Differentiation 2

Calculus Level 3

Suppose f : R Z f:\mathbb R\Rightarrow \mathbb Z is a function such that f ( 1 ) = 2 f(1)= \mathbb 2 and f ( x ) = f ( x ) \ f'(x) = f(x) . What is ln ( f ( 2015 ) ) \ln(f(2015)) ?

If no such function exists, mark your answer as "None of these."

3.421 172.6 2015 None of these

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( This is not absolutely formal, but it works) Let's suppose f : R R f: \mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{R} to be a derivative function with continuous derivative fulfilling the hypothesis f(1) = 2 and f '(x) = f(x)

Let's call f ( x ) = y y = y d y d x = y d y y = d x f(x) = y \Rightarrow y ' = y \Rightarrow \dfrac{dy}{dx} = y \Rightarrow \dfrac{dy}{y} = dx d y y = d x ln y = x + C (where C is a constant) \Rightarrow \int \dfrac{dy}{y} = \int dx \Rightarrow \ln |y| = x + C \text { (where C is a constant)} . Now, applying exponential y = f ( x ) = k e x (k is a constant) ; f ( 1 ) = y ( 1 ) = 2 = k e k = e 2 y = f(x) = ke^x \text{ (k is a constant) }; \quad f(1) = y(1) = 2 = k \cdot e \Rightarrow k = \frac{e}{2} f ( x ) = y = 2 e e x = 2 e x 1 ln ( f ( 2015 ) ) = ln ( 2 e 2014 ) = \rightarrow f(x) = y = \frac{2}{e} \cdot e^x = 2 \cdot e^{x -1} \Rightarrow \ln(f(2015)) = \ln (2 \cdot e^{2014}) = = ln 2 + 2014 = \ln 2 + 2014


Solution.- I have just seen f : R Z f: \mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{Z} . If f is a continuous function and differentiable function on Z \mathbb{Z} then f is a constant function and then 0 = f ( x ) = f ( x ) = 2 x R 0 = f '(x) = f(x) = 2 \space \forall x \in \mathbb{R} is impossible = contradiction, and if f is not a continuous function then there doesn't exist its derivative .... so this function does not exist

This is as same as my approach.

Yong Zheng Xin - 5 years, 3 months ago

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I have just changed the proof a little bit, because f : R Z f:\mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{Z}

Guillermo Templado - 5 years, 3 months ago

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