A Small Problem From JEE Mains 2019!

Calculus Level 4

If f f is continuous differentiable function such that f ( 1 ) 4 f(1)\neq 4 and f ( x ) = 7 3 f ( x ) 4 x f'(x) = 7 - \dfrac {3f(x)}{4x} , what is lim x 0 + x f ( 1 x ) \displaystyle \lim_{x \rightarrow 0^+} x f\left( \frac 1x \right) ?

Exists and equal to 0 0 Exists and equal to 4 4 Exists and equal to 4 7 \frac 47 Does not exists

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1 solution

Chew-Seong Cheong
Jan 18, 2019

f ( x ) = 7 3 f ( x ) 4 x d d x f ( x ) + 3 f ( x ) 4 x = 7 Multiply both sides by μ ( x ) = e 3 4 x d x = x 3 4 x 3 4 d d x f ( x ) + 3 4 x 1 4 f ( x ) = 7 x 3 4 Since d d x x 3 4 = 3 4 x 1 4 x 3 4 d d x f ( x ) + f ( x ) d d x x 3 4 = 7 x 3 4 d d x ( x 3 4 f ( x ) ) = 7 x 3 4 f ( x ) = 1 x 3 4 7 x 3 4 d x f ( x ) = 4 x + C x 3 4 where C is the constant of integration. \begin{aligned} f'(x) & = 7 - \frac {3f(x)}{4x} \\ \frac d{dx} f(x) + \frac {{\color{#3D99F6}3}f(x)}{\color{#3D99F6}4x} & = 7 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Multiply both sides by }\mu(x) = e^{\int \frac 3{4x} dx} = x^\frac 34 \\ x^\frac 34 \frac d{dx}f(x) + {\color{#3D99F6}\frac 34 x^{-\frac 14}} f(x) & = 7x^\frac 34 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Since }\frac d{dx} x^\frac 34 = \frac 34 x^{-\frac 14} \\ x^\frac 34 \frac d{dx} f(x) + f(x) \color{#3D99F6}\frac d{dx} x^\frac 34 & = 7x^\frac 34 \\ \frac d{dx}\left( x^\frac 34 f(x)\right) & = 7 x^\frac 34 \\ f(x) & = \frac 1{x^\frac 34}\int 7 x^\frac 34 dx \\ \implies f(x) & = 4x + {\color{#3D99F6}C}x^{-\frac 34} & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{where }C \text{ is the constant of integration.} \end{aligned}

lim x 0 + x f ( 1 x ) = lim x 0 + x ( 4 x + C x 3 4 ) = lim x 0 + 4 + C x 7 4 = 4 \begin{aligned} \implies \lim_{x \to 0^+} x f\left(\frac 1x\right) & = \lim_{x \to 0^+} x \left(\frac 4x + Cx^\frac 34 \right) \\ & = \lim_{x \to 0^+} 4 + Cx^\frac 74 \\ & = \boxed 4 \end{aligned}

My bad I couldn't catch that its linear differential equation during exam. Hence, lost this question. Anyways thanks for the solution :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 2 years, 4 months ago

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Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 4 months ago

Have them:)

A Former Brilliant Member - 2 years, 4 months ago

Ahh I made the dumb mistake of leaving out the last step in solving the DE of dividing by x^3/4 and got stumped.

Tristan Goodman - 2 years, 3 months ago

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I understand... I do such mistakes very often... Its too irritating... Do you have any way in which I can avoid making mistakes?

A Former Brilliant Member - 2 years, 3 months ago

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