kyotsu-test 2021 QCourse2-III
Solve Exponential Equation for Unknown Variable
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We are to find the minimum value of the function
$$f ( x ) = 8 ^ { x } + 8 ^ { - x } - 3 \left( 4 ^ { 1 + x } + 4 ^ { 1 - x } - 2 ^ { 4 + x } - 2 ^ { 4 - x } \right) - 24$$
and the value of $x$ at which the function takes this minimum value.
First, let us set $2 ^ { x } + 2 ^ { - x } = t$. Then, since
$$4 ^ { x } + 4 ^ { - x } = t ^ { 2 } - \mathbf { A } \quad \text { and } \quad 8 ^ { x } + 8 ^ { - x } = t ^ { 3 } - \mathbf { B } t ,$$
$f ( x )$ can be expressed as
$$f ( x ) = t ^ { 3 } - \mathbf { C D } t ^ { 2 } + \mathbf { E F } t$$
When we consider the right side as a function of $t$ and denote it by $g ( t )$, its derivative is
$$g ^ { \prime } ( t ) = \mathbf { G } ( t - \mathbf { H } ) ( t - \mathbf { I } ) \text {, }$$
where $\mathrm { H } < \mathrm { I }$. Here, since $2 ^ { x } + 2 ^ { - x } = t$, the range of the values which $t$ takes is
$$t \geqq \mathbf { J }$$
When $t = \mathbf { J }$, we see that $g ( \mathbf { J } ) = \mathbf { K L }$. When $t > \mathbf { J }$, $g ( t )$ is locally maximized at $t = \mathbf { M }$, and its local maximum is $\mathbf { N O }$, and furthermore, it is locally minimized at $t = \mathbf { P }$, and its local minimum is $\mathbf { Q R }$.
Thus, the minimum value of $f ( x )$ is $\mathbf { S T }$, which is taken at
$$x = \mathbf { U } \quad \text { and } \quad x = \log _ { 2 } ( \mathbf { V } \pm \sqrt { \mathbf { W X } } ) - \mathbf { Y } .$$