As we know that
the derivative of x2 , with respect to x , is 2x
i.e., d/dx(x2)=2x
However,
suppose we write x2 as the sum of x ‘s written up x times..
i.e x2=x+x+x+…+x times
12=1
22=2+2
32=3+3+3……………………
……………………………….
x2=x+x+x+x+x+…………….+x times
let us take f(x)=x2=x+x+x+x+……….x times
now. F1(x)= d/dx (x2)=d/dx(x+x+x+……..+x
times)
i.e F1(x)= d/dx(x)+ d/dx(x)+ d/dx(x)+ ………x
times
=1+1+1……….+x
times
= is actually x, not 2x..
Where is the
error?
Error: x2
will equal to x+x+x+…+x x times only when x is a positive integer (i.e., x∈Z+. But for the
differentiation, we define a function as the function of a real variable.
Therefore, as x is a real number, there arises a domain R−Z+ where the
statement x2=x+x+x+…+x x times fails.
And since, the
expansion x2≠x+x+x+…+x x times for x∈R
, the
respective differentiations will not be equal to each other.
Then how can x2expanded in
such a way?
If x is
a positive integer:
x2=x+x+x+…+x x times
But when when x
is an arbitrary real number >0, then x can be written as the sum of it’s
greatest integer function [x] and fractional part function {x}.
Therefore, x2=[x]⋅x+x⋅x
x2=(x+x+…+x) [x]times +x⋅x
So, we can now
correct the fallacy by changing the solution steps to:
x2=x[x]+x{x}
d/dx[x²]=d/dx(x[x]+x{x})
(differentiation
by part)
=1⋅[x]+x⋅[x]′+1⋅{x}+x⋅{x}′
since d/dx(x)=x′=1
and [x]’ & {x}’
represent differentiation of each with respect to x.
=[x]+{x}+x([x]′+{x}′)
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