Show that this equation has a solution within [1,2] ?? Please indicate what theorem you are using.   xln(3x)−3 = 0.

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Show that this equation has a solution within [1,2] ?? Please indicate what theorem you are using.

 

xln(3x)−3 = 0.

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Step 1

f(x) = xln(3x)−3

a = 1

b = 2

Step 2

f(a) = 1.ln(3) - 3 = -1.9014

f(b) = 2.ln(3 x 2) - 3 = 2ln(6) - 3 = 0.5835

f(a) < 0 and f(b) > 0

then there must be at least one c such that f(c) = 0 and that c will be the root of the equation f(x) = 0.

Hence, the given equation has a solution within [1,2]

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