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For $a=sqrt{x^2-3sqrt2x+9}$ and $b=sqrt{x^2-5sqrt2x+25}$ what is the value of $x$ when $a+b$ is minimum and how to find this? Thanks in advance.
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For $a=sqrt{x^2-3sqrt2x+9}$ and $b=sqrt{x^2-5sqrt2x+25}$ what is the value of $x$ when $a+b$ is minimum and how to find this? Thanks in advance.
geometry optimization radicals maxima-minima
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– Parcly Taxel
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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For $a=sqrt{x^2-3sqrt2x+9}$ and $b=sqrt{x^2-5sqrt2x+25}$ what is the value of $x$ when $a+b$ is minimum and how to find this? Thanks in advance.
geometry optimization radicals maxima-minima
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For $a=sqrt{x^2-3sqrt2x+9}$ and $b=sqrt{x^2-5sqrt2x+25}$ what is the value of $x$ when $a+b$ is minimum and how to find this? Thanks in advance.
geometry optimization radicals maxima-minima
geometry optimization radicals maxima-minima
edited Jan 28 at 9:58
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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– Shubham Johri
Jan 28 at 9:43
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What have you tried?
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– Parcly Taxel
Jan 28 at 9:42
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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Please typeset your equations using Mathjax for better presentation
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– Shubham Johri
Jan 28 at 9:43
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What have you tried?
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– Parcly Taxel
Jan 28 at 9:42
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What have you tried?
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– Parcly Taxel
Jan 28 at 9:42
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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Jan 28 at 9:43
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Let $measuredangle ACB=90^{circ},$ $AC=3$, $BC=5$ and $CD$ be a bisector of $angle ACB$.
Also, let $CD=x$.
Thus, by the triangle inequality $$AD+BDgeq AB,$$ which gives $$a+b=sqrt{x^2+3^2-2xcdot3cdotcos45^{circ}}+sqrt{x^2+5^2-2xcdot5cdotcos45^{circ}}geqsqrt{3^2+5^2}=sqrt{34}.$$
The equality occurs, when $Din AB$, which says that we got a minimal value.
Now, by similarity we can show that $$CD^2=ACcdot BC-ADcdot BD$$ and since
$$frac{AD}{BD}=frac{AC}{BC}=frac{3}{5},$$ we obtain $$AD=frac{3}{8}sqrt{34},$$ $$BD=frac{5}{8}sqrt{34}$$ and
$$x=sqrt{3cdot5-frac{3}{8}sqrt{34}cdotfrac{5}{8}sqrt{34}}=frac{15}{4sqrt2}.$$
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Let $measuredangle ACB=90^{circ},$ $AC=3$, $BC=5$ and $CD$ be a bisector of $angle ACB$.
Also, let $CD=x$.
Thus, by the triangle inequality $$AD+BDgeq AB,$$ which gives $$a+b=sqrt{x^2+3^2-2xcdot3cdotcos45^{circ}}+sqrt{x^2+5^2-2xcdot5cdotcos45^{circ}}geqsqrt{3^2+5^2}=sqrt{34}.$$
The equality occurs, when $Din AB$, which says that we got a minimal value.
Now, by similarity we can show that $$CD^2=ACcdot BC-ADcdot BD$$ and since
$$frac{AD}{BD}=frac{AC}{BC}=frac{3}{5},$$ we obtain $$AD=frac{3}{8}sqrt{34},$$ $$BD=frac{5}{8}sqrt{34}$$ and
$$x=sqrt{3cdot5-frac{3}{8}sqrt{34}cdotfrac{5}{8}sqrt{34}}=frac{15}{4sqrt2}.$$
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Let $measuredangle ACB=90^{circ},$ $AC=3$, $BC=5$ and $CD$ be a bisector of $angle ACB$.
Also, let $CD=x$.
Thus, by the triangle inequality $$AD+BDgeq AB,$$ which gives $$a+b=sqrt{x^2+3^2-2xcdot3cdotcos45^{circ}}+sqrt{x^2+5^2-2xcdot5cdotcos45^{circ}}geqsqrt{3^2+5^2}=sqrt{34}.$$
The equality occurs, when $Din AB$, which says that we got a minimal value.
Now, by similarity we can show that $$CD^2=ACcdot BC-ADcdot BD$$ and since
$$frac{AD}{BD}=frac{AC}{BC}=frac{3}{5},$$ we obtain $$AD=frac{3}{8}sqrt{34},$$ $$BD=frac{5}{8}sqrt{34}$$ and
$$x=sqrt{3cdot5-frac{3}{8}sqrt{34}cdotfrac{5}{8}sqrt{34}}=frac{15}{4sqrt2}.$$
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Let $measuredangle ACB=90^{circ},$ $AC=3$, $BC=5$ and $CD$ be a bisector of $angle ACB$.
Also, let $CD=x$.
Thus, by the triangle inequality $$AD+BDgeq AB,$$ which gives $$a+b=sqrt{x^2+3^2-2xcdot3cdotcos45^{circ}}+sqrt{x^2+5^2-2xcdot5cdotcos45^{circ}}geqsqrt{3^2+5^2}=sqrt{34}.$$
The equality occurs, when $Din AB$, which says that we got a minimal value.
Now, by similarity we can show that $$CD^2=ACcdot BC-ADcdot BD$$ and since
$$frac{AD}{BD}=frac{AC}{BC}=frac{3}{5},$$ we obtain $$AD=frac{3}{8}sqrt{34},$$ $$BD=frac{5}{8}sqrt{34}$$ and
$$x=sqrt{3cdot5-frac{3}{8}sqrt{34}cdotfrac{5}{8}sqrt{34}}=frac{15}{4sqrt2}.$$
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Let $measuredangle ACB=90^{circ},$ $AC=3$, $BC=5$ and $CD$ be a bisector of $angle ACB$.
Also, let $CD=x$.
Thus, by the triangle inequality $$AD+BDgeq AB,$$ which gives $$a+b=sqrt{x^2+3^2-2xcdot3cdotcos45^{circ}}+sqrt{x^2+5^2-2xcdot5cdotcos45^{circ}}geqsqrt{3^2+5^2}=sqrt{34}.$$
The equality occurs, when $Din AB$, which says that we got a minimal value.
Now, by similarity we can show that $$CD^2=ACcdot BC-ADcdot BD$$ and since
$$frac{AD}{BD}=frac{AC}{BC}=frac{3}{5},$$ we obtain $$AD=frac{3}{8}sqrt{34},$$ $$BD=frac{5}{8}sqrt{34}$$ and
$$x=sqrt{3cdot5-frac{3}{8}sqrt{34}cdotfrac{5}{8}sqrt{34}}=frac{15}{4sqrt2}.$$
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– Parcly Taxel
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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– Kshitij Singh
Jan 28 at 9:43
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I tried to differentiate it with respect to x
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