gives us that < | + | We proceed by using AM-GM. We get <math>\frac{(2^t-3t) + 3t}{2}</math> <math>\ge \sqrt((2^t-3t)(3t))</math>. Thus, squaring gives us that <math>4^{t-1} \ge (2^t-3t)(3t)</math>. Rembering that what we want to find(divide by <math>4^t), we get the maximal values as </math>\frac{1}{12}$, and we are done. |
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[hide]Problem 22
What is the maximum value of for real values of
Solution 1
We proceed by using AM-GM. We get . Thus, squaring gives us that . Rembering that what we want to find(divide by \frac{1}{12}$, and we are done.
Solution 2
Set . Then the expression in the problem can be written as It is easy to see that is attained for some value of between and , thus the maximal value of is .
Solution 3 (Calculus Needed)
We want to maximize . We can use the first derivative test. Use quotient rule to get the following: Therefore, we plug this back into the original equation to get
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Solution 4
First, substitute so that
Notice that
When seen as a function, is a synthesis function that has as its inner function.
If we substitute , the given function becomes a quadratic function that has a maximum value of when .
Now we need to check if can have the value of in the range of real numbers.
In the range of (positive) real numbers, function is a continuous function whose value gets infinitely smaller as gets closer to 0 (as also diverges toward negative infinity in the same condition). When , , which is larger than .
Therefore, we can assume that equals to when is somewhere between 1 and 2 (at least), which means that the maximum value of is .
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