By inspection x=0 is a solution.
Let f(x)=2x + 3x + 6x
g(x)= 4x + 9x
then the equation becomes f(x)-g(x)=1
These functions both have domain of the reals and range of the positive reals. Also, both are strictly increasing over the reals.
Since f(-1)=1 there can be no solutions < -1
Since f(1)=11 and g(1)=13 there can be no solutions > 1
A quick look at the graph in this region shows there is indeed a single solution. f(x)-g(x) reaches a maximum at (0,1). This could easily be proven by finding the first and second derivatives if we needed to satisfy our Calc I teacher.
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Posted by Jer
on 2021-06-05 10:27:40 |