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Consider the following equation

f ( x ) + ( f ( x ) ) 2 + ( f ( x ) ) 3 + ( f ( x ) ) 4 + f'(x) + (f'(x))^2 + (f'(x))^3 + (f'(x))^4 + .... to infinity = e x e^x , with f ( x ) f'(x) being between -1 and 1

Determine f ( 1 ) f(1) if f ( 0 ) f(0) is 0


The answer is 0.62011.

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1 solution

Zico Quintina
Jun 1, 2018

The given series is geometric with common ratio r = f ( x ) r = f'(x) , and since we're given that - 1 < f ( x ) < 1 \text{-}1 < f'(x) < 1 , we know it's sum is given by the formula a 1 r \dfrac{a}{1-r} . Thus

e x = f ( x ) 1 f ( x ) f ( x ) = e x 1 + e x f ( x ) = ln ( 1 + e x ) + C f ( 0 ) = 0 ln ( 2 ) + C = 0 C = ln ( 2 ) f ( x ) = ln ( 1 + e x ) ln ( 2 ) f ( 1 ) = ln ( 1 + e ) ln ( 2 ) 0.620114507 \begin{aligned} e^x &= \dfrac{f'(x)}{1 - f'(x)} \\ \\ f'(x) &= \dfrac{e^x}{1 + e^x} \\ \\ f(x) &= \ln (1 + e^x) + C \\ \\ f(0) = 0 &\implies \ln(2) + C = 0 \implies C = -\ln(2) \\ \\ f(x) = \ln(1 + e^x) - \ln(2) &\implies f(1) = \ln(1 + e) - \ln(2) \approx \boxed{0.620114507}\end{aligned}

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