I found f(x), now what?

Algebra Level 3

Find the value of x, given that

f ( x ) = 1 + 1 x + 1 x 2 + f\left( x \right) =1+\frac { 1 }{ x } +\frac { 1 }{ { x }^{ 2 } } +\cdots

f ( x x 1 ) = 10 f\left(\frac { x }{ x-1 } \right)=10


The answer is 10.

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3 solutions

T P
Feb 6, 2016

Using the sum of an infinite geometric series, we know that f ( x ) = x x 1 f(x)=\frac { x }{ x-1 } .

Note that f ( x ) = x x 1 f(x)=\frac { x }{ x-1 } is the inverse of itself. Therefore, f ( x x 1 ) = f ( f ( x ) ) = f ( f 1 ( x ) ) = x f(\frac { x }{ x-1 } ) = f(f(x)) = f({ f }^{ -1 }(x)) = x .

Since f ( x x 1 ) = 10 f(\frac { x }{ x-1 } )=10 , we can say that x = 10 x=\boxed { 10 }

Guido Barta
Jan 5, 2016

you know that the first given summation is equal to x/x-1 by definition of geometric sum. You also know that f( x/x-1) is equal to 10. Note that you have now to important informations f( x/x-1)=10 and also f(x/x-1)=x( due to the properties of the inverse function). You can conclude that x=10 with a simple substitution. Hope i learn how to use latex soon.

Nice problem by the way.

Saket Khandal
Dec 15, 2015

g.p infinite sum = x/(x-1) =f(x) put x as x/(x-1) in f(x)=10

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