Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
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ISBN: 9780078022159
Author: Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Suppose x₁ and x2 are the roots of the quadratic equation
x²+bx+c = 0.
(a) Use implicit differentiation to compute dx/db.
(b) We know that the roots are
X1,2 =
1
-b± √b²-4c).
Differentiate this expression with respect to b and show that the answer is equivalent to the
one you obtained in (a).
(c) Find values of b and c for which the roots are very sensitive to small changes in b, and
values for which they are not very sensitive.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose x₁ and x2 are the roots of the quadratic equation x²+bx+c = 0. (a) Use implicit differentiation to compute dx/db. (b) We know that the roots are X1,2 = 1 -b± √b²-4c). Differentiate this expression with respect to b and show that the answer is equivalent to the one you obtained in (a). (c) Find values of b and c for which the roots are very sensitive to small changes in b, and values for which they are not very sensitive.
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