Solving function monotonicity
We’re working on the mathematical problem where f(x) = e^x + x^2 - x, and we need to discuss its monotonicity for a = 1. First, we differentiate:
f'(x) = e^x + 2x - 1.
Now, we want to analyze the sign of f'(x) and find its zeros by solving:
e^x + 2x - 1 = 0.
This is a transcendental equation, so I need to figure out whether there’s exactly one solution, or possibly no solutions.
Investigating function F(x)
Let’s examine function g(x) = e^x + 2x - 1, where we found that g(0) = 0, meaning x=0 is a root. Its derivative g'(x) = e^x + 2 is always positive, so g(x) is strictly increasing, confirming exactly one solution.
For f'(x), I see that it changes sign at x=0: it's negative for x<0 and positive for x>0, meaning f(x) is decreasing on (-∞, 0) and increasing on (0, ∞), with a local minimum at x=0.
Now, for part (2), I’m working on finding the range of a for which f(x) >= (1/2)x^3 + 1 for all x>=0. I defined F(x) = e^x - 1 - x + ax^2 - (1/2)x^3 and confirmed that F(0) = 0. The next step involves determining the allowable range of a such that F(x) >= 0 for all x > 0.
Determining the value of a
I’m working on the inequality for F(x) where f(x) = e^x + ax^2 - x. Near x = 0, the expansion of g(x) gives a condition that a must be greater than or equal to -1/2. For larger x, I’m searching for a maximum value by evaluating the ratio H(x) = -g(x)/x^2, checking several points like x = 0, x = 1, and x = 2. The lowest lower bound appears to be -1/2, so the condition for a seems to hold for a >= -1/2.
Determining minimum value of a
To solve for the maximum allowable value of a, we computed the function phi(x) = - (e^x - 1 - x - 1/2 x^3) / x^2. After evaluating at different values of x, we find the worst-case condition for the inequality arises near x=2. The maximum of phi(x) over x >= 0 is approximately -0.0973, so we need a >= -0.0973 to satisfy the inequality for all x >= 0. The inequality will hold for any a value larger than this threshold.
Reasoned for 1m 8s