A simple substitution for x x . Isn't it?

Geometry Level 3

{ f ( x ) = ln ( 1 + x 1 x ) , f : ( 1 , 1 ) R g ( x ) = 3 x + x 3 1 + 3 x 2 , g : R ( 1 , 1 ) \large \begin{cases} f(x) = \ln \left( \dfrac{1+x}{1-x} \right), & \quad f : (-1,1) \to \mathbb{R} \\ g(x) = \dfrac{3x+x^3}{1+3x^2}, & \quad g : \mathbb{R} \to (-1,1) \end{cases}

For f ( x ) f(x) and g ( x ) g(x) as defined above, what is f g ( x ) f \circ g (x) or f ( g ( x ) ) f(g(x)) ?

f ( x ) - f(x) 3 f ( x ) 3 f(x) f ( x ) f(x) { f ( x ) } 2 \{f (x)\}^2

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Apr 11, 2017

f ( x ) = ln ( 1 + x 1 x ) f ( g ( x ) ) = ln ( 1 + g ( x ) 1 g ( x ) ) = ln ( 1 + 3 x + x 3 1 + 3 x 2 1 3 x + x 3 1 + 3 x 2 ) = ln ( 1 + 3 x 2 + 3 x + x 3 1 + 3 x 2 3 x x 3 ) = ln ( ( 1 + x ) 3 ( 1 x ) 3 ) = ln ( 1 + x 1 x ) 3 = 3 ln ( 1 + x 1 x ) = 3 f ( x ) \begin{aligned} f(x) & = \ln \left(\frac {1+x}{1-x} \right) \\ \implies f(g(x)) & = \ln \left(\frac {1+g(x)}{1-g(x)} \right) \\ & = \ln \left(\frac {1+\frac {3x+x^3}{1+3x^2}}{1-\frac {3x+x^3}{1+3x^2}} \right) \\ & = \ln \left(\frac {1+3x^2+3x+x^3}{1+3x^2-3x-x^3}\right) \\ & = \ln \left(\frac {(1+x)^3}{(1-x)^3}\right) \\ & = \ln \left(\frac {1+x}{1-x}\right)^3 \\ & = 3 \ln \left(\frac {1+x}{1-x}\right) \\ & = \boxed{3f(x)} \end{aligned}

Tapas Mazumdar
Apr 11, 2017

Note: This may/may not be treated as a proper solution. It is more of a hint.

An intuitive way to approach this problem would be to directly replace x x with g ( x ) g(x) in f ( x ) f(x) to get

f g ( x ) = ln ( 1 + g ( x ) 1 g ( x ) ) f \circ g(x) = \ln \left( \dfrac{1+g(x)}{1-g(x)} \right)

which upon some algebraic manipulations gives

f g ( x ) = ln ( 1 + x 1 x ) 3 = 3 ln ( 1 + x 1 x ) = 3 f ( x ) f \circ g(x) = \ln {\left( \dfrac{1+x}{1-x} \right)}^3 = 3 \ln \left( \dfrac{1+x}{1-x} \right) = 3f(x)

Another way to approach this is by hyperbolic trigonometry and the inverse hyperbolic trigonometry . Ponder over how are these functions related to them.

Quite easy one brother. But good problem!

Md Zuhair - 4 years, 2 months ago

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I know it's a fairly easy one. Try once to approach this via hyperbolic trigonometry.

Tapas Mazumdar - 4 years, 2 months ago

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Ya, surely will try.

Md Zuhair - 4 years, 2 months ago

@Tapas Mazumdar , TOPAZ (:P) HAHA!!

How can we approach this problem?

https://brilliant.org/problems/integration-10/

Md Zuhair - 4 years, 2 months ago

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@Tapas Mazumdar , dont tell me the soln, But help me to approach this one

Md Zuhair - 4 years, 2 months ago

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If I am able to solve it, I'll message you on WhatsApp.

Tapas Mazumdar - 4 years, 2 months ago

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