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Is there a function that predicts local minimums in 0<x<1 for this function?

Posted 1 day ago

In this function, x^(n) - x^(n-1), for n=[3...∞], is there a function for local minimum? Attached is desmos graph up with n to 10, even there couldn't find solution. https://www.desmos.com/calculator/wx40muiemt

POSTED BY: Jack Fallows
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From this calculation

f[x_] := x^n - x^(n - 1);
f'[x] // Factor
sol = SolveValues[f'[x] == 0, x]
f''[sol[[1]]] // Factor

we see that (n-1)/n is always a local minimum, because the first derivative vanishes and the second derivative is positive.

The SolveValues above misses x==0, which is also a stationary point, but from

In    f[x] // Factor

Out     (-1 + x) x^(-1 + n)

we see that x==0 is either a local maximum or a flection point.

POSTED BY: Gianluca Gorni

Maybe this helps:

POSTED BY: Mariusz Iwaniuk
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