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@matthiaspihusch Жыл бұрын
Question: Why does W(-(e^-1)) give us two real solutions, shouldnt it be just -1?
@ChadTanker Жыл бұрын
Compute the integral from zero to infinity of the function "f" with respect to x with function "f" equal to one over e to the x times the cube root of x. (e is Euler's number)
@santri_kelana_91 Жыл бұрын
Can you explain about x^4 + ax^2 + bx + c
@ektamge4064 Жыл бұрын
@@matthiaspihuschiiiiilllllllllp
@wowyok4507 Жыл бұрын
signed up!
@TanmaY_TalK Жыл бұрын
Lambert W function ❌ bprp fish function ✅
@TramNguyen-pk2ht Жыл бұрын
W(fishe^fish) = fish for a recap
@ulisses_nicolau_barros Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@Ralfosaurus Жыл бұрын
"We shall 'save the fish' on both sides"
@elweewutroone Жыл бұрын
W(🐟e^🐟) = 🐟
@BurningShipFractal Жыл бұрын
Where does the letter 「W」 come from ?
@The_NSeven Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure why, but my favorite videos of yours are always the ones with the Lambert W function
@A_literal_cube Жыл бұрын
Did you mean the fish function?
@gswcooper7162 Жыл бұрын
I mean, you're not alone, but I don't know why I like the Fish function so much either... :D
@The_NSeven Жыл бұрын
@@A_literal_cube my bad
@tanelkagan Жыл бұрын
This is the balance of the universe at work, because they're my least favourite ones!
@The_NSeven Жыл бұрын
@@tanelkagan That's kinda funny haha
@riccardopesce7264 Жыл бұрын
I've just wrapped up a math study session; it's now time to relax by watching some more math.
@bigchungusdriplord230129 күн бұрын
Sums up my whole life lmao
@ethangibson8645 Жыл бұрын
I like watching your channel as a computer science college student because they have made me realize that somewhere in all of the calculus, vectors, etc I've gotten a little rusty at the basics.
@grave.digga_ Жыл бұрын
Nice video! You explained it in a way that a lot of people can understand. I appreciate that a lot.
@blackpenredpen Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@phat_khiep Жыл бұрын
There are n multiple choice questions, each question has i options to choose from. Step 1: Randomly choose the mth option (with m less than or equal to i and m greater than or equal to 1) in the first multiple choice question Step 2: Repeat the option in the 1st multiple-choice question in the next (k-1) multiple-choice questions. Step 3: To choose the option in the (k+1) multiple choice question, we will choose in the following way for each case: Case 1: If the option chosen in the kth multiple choice question is the mth option (with m smaller than i), then choose the (m+1)th option. Case 2: If the option chosen in the kth multiple choice question is the ith option, then choose the 1st option. Step 4: Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for multiple-choice questions from the (k+2)th multiple-choice question to the nth multiple-choice question. Each multiple choice question has only 1 correct answer. Let t be the number of multiple-choice questions answered correctly in n multiple-choice questions, t follows the Bernouli distribution. Find k to t max.
@haydenrobloxgamer3501 Жыл бұрын
Hello bprp, I was hoping you could solve the equation f(x)= f(x-1) + f(x+1) for f(x). Even though it looks so bare-bones, WolframAlpha says the solution is f(x) = e^(-1/3 i π x) (c_2 + c_1 e^((2 i π x)/3)) (where c_1 and c_2 are arbitrary parameters) which is pretty crazy. It seems very weird how the solution has the whole math trio (pi, e, and i). Thanks for everything you do on the channel and happy holidays!
@eccotom1 Жыл бұрын
it's because the resultant family of functions are sinusoids, and are especially known for preserving this sort of convoluting condition (notice how sin(x + pi/2) + sin(x- pi/2) = 0.) an easy example f(x) = sin(x * pi/3) can be obtained by solving sin(a) = sin(2a) for a.
@omarsayed3874 Жыл бұрын
f(x) = x, hope that helps
@eccotom1 Жыл бұрын
@@omarsayed3874 x = x+1 + x-1 only for x=0 lol. and the only linear unction satisfying the relation is f(x) = 0
@omarsayed3874 Жыл бұрын
@@eccotom1 ah yes i forgot we will get 2x
@alonelyphoenix8942 Жыл бұрын
When in doubt, use f(x) = 0
@MichaelMaths_ Жыл бұрын
I was looking into generalizing a formula for this a few years ago and it is very cool how it parallels solving quadratics. Instead of completing the square, we want to get the xe^x form, and there are even discriminant cases for the different branches of the Lambert W function.
@gastonsolaril.237 Жыл бұрын
You know... a couple of weeks ago you published a problem of that format on Instagram. And I deduced the EXACT same formula, with the difference that I extended the "linear exponent" to add extra features. Like this: "A exp(Bx + C) + Dx + E = 0" The formula is deduced with the same exact way. There are one or two more thingies inside the Lambert as a result, but... it's the same. It's a beautiful exercise, by the way. Keep up with the good work, bprp!!!
@trucid2 Жыл бұрын
What if e is raised to a quadratic polynomial. Can that be solved for x?
@gastonsolaril.237 Жыл бұрын
@@trucid2: wow, good challenge. Don't know! I guess we should try it! lol At a first glance (not entirely proven), I feel feasible to say that the polynomial at the exponent of "e" needs to be the same degree as the one that's outside the "e" so that one could align some transformation of such polynomial to the exponential's coefficient and apply Lambert's W: "A exp(p(x)) + q(x) = 0" where "degree(p) = degree(q)" But then one could also seize the fact that any polynomial of degree "n" has a "n+1" powered term, but it's just that its coefficient is zero. Perhaps that could be used for the general case.
@thethinker6258 Жыл бұрын
Teacher, can you integrate or differentiate the Lambert W function?
@-minushyphen1two379 Жыл бұрын
You can do it using the formula for the derivative of the inverse function, he made a video about this before
@CarlBach-ol9zb10 ай бұрын
It can be differentiated. I saw a video doing that. And, of course, all continuous functions can be integrated AFAIK, so this one can be too.
@alibekturashev6251 Жыл бұрын
6:02 i love how you almost wrote down the plus
@Nylspider Жыл бұрын
I always find the fact that you draw fish with eyebrows to be unreasonably funny
@gljdds4164 Жыл бұрын
i love how you always use the fish when explaining the lambert w function
@lpschaf8943 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This was very satisfying.
@iwilldefeatraymak2536 Жыл бұрын
Another way a^x + bx+c=0 Subtract both sides by c and divide both sides by b (1/b)×a^x +x =-c/b Do (a) power both sides a^((1/b)×a^x)×a^x=a^(-c/b) Change the first a to e^ln(a) (a^x)×e^[ln(a)(1/b)×a^x]=a^(-c/b) Multiply both sides by ln(a)×(1/b) (ln(a)/b)×(a^x)×e^[(ln(a)/b)×(a^x)]=ln(a)/b ×a^(-c/b) Now you can use the w function (Ln(a)/b)× a^x= w[ln(a)/b ×a^(-c/b)] Divide both sides by ln(a)/b then take log base (a) from both sides x=log (base a)[ b(W[ln(a)/b× a^(-c/b)])/ln(a)]
@Bhuvan_MS Жыл бұрын
Since 'a' is the base for the logarithm, this formula would have some restrictions. Mainly 'a' must be greater than 1.
@shoeman6966 Жыл бұрын
This man’s algebraic manipulation ability is superb!
@lazarusisaacng Жыл бұрын
I met your video that it is the first Lambert W function. And now this video can tell us about more information like quadratic equation, I must give you 👍.
@darcash17389 ай бұрын
Oh nice. I made one for when the exponent is the same as the term before. It doesn’t really work out nicely if the x exponential is different and that’s not the case 😂 A^Bx+Bx = C We get: [-W(A^C lnA)/lnA + C]/B
@Zach010ROBLOX Жыл бұрын
Ooo i love your videos with the Lambert W function! One thing I was curious about was the remaining W(..) term because before you simplified it, it was soooo close to being fish*e^fish, but that c threw things off. Could you explain why/how the C term throws off the formula, and why simplifying it becomes so much harder?
@soupisfornoobs4081 Жыл бұрын
You can see in the derivation that the c is what forces us to multiply by e^whatever, as it doesn't depend on x. As for the W being so close to sinplifying, it's that way also without the c where you get W(lna*e^-lnb)
@Bhuvan_MS Жыл бұрын
It's just like saying to solve equations of the form: ax³+bx²+cx=0 ax³+bx²+cx+d In the first eqn, you can factor out the x and reduce the cubic into a monomial and quadratic, which is easily solvable In the second eqn, when an additional 'd'(constant similar to c in quadratic) is present, it becomes so complicated that it took mathematicians several centuries, or even a millennium to arrive at a general solution of a cubic because of a constant. It just shows us how one extra term could change our method so drastically.
@necrolord1920 Жыл бұрын
10:16 technically, there is only 1 real solution if inside = -1/e. Therefore, to be precise you would write that there is 1 real solution if inside = -1/e or inside >= 0. There are 2 real solutions if -1/e < inside < 0.
@MichaelRothwell1 Жыл бұрын
This is the solution I wrote before seeing the video, and so before seeing the conditions on a and b. It agrees with the solution in the video, except that I point out that if a^(-c/b)(ln a)/b=-1/e then there is only one solution (as the values given by W₋₁ and W₀ coincide in this case). It is clear that we want to use the Lambert W function here. It is also clear that we are going to have to consider several cases besides the "nice" case in which a>0, a≠1, b≠0, i.e.a=1 or a=0 or a
@robinsparrow161811 ай бұрын
i had never heard of the lambert W function before watching your videos! i'm intrigued...
@sebmata13511 ай бұрын
Pretty cool that there's a general solution for the intersection of an exponential and a line! Very interesting manipulations to get to Lambert W on lines 2, 3 and 4
@emmanuellaurens213211 ай бұрын
There's a general solution because mathematicians decided they wanted one badly enough, and so just named it the Lambert W function. 🙃 Well, okay, it's a bit more complicated than that, but now they can pretend they can solve this kind of equations exactly rather than just to an arbitrary degree of precision 🙂
@kenroyadams2762 Жыл бұрын
This video is amazing! Excellent explanation as per usual. I am absolutely loving the Lambert W function. It is VERY cool. Functions such as these are the reason I love Mathematics. On another note, I need to know where you got that pic of the 'Christmas tree' pleeease...😅
@alonelyphoenix8942 Жыл бұрын
He himself made the tree, apparently u can buy it lol
@tambuwalmathsclass Жыл бұрын
Amazing 😊
@nasrullahhusnan22892 ай бұрын
e^x>0 --> x+1 -x=1+(1/e^k) k=1+(1/e^k) k-(1/e^k)=1 --> ke^k-1=e^k (k-1)e^k=1 (k-1)e^(k-1)=1/e (k-1)=W(1/e) k=1+W(1/e) As k is positive value of x (x
@qubyy17146 ай бұрын
Now try a tetrated to x + b^x + cx + d could be a fun video ❤
@spoopy1322 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! ❤
@Max-mx5yc Жыл бұрын
If the inside is equal to -1/e, we actually only get 1 solution because are exactly at the minimum of xe^x. So we have, with y being the argument: y < -1/e 0 real sol. (under the graph of xe^x) y = -1/e 1 real sol. (at bottom of bump) -1/e < y < 0 2 real sol. (on either side of the bump) y ≥ 0 1 real sol. (in the strictly inc. positive part of the graph)
@tenesiss33711 ай бұрын
Can we call this completing fishes?
@pahandulanga1039 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video of you solving an equation using this formula?
@philip2205 Жыл бұрын
What about (1) ax^a + bx^b + c = 0, (2) ax^a + bx^b + cx^c = 0 or (3) the general case ax^a + bx^b + ... + nx^n?
@vikrantharukiy716011 ай бұрын
As for the first one, just divide all terms by a and solve
@table5584 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, now I can solve 1^x + 2x - 5 = 0 😊
@deltalima6703 Жыл бұрын
Nope, doesnt work if a=1, so you still cant figure out that x=2 is a solution. :-p
@minhdoantuan8807 Жыл бұрын
@@deltalima6703in that case, 1^x = 1 for all x, so 2x - 4 = 0, or x = 2
@HimanshuRajOk Жыл бұрын
@@minhdoantuan8807Can you please check if I'm correct 1^x=5-2x e^(2inπx)=5-2x where n is an integer (e^(-2inπx))(5-2x)=1 Multiply some equal stuff on each side (5inπ-2inπx)(e^(5inπ-2inπx))=(inπ)(e^(5inπ)) Take Lambert W function and solve for x x=2.5 - (W(inπe^(5inπ)))/2inπ Is it correct?
@HimanshuRajOk Жыл бұрын
I checked it and it x is indeed 2 when n=1/2 (not integer but still satisfies as exp(2iπ*nx) is exp(2iπ)) but I do not know how to calculate other values of x here in the complex domain since wolfram does not calculate this much :(
@lpschaf8943 Жыл бұрын
beautiful video
@General12th Жыл бұрын
Hi BPRP! So good!
@dkdashutsa1575 Жыл бұрын
Is there any formula for summation of i = 1 to n of W(i)
@Bhuvan_MS Жыл бұрын
Is the eqn of the form: x^x+px+q=0 also solvable using Lambert-W function?
@vikrantharukiy716011 ай бұрын
I tried and failed
@Bhuvan_MS11 ай бұрын
@@vikrantharukiy7160 Yes. Apparently we have to multiply both sides by x^something (I don't remember that value) which does not help us to solve the problem. The px term is such a pain...
@mrexl9830 Жыл бұрын
Freaking LOVE the lambert W functions
@wafflely9877 Жыл бұрын
Make a video on the integral from -1 to 1 of (-e^x^2/3)+e dx!! 🙏
@orenawaerenyeager11 ай бұрын
Am i jealous of his t-shirt Of course i am i need it😮
@isjosh8064 Жыл бұрын
If a transcendental number is a number that can’t be the value of an equation that it should be impossible to find an equation for e because it’s a transcendental number. Put it answer this value: x^(1/pi*i) + 1 = 0 x = e
@ton146 Жыл бұрын
When I was at UCT 55 years ago the lecturer showed us two other quadratic formulas involving an a,b and c which also gave the roots as well. I have never seen them again or been able to derive them. Does anyone else have a clue?
@trucid2 Жыл бұрын
You can rewrite a degree two polynomial in different ways: ax^2+bx+c=(px+q)(rx+s) a(x−h)^2=k
@scottleung9587 Жыл бұрын
Nice job!
@mrpineapple7666 Жыл бұрын
What happens if we want complex solutions?
@crowreligion11 ай бұрын
Use other branches of lambert W function There are branches after every integer, and everything except for branch 0 and -1 gives complex solutions
@Xnoob5457 ай бұрын
@@crowreligion and also you do not need to follow all of the conditions he mentioned I think a can be anything except 1 and inside can be anything(?)
@MhiretMelkamu Жыл бұрын
What is the invers of f(x)=x4+x3+2 Please solve it
@whiteskeleton9453 Жыл бұрын
Formula for series in n world for n^y/x^n please make a video for it😊
@reiatzhu5961 Жыл бұрын
How about this function : X^a + bX + C = 0, instead of a^X, how about this X^a?
@Bhuvan_MS Жыл бұрын
I don't think there is a general solution for that.
@nokta9819 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video bprp, btw if you want I have an equation too (ik the answer but it's quite fun to solve): can you solve the equation ~ a x^b + c log_d(f x^g) + h = 0 ~ well I know it's a bit complicated but not hard to solve so I hope you give it a try ✓
@soupisfornoobs4081 Жыл бұрын
This looks like another product log situation. You could probably get from that to a more general case of this video with a substitution like a^x = u
@nokta9819 Жыл бұрын
@@soupisfornoobs4081 yeah it's another W equation but I think you shouldn't do any substitution it would cause some troubles, I made it and I solve it so I know the answer I just asked for it cuz it's actually fun to solve for me
@11李佳燁 Жыл бұрын
can you please make a video talking about the lebesgue integral and also iys connection with the laplas transfromation
@sergeygaevoy6422 Жыл бұрын
I think we assume a > 0, a 1 and b 0. Otherwise it is a much simplier (trivial) equation.
@remicou8420 Жыл бұрын
he explains at the end why those parameters are disallowed. you can’t compute the result if any of the conditions are broken
@sergeygaevoy6422 Жыл бұрын
@@remicou8420 Thank, there is a "post-credit" scene ...
@javierferrandizlarramona65887 ай бұрын
Excelent!
@math_qz_2 Жыл бұрын
Excellent 😮
@Grassmpl Жыл бұрын
Use newtons method to approximate.
@IRM321 Жыл бұрын
What about x*a^x + b*x + c = 0? I ran into this while trying to solve (x+1)^x = 64. Where you eventually get u*e^u - u - ln(64) = 0, where u = ln(64)/x.
@NullExceptionch Жыл бұрын
Can you please solve this? “Tan(x)=sqrt(x+1)
@MatthisDayer Жыл бұрын
you know what, i was just playing with these kinds of equations yesterday, ab^(cx) + dx = e
@elsicup Жыл бұрын
I was trying to solve this thing About 2 weeks ago, thank u😊
@noahblack914 Жыл бұрын
6:57 My favorite definition of trancendental lol
@klasta2167 Жыл бұрын
(sin^(8-x)(cos(2x)))/(x^(8-e^(8-x))) Can you solve this? My professor gave this in internals for 5 marks, its kinda easy but do try.
@Serghey_83 Жыл бұрын
Hello) Thank You))
@sumedh-girish8 ай бұрын
0:28 WHY DOES THE FISH HAVE HORNSSSS? Edit : Edited timestamp
@johnny_eth Жыл бұрын
I've been thinking lately about fractional polinomiais. If a quadratic has two roots (zeros), how many roots does a 2.5 polinomial have? How would we go around solving it?
@Ninja20704 Жыл бұрын
A polynomial by definition can only have non-negative integer powers of the variable so there is no such thing as a 2.5 degree polynomial. But if you really want, you could substitute t=sqrt(x) which would give you a degree 5 polynomial in terms of t, and then solve for t numerically(there is no general method/formula for solving a degree 5+ polynomial so you have better chances using a numerical method than trying to solve it exactly). Then lastly solve for x
@guydell7850 Жыл бұрын
Functions with fractional powers are not considered polynomials, only functions with whole number powers which aren't negative are considered polynomials. Hence for a function with a 2.5 power for example, the fundamental theorem of algebra does not apply (which states that the degree of a polynomial is equal to the number of solutions) as a fractional power isnt a polynomial. As such, as far as my knowledge goes you cant really make conclusive statements about how many solutions a fractional power would have. Hope that makes sense
@lawrencejelsma8118 Жыл бұрын
@@guydell7850... I think the previous commenter stated it accurately. It has to be converted to an integer by the least prime multiple, a factor of 2 in this case, to solve: ax^(2 + 0.5) + bx^(1 + 0.5) + cx^(0.5) type polynomial into a new understandable ax^5 + bx^3 + cx polynomial still but expanding out to have redundant roots as people use of the √ symbol producing only a primary root and the secondary root produces false results for math majors. In electrical engineering physics √x = +/- results not + results because of "right hand rule" electricity flow provisions to enforce positive √x or primary root results that mathematicians defined for calculations. If electrical engineering only relied on a primary root in "flux directionality" and/or power to a "load" received from a source providing that power then electronic circuit designs wouldn't exist as we see today. The electrical engineering "right hand rule" of positive and negative current and voltage direction to the load assumptions led to wave diodes, wave rectifiers, etc. because of A.C. to D.C. fixed voltages needs where it would be ideal if the source fluctuating source voltages and currents would be only positive.
@Galactic-x1s Жыл бұрын
Is there a way to solve x^e^x = (numb) or ln (x) / e^x = sin (x) or solving complex equatkons with sin (x) like x^(sin (x)) = numb
@Galactic-x1s Жыл бұрын
Without iteration
@Galactic-x1s Жыл бұрын
And is there a way to solve xe^e^x = (number)
@Galactic-x1s Жыл бұрын
Or xsin (e^x)
@dfjao97 Жыл бұрын
Can you help me solve this? A right triangle have a base length of 3x, a height of 4x and a hypotenuse of 5x. Find x.
@pihvi-p2p Жыл бұрын
formula for a^x^3 + b^x^2 + c^x + d pls
@pierreabbat6157 Жыл бұрын
What do you do if you have tuna times exponential of haddock?
@129140163 Жыл бұрын
5:15 ROFL that brief hyper speed-up tickled my funny bone! 😂
@redroach401 Жыл бұрын
can you please solve: (x+1)^x=64.
@mcgamescompany Жыл бұрын
Regarding the computation of the solutions (numerically), do you know if there would be any advantage of using this formula over just solving for a^x+bx+c=0 using something like the newton-raphson method? Like, maybe the lambert w function can be compiten faster and/or with more precision thus this formula would make sense. Regardless, this is a cool mental excercise to familiarize with "weird" functions and inverse functions too
@gamerpedia1535 Жыл бұрын
The Lambert W function is generally better explored vs similar computation via other methods. Eg. For certain values, we can tell ahead of time how many iterations we need of the Quadratic-Rate formula to achieve certain precisions. Check out Wikipedia's page on numerical evaluation for the Lambert W Function.
For small x, W(x) is just x-x² so yes I'd say there is an advantage
@jacplanespotting314 Жыл бұрын
So, what level of high school or college made is this geared to, in your opinion?
@តាំងសម្បត្តិ Жыл бұрын
I love you video very much, and I also have a very very very hard question for you, if 2^x + 3^x = 4^x, can you find the x?
@ivantaradin49 Жыл бұрын
what if the x, which is multiplied by b, is square rooted??? ( a^x + b*sqrtx +c =0 )
@CuberSourav Жыл бұрын
Integrate the Cubic formula Math for Fun 😂
@rupeshrupesh2867 Жыл бұрын
Got liked it's coming
@Cyltieque Жыл бұрын
but what about a^x + x root b?
@tanuj655 Жыл бұрын
Please please make this question a isoceles Triangle having equal sides 12cm height is 7.5cm find the area of Triangle
@shafikbarah9273 Жыл бұрын
Is there a general way to get the general formula of any sequence just from the reccursive formula?
@Wouter10123 Жыл бұрын
Generating functions
@Player6961-g7u Жыл бұрын
do integral of 1/(1-x^20) dx
@rorydaulton6858 Жыл бұрын
You have a minor mistake in your video. Near the end you say that if "-1/e
@MichaelRothwell1 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I spotted this glitch too.
@zhabiboss Жыл бұрын
Fish function
@padmasangale8194 Жыл бұрын
Bro pls solve *x²[logx (base 10)]⁵=100* Can we also solve it with Lambert W func?
@gigamasterhd4239 Жыл бұрын
Yes, you can solve that using the Lambert W function. Just take the substitution y=log_10(x) which yields the equation 100^y*y=100 which can be solved using the Lambert W function. The equation you brought up can be solved a lot easier than this though (over the reels): Just write log_10(x)^5 as ln(x)^5/ln(10)^5 and multiply both sides by ln(10)^5 giving: x^2*ln(x)^5=100*ln(10)^5=10^2*ln(10)^5 which obviously yields x=10.
@padmasangale8194 Жыл бұрын
@@gigamasterhd4239 thanks😊 👍
@gigamasterhd4239 Жыл бұрын
@@padmasangale8194 No problem, very happy to help! Have a great rest of your day. 👍
@padmasangale8194 Жыл бұрын
@@gigamasterhd4239 ⚡🔥
@DEYGAMEDU Жыл бұрын
Sir I have a question how to solve the lambart W function. I mean if there is not xe^x so how it will be solved by the calculator or us
@bivekchaudhari4593 Жыл бұрын
Please solve this question integral of 1/1+x⁵ dx
@Deejaynerate Жыл бұрын
If you change the equation slightly so that a^x is multiplied by -c, then the formula becomes xlna = 0
@TranquilSeaOfMath Жыл бұрын
Fairly straight forward presentation. Nice example of Lambert W Function with merchandise tie-in.
@xcoolchoixandanjgaming1076 Жыл бұрын
The fact that the shirt youre wearing is also the fish function lol
@AlejandroMeri Жыл бұрын
6:50 And THIS is why I dropped out of engineering.
@NelDora-ih1bd Жыл бұрын
hello what white board is that?
@karhi4271 Жыл бұрын
How to solve: (e^x)-3=ln(x)
@jejnsndn Жыл бұрын
May you integrate sqr of x³+1 ( the square root is all over the expression)