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Calculus Level 4

I = 0 1 [ x f ( x ) ] 2016 d x I = \int_{0}^{1}{[x-f(x)]^{2016} } \, dx

If f ( f ( x ) ) = x f(f(x))=x and f ( 0 ) = 1 f(0)=1 , what is I I ?


This is a problem from ISI 2016.
1 1 1 4034 \frac1{4034} 1 2017 \frac1{2017} 0 0

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1 solution

Devarsh Wali
Jun 6, 2016

SO LET'S START AS WE CAN SEE THAT ITS GIVEN THAT F(F(X))=X WHICH BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION THAT F(X) CAN BE ANY INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION OR F(X) WOULD BE OF THE FORM F(X)=C-X BUT SINCE ANOTHER CONDITION IS GIVEN THAT F(0)=1 F(X) CAN'T BE ANY INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION WHICH LEAVES US WITH F(X)=C-X AT X=0 F(0)=1-X SO OUR FUNCTION IS F(X)=1-X NOW SOLVING THE INTEGRAL I= 0 1 [ X F ( X ) ] 2016 d x \int\limits_{0}^{1}{[X-F(X)]^{2016} }dx

ON PUTTING F(X)=1-X WE GET I= 0 1 [ 2 X 1 ] 2016 d x \int\limits_{0}^{1}{[2X-1]^{2016} }dx NOW USING THE PROPERTY OF INTEGRATION = [ ( a x + b ) n + 1 a × ( n + 1 ) ] d s [\frac{(ax+b)^{n+1} }{a\times (n+1)} ]^{s}_{d} = [ ( 2 X 1 ) 2017 2 × 2017 ] 0 1 [\frac{(2X-1)^{2017} }{2\times 2017} ]^{1}_{0} ON PUTTING THE LIMITS, = 1 4034 + 1 4034 \frac{1}{4034} + \frac{1}{4034} = 2 4034 \frac{2}{4034} = 1 2017 \frac{1}{2017} HOPE IT HELPS!!!!

Not only, y=1-x , but y=(1-x^n)^(1/n) also qualifies for the given conditions. This may lead to different results for different n.

Rajbir Malik - 5 years ago

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Yes right but it would just complicate our problem than simplifying.But yes it was a good thinking I didn't thought of any other function than these two. Thanks for sharing :)

Devarsh Wali - 4 years, 12 months ago

Ok but can't there be any more rigorous proof.....actually u r considering special cases....how to show that all other substitutions will yield the same result??

rajdeep brahma - 3 years, 2 months ago

Why would F(x) be an inverse trigonometric function or C-X?

Thank you

Shufay Ung - 5 years ago

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I JUST MEAN THAT IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS QUESTION I HAVE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF FORM C-X ALTHOUGH IF F(F(X))=X THEN ALL INVERSE FUNCTIONS WOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BUT AS WE HAVE ONE MORE CONDITION GIVEN SO I JUST MENTIONED I WRONG FUNCTION AND 1 RIGHT FUNCTION. (RIGHT OR WRONG IN CONTEXT TO THE QUESTION) HOPE IT HELPED YOU!

Devarsh Wali - 5 years ago

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Nice solution, but why are you screaming?

@Devarsh Wali writing in all caps is considered as rude or angry behavior,please refrain from doing so

Kunal Gupta - 5 years ago

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@Kunal Gupta well i didn't knew that i just wrote it just to make it more clear and I wasn't screaming @Defalt 503 well I don't believe in all these things this is just one's comfort and how can anyone be angry while explaining the beauty of a problem, well people maybe but I am not from one of them so in future don't apply all these methods on me and please I am not saying this with rudeness. And I will try to not repeat the same by the way. Cheers!!! :)

Devarsh Wali - 5 years ago

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