MATHS 111 : ASSIGNMENT

 1.assume √3 + √2 is rational
  √3 +√2=p/q where p and q are relatively prime...
  sqaring on both sides , we get 
   p2/q2 =5+2√6....
 
  p2­5q2=2√6q2...here  clearly LHS is an integer as p and q are 
integer so RHS must be an integer too,

 but we know √6 is not an integer ....so our assumption  is wrong.

 There fore  √3 + √2 is irrational.

 2.(a)
      given log 10 ,x is odd....
x

   let y=log10x....10y=x(since x is odd, we can write it as ......

    2n+1)

   10y=2n+1......10y­1=2n where 10y must be odd so that ...
10y­1 is even  where nɛz....
        
   
we know that any integer power of 10 is even ..
  except 0 and if y is a fration then LHS becomes a number
  with fractional parts which is not permissible....
  for n=1,y=0 and log10x is rational else irrational.

(b). ∛4
assume ∛4 is rational
 ∛4=p/q where p and q are relatively prime .
Cubing both sides ,we get p3/q3=4
now our basic generalisation give us that if a number say n is even 
we can write it as n=2k and n3=8k3.....ie it is a multiple of 8...else
if it is odd it's cube will also be odd ,
  { ( 2n+1)3=8n3+6n+12n2+1=2(4n3+3n+6n2)+1}.....here we have
p3=4q3.....so for p to be an integer it must be a multiple of
8....as it is clearly even.....q which is also an integer must
also be even ...only then the eqation can make sense
...thus we reach a contradiction.
So our assumption is wrong that p and q are relatively
prime as we find that they must be both even...so......
.... ∛4 is irrational.

4.(a)(2 +logx)/(x -7x+10)

n 2

denominator can't be 0 for real f(x)⇒x2-7x +10≠0

⇒(x-5)(x-2)≠o⇒x≠5 or 2 ......logx is defined only for x>0....
so x ∊(o ,2)∪ (2,5) ∪(5,∞)..

(b).(√(x -a)log(1+x )/(x -27)

2 2 3

inside root it should be postive (x2-a)≧o

so we get x is outside (-3,3)....1+x2 is always postive..so
no log (1+x2) is defined for all x ....now denomenator
x3-27=0 for n=3 ,so we get domain of x as ......
x∊(-∞,-3]∪(3,∞)....

5. let f(x)=x2+x3....which is non monotone

as f'(x)=2x+3x2
=x(2+3x)
f(x)=-x2 which is also non monotone
f'(x)=-2x
therefore g(x)=f(x) +f(x)
=x3 which is monotone
g'(x)=3x2>0
therefore it is not essential that sum of two non monotone
function is also a non -monotone function.

3.
(a)let f(x)=2x-7/3x+2 x∊n
f'(x)=2(3x+2)-3(2x-7)/(3x+2)2
=6x+4-6x+21/(3x+2)2
for all values of x∊n...
f'(x) is postive.
⇒the function is monotically increasing.
(b). f(x)=2x-7/3x+2 x∊n
f(x) is a sequance as f(x0 is monoticallly increasing
f(x) has least value at x=1
f(1)=2-7/3+2
=-1

$limx→∝ f(x)=2/3
-1<f(x)<2/3
⇒|f(x)|<1
$f(x) is bounded as |f(x)|<k=f(x) is bounded

(c).limx→∝f(x)
=limx→∝2x-7
3x+2
=lim2-7/x
3+2/x
=2/3