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Paradoxica · Jul 15, 2016

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Here's a fun exercise

Evaluate the following limit without using L'Hôpital's rule.

Also no series expansions of any sort.

$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x-\sin{x}}{x^3}$

You may assume the following preliminary result:

$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin{x}}{x} = 1$

InteGrand · Jul 15, 2016

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1/3! = 1/6, via Taylor expansion.

Paradoxica · Jul 15, 2016

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InteGrand said:
1/3! = 1/6, via Taylor expansion.

stop ruining everything for me.

InteGrand · Jul 15, 2016

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Paradoxica said:
stop ruining everything for me.

It's probably the first time I've done so for a while.

leehuan · Jul 15, 2016

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Haven't even done Taylor series or ODEs yet. Heck, haven't even done integration techniques at uni.

Paradoxica · Jul 15, 2016

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leehuan said:
Haven't even done Taylor series or ODEs yet. Heck, haven't even done integration techniques at uni.

The limit's proof is completely elementary.

Try using substitution, in the exact same way you would for integration.

leehuan · Jul 26, 2016

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I have no idea where this question is meant to go but it's not SOS. Just an interesting question that came out of MATH1251 discussion.

$Let $S$ be a finite set such that $S \neq \emptyset\\ $a) Write down a set $S$ that satisfies closure under addition.$\\ $b) Prove that this is the only finite set that satisfies closure under addition.$

seanieg89 · Jul 26, 2016

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Are you talking about subsets of the reals/complex numbers with the standard operation of addition? Then the only finite additively closed set is {0} because if some nonzero z is in it, then nz:=z+...+z (n copies) must be in it for all positive integers n, and these numbers are distinct.

Or are you talking about an abstract set with an addition operation satisfying some axioms?

leehuan · Jul 26, 2016

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Nah that's right lol the set is {0}

InteGrand · Aug 7, 2016

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Solve the differential equation $\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}t} = 2\sqrt{y}$ .

leehuan · Aug 7, 2016

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InteGrand said:
Solve the differential equation $\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}t} = 2\sqrt{y}$ .

This is about the same as the one I asked for help with right?

$y=0$ is a solution. Otherwise $\int \frac{dy}{2\sqrt{y}}dy=\int dt \implies y=(t+C)^2$

Paradoxica · Aug 7, 2016

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leehuan said:
This is about the same as the one I asked for help with right?

$y=0$ is a solution. Otherwise $\int \frac{dy}{2\sqrt{y}}dy=\int dt \implies y=(t+C)^2$

but what happens when t<-C ?

The solution you have provided is invalid.

leehuan · Aug 7, 2016

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Shit. Forgot about restrictions already even though I asked about it the other day.

Paradoxica · Aug 7, 2016

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Evaluate the following integral by using the Leibniz Rule.

$$\noindent$ \int_0^{\pi} \frac{\log{(1+\cos{x}\sin{\theta}})}{\cos{x}} \, \text{d}x \\ $Where $0 \le \theta \le \frac{\pi}{2}$

seanieg89 · Aug 8, 2016

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$J(t):=\int_0^\pi \frac{\log(1+t\cos(x))}{\cos(x)}\, dx\\ \\ = J(0)+\int_0^t J'(s)\, ds\\ \\ = \int_0^t \left(\int_0^\pi \frac{d\phi}{1+s\cos(\phi)}\right)\, ds\\ \\ = \int_0^t \frac{\pi}{\sqrt{1-s^2}}\, ds\\ \\ = \pi \sin^{-1}(t) $ for $t\in [0,1].\\ \\ $Hence $J(\sin(\theta))=\pi \theta $ for $\theta\in [0,\pi/2].\\ \\ $(Note that the $\phi$ integral is MX2 level and can be done by the Weierstrass substitution for example.)$$

Paradoxica · Aug 8, 2016

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$$\noindent$ f $ is a differentiable function for all $x \in \mathbb{R} \\ $It is given that $f$ satisfies $ f'(\beta) = \frac{f(\beta)}{2-\beta} +\frac{f(\beta)}{4-\beta} \\ $Prove $\beta \in [ 2, 4 ]$

Hint: Use Rolle's Theorem.

seanieg89 · Aug 11, 2016

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Here's a cool one to think about:

$$Given an arbitrary sequence $(a_k)_{k=0}^\infty$ of real numbers, does there exist a a smooth function $f\in\mathcal{C}^\infty(\mathbb{R})$ such that\\ \\ $\frac{d^kf}{dx^k}(0)=a_k$ for each $k$?$\\ \\$

Paradoxica · Aug 11, 2016

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seanieg89 said:
Here's a cool one to think about:

$$Given an arbitrary sequence $(a_k)_{k=0}^\infty$ of real numbers, does there exist a a smooth function $f\in\mathcal{C}^\infty(\mathbb{R})$ such that\\ \\ $\frac{d^kf}{dx^k}(0)=a_k$ for each $k$?$\\ \\$

Construct a Taylor Series with pointwise convergence at 0?

seanieg89 · Aug 11, 2016

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Paradoxica said:
Construct a Taylor Series with pointwise convergence at 0?

Taylor series are indeed the correct lines to think along here, but as an arbitrary Taylor series need not converge anywhere apart from the point it is centred at, this problem is not completely trivial.

Do you have a construction in mind?

Paradoxica · Aug 11, 2016

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seanieg89 said:
Taylor series are indeed the correct lines to think along here, but as an arbitrary Taylor series need not converge anywhere apart from the point it is centred at, this problem is not completely trivial.

Do you have a construction in mind?

The coefficients of x^k will be a_k/k!...

If you wanted my naive first contruction...

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