Comparing f(x) and g(x) for All x in R

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In summary, the functions f(x) = 5(√(x^2 +1)) and g(x) = 3x + 4 have a minimum point at x=3/4, with f(x) being greater than or equal to g(x) for all real values of x. This can be shown by finding the minimum of the difference function f(x) - g(x) and observing that it is equal to 0 at x=3/4, making f(x) greater than or equal to g(x).
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Homework Statement


the two functions [tex]f(x) = 5(√(x^2 +1))[/tex] [tex]g(x) = 3x + 4 [/tex].

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The Attempt at a Solution


I can get the minimum point of f(x) and it is bigger than g(x) and that point, however g(x) is tangential to the curve f(x) at point 3/4.
what else do i miss to show that f(x) is bigger or equal than g(x) for all x in R?
 
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Dank2 said:

Homework Statement


the two functions [tex]f(x) = 5(√(x^2 +1))[/tex] [tex]g(x) = 3x + 4 [/tex].

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


I can get the minimum point of f(x) and it is bigger than g(x) and that point, however g(x) is tangential to the curve f(x) at point 3/4.
what else do i miss to show that f(x) is bigger or equal than g(x) for all x in R?

Find the minimum of the difference function ##f(x) - g(x) = 5 \sqrt{x^2+1} -(3x+4)##.

BTW: the word is parabola, not parabula; and anyway, you do not have a parabola anywhere in this problem.
 
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Find the minimum of the difference function ##f(x) - g(x) = 5 \sqrt{x^2+1} -(3x+4)##.

BTW: the word is parabola, not parabula; and anyway, you do not have a parabola anywhere in this problem.
thanks

its point 3/4. and it is the absolute minimum of the graph that's equal to 0, therefore f(x) >= g(x).
 
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Dank2 said:
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its point 3/4. and it is the absolute minimum of the graph that's equal to 0, therefore f(x) >= g(x).
Right!
 

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