Let and consider the expression .

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Problem

Let

x>0

and consider the expression

S = x + \dfrac{16}{x}

. (i) Rewrite

S

so that each term is explicitly shown as a function of

x

. (ii) Show that

S

attains a minimum value as

x

varies over all positive real numbers. (iii) Determine the minimum value of

S

and the corresponding value of

x