Friday, February 7, 2014

Solve the equation x - sinx = 0.

This  is a transcedental equation and for solving it we have to differentiate the function.


f'(x)=1-cosx


The derivative is a monotone increasing function


( -1<cosx<1), so the difference 1 -cos x>0 =>f(x)>0, so f(x) is an injection.


We'll calculate f(0):


f(0)=0-sin0=0-0=0.


Because f(x) is an injection, that means that f(x) is increasing, so, x=0 is the only solution for  x-sinx=0.

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