Deducing From The Integral

Calculus Level 5

A differentiable function f f is defined on the positive real numbers such that

1 x y f ( t ) d t = y 1 x f ( t ) d t + x 1 y f ( t ) d t . \int_{1}^{xy} f(t) \, dt = y\int_{1}^{x} f(t) \, dt + x\int_{1}^{y} f(t) \, dt.

If f ( 1 ) = 3 f(1) = 3 , what is f ( e ) f(e) ?


The answer is 6.

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1 solution

Avineil Jain
Apr 17, 2014

Partially differentiating the equation wrt. x, \textbf{Partially differentiating the equation wrt. x,} x 1 x y f ( t ) d t = x ( y 1 x f ( t ) d t + x 1 y f ( t ) d t ) \dfrac{\partial}{\partial x} \int_{1}^{xy} f(t) \, dt = \dfrac{\partial}{\partial x}(y\int_{1}^{x} f(t) \, dt + x\int_{1}^{y} f(t) \, dt)

y f ( x y ) = y f ( x ) + 1 y f ( t ) d t yf(xy) = y f(x) + \int_{1}^{y} f(t) dt

Put x=1, \textbf{Put x=1,}

y f ( y ) = 3 y + 1 y f ( t ) d t yf(y) = 3y + \int_{1}^{y} f(t) dt

Differentiate wrt. y, \textbf{Differentiate wrt. y,}

y f ( y ) + f ( y ) = 3 + f ( y ) y f'(y) + f(y) = 3 + f(y)

f ( y ) = 3 y f'(y) = \frac{3}{y}

Integrating, \textbf{Integrating,}

f ( y ) = 3 l o g y + c f(y) = 3 logy + c

Use the fact that f(1) = 3 to find c , so- \textbf{Use the fact that f(1) = 3 to find c , so-}

f ( e ) = 6 f(e) = 6

Is that leibnitz rule?

Tejas Rangnekar - 7 years, 1 month ago

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Yes

Avineil Jain - 7 years, 1 month ago

Good problem! Where did you encounter it?

Abhinav Garg - 7 years, 1 month ago

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It was asked in our exams

Avineil Jain - 7 years, 1 month ago

good yaar..................

vishesh middha - 7 years, 1 month ago

putting x=p/2 and y=2 and then differentiating with respect to x twice we get f'(2p)=2f'(p) ... however this doesnt follow the above explanation !!

Ramesh Goenka - 7 years, 1 month ago

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