Question Number 25001 by Tinkutara last updated on 30/Nov/17
$$\mathrm{If}\:{x},\:{y}\:>\:\mathrm{0},\:\mathrm{then}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{minimum}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{x}}\:−\:\mathrm{2}{x}\:+\:\mathrm{2}{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{y}}\:−\:\mathrm{2}{y}\:+\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$$\mathrm{equal}\:\mathrm{to} \\ $$
Commented by prakash jain last updated on 01/Dec/17
$${u}\left({x},{y}\right)={f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left({y}\right)+\mathrm{2} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)=\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{x}}−\mathrm{2}{x} \\ $$$${f}'\left({x}\right)=\mathrm{4}{x}−\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }−\mathrm{2}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{3}} −{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{3}} −\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{2}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{x}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${min}\:{at}\:{x}={y}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${u}\left(\mathrm{1},\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{6} \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 01/Dec/17
$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{Sir}! \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 01/Dec/17
$${My}\:{method}: \\ $$$${Expression}\:{is}\:{rewritten}\:{as} \\ $$$$\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({y}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{x}}\right)+\left({y}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{2}}{{y}}\right) \\ $$$$\geqslant\mathrm{0}+\mathrm{0}+\mathrm{3}+\mathrm{3}=\mathrm{6} \\ $$
Commented by prakash jain last updated on 01/Dec/17
$$\mathrm{Try}\:\mathrm{your}\:\mathrm{logic}\:\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{below} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{compare}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{actual}\:\mathrm{minimum} \\ $$$$\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({y}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$
Commented by prakash jain last updated on 01/Dec/17
$$\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{general} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)={u}\left({x}\right)+{v}\left({x}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{Minimizing}\:{u}\left({x}\right)\:\mathrm{does}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{guaratee} \\ $$$$\mathrm{that}\:{f}\left({x}\right)\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{also}\:\mathrm{minimum}. \\ $$