Trying this problem for sometime

If ff is a continuous function with 0xf(t)dt \displaystyle \int_0^x f(t) \, dt \to \infty as x |x| \to \infty , then show that every line y=mx y = mx intersects the curve y2+0xf(t)dt=2\displaystyle y^2 + \int_0^x f(t) \, dt = 2 .


Source: [I. I. T. 91]
#Calculus

Note by Akhilesh Prasad
5 years, 4 months ago

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Probably wrong. But here's my attempt.

Let F(x)=0xf(t)dt F(x) = \displaystyle \int_0^x f(t) dt

Then, when x=0 x = 0 , F(x)=0 F(x) = 0 , and when x |x| \rightarrow \infty , F(x) F(x) \rightarrow \infty .

Now, let G(x)=m2x2+F(X) G(x) = m^2x^2 + F(X) . Now, when, when x=0 x = 0 , G(x)=0 G(x) = 0 , and when x, |x| \rightarrow \infty, , G(x) G(x) \rightarrow \infty .

By the IVT, G(xo)=2 G(x_o) = 2 for some xo x_o

Siddhartha Srivastava - 5 years, 4 months ago
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