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Calculus Level 4

Let f f be a differentiable function satisfying the condition f ( y ) f ( x y ) = f ( x ) f(y)\cdot f(x - y) = f(x)

It is given that f ( 0 ) = p , f ( 5 ) = q f'(0)=p, \quad f'(5)=q

Then find f ( 5 ) f'(-5) .


Details and Assumptions :-

  • f ( x ) = d ( f ( x ) ) d x f'(x) = \dfrac{d(f(x))}{dx} , f ( k ) f'(k) is value of d ( f ( x ) ) d x \frac{d(f(x))}{dx} at x = k x=k ,
p q \dfrac{p}{q} q q p 2 q \dfrac{p^2}{q} q p \dfrac{q}{p}

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2 solutions

Aditya Raut
Jul 24, 2015

First of all, put y = 0 y=0 , to get f ( 0 ) f ( x ) = f ( x ) f ( 0 ) = 1 f(0)\cdot f(x)=f(x) \implies f(0)=1

Now put x = 0 x=0 , to get f ( y ) f ( y ) = 1 f(y)f(-y)=1 .

Use partial derivatives! Taking the partial derivative with respect to x x ,

f ( y ) f ( x y ) = f ( x ) f(y)\cdot f'(x-y)=f'(x)

Putting y = x f ( x ) f ( 0 ) = f ( x ) f ( x ) = p f ( x ) y=x \implies f(x)\cdot f'(0)=f'(x) \implies f'(x)=p\cdot f(x)

Thus f ( 5 ) = p f ( 5 ) f ( 5 ) = q p f ( 5 ) = p q f'(5)=p\cdot f(5) \implies f(5)=\dfrac{q}{p} \implies f(-5)=\dfrac{p}{q}

Now partial derivative with respect to y y ,

f ( y ) f ( x y ) f ( y ) f ( x y ) = 0 f ( y ) f ( y ) = f ( y ) f ( y ) f'(y)f(x-y)-f(y)f'(x-y)=0 \\ \therefore f'(y)f(-y)=f(y)f'(-y)

f ( y ) = f ( y ) f ( y ) f ( y ) \therefore f'(-y)=\dfrac{f'(y)f(-y)}{f(y)}

f ( 5 ) = f ( 5 ) f ( 5 ) f ( 5 ) = q × p q q p \therefore f'(-5)=\dfrac{f'(5)f(-5)}{f(5)} = \dfrac{q\times \frac{p}{q}}{\frac{q}{p}}

f ( 5 ) = p 2 q \therefore \boxed{f'(-5)=\dfrac{p^2}{q}}

Shashank Goel
Jul 24, 2015

differenciate the following equation with respect to x.
f(y).f'(x-y)=f'(x).
Put x=y.
f(x).f'(0)=f'(x).
pf(x)=f'(x).
Take f(x) to the other side and integrate to get.
f(x)=e^(px) +c.
f'(x)=p.e^(px).
So q=p.e^(5p).
e^-(5p)=p/q.
Hence p.e^-(5p)=p^2/q.
f'(-5)=p^2/q


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