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# Mathematics Interview Questions (VII)

### 31. For , find the real roots when . Sketch the graph when is small and then when is large, and find approximations of the real roots in both cases. When else does have 3 real roots?

Solution. When , or .

Consider . Then . Notice that, when , . Hence, if is smaller, will have three roots; if is larger, will have only one root. Since when , , will have one more root than .

If have 3 real roots, that means touches the -axis at some point, say . So and at this point, giving and . Solving them simultaneously gives .

### 32. Sketch , where is rounded up or down in the usual way. Then sketch .

Solution. When , . We can then filp through that partial graph horizontally due to the properties of round function. can be created in a similar fashion. You can view here for a sample.

### 33. Is the relationship " is an integer" transitive? What about ?

Solution. The first relationship is; if 2 divides both and , then it divides , hence . The second isn't; consider, for instance, .

### 34. Differentiate .

Solution. Simplifying gives . Using quotient rule, .

P.S. Does the simplified form remind you of the Fibonacci sequence? Try to find a general pattern and prove it!

### 35. Sketch graph of .

Solution. The first two are trivial. For the third one, notice that

• it crosses the -axis at (0,1),
• the -axis is its asymptote,
• its derivative is , negative when and positive when ,

and its sketching is also easy. You can view here for a sample.

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