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  • @Astri.electronics
    @Astri.electronics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +656

    Woah, I didn't even expect an answer from such a big TH-camr, but you even made a video about my question. That's so cool. I have been troubled by this problem since the day we got taught exponential equations in high school. I've always wondered how to solve those when both exp() and ln() functions show up in the equation .Thank you so much! -Mark

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Here’s the man!!
      I like this question a lot! So thanks for that!!

    • @deedewald1707
      @deedewald1707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Elegant question yielded that elegant solution !

    • @Th3AnT0in3
      @Th3AnT0in3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@blackpenredpen i have almost the same question:
      When a^x=log_a(x) and has only 1 solution.

    • @SPVLaboratories
      @SPVLaboratories 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Th3AnT0in3 a=e^(1/e). if you want me to make a video about it i can do that

    • @Th3AnT0in3
      @Th3AnT0in3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SPVLaboratories omg you got it, what are the calculous i need to do to find this answer ?
      I tried it a few years ago and i failed but idk if i can solved it now because i'm better at maths
      (Sorry for "frenglish" btw 😋)

  • @MathAdam
    @MathAdam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    Note to self: Do not watch bprp before morning coffee. Brain now hurts.

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      😆

    • @aashsyed1277
      @aashsyed1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@blackpenredpen this video is freaking good i like you so much

    • @aryanabhilesh11
      @aryanabhilesh11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah dude now it hurts ssoo much......aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

  • @wjshood
    @wjshood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I dont think Ive ever seen you enjoying yourself quite this much. The look of joy on your face when you got them to touch brought a smile to my face.

  • @Kdd160
    @Kdd160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Haha its funny to see the Lambert W Function pop almost in every bprp video!

  • @8-P
    @8-P 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Would love to see a lecture on how the W function is derived and how it works

    • @damonpalovaara4211
      @damonpalovaara4211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's more of a place holder than anything. You need to use Newton's method to solve it.

    • @justinpark939
      @justinpark939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He has an explanation on how it works on another video

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Please see description for the video 😃

    • @8-P
      @8-P 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackpenredpen Thanks alot! I searched on YT for it but it didn't show up somehow :)
      My fault for not looking at the description

  • @SpaceWithSam
    @SpaceWithSam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Such a joy to see you solving and explaining them with clarity, great job mate!

  • @benedictspinoza1025
    @benedictspinoza1025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    BPRP: It makes no sense how big this number is
    Expects something in scientific notation
    BPRP: 2.33
    Confused pikachu face

    • @gabrielnettoferreira8452
      @gabrielnettoferreira8452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Long live (in our hearts, at least) to the soviet union, the first great attempt to leave behind our pre-history!

    • @ieatgarbage8771
      @ieatgarbage8771 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, he did draw the solution on the board at the start

  • @Joffrerap
    @Joffrerap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    cool fact i just realised: applying a translation to exp is exactly like scaling it in the y direction, since e^(x-a) = e^x/e^a . Just like exponential transform addition into multiplication, it transform translations into homothety

  • @andreiion6395
    @andreiion6395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching this video before surgery, your math always brings me happiness and joy :)

  • @sueyibaslanli3519
    @sueyibaslanli3519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Finally, a real mathematic video after a long gap

  • @VikashKumar-pj6bs
    @VikashKumar-pj6bs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One of the few channels which makes maths fun.

  • @tomileevasico5741
    @tomileevasico5741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is cool,that helps everyone who wants the subject math.

  • @3ckitani
    @3ckitani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Instead of shifting the graph, how about changing the base instead? Like what number "a" such that the graph a^x and log(a,x) touches?

    • @SabyasachiGhosh1618
      @SabyasachiGhosh1618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Great question! It happens for a=e^(1/e).

    • @ManjotSingh-sf2ri
      @ManjotSingh-sf2ri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SabyasachiGhosh1618 so the 'e'th root of e

    • @loganroman5306
      @loganroman5306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where we have a flat line and something imaginary?

    • @92ivca
      @92ivca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He did it today 😄

  • @Asterisk_766
    @Asterisk_766 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally the Crossover we needed

  • @jayska5802
    @jayska5802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was sick. Great work bprp

  • @SyberMath
    @SyberMath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice! I did not know about the Lambert Function until I watched your videos! You're amazing! 🤩
    Really cool topic. I had made a video on the intersection of y=e^x and y=kx but my wording was incorrect. I asked for the k value for only one solution to e^x=kx but my intention was "What is the k value if the graphs are tangent?" which has the same idea.

  • @Melkboer38
    @Melkboer38 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    1/W(1) + W(1) is equivalent but a bit cleaner in my opinion (you can show from W(x)e^(W(x)) = x that e^(W(x)) = x/W(x) and ln(W(x)) = ln(x) - W(x), plug in x = 1 to obtain e^(W(1)) = 1/W(1) and -ln(W(1)) = W(1).)

  • @MATHSEXPLORER1
    @MATHSEXPLORER1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sir, how to solve this series problem:
    5,7,17,55,225,1131, x , 47559
    Find the value of x??? Sir, make the video on this topic please.

    • @abhid5300
      @abhid5300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have also try but I didn't get answer.
      Can you tell me the answer?

    • @MATHSEXPLORER1
      @MATHSEXPLORER1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@abhid5300 Ok , But first of all blackpenredpen give answer.

    • @mohansingh3750
      @mohansingh3750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MATHSEXPLORER1 Yes, I have try but it doesn't make any formula, please tell any hint.

    • @gavasiarobinssson5108
      @gavasiarobinssson5108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any value of x fits.

    • @debblez
      @debblez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      7 = 1*5+2
      17 = 2*7+3
      55 = 3*17+4
      225 = 4*55+5
      1131 = 5*225+6
      6793 = 6*1131+7
      47559 = 7*6793+8

  • @samuelromero1763
    @samuelromero1763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how it’s a simple question with a cool answer.

  • @erik9671
    @erik9671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Considering this was relatively easy, i wondered if it was actually solveable in a general case for moving in two directions (x and y), so:
    e^(x-a) = ln(x) + b
    Obviously this would generate a whole set of solutions itself, and ideally one could try to look for the minimum of this set in terms of "distance moved", i.e. minimum of c = a^2 + b^2, and i think this should give one (or mulitple?) Solutions.
    Turns out i am shit at math though so i got stuck in the process of getting a function nice enough to differentiate in terms of c.
    Just leaving this here in case any smart person comes around to this :)

    • @SPVLaboratories
      @SPVLaboratories 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Henry 1 yeah this is exactly right. you can do some insane Lagrange multiplier/Lambert-W manipulations to get the same thing but this is a good intuitive way to look at it

    • @92ivca
      @92ivca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I asked myself the same question. The solution is f(x)=e^(x-1)-1 and it is tangent to ln(x) in P=(1,0). I started in the same way bprp did:
      e^(x-a)-b=ln(x)
      same tangent so:
      e^(x-a)=1/x
      now, instead of explicating x, using the Lambert W function, we explicate a and b:
      b=e^(x-a)-ln(x)=1/x-ln(x)
      a=ln(x)+x
      so we have
      a^2+b^2=(ln(x)+x)^2+(1/x-ln(x))^2
      deriving this function and setting the derivate to 0, we have a long equation that has only one real solution that is x=1. So we have:
      a=ln(1)+1=> a=1
      b=1/1-ln(1)=> b=1

    • @erik9671
      @erik9671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see (@Henry 1, @92ivca) should have tried a few easy cases first lol. Would be cool to see someone tackle an actual analytical solution of this, but i think the math might actually melt my braincells.

    • @92ivca
      @92ivca 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erik9671 the math isn't that hard, I edited my previous answer with a solution, but it doesn't shows all steps, because I ended up solving a very long equation

    • @erik9671
      @erik9671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@92ivca Oh i see, thats really not thaaaat long, thought thanks for the edit :) (I am an engineer and we generally take sin(x) = x as an approximation regarless of the angle, so math stuff that is pretty easy can sometimes fuck me up pretty badly)

  • @mathsandsciencechannel
    @mathsandsciencechannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wow. nice video. its nice solving challenging calculus questions of this sort and that is what i love doing on my...... thanks for checking t out

  • @Twitledum9
    @Twitledum9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now we do e^x= ln(x+a)!

    • @Twitledum9
      @Twitledum9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually, no need. ln(x+2.33) =e^x as we might expect and BPRP alluded to in the beginning. If you move both curves than there are infinitely many solutions right? Cool that x = 2.33 involves "omega" though 🤷‍♂️

  • @madnessJATIN
    @madnessJATIN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Congratulations 🎉🎉 sir for 700k , soon 1m

  • @Mark16v15
    @Mark16v15 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I knew bprp was talented, but now inverse-function matchmaker?!! Wow!!! Next, he'll be performing the wedding ceremony for the sine and cosine functions.

  • @hassanniaz7583
    @hassanniaz7583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing video as always! Great thinking by mark. Loved his idea.

  • @michaeleiseman4099
    @michaeleiseman4099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A much more accessible problem (and I think more fun) is the following: Suppose we wish to find a base "a" such that a^x = log_base_a(x) at only one point. In other words, we want to find the exponential and log base that makes these two functions just touch one another at one tangent point. Using first-year calculus only, you will find that a = e^(1/e). COOL!

  • @dylanl.3366
    @dylanl.3366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The final question for our univ entrance exam in South Korea 2 years ago was actually very similar to this question! It's very interesting that you happen to show this problem in your video today.

  • @Oliver-wv4bd
    @Oliver-wv4bd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From the relation e^W(1) = 1/W(1), you can also show that W(1) = -ln(W(1)), so the final answer can actually be written more simply as: a = W(1) + 1/W(1)

    • @carultch
      @carultch ปีที่แล้ว

      What are the mechanics of how a computer calculates the LambertW function?

  • @icantseethe7680
    @icantseethe7680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Here’s a similar Challenge:
    A circle with center (2,6) and a radius of r is tangent to the parabola y=-2(x-6)^2 + 6 at one point. Find the value of r

  • @reussunased5108
    @reussunased5108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I reminds me a question i had in a math exam in High school, where we had to find the smallest 'a' such that ax^2 = ln (x) only have 1 real solution . It took me a while to figure it out tbh

  • @Ze_eT
    @Ze_eT 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did a similar solution that eventually significantly deviates:
    Instead of starting with e^(x-a) = ..., I stated that "As the derivative of e^x is itself, it can only tangent where ln(x) intersects with its derivative, thus we must find out where ln(x) and its derivative meet", leading to the same equation.
    There, I used e^() instead of ln() to eventually get to x^-1 e^(x^-1) = 1 which also ends up with x = 1 / W(1).
    Here, the steps change significantly. I instead calculated the y value of the intersection. This is quite simple, as I just inserted the previous x value into 1 / x:
    y = 1 / x
    y = 1/ (1 / W(1))
    y = W(1)
    I then determined where e^x meets that y value. This required the identity that ln( W( x ) ) = ln( x ) - W( x )
    e^x = W(1)
    x = ln(W(1))
    x = ln(1) - W(1)
    x = - W(1)
    Finally, I determined the value a by using the difference between the two previous x values.
    a = W(1)^-1 - ( - W(1) )
    a = W(1)^-1 + W( 1 )
    While the solution looks different, it equals the same value as the one in the video.

  • @uaswitch
    @uaswitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A mathematician's version of a meet-cute right here.

  • @anakin07
    @anakin07 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t believe I understood that. I’m not native English and didn’t have integrals in school yet. Your explanations are amazing❤️

  • @polyhistorphilomath
    @polyhistorphilomath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I prefer e^(x-a)-a. It’s not much of a challenge but they are parallel at x=0,1
    It’s so much nicer geometrically.

    • @aronmaciel
      @aronmaciel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If we're talking simmetry, I preffer e^x - 1 and ln(x+1) it touches on (0,0) and is symmetric on the y=x line

    • @allenjonesstyles6112
      @allenjonesstyles6112 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aronmaciel 😂 nice one

  • @toonoobie
    @toonoobie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You didn't fully simplify a in the video as you could have written it as
    a = e^w(1)+ln(1/w(1))
    a = e^w(1)+ln(e^w(1))
    a= e^w(1)+w(1)

    • @NoName-eh8fz
      @NoName-eh8fz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or 1/W(1) + W(1) if you want. But his way of solving is the thing that matters. :)

  • @axbs4863
    @axbs4863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally someone decided to update math

  • @mrborn1637
    @mrborn1637 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love that you're using version 5 of geogebra.

  • @dhoom-z7221
    @dhoom-z7221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Top ten greatest love stories 😂

  • @ThAlEdison
    @ThAlEdison 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Because of W's weird relationship with e, a can also be expressed as 2cosh(W(1))

  • @RandomGuy-bf8wq
    @RandomGuy-bf8wq 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The even more crazy thing about this problem is that a=2.33.... is the solution for making e^(x) - a tangent to ln x as well

  • @92ivca
    @92ivca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Next step: since the translation of e^x shown is only in x direction, find another translation (in both x and y direction) that minimize the translation length.
    (Hope you understand what I mean... Sorry for my bad english)

    • @92ivca
      @92ivca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SPOILER:
      Don't know if my math is correct but I found a really satisfying solution:
      e^(x-1)-1
      that is tangent to ln(x) in P=(1;0)
      No Lambert W function needed to found this

    • @spaghettiking653
      @spaghettiking653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@92ivca Nice, how did you find that?

    • @92ivca
      @92ivca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spaghettiking653 same start, but with "a" and "b":
      e^(x-a)-b=ln(x)
      e^(x-a)=1/x
      Now we can explicate a and b (instead of x)
      a=ln(x)+x
      b=1/x -ln(x)
      We need to minimizing this:
      a^2+b^2=(ln(x)+x)^2+(1/x -ln(x))^2
      Searching the zeros of the derivate of the function I found only one real solution, x=1

    • @deedewald1707
      @deedewald1707 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent and elegant request !

    • @spaghettiking653
      @spaghettiking653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@92ivca Thanks, good work !

  • @IIBLANKII
    @IIBLANKII 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not going to lie, I understood everything until you slapped W in there.

  • @Rolancito
    @Rolancito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Interesting. Was wondering what if you move e^x to the right AND ln(x) upwards until they meet. In other words, for what shift a do e^(x-a) and ITS INVERSE ln(x)+a meet? The answer is simply for a=1, at x=1

    • @miruten4628
      @miruten4628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can get to W(e^a) = e^(1/W(e^a) - a). I can see that a = 1 solves it, but can you solve it algebraically?

    • @Rolancito
      @Rolancito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@miruten4628 No... I tried for a while to no avail, got that solution just by inspection. In fact, Mathematica gave up on {e^(x-a)==log(x)+a, e^(x-a)==1/x} with both Solve and NSolve

    • @penguinpenguin-zm2mr
      @penguinpenguin-zm2mr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If f(x) and f^(-1)(x) meet at some point, this point should be on y=x , isn't it? I'm not sure whether it always hold, but in this case, it allows problem to be solved easily. e^(x-a) = x && e^(x-a) = 1 = > x=1 => e^(1-a)=1 => e^(1-a) = e^(0) = > 1-a = 0 => a= 1

    • @nasekiller
      @nasekiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@miruten4628 you are thinking way too complicated. the functions are symmetric to y=x, so they actually have to touch that line at their meeting point. you get the equation ln(x)+a = x with derivative 1/x = 1, which solves easily to x=a=1

  • @renyxadarox
    @renyxadarox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can also try to meet them by lifting up ln(x): eˣ=ln(x)+a

  • @theimmux3034
    @theimmux3034 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a nice answer

  • @peterojdemark
    @peterojdemark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lover your channel. An idea for a similar problem that could be interesting to see your solution for:
    Finding base b so that y=b^x tangents the related b-base logarithm y=logb(x) in one point.

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! I actually recorded that video a few days ago. Here’s my Chinese version
      th-cam.com/video/GDS6VWgcUXw/w-d-xo.html and my English version will come out this week.

    • @peterojdemark
      @peterojdemark 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackpenredpen Great! Looking forward too it:)

  • @davidb2885
    @davidb2885 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I solved it differently: You shift along y=const. So I tried to find a horizontal which intersects the two graphs at points with a common derivative. For that I needed the derivatives with respect to y. So I solved the functions y(x) for x and differentiated for y resulting in 1/y and e^y. Setting them equal you immidiately find y=W(1). Now you simply plug that into the x(y) and immidiately get a.
    Or more elegant: Because the problem is symmetric under an y-x-switch aka when you mirror along y=x, nothing changes, you can instead ask yourself, by how much the ln needs to be shifted up. This way you skip the solving-for-x-step and the confusion it brings:
    So e^x=lnx +a -> d/dx -> e^x=1/x => x=W(1) => a=e^W(1) - lnW(1)

  • @shivansh668
    @shivansh668 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this innovative manipulation 🧡

  • @Bangaudaala
    @Bangaudaala 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:40 HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIIS😭

  • @nasekiller
    @nasekiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    its actually much easier, if you shift both functions. since the graphs are symmetric with respect to the graph of y=x, you can just shift them, so that they touch the line. that way you get a picture that is much more symmetric.
    and the equations are ln(x)+a = x, 1/x = 1, which easily solves for x=a=1
    so you get e^(x-1) and ln(x)+1

  • @aniketeuler6443
    @aniketeuler6443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very beautiful Steve sir keep uploading stuff like that Sir 😀

  • @laCOHSSA
    @laCOHSSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really Cool !
    And you have that the value of the functions in this point (χ=1/Ω) it's Ω and its derivates 1/Ω. Really Nice problem

  • @alessandronitti6941
    @alessandronitti6941 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Other than shifting e^x on the X axis we should find also the solution if we shift it on Y, so we have e^x - a rather than e^(x-a) always equal to lnx ofc

  • @alexanderlea2293
    @alexanderlea2293 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    engineer's watching: "wow so the answer is e! I did not expect that!"

  • @nishantkumartiwari1202
    @nishantkumartiwari1202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Calculating (-1/2)! by a method adopted by myself -
    Let's calculate C(n,1), of course it is n . Put n=1/2 so C(1/2,1) is equal to 1/2
    apply formula of combination C(1/2,1)= (1/2)!/{1!(-1/2)!} . Now knowing 1/2! as √π/2 , equate both equations and hence we get value of (-1/2)! as √π . Incredible .
    Similarly we can calculate some more negative and fractional factorials .
    If you know this trick already, then this trick has been already discovered, but if no one knows this trick then I am the first to use this .

  • @ActionJaxonH
    @ActionJaxonH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paused and worked out on my own, and got it right a completely different way! Here’s what I did.
    I set a = z to make it a 3D surface, y=e^(x-z), then solved for z=f(x,y). I then changed y=lnx to be 0=lnx - y as a level curve constraint. Then I used Lagrange multiplier and gradients, and solved for λ. Unfortunately, there was no solution I could find by hand to lnλ=(1/λ) so I converted to (1/λ)e^(1/λ)=1 and used Lambert W to solve. After plugging in the solution for λ, which was 1/W(1), I found the shared normal vector of , intersecting at (1/W(1),W(1)) or about (1.763, 0.567). I then plugged those x,y into the z=f(x,y) function to get about 2.33 for the “z” distance, which is the “a” distance.

    • @MrFeast-l1d
      @MrFeast-l1d 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Using a metal sledgehammer to break a piece of butter@IonRuby

  • @zildijannorbs5889
    @zildijannorbs5889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    e^(x^2+1) = pi^2x?
    Gosh, never let me become a math teacher, my exams would ruin lives

  • @Superman37891
    @Superman37891 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Or by inspection you could do a = e so that they meet at the point (e, 1)

  • @MathElite
    @MathElite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing video

  • @nonono8108
    @nonono8108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:21 [keep in mind] only 1 *REAL* solution!

  • @kanitatewari7604
    @kanitatewari7604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And if we take a>2.33 they intersect at two points

  • @SIB1963
    @SIB1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice!
    And since e^[W(1)] = 1/W(1) - in other words, W(1) = e^-[W(1)] -
    then
    a = e^W(1) - ln[W(1)]
    = e^W(1) - ln[e^-[W(1)]]
    = e^W(1) - [-W(1)]
    = e^W(1) + W(1)
    Which also tells us that W(1) = -ln[W(1)].
    Nicer!

  • @AlBoulley
    @AlBoulley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    IF: a = ???
    then: e ^ (x - a) = (e ^ x) - a
    (aka irrelevance of parenthesis)
    I solved what seems like a variation of the original question: how far to “lower” e^x so it can meet ln(x)??
    After achieving the solution, I was forced into a brief pause. Then I had to “duh!” myself. And then, after another brief pause, I had to “whoa, cool!” myself.
    Still not sure if I was smarter before or after I solved the “other” case.

  • @johannchevrier7063
    @johannchevrier7063 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We also have a = W(1) + 1/W(1) which I think is beautiful than the formula given in this video (but as I said it is just my way to think).
    Good video btw 👏😉

  • @catlilface
    @catlilface 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can simplify that equation since exp(W(1)) = 1/W(1) and ln(W(1)) = -W(1), so a = W(1) + 1/W(1)

  • @mingmiao364
    @mingmiao364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting problem: how many solutions does the equation a^x = log_a(x) have, where a>0? The answer, which depends on the range of a, is very intricate!

    • @carultch
      @carultch ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting question. To solve it, we'd need to set up a second equation to solve for the two unknowns. This would allow us to solve for the special value of a, where a^x = ln(x)/ln(a) has exactly 1 solution. Greater than this, there are no real solutions, and less than this, there are two solutions.
      If these two functions touch just once, they will also have the same derivative at the point where they touch, because they will both curve away from each other. This means we set their derivatives equal.
      d/dx a^x = ln(a)*a^x
      d/dx ln(x)/ln(a) = 1/(ln(a)*x)
      Our system of equations becomes:
      ln(a)*a^x = 1/(ln(a)*x)
      a^x = ln(x)/ln(a)
      Solve both equations to isolate a^x
      a^x = 1/(ln(a)^2 * x)
      a^x = ln(x)/ln(a)
      Equate them to each other:
      1/(ln(a)^2 * x) = ln(x)/ln(a)
      Cancel one factor of ln(a):
      1/(ln(a)*x) = ln(x)
      Multiply:
      1 = x*ln(x)*ln(a)
      This equation will have a real solution, when ln(x) = 1, and x = 1/ln(a). This means that our solution is the following:
      x = e
      a = eth root of e, which is approximately 1.445.

    • @carultch
      @carultch ปีที่แล้ว

      Continuing with this example, there will be two solutions, until a = 1, in which case you will have a degenerate case of a vertical line intersecting a horizontal line, at just one point. You wouldn't be able to solve for that one analytically, as you would get an error when you attempt to do so. The vertical line is x=1, and the horizontal line is x=1.
      For values of a that are less than 1, there is always just one real intersection of the two curves, when the logarithm curve is mirrored about the x-axis. That one solution will follow the diagonal line of y=x, where y=a^x and y=ln(x)/ln(a) are the two equations being graphed. This continues until another degenerate case at a=0, again where two perpendicular lines appear to meet at the origin. Although they don't really meet at the origin, because 0^0 is undefined.

  • @kkkkjlkkkkj
    @kkkkjlkkkkj 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    beautiful.

  • @narrawa2650
    @narrawa2650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some interesting findings. The answer can be simplified to e^w(1)+w(1) as -ln(w(1) = w(1). Also this number, lets say a, can also be used to make them touch by shifting them vertically ([e^x] - a = lnx at a single point) as the function are mirrored over y=x.
    I actually solved the problem the vertical way first, then noticed my answer was the same as his, then found the reason why.

  • @kutuboxbayzan5967
    @kutuboxbayzan5967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i didn't watch your video, i think solution is a=w+1/w while w*e^(w)=1, its about to be 2.32
    edit:Looks like my guess is true. The answer can simplify to w+1/w

  • @babajani3569
    @babajani3569 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing. Could you plz also give some STEP 3 questions a go. They are quite a lot more difficult and are more beautiful than the STEP 2 question than you attempted as well. There are some very beautiful one such as proving the irrationality of e etc.

  • @pojuantsalo3475
    @pojuantsalo3475 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The inverse function of y = e^(x-1) is y = ln(x)+1, so they meet on the line y = x at point (1,1) where their derivatives also have the same value 1, but of course this isn't as cool as shifting only y = e^x to the right and dealing with the Lambert W function ordeal it causes.

  • @64.maivananhtuan5
    @64.maivananhtuan5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @grezende4056
    @grezende4056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its so intriguing the type of numbers that appear when we ask ourselves these stuff.
    Is w(1) transcendental?

  • @MessedUpSystem
    @MessedUpSystem 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At this point I feel like this is Lambert W function the channel

  • @lukeroney7091
    @lukeroney7091 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found the minimum value of ln(x)-e^x by setting the derivative equal to 0 and then plugged that x value in to ln(x)-e^x and got -2.33

  • @Nidhi-ks6rn
    @Nidhi-ks6rn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    if it had a solution it would be like 2 parallel lines meeting together...ROFL

  • @Nolord_
    @Nolord_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    a is also = to : 1/W(1) + W(1)

  • @asamenechbayissa553
    @asamenechbayissa553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if we move e^x to the right one unit and ln(x) up by one unit, e^(x - 1) is tangent to ln(x) + 1 and the post of intersection is (1 , 1)

  • @klausolekristiansen2960
    @klausolekristiansen2960 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    e is e and ln is ln, and never the twain shall meet.

  • @saniya1180
    @saniya1180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    am I right ,Sir ln(X) +2and e^x also touch together and ln(X) +3 and e^x are intersect at two point.

  • @khaledajlouni6419
    @khaledajlouni6419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to ask you about solving the equation 1/x =ln(x) l took e for both sides and I divided by x taking the w Lambert function and take the reciprocal and I had a different answer why?

    • @namanmishra703
      @namanmishra703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yours is faster and gives the same answer. As he said in the video e^W(1)=1/W(1).

    • @khaledajlouni6419
      @khaledajlouni6419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@namanmishra703 thanks I missed that

    • @namanmishra703
      @namanmishra703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@khaledajlouni6419 No problem. If you wonder why it is that way, it's really just the definition of the Lambert W function.
      x e^x = c implies x = W(c)
      Conversely, W(c) e^W(c) = c

  • @madhavapai4321
    @madhavapai4321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do e^(x-a) to shift e^x to the right? Why not (e^x)+a

  • @lucastellmarchi1948
    @lucastellmarchi1948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you set e^{x-a} equal to \ln(x), how can you be sure that there is only one solution? e.g., if a were to be larger than the value we found there should be 2 values of x s.t. these functions give the same image at those values.

  • @tedchirvasiu
    @tedchirvasiu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When even a mathemarical formula finally meets someone but you don't

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    @shahadkftarawneh5431 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @willlenchus8166
    @willlenchus8166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very cool! also, maybe I'm missing something, but where x=e^(W(1)) and a=e^(W(1)) - ln(W(1)), doesn't x-a just = ln(W)1? so e^(x-a) = e^ln(W(1)), which would just equal W(1)?
    I guess my question is, is this whole equation equivalent to W(1) = ln (x)?

  • @yoav613
    @yoav613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have any problem that you have no video related to it ?!

  • @matjazwalland903
    @matjazwalland903 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    interesting thought. move the curve to meet at a point. But do they really converge? In terms of a curve from a two-dimensional graph, yes they are contiguous. But what happens when we look at this equation in a three-dimensional graph. Is it just an optical illusion because we use an X / Y graph?

  • @goldensands2104
    @goldensands2104 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally, they stopped being tsunderes

  • @Shreyas_Jaiswal
    @Shreyas_Jaiswal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Finally revealed, BPRP is from U.S.

  • @MichaelRothwell1
    @MichaelRothwell1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any point on the graph of e^(x-a) has the property that y = y' so we get ln x = 1/x.

  • @omarkr86
    @omarkr86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    what about determining the shortest distance between the two curves and what are the two points of the straight segment?

  • @ayushgandharv9646
    @ayushgandharv9646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the derivative of d

  • @jamiesonjones
    @jamiesonjones 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everybody gangsta till bprp brings out a blue pen

  • @SakanaKuKuRu
    @SakanaKuKuRu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The wingman brings the couple together

  • @superstandardman
    @superstandardman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's the Romeo and Juliet of mathematics

  • @ronbannon
    @ronbannon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wrote a similar question for my students using 10^x = log (x), and used Newton's Method to solve for the horizontal shift. Video one is setting up the problem; video two is using Sage to solve the problem.
    1. th-cam.com/video/kzE_OctEbOc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qHLn8FRnUR0PfG64
    2. th-cam.com/video/fOgac8BKBf8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1HpNQSolnOflIjAy

  • @ahmedittihadhasib7546
    @ahmedittihadhasib7546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, we could move both the curves so that they touch the line x=y since ln and exp are inverses of each other. That could be a neat solution as well.

  • @benediktmeyer1344
    @benediktmeyer1344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wow you use geogebra. thats cool

  • @rafaeltoledano4622
    @rafaeltoledano4622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    can u make a video proving that the log of a limit is the limit of the log?