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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.1, Problem 2

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PROBLEM:

If \displaystyle y=\frac{x^2+3}{x}, find x as a function of y.

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SOLUTION:

\begin{align*}
y & = \frac{x^2+3}{x} \\
xy & =x^2+3 \\
x^2-xy+3&=0 
\end{align*}

Solve for x using the quadratic formula. We have a=1,\:b=-y,\:\text{and}\:c=3

\begin{align*}
x & =\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}\:}{2a} \\
x & =\frac{ -\left(-y\right)\pm \sqrt{\left(-y\right)^2-4\left(1\right)\left(3\right)}}{2\left(1\right)} \\
x & =\frac{y\pm \sqrt{y^2-12}}{2} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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Differential and Integral Calculus by Feliciano and Uy, Exercise 1.1 Problem 1

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PROBLEM:

If \displaystyle f\left(x\right)=x^2-4x, find

a) \displaystyle f\left(-5\right)

b) \displaystyle f\left(y^2+1\right)

c) \displaystyle f\left(x+\Delta x\right)

d) \displaystyle f\left(x+1\right)-f\left(x-1\right)

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SOLUTION:

Part A

\begin{align*}
f\left(-5\right) & =\left(-5\right)^2-4\left(-5\right)\\
& =25+20\\
& =45 \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}

Part B

\begin{align*}
f\left(y^2+1\right) & = \left(y^2+1\right)^2-4\left(y^2+1\right)\\
& =y^4+2y^2+1-4y^2-4\\
& =y^4-2y^2-3 \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}

Part C

\begin{align*}
f\left(x+\Delta x\right)&=\left(x+\Delta x\right)^2-4\left(x+\Delta x\right)\\
& =\left(x+\Delta x\right)\left[\left(x+\Delta x\right)-4\right]\\
& =\left(x+\Delta x\right)\left(x+\Delta x-4\right) \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)\\ 
\end{align*}

Part D

\begin{align*}
f\left(x+1\right)-f\left(x-1\right) & =\left[\left(x+1\right)^2-4\left(x+1\right)\right]-\left[\left(x-1\right)^2-4\left(x-1\right)\right]\\
& = \left[x^2+2x+1-4x-4\right]-\left[x^2-2x+1-4x+4\right]\\
& =x^2-x^2+2x-4x+2x+4x+1-4-1-4\\
& =4x-8\\
& =4\left(x-2\right) \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right)
\end{align*}
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