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polar chasm
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idk what he means by "values that is at right and left of -m"

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but the functions is continuous everywhere, except for -m

zinc mirage
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i think he mispelled it should be m lmao

polar chasm
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it is continuous at m

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have u tried computing the limits?

zinc mirage
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not at all

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i'll give it a try

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OHHHH my friends book is wrong

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@polar chasm In my friends book

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It says "f(x) is continous in all reel numbers"

polar chasm
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i see

zinc mirage
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its not continous in -m

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i checked

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opal basin
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Can you help me to prove this
\exists x(\varphi(x) \lor \psi(x))
;;\Longleftrightarrow;;
(\exists x,\varphi(x)) ;\lor; (\exists x,\psi(x))

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steel sage
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p<-> (q or r)
p->(q or r) , q->p, r->p. Do these three

opal basin
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What is p

steel sage
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Your left hand side

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Equivalently
(p and not q)->r, q->p, r->p. Do these three

opal basin
steel sage
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$p=(\exists x(\varphi(x) \lor \psi(x))),
q=(\exists x,(\varphi(x))), r=(\exists x,(\psi(x)))$

woven radishBOT
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Cogwheels of the mind

opal basin
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P and not q?

steel sage
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p and (not q)

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opal basin
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When supposing
(There exist x , P(x) )to be true

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We need to assume that P(x) is true for some x

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no need to assume it to be true forall x right ?

steel sage
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I don’t see how it is relevant, but yes

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There exists x such that phi(x) or psi(x), since no y can make phi(y), then we have to have psi(x). This is (p and (not q))->r

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steel sage
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p-> (q or r) is the same as (p and (not q))->r. Anyway I am reading yours. I don’t see why it becomes so big a deal

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Formation seems weird. p is true meaning for some x, phi(x) or psi(x) is true, p takes no argument

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Anyway, then phi(x) true implies q is true, psi(x) true implies r is true. If you want to do this directly

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steel sage
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I am out. It is supposed to be very simple

opal basin
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opal basin
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First direction

steel sage
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You solution has parts that don’t make sense. I stoped reading when I spotted the first one. Like “p is true for some x”, p takes no argument

opal basin
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I assume in the first to phi to be true

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For some x then Q is true

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Then phi or psi is true for some x

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Which make P is true

steel sage
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Yeah, this is right

opal basin
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P and Q i true

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Then P implies Q

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The rule of implication

steel sage
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No

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q implies p and r implies p

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p doesn’t imply q

opal basin
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What why

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P implies Q

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When P is true and Q is true

steel sage
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It really is simple, i can’t understand why it’s becoming more and more complicated for you

steel sage
opal basin
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Why is my solution wrong?

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I only followed the rules of logic and the truth tables

steel sage
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Because I spotted an error “p is true for some x” and didn’t continue to read

opal basin
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My bad

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Sorry

steel sage
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Yeah. I always stop at the first error

opal basin
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I mean phi(x) or psi(x) is true for some z

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x

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Then P is true

steel sage
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The other way around, p is true, then there exists x such that phi(x) is true or psi(x) is true

opal basin
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Look

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P is true and Q is true

steel sage
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If phi(x) is true then q is true, if phi(x) is not true then psi(x) is true then r is true

opal basin
steel sage
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Nothing

opal basin
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Not that P implies Q?

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From the truth table

steel sage
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What do you hope to deduce by assume (p and q)

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I can’t make it any clearer. Find someone else

opal basin
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Its a result

opal basin
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inner ether
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Yea

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What’s the issue

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simple willow
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are maximal supposed to be greatest in value too

simple willow
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is the maximal gonna be 25 according to this definition

steel sage
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There are more

simple willow
steel sage
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It is, and there are more maximal elements

simple willow
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wym

steel sage
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Take another look at 12 and 20

simple willow
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yea but they are smaller than 25

steel sage
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Then you asked the wrong question. Either those numbers are just names, or you made a wrong Hasse diagram

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If those numbers are really numbers their Hasse diagram will only be a chain

simple willow
steel sage
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I am saying either those numbers are just names

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Or you made a wrong Hasse diagram of those numbers in the usual sense of <=

simple willow
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thats unlikely ig

simple willow
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i dont think there is a mistake

steel sage
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Then those numbers are just names

simple willow
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oh

simple willow
steel sage
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Do you understand the definition of Hasse diagram

simple willow
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thats what i know so far ig

steel sage
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Then x<=y if and only if x and y are placed in the diagram such that there is a polyline segment from below to above with x in the bottom and y in the top

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No elements > 12, so 12 is maximal, same can be said to 20 too

simple willow
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thx

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untold ravine
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I wanted to verify my solution ask whether theres an easier way

steel sage
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What is y?

untold ravine
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supremum of S

steel sage
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Sorry, nothing. I am still reading

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The third paragraph seems odd

untold ravine
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oh yeah

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it should be z in (y,x_0 - eps)

steel sage
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Like sin(x-π) on [0,2π], x_0=3π/2, y=0, z=π/2, we don’t have f is positive on (y, x_0]

untold ravine
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well f(3pi/2) <0

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and y = pi, as pi is the last root before x_0

steel sage
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sin(x-π)

untold ravine
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oh

steel sage
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Not sin(x)

untold ravine
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wait

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yeah

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even then

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the supremum of roots is y = pi

steel sage
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Oh. I keep reading

untold ravine
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i skipped a few steps in the subsequent paragraphs

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like the domain of g_n(x) is [y,x_0]

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and the inequality result is by induction

steel sage
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Brilliant. But for g_k(x_n) being bounded, should we assume maximal |f|<=1? It won’t affect anything

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(f multiplied by 1/max of f

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This way g_k(x_n)<=1)

untold ravine
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oh yeah

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but any continuous function is bounded in a closed interval

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right?

steel sage
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Oh k is fixed yeah

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Forget what I said

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It’s brilliant

untold ravine
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thanks!

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i was worried that its too long though

steel sage
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Any original thought is brilliant. I don’t like people rejecting other’s idea the first moment they see it

untold ravine
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i second that

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theres a lot of askers here who want their proofs verified while others just give their own idea instead

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so thank you for taking the time to read and verify my proof

steel sage
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Np. Again, brilliant, this g_n thing.

untold ravine
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yeah basically i got like the idea for the last paragraph first

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but i couldnt verify that K^n would converge

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as K could be >1

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so i thought of defining a function that could make K smaller

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starter with 1/2 f(x), then f(x)^2 then finally sqrt(f(x))

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anyways, thanks again!

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tired garden
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Hi guys, what does it mean if there’s a -x in front of the polynomial.
I know just a - sign means curve down. But why is there an x?
Does it change the graph?

velvet fog
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i need hlp

trail eagle
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The x is just another factor (x-a) where a=0

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versed juniper
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yeah

tired garden
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Are these correct?

polar chasm
tired garden
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Ok, why

polar chasm
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the second one seems fine

polar chasm
tired garden
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So how is it supposed to be

polar chasm
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do u understand how multiplicity works

tired garden
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No

polar chasm
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dang, sorry, gtg. I'll either be back in few mins or someone else will explain

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its basically that it should pass straight through the origin and not bounce back of

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because its just -x, not -x^2

tired garden
frigid shale
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oh hello guys

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lemme see

frigid shale
tired garden
frigid shale
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oh nvm it is

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my eyes drifted mb

frigid shale
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b^2-4ac first

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like a=... b=.... c=....

tired garden
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56, 644

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a = 19

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b = -284

frigid shale
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alr now do the square root

tired garden
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c = 392

tired garden
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238

frigid shale
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you can do it step by step

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you dont have to do all at once

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math we talk about accuracy

tired garden
frigid shale
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denominator you sure is 2ac?

tired garden
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Omg.

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No. It’s just 2a

frigid shale
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yea that 392 is not suppose to be there

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thats why you are doing it wrong

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so thats why if u doing math

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do it step by step

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find the determinant

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and then rewrite formula

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if you plug wrong or smt, AT LEAST formula gives u half mark

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for sympathy

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i recommend this for new math beginners for mid school or high school

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yall knowing this for like at the beginning DONT rush it

polar chasm
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Now its correct. To explain why, the shape around the roots depend on the exponent of the factor (aka multiplicit)y). If it's just e.g. just plain (x-1), it will pass through it roughly linearly. If it's (x-1)^2, it will pass through it rougly parabolically, so it will bounce back off. If it's (x-1)^3, it will go to 1, kinda flatten, and then continue in the same direction (just like y = x^3 does)

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simple willow
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how did they calculate the number of parameters

supple knot
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it's specific to the input algorithm

simple willow
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and f is 5

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is it gonna be 5 * 5 * 6

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but that is 150

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no wait it'll be 5 * 5 * 3

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and there are 6 filters so u got 5 * 5 * 3 into 6

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simple willow
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alright ig i should develop reading habits

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thanks riemann

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can you do the last one

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why are there 850 params

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84 * 10 is 840

restive river
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Woah

restive river
simple willow
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its math boy

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multiply the 84 into the 10

restive river
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I see....

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Soo

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What do u get?

simple willow
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oh damn, i forgot the 10 biases for the last layer

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that makes it 850

restive river
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Now u get it?

simple willow
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5 * 5 * 3 * 6 is 456

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nvm its 450

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yeah

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ty

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Mhmm

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lilac crescent
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,, \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{3^n +4^n}{5^n-2^n}

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lilac crescent
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how to evaluate this limit

urban harbor
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you can try to factor out 4^n in numerator and 5^n in the denominator, see if that will help you apply the various limit rules

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lilac crescent
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so they'd cancel out

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and we'd have only 3^n/5^n

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oh my bad

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meant to factor 4^n

devout grotto
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why would they cancel out

lilac crescent
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any hint

devout grotto
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my first reaction on seeing an inf/inf limit is to use l’hopital but i’m not sure that helps here

lilac crescent
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maybe we just need to use the fact that $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{a^n}{b^n} = \frac{a}{b}$

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lilac crescent
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idk how to prove it tho

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i think its a property maybe ?

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so the limit would be 7/3

devout grotto
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limits are additive, does that help?

lilac crescent
devout grotto
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i forget whether $\lim (f(x) + g(x)) = \lim f(x) + \lim g(x)$ is true for limits to infty

woven radishBOT
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Mirror

devout grotto
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my gut says no but i’ve forgotten how math works

winter patrol
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try doing what soosh recommended
Factor out 4^n, instead of 3^n

lilac crescent
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It's what I did on paper

winter patrol
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Show what you have here

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waxen steeple
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im struggling to reason why if A is dense in B, then it does not have to follow that A is dense in every subset of B

waxen steeple
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surely if every b in B is approximated by a sequence in A then every c in the subset is also approximated by a sequence in A ?

supple knot
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What's your definition of dense

waxen steeple
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for each b in B, for all eps > 0, there exists a in A s.t. |a - b| (or whatever norm / metric) < eps

supple knot
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That's incomplete

waxen steeple
misty crest
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🤔

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show your textbook definition

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surely if A and B are disjoint then A isn't dense in B

uncut crow
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A is a subset of B because otherwise there is no reason to talk about density of A in B

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that doesn't really need to be mentioned honestly

misty crest
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oh a subset of B i mean

uncut crow
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that definition is fine

waxen steeple
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oh wait we had the closure defn which i do know

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i just never used it after like week 1

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since all the time we would show density by approximating sequences

uncut crow
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what is the statement you saw that you are skeptical about?

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or where did you hear it

waxen steeple
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if A is dense in B then A is dense in a subset of B

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apparently it's not true

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but idk why

uncut crow
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where did you hear it was false

waxen steeple
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maybe i read it online somewhere lmao

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supple knot
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Don't vibe make up math definitions

uncut crow
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i don't think that's a vibe made up definition

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it's a legitimate definition of dense for metric spaces

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equivalent to whatever other standard definition

waxen steeple
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the actual textbook defn is closure of A = B but like

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ive literally never used that defn after like week 2

misty crest
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its like the difference between definitions of compactness

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If sin A = m sinB and tanA = n tanB, prove that (m^2 - 1)/(n^2 - 1) = cos^2 (A)

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@north hound have you tried yet taking the second equation and rewriting tan as sin/cos?

north hound
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Yes. From there I get cos(A)/cos(B) = m/n

faint zinc
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Well, you have sinA/sinB = m, so m^2 - 1 = (sin^2 A / sin^2 B) - 1 = (sin^2 A - sin^2 B)/(sin^2 B) = (1 - 2 sin^2 B)/(sin^2 B)

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@north hound ^ does the above make sense? Can you do something similar with tan (recall that tan and sec share a similar identity).

north hound
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Wait what. (sin^2 A - sin^2 B)/(sin^2 B) = (1 - 2 sin^2 B)/(sin^2 B)?

faint zinc
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Oh. Sorry, I'm a dum

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It's past midnight here, that last step is completely wrong

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(sin^2 A - sin^2 B)/(sin^2 B) should be correct though

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My b

north hound
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sec^2 = tan^2 + 1

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Hi

north hound
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Hi

turbid bane
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Tan(A) = n*Tan(B)
Prove that
(m²-1) ÷ (n²-1) = Cos²(A)```
north hound
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Yes.

turbid bane
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Hmmmm

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Hello

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green vault
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guys is the answer 134

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i dont have an answer key so im sorta lost 😅

sand quarry
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,w integrate 2x/(x^2 +1) from 0 to sqrt(e^134-1)

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thanks

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Guess so

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how the flip do i do a)i)

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Oh alright

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how do i open a new one lol

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hmm

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copper prairie
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What am i doing wrong

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copper prairie
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I thought i got the implicit thing wrong but idk it seems fine

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Did i integrate wrong?

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I got pi/3 but my book says jts 19pi/3

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Ok now what the shit

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I got pi/3
book says 19pi/3
ai says 13pi/3

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!XY

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copper prairie
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N5

cinder nova
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here's a problem, you switched the y to x

ebon coyote
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?

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No, he cancelled the y's out

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He then cancelled the 2 in the denominator (which now makes it look like an x) with the 2 outside the integral

cinder nova
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oh yeah mb, didn't see that

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cinder nova
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here's the actual problem, you didn't apply the cubing
it should be sqrt(9^3)

copper prairie
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Okay that makes so muxh more sense

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Okay thanks

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quasi jacinth
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hey can someone explain what f_n means means in uniform convergance definition

quasi jacinth
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like the sequence of functions

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whats that supposed to mean

sand quarry
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A list of functions

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Idk its not that much deeper

quasi jacinth
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why is this a sequencee

sand quarry
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Like you can have f_n = x^n

quasi jacinth
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yea

sand dove
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A sequence is just a list of things

sand quarry
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So you now can represent a family of functions witn the sequence

sand dove
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If you want a real numbered sequence, you just make a list of numbers

quasi jacinth
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but like you get infinite points for every term of the sequencce

sand dove
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If you want a sequence of functions, you just make a list of functions

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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ok

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so like

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this says that the functions have an infinitesimal small difference?

mystic scarab
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Huh??

sand dove
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More complicated than that

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When you had a real numbered sequence, it converged when, when you make n bigger, it gets as close as you want from the limit

quasi jacinth
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yes like this

sand dove
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For functions, it's more complicated

quasi jacinth
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all functions

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get closer to a function

sand dove
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What does it mean "a function gets closer to another"

sand dove
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Does it mean "each fn(x) gets independently closer to f(x)"?

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This is a way to view it, it's called pointwise convergence

quasi jacinth
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can you give an example

sand dove
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Well

quasi jacinth
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i think it will help me understand

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whats a fn that converges evenly

sand dove
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say $f_n(x) = x^n$ on [0,1]

woven radishBOT
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Raphaelisius Maximus MMIII

quasi jacinth
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ok this converges evenly?

sand dove
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evenly?

quasi jacinth
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ah idk what the translate is

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like this

sand dove
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This is uniform convergence

quasi jacinth
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uniform convergence yes

sand dove
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So yes, it's not the same as "each fn(x) converges to f(x)"

quasi jacinth
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so f_n = x^n has uniform converganec?

sand dove
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There's a certain sense of "even convergence"

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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does it cconverge at all?

sand dove
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It converges pointwise

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if you fix a value of x

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Then x^n -> 0 if x < 1

quasi jacinth
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wait 1 sec

sand dove
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And x^n -> 1 if x = 1

quasi jacinth
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what does it mean that x^n converges

mystic scarab
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...

quasi jacinth
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lim n-> oo

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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?

sand dove
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So limit as n goes to infinity

quasi jacinth
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ok like we use a specific x

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say for x=c

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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lim c^n = k

sand dove
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k = 0 if c < 1, and k = 1 if c = 1

quasi jacinth
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ok so whats uniform convergene

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can you tell me a sequence that has that property

sand dove
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Well we need to understand why the first example fails

quasi jacinth
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it would mean that at all x

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we have a limit?

sand dove
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Uniform convergence means "every fn(x) converges at some even rate"

quasi jacinth
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so the function it converges to

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say g

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must be continious?

sand dove
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Well that's a consequence

quasi jacinth
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ok so in this case

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its a step function

sand dove
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Not necessarily a sufficient condition

quasi jacinth
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so its not "evenly changing"

sand dove
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Yeah, we made a gap

quasi jacinth
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if that makes

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ok

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if we look at it rigorously

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how do we show it fails

sand dove
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Well

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For each n

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You can see that x^n attains all values between 0 and 1

quasi jacinth
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yea there is a theorem

sand dove
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So, we can pick xn the nth root of 1/2 for example

quasi jacinth
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its continious and at 0 its 0 and at 1 1 os it takes all values inbetween

sand dove
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$x_n = \sqrt[n]{\frac 12}$

woven radishBOT
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Raphaelisius Maximus MMIII

quasi jacinth
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wait wait

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how can we pick x?

sand dove
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?

quasi jacinth
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oh wait yea the definition says for every x so if we find 1 x that it doesnt work for

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its sufficient

sand dove
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Yeah

quasi jacinth
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ok

sand dove
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So

quasi jacinth
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but can x depend on n?

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doesnt that make it multiple x or some

sand dove
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There is some epsilon

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Such that for all N

quasi jacinth
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because at the limit this is x=0 no ?

sand dove
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There is n >= N and x in A

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So the x, being introduced after N

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So it can depend on N

quasi jacinth
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on N

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not n

sand dove
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It can depend on n too

quasi jacinth
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how so

sand dove
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x is introduced after n

quasi jacinth
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isnt x a variable in the definition doesnt x_n make it a sequence

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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wdym its introduced after

sand dove
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Ok, look at the statement:
For all n in N, there is an x in R such that n < x

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It's true because we can take x = n+1

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See that x depends on n

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We're allowed to do so

quasi jacinth
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wait a second im confused on the opposite statement

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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no

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is there a rule?

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or it depends on each caase

sand dove
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Well there are rules..

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Like forall becomes exists

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And vice versa

quasi jacinth
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well the statement says there is N

sand dove
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The negation of "everyone is cool" is "someone is uncool"

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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then the negation is true also

sand dove
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??????????????

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The exact opposite is happening

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If the negation is true, then the original statement is false

quasi jacinth
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is this a theorem?

sand dove
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The definition of negation

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Is to be true exactly when the first is false

quasi jacinth
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ok so

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if we show the negation is true

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the first is false?

sand dove
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Yes

quasi jacinth
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ok so in this case the negation is

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there is ε>0 for all N such that there is n>=N and x in A, that satisfy |f_n(x)-f(x)|< ε?

sand dove
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there is ε>0 such that for all N there is n>=N and x in A, that satisfy |f_n(x)-f(x)| >= ε

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We gotta take the negation of the final statement

quasi jacinth
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ok

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so that they dont satisfy that

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ok

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so we need to show this is true?

sand dove
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That would show that fn doesn't uniformly converge to f

quasi jacinth
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ok so my problem is understanding how cacn we have x_n

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if we say x in A doesnt that make it a specific x

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like if A was (0,1)
the x= nth root at limit would even go out of A

sand dove
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Wdym by specific x

quasi jacinth
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like constant

sand dove
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For every finite n

quasi jacinth
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what if it was (0.1,1)

sand dove
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Nth root of 1/2 is in (0,1)

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You restricted in the wrong direction

quasi jacinth
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ok

sand dove
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If you had done A = (0,0.9)

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Eventually nth root of 1/2 goes out of A

quasi jacinth
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i just realised we restrict A as we want so its easier to find x

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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yea but if we prove its not uniformly convergant at B <A

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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doesnt taht mean its not on A too?

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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the thing im stuck on is like that when you use x(n) that means x moves

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so we arent checking at a specific point

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even though we want to show that its true for 1 x since the negation says x exists in A so that ..

sand dove
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It can move, but it stays inside A

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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like when are you allowed to let x move

sand dove
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When disproving uniform convergence... all the time?

quasi jacinth
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in general i mean

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for example

sand dove
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that is such a vague question

quasi jacinth
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MVT

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says there is x

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wait bad example

mystic scarab
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Why don't you stick with one thing at a time? @quasi jacinth

quasi jacinth
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like if a theorem says there is x
is showing there is x(n) enough

mystic scarab
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Otherwise it's confusing for everyone and also it doesn't let you focus on what you ask, since you're changing questions continuously

quasi jacinth
sand dove
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When you're tasked to show "for all n, there exists x such that..."

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The x is allowed to depend on n as it's introduced after

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But if you have to show

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"There exists x such that for all n..."

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The value of x must work for EVERY value of n

quasi jacinth
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oh yea now i get what introduced after means

sand dove
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So it can't depend on n

quasi jacinth
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so using x_n

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covers for all n if its said before there exists x

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but if we have the for all n afterwards then x must be constant

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is that it?

sand dove
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Yeah... like if you want it explained differently:

quasi jacinth
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ok ok i am pretty sure i understand why you can here

sand dove
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"Everyone eats some food"

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That's true because you eat fries, I eat a salad, someone else eats grapes, etc...

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"Some food is eaten by everyone"

quasi jacinth
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yea i got it thanks

sand dove
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I'm not sure if everyone eats fries, or everyone eats grapes..

quasi jacinth
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damn this was a great explanation yea i can see how its the same for x and n

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ok so we have

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nvm forget that

sand dove
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If fn did converge to f uniformly

quasi jacinth
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|1/2 - f|

sand dove
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Then for any epsilon > 0 I would eventually have |fn(xn) - f(xn)| < epsilon

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But taking epsilon = 1/2

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We would have |1/2 - 0| < 1/2

quasi jacinth
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why -0?

sand dove
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Like

quasi jacinth
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we dont know what f is do we?

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oh no we do

sand dove
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Call $f(x) = \lim_{n\to\infty}f_n(x)$

quasi jacinth
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its the limit

woven radishBOT
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Raphaelisius Maximus MMIII

sand dove
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It's the pointwise limit

quasi jacinth
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yea thats what f is

quasi jacinth
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but it makes sense as in

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we take 1 x at a time

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and at the end we have created the function from the limit at each x

sand dove
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You take the limit point by point

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So pointwise

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Hope it helps understand the name

quasi jacinth
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yea does

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so that would be

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0 everywhere

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except at 1

sand dove
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Yes

quasi jacinth
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f(x) = 0 , x in [0,1)
1 , x=1

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ok

sand dove
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If fn converges uniformly, it must converge to f

quasi jacinth
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yea

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so |1/2-f|= 1/2

sand dove
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Otherwise we don't even have convergence point by point

quasi jacinth
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in both cases

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if f=0 |1/2-0|= 1/2 if f=1 |1/2-1| = 1/2

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so left side is 1/2

sand dove
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Well, since we're taking nth root of 1/2

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It's always < 1

quasi jacinth
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ok

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yea

sand dove
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So f(nth root of 1/2) = 0

quasi jacinth
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so we can choose any ε <1/2

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and we are done?

sand dove
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Yes

quasi jacinth
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say ε= 1/3

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then 1/2>=1/3

sand dove
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Technically you can even take epsilon = 1/2

quasi jacinth
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so it doesnt converge uniformly

sand dove
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1/2 >= 1/2

quasi jacinth
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ok

sand dove
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So

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Say we had A = [0,a]

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Where a < 1

quasi jacinth
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no ?

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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what for?

sand dove
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Because uniform convergence failed on [0,1]

quasi jacinth
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oh

sand dove
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We're interested in knowing if maybe fn converges uniformly but on some smaller domain

quasi jacinth
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ok

sand dove
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You can guess that the problem was around x = 1

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f was discontinuous at 1

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And the counterexample we found, xn = nth root of 1/2

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Eventually converges to 1

quasi jacinth
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ok

sand dove
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So what if we don't allow this example to work

quasi jacinth
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so we are trying to show that for 0<a<1 it does satisfy the first statement

sand dove
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So now, on [0,a], f(x) = 0 always

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So the idea

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Of uniform convergence

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Is that |fn(x) - f(x)| is smaller that something that doesn't depend on x, the point you're on

quasi jacinth
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that its smaller than every positive ε

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so we will choose ε(N)?

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i suppose

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im not sure havent done sequence proofs

sand dove
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No, not exactly that

quasi jacinth
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ik on limits we choose ε(δ) maybe

sand dove
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Think of |fn(x)-f(x)| for all x at the same time

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So accounting for each possible worse scenario

quasi jacinth
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|fn(x)|

sand dove
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Well, even those bounds

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Converge to 0

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|fn(x)| <= something(n)

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That something does not depend on x

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And still something(n) converges to 0

quasi jacinth
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|x^n|< ε(n)

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how is this true for all ε

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not sure how to show this

sand dove
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Well, x^n is an increasing function right

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Its derivative is nx^(n-1) > 0

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(Except at x = 0)

quasi jacinth
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yes

sand dove
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So the biggest (worst) value of |x^n| happens as far away as possible

quasi jacinth
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yes so

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a^n

sand dove
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Exactly

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And that doesn't depend on x does it

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So all we have to do is hope that a^n converges to 0

quasi jacinth
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how do we show that |a^n|< ε

sand dove
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That way, |fn(x)| < eventually, no matter the x

quasi jacinth
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for every ε

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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i have done limit proofs of real functions

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but wait i think i can figure it out

sand dove
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But before limits of functions, you must have seen limits of sequences

quasi jacinth
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nah

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limit as in calculated limits

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or proofs

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with n,N

sand dove
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Well both

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Both knowing definitions (maybe proofs) around real sequence limits

quasi jacinth
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proofs no

sand dove
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And computing limits of some sequences

sand dove
quasi jacinth
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i need to pick a N(ε)

sand dove
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Like, limit of a^n

quasi jacinth
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yea

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it converges to 0

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but i havent done the proof

sand dove
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It's fine to build up from past knowledge

quasi jacinth
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isnt that circular reasoning

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because a^n ->0 because of N(ε) existing

sand dove
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Like you're not redoing the proof of why a^n -> 0

quasi jacinth
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havent done it at all

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but i think i see it

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we can remove the absolute value

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so we need a^n< ε

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n> loga (ε)

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N= loga(2ε)

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this should be correct

sand dove
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I'm not sure at all

sand dove
sand dove
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Just take N = floor(loga(epsilon)) + 1

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Because you need N to be an integer

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We would also need to worry about N being positive, but if epsilon is small enough it's fine

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zinc valve
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Explain calculation part from 2nd equation

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pseudo basin
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the black bands on the top and bottom combined are 3x taller than the actual image 😭

zinc valve
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Ohhh 😅

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Gotcha

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Can you explain it?

pseudo basin
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anyway do you mean like how we proceeded from (2)

zinc valve
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Yeah

pseudo basin
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ok

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the handwriting makes it hard to tell apart u from v

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but it looks like

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v^2 sin^2(alpha) was replaced by u^2 cos^2(theta)

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and then uhhhh

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multiplied by tan^2(alpha) somehow?

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oh no wait ok i get it

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$v^2 \sin^2(\alpha) = v^2 \cos^2(\alpha) \tan^2(\alpha) = u^2 \cos^2(\theta)\tan^2(\alpha)$

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pseudo basin
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we did this on LHS

zinc valve
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Tan^2 how?? It's not sin^2/cos^2

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My trigo basics are week tho. Can you write in a copy

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It's hard to understand text

pseudo basin
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paper? sure ig

zinc valve
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Yeah

pseudo basin
zinc valve
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Did you write wrong in cos²alpha

pseudo basin
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which line

zinc valve
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Isn't it thetha

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First line

pseudo basin
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i started with LHS of (2)

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also theta not thetha

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anyway no, i meant what i wrote. i double-checked it and there are no typos here.

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first line i multiply and divide by cos^2(alpha)

pseudo basin
zinc valve
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You substitute value of v² from equation 1, right?

pseudo basin
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that happens in line 3 in my picture

zinc valve
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Then what happened in first line . Where cos alpha came?

glad garden
zinc valve
pseudo basin
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??

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what do you mean

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i am not working with equation (2)

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i am fucking with its LHS only

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i am not multiplying by cos^2(alpha) on both sides of (2)

zinc valve
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Okiee got it. You're doing separately

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Thank you!! I understood and solved again.

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I want help in these differential calculus problems

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sand quarry
void sand
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From 4th one please

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Excuse me

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Anyone

sand quarry
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Ok do the usual

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Find the integrating factor

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Or treat it as a separable equation

void sand
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Is this right?

sand quarry
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Yeah

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U got it

void sand
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Thanx. What should I text if I need help again

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For now, close this one by typing .close

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@close

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dense rampart
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any smart way to do this other than calculating a 5x5 det?

dense rampart
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at most i see that the 5th column has 3 zeros after setting up the characteristic equation

drifting sierra
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5th column has 4 zeroes

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You only need one 4x4 determinant

steel sage
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It immediately becomes 3 times 3 once you expand in terms of the 5th column and add column 1 to column 3

drifting sierra
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And that 4x4 is actually a 3x3

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and that 3x3 is actually a 2x2

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steel sage
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It is the property of determinant, it works on any commutative ring. Anyway I am too drunk so can’t follow up but I have stated the idea

vast zenith
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to find Eigenvalues/vectors I don’t see any easier way than direct calculation

drifting sierra
dense rampart
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whats a ring 😭

steel sage
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-1 on (1,1) eliminate 1 on (1,3), this is the last sentence while I am sober

dense rampart
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also the diagonals should all subtract lambda beforehand no?

vast zenith
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I believe most of the advice these people provided is to calculate just the determinant

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You’re trying to find the characteristic equation

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In that case I can’t see any simpler approach

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But row reduction certainly doesn’t work

glacial ledge
vast zenith
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yes they were wondering if there was a simpler way though

dense rampart
vast zenith
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I’d say determinant from column 5 is the best bet, you’ll get a couple of nested determinants

dense rampart
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😢

vast zenith
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lol you could try guessing eigenvectors

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but tbh thats also painful for large matrices

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change of basis is also painful

dense rampart
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alr ill just do it the normal way for now

glacial ledge
dense rampart
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yeah

glacial ledge
dense rampart
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holon

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I’m cryin

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dense rampart
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dense rampart
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dense rampart
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damn

wheat pawn
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have you done what Nel mentioned at the very start?

dense rampart
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i did find the nested dets

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which means i did see the 4/3/2^2 size dets

dense rampart
atomic thunder
# dense rampart I’m cryin

That polynomial is actually pretty simple to solve, but if you can't see it, have you tried to find the rational roots of it?

dense rampart
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my calculator says its a messy number its not a clean (x+1)^3

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a clean expression's signs are ++++ or +-+- right

atomic thunder
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My bad i thought i saw a -1 on the last term

dense rampart
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brisk finch
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So

In the 1st example n changed the sign behind it because the brackets in front of it had an odd exponent
In the 2nd example b didn't change the sign behind it because the brackets in front of it had an even exponent

I remember how it works, but I don't remember why it works like this. Could you guys shred a light on this for me?

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x^2 is an even function

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For even functions, f(x) = f(-x)

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For odd functions,-f(x) = f(-x)

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I haven't gotten to functions yet

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Could you explain this by just doing the thing step by step?

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But your quwstion is basically how

(y-x)^3 = -(x-y)^3
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(y-x)^2 = (x-y)^2

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For that

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Do you know the exponent distribution law

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(ab)^n = a^nb^n

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But with exponents

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Yeah sure

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So here's the deal

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(y-x)^3 = (-(x-y))^3

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Agreed?

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Yes

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- is in reality (-1)*(...)

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So we can write

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(y-x)^3 = (-(x-y))^3 = ((-1)*(x-y))^3

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Is this fine?

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Yes

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Wait I’m confused by the question could you be more specific

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The goal is to simplify that first expression right

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what even is this?

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where did the ^3 go

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# brisk finch So In the 1st example n changed the sign behind it because the brackets in fron...

uhm,

(2)^2 = 4 and (-2)^2 = 4
(3)^2 = 9 and (-3)^2 = 9
you see, It doesn't matter if the number/quantity/wtv in the bracket is positive or negative because the output will ALWAYS be positive. that's for any even exponent.

also, 4-3 = 1 and 3-4 = -1
7-4 = 3 and 4-7 = -3
so notice how
a-b=-(b-a)

so if you have a bracket like (a-b)^2, the exponent here is even, meaning that if we alter the sign of the insides, the output will still be the same. so we can do (b-a)^2 because (b-a)^2 = (a-b)^2 due to a-b = -(b-a). basically what i explained above.

now for odd exponents, the negative sign does matter!
(3)^3 = 27 and (-3)^3 = -27
(4)^3 =64 and (-4)^3 = -65

but now, notice something different, that the difference between (a)^n and (-a)^n when n is an odd number is just the negative!
(-a)^n = -(a)^n for n is an odd number

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I dont know what you meant by 'n changed and b didnt change' but I explained how and why
(x-y)^2 = (y-x)^2

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coefficents that you dont know the sign of (like n and b in your example) cannot alter the sign of the bracket... so if you have a b(x-y)^2, that can be written as b(y-x)^2 not because of b, its because of the property i explained above.

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Given b=[-2 -1 -2 1]^T, show that there is no answer to Ax=b using QR decomposition.
can someone help me piece the solution together I kinda don't understand pic 2 (which explains how to use QR decomp to solve the LS problem, even if it's economy QR).
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The residue vector can be divided into two parts and the total residue is the sum of both the parts.
The first part can be brought to 0 using solution of reverse substitution (?).
The second part can't be changed - the sum of squares of the last part of Q^Tb decides the minimum height of the LS problem.
Note that we could use economy QR to compute solution.

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My work: I found economy Q, and R resulting from Q^TA
How do I continue to show that Ax=b which is Rx=Q^Tb has no solution ?

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R is invertible so proving there's no solution depends on Q^Tb

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In the second pic they split the vector Q^Tb and i dont understand why first part and second part behave that way/have that job

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How does splitting even work when I'm solving the linear equation

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Not computing the norm

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Also they're working with a square matrix Q, how is it different with an economy Q

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Is the second pic even helpful ?

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Do you have to use this QR? Because it doesn’t enter my mind firstly. Like you can either show that rank(A)<rank(A b), or show Pb doesn’t equal b where P=A(A^t A)^-1 A^t

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I could yes but the question requires me to use QR

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hello could someone help me to understand this ? i don't understand how we pass + φ to − k

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WHY is the radius of convergence 1?

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what was unclear?

hazy cypress
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like, i get that maybe it's because of the ratio test, but it states that this series only converges when x is less than one

misty crest
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where?

hazy cypress
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when |x-2|<1

misty crest
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yes so they’re just applying the statement of the ratio test

hazy cypress
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i assume the absolute value gives rise to the range -1,1 with the statement inside the absolute value squeezed in between?

misty crest
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ratio test tells us the series converges if lim |a_{n + 1}/a_n| < 1

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evaluating the limit just gave us |x - 2|

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so it converges for all x such that |x - 2| < 1

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if we’re just invoking the ratio test

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we need to do more work for the endpoints

hazy cypress
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the interval isn't -1,1 it's like 1,3 or something

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yes because it’s |x - 2| not |x|

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so the radius is dependent on the right side of the inequality?