For a function , define .
A differentiable function satisfies for all reals .
Find the value of
This problem is a part of <Christmas Streak 2017> series .
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This is a very quick and undetailed solution. If you have any doubts, ask in the comments section.
Differentiate both sides of F ( g ( x ) ) = 2 1 F ( x ) . Then g ′ ( x ) f ( g ( x ) ) = f ( x ) .
Let p = ( 4 n − 3 ) π and q = ( 4 n − 1 ) π .
And observe that y = f ( x ) is symmetrical over the lines x = 2 p and x = 2 q .
Therefore ∫ 0 2 1 p f ( t ) d t = 2 1 ∫ 0 p f ( t ) d t and ∫ 0 2 1 q f ( t ) d t = 2 1 ∫ 0 q f ( t ) d t .
Take a closer look at F ( g ( x ) ) = 2 1 F ( x ) . Since F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x f ( t ) d t , we can say that ∫ 0 g ( x ) f ( t ) d t = 2 1 ∫ 0 x f ( t ) d t .
Note that f ( x ) is always positive and therefore F ( x ) is strictly increasing over all reals.
So plugging in x = p in the equation, we see that g ( p ) = 2 1 p .
g ′ ( p ) f ( g ( p ) ) = 2 1 f ( p ) ⇒ g ′ ( p ) = 3 1 .
Doing the same with q , we get g ′ ( q ) = 1 .
∴ n = 1 ∑ 3 0 g ′ ( ( 2 n − 1 ) π ) = n = 1 ∑ 1 5 { g ′ ( ( 4 n − 3 ) π ) + g ′ ( ( 4 n − 1 ) π ) } = 1 5 ( g ′ ( p ) + g ′ ( q ) ) = 2 0 .