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Let $x$ be a number which exceeds its square by the greatest possible quantity, then $x$ =
Let $x$ be a number which exceeds its square by the greatest possible quantity, then $x$ =
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$y = x - x^2$, where y is the greatest difference.
Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
$\Rightarrow \frac{dy}{dx} = 1- 2x \:\:\: \therefore \: \frac{dy}{dx} =0 \Rightarrow x = \frac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}]_{x= \frac{1}{2}} =- 2 <0$
Difference is greatest at $x = \frac{1}{2}$
Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
$\Rightarrow \frac{dy}{dx} = 1- 2x \:\:\: \therefore \: \frac{dy}{dx} =0 \Rightarrow x = \frac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}]_{x= \frac{1}{2}} =- 2 <0$
Difference is greatest at $x = \frac{1}{2}$
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