Is the equalities true or not and please please explain why
Is the equalities true or not? and please please explain why or why not?
x^3 - x=O(x^4)
discrete mathematics
Solution
True
x^3-x<x^4+x^4
for all x>1
ie
x^3-x<2x^4
But a better estimate is:
x^3-x<x^3+x^3=2x^3, for all x>1
x^3-x=O(x^3)
