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Take the derivative of this function and let the derivative equals to 0, then this gives you <math>2^t=6t</math>. Substitute it into the original function you can get <math>\boxed{C}</math>. | Take the derivative of this function and let the derivative equals to 0, then this gives you <math>2^t=6t</math>. Substitute it into the original function you can get <math>\boxed{C}</math>. | ||
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We see 2, 3, 4 in the expression. Guess <math>2 \times 3 \times 4</math> is factor of the answer <math>\implies \boxed{C}.</math> | We see 2, 3, 4 in the expression. Guess <math>2 \times 3 \times 4</math> is factor of the answer <math>\implies \boxed{C}.</math> | ||
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Problem 22
What is the maximum value of for real values of
Solution 1
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 2 (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
~awesome1st
Solution 3
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
.
Solution 4 (Bash)
Take the derivative of this function and let the derivative equals to 0, then this gives you . Substitute it into the original function you can get
.
Solution 5 (definitely legit)
We see 2, 3, 4 in the expression. Guess is factor of the answer
See Also
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