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{ f ( x ) = x + 0 1 t ( x + t ) f ( t ) d t g ( x ) = a ( 23 6 f ( x ) ) 2 + b ( 23 6 f ( x ) ) + c \begin{cases}\displaystyle f(x) = x + \int_0^1 t (x+t) f(t) \, dt \\ g(x) = a \left( \dfrac{23}6 f(x) \right)^2 + b \left( \dfrac{23}6 f(x)\right) + c \end{cases}

Let f f and g g be two functions as defined above, where a a , b b and c c are non-zero constants and the coefficients of x 2 x^2 , x x and 1 1 in the function g ( x ) g(x) are equal. Find b + c a 1 \dfrac{b+c}a - 1 .


The answer is 50.

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Vatsalya Tandon
Jun 27, 2016

f ( x ) = x + 0 1 t ( x + t ) f ( t ) d t f(x) = x + \int_{0}^{1} t(x+t)f(t)dt f ( x ) = x + x 0 1 t f ( t ) d t + 0 1 t 2 f ( t ) d t f(x) = x + x\int_{0}^{1} t*f(t)dt + \int_{0}^{1} t^2f(t)dt

Thus f ( x ) f(x) is a linear function

Let f ( x ) = p x + q f(x) = px + q

p = 1 + 0 1 t f ( t ) d t p = 1 + \int_{0}^{1}tf(t)dt q = 0 1 t 2 f ( t ) d t q = \int_{0}^{1}t^2f(t)dt

And,

t f ( t ) = p t 2 + q t tf(t) = pt^2 + qt p = 1 + 0 1 ( p t 2 + q t ) d t \therefore p = 1 + \int_{0}^{1}(pt^2 + qt)dt 4 p = 3 q + 6 ( E q n 1 ) 4p = 3q + 6 \cdots (Eqn 1)

Also,

q = 0 1 ( p t 3 + q t 2 ) d t q = \int_{0}^{1} (pt^3 + qt^2)dt 2 q 3 = p 4 \therefore \frac{2q}{3} = \frac{p}{4} p = 8 q 3 ( E q n 2 ) p = \frac{8q}{3} \cdots (Eqn 2)

On solving, we get-

f ( x ) = 48 23 x + 18 23 f(x) = \frac{48}{23}x + \frac{18}{23} 23 6 f ( x ) = 8 x + 3 \therefore \frac{23}{6}f(x) = 8x + 3

Hence,

g ( x ) = a ( 8 x + 3 ) 2 + b ( 8 x + 3 ) + c g(x) = a(8x + 3)^2 + b(8x+3) + c g ( x ) = 64 a x 2 + x ( 8 b + 48 a ) + 9 a + 3 b + c g(x) = 64ax^2 + x(8b+48a) + 9a + 3b + c

The coefficients of x 2 x^2 , x x and 1 1 are are equal.

Thus we finally get, b = 2 a b = 2a and c = 49 a c = 49a , and-

b + c a 1 = 49 a + 2 a a 1 = 50 \frac{b+c}{a} - 1 = \frac{49a + 2a}{a} - 1 = 50

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