Which Part Should I Integrate?

Calculus Level 2

Suppose that f f is a smooth function (meaning that all orders of derivatives exist and are continuous) such that f ( 0 ) = 1 f(0)=1 , f ( 2 ) = 3 f(2)=3 and f ( 2 ) = 5 f' (2) = 5 , then evaluate

0 1 x f ( 2 x ) d x . \large \int_{0}^{1} x f'' (2x)\, dx .

0 1 2 3 None of these choices

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5 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Jul 19, 2016

By integration by parts:

I = 0 1 x f ( 2 x ) d x = x 1 2 f ( 2 x ) 0 1 0 1 1 2 f ( 2 x ) d x = 1 1 2 f ( 2 ) 0 1 4 f ( 2 x ) 0 1 = 5 2 1 4 ( f ( 2 ) f ( 0 ) ) = 5 2 1 4 ( 3 1 ) = 2 \begin{aligned} I & = \int_0^1 xf''(2x) \ dx \\ & =x\cdot \frac 12 f'(2x) \bigg|_0^1 - \int_0 ^1 \frac 12 f'(2 x) \ dx \\ & =1\cdot \frac 12 f’(2) - 0 - \frac 14 f(2x)\bigg|_0 ^1 \\ &= \frac 52 - \frac 14(f(2) - f(0)) \\&= \frac 52 - \frac 14(3 - 1)\\&=\boxed {2} \end{aligned}

Watch out for when you can apply Integration by parts. It is a necessary condition that the functions u u and v v are continuously differentiable.

Calvin Lin Staff - 4 years, 10 months ago

I forgot f(0) was 1, so got 5/2 -3/4 instead, so close

PKMNtrainer Mann - 1 year, 9 months ago
Rishabh Jain
Jul 19, 2016

Relevant wiki: Integration by Parts - Intermediate

Substitute 2 x = t 2x=t such that :- 4 I = 0 2 t f ( t ) d t 4I=\int_0^2 tf''(t)\mathrm{d}t

Now apply integration by parts:-

4 I = [ t f ( t ) ] 0 2 0 2 f ( t ) d t [ f ( t ) ] 0 2 \large 4I= \left[tf'(t)\right]_0^2-\overbrace{\displaystyle\int_0^2f'(t)\mathrm{d}t}^{\large \left[f(t)\right]_0^2}

= 2 f ( 2 ) ( f ( 2 ) f ( 1 ) ) = 8 \large ~~~=2f'(2)-(f(2)-f(1))=8

I = 2 \Large \implies I=\boxed 2


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d ( f ( t ) + C ) d t = f ( t ) f ( t ) d t = f ( t ) + C d ( f ( t ) + C ) d t = f ( t ) f ( t ) d t = f ( t ) + C \small{\because \dfrac{\mathrm d(f(t)+C)}{\mathrm dt}=f'(t)~~\therefore \displaystyle\int f'(t)\mathrm{d}t=f(t)+C \\\because \dfrac{\mathrm d(f'(t)+C)}{\mathrm dt}=f''(t)~~\therefore \displaystyle\int f''(t)\mathrm{d}t=f'(t)+C } C Arbitrary real constant \small{\color{grey}{C-\text{Arbitrary real constant }}}

Watch out for when you can apply Integration by parts. It is a necessary condition that the functions u u and v v are continuously differentiable.

Calvin Lin Staff - 4 years, 10 months ago
Edwin Gray
Jun 27, 2018

Integrating by parts, let u = x, dv = f""(2x)dx. Then du = dx, v = (1/2)f"(2x).. (1/2)xf"(2x) - (1/2)*integral of f"(2x)dx , all evaluated from o to 1 gives: (1/2)f"2) - (1/4)f(2) + (1/4)f(0) = 5/2 - 3/4 + 1/4 = 2. Ed Gray

Santhosh Talluri
May 27, 2021

Bostang Palaguna
Dec 27, 2020

do integration by part!

let:

u = x u = x and d v = f ( 2 x ) dv = f''(2x)

do it once again with

u = 1 u = 1 and d v = 1 / 2 f ( 2 x ) dv = 1/2 f'(2x)

if you don't want to do some tedious work, do it in tabular way!

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