Stanford Math tournament(2014) Question

Calculus Level 3

x=f(x).e^f(x) . Then if ∫f(x).dx=G(x) Find G(e)-G(0)

e-1 e-3 e-9 e-2

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1 solution

Ahindra Kandarpa
Feb 5, 2019

can you make it more better

Nahom Assefa - 2 years, 4 months ago

x=f(x)e^f(x).

now take f(x)=y.

x=ye^y.

∫ydx=G(x).

i write ∫ydx as ∫y.1dx now by using integration by parts.

iget ∫y.1dx as y.∫1dx-∫[(dy/dx).∫1dx].dx.

now by cancelling dx

we get G(x)=yx-∫xdy.

we know that x=ye^y so ∫xdy=∫(y.e^y)dy now again by using integration by parts we get ∫y.e^ydy as( y.e^y-e^y).

so we see that G(x)=xy-(y.e^y-e^y).

no you can find out that y(e)=1,y(0)=0,hence G(e)=e and G(0)=1.

so the answer to the question i posted is e-1. Sorry Nahom assefs the solution i posted now is much clear hope it helps you.

Ahindra Kandarpa - 2 years, 4 months ago

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