Let f(x) = [x a^2 + x^2 - d - x b^2 + ( d - x )^2 ,,,] x [, ] R, where a, b and d are non-…

Question

Let f(x) = $${x \over {\sqrt {{a^2} + {x^2}} }} - {{d - x} \over {\sqrt {{b^2} + {{\left( {d - x} \right)}^2}} }},\,\,$$ x $$\, \in $$ R, where a, b and d are non-zero real constants. Then :

Accepted Answer

$$f\left( x \right) = {x \over {\sqrt {{a^2} + {x^2}} }} - {{d - x} \over {\sqrt {{b^2} + {{\left( {d - x} \right)}^2}} }}$$

$$f'\left( x \right) = {{{a^2}} \over {{{\left( {{a^2} + {x^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}} + {{{b^2}} \over {{{\left( {{b^2} + {{\left( {d - x} \right)}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}} > 0\forall x \in R$$

f(x) is an increasing function.

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