Whereabouts of g g .

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Let f ( x ) = ( 1 x ) 2 sin 2 x + x 2 f(x)=(1-x)^2 \sin^2 x+x^2 for all x R x \in \mathbb{R} , and let g ( x ) = 1 x ( 2 ( t 1 ) t + 1 ln t ) f ( t ) d t g(x)=\int_{1}^{x}\left ( \frac{2(t-1)}{t+1}-\ln t \right )f(t)dt for all x ( 1 , ) x \in (1, \infty) .

Which of the following is true?

g g is decreasing on ( 1 , ) (1, \infty) g g is decreasing on ( 1 , 2 ) (1, 2) and decreasing on ( 2 , ) (2, \infty) g g is increasing on ( 1 , 2 ) (1, 2) and decreasing on ( 2 , ) (2, \infty) g g is increasing on ( 1 , ) (1, \infty)

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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
May 23, 2020

Let us examine the derivative of g ( x ) g(x) :

g ( x ) = [ 2 ( x 1 x + 1 ) ln ( x ) ] [ ( 1 x ) 2 sin 2 ( x ) + x 2 ] = p ( x ) f ( x ) g'(x) = [2(\frac{x-1}{x+1}) - \ln(x)] \cdot [(1-x)^{2} \sin^{2}(x) + x^2] = p(x)f(x) .

Upon observation, f ( x ) 0 f(x) \ge 0 for all x R x \in \mathbb{R} with one root at x = 0 x=0 , and it's strictly positive over ( 1 , ) . (1, \infty). Taking the derivatives of p ( x ) p(x) yield:

p ( x ) = 4 ( x + 1 ) 2 1 x p'(x) = \frac{4}{(x+1)^2} - \frac{1}{x} and p ( x ) = 8 ( x + 1 ) 3 + 1 x 2 p''(x) = -\frac{8}{(x+1)^3} + \frac{1}{x^2}

with p ( 1 ) = p ( 1 ) = 0 , p ( x ) < 0 p'(1) = p''(1) = 0, p'(x) < 0 (for x > 1 x>1 ), which makes p ( x ) p(x) strictly negative over ( 1 , ) (1,\infty) . Altogether, g ( x ) = N e g a t i v e × P o s i t i v e = N e g a t i v e g ( x ) g'(x) = Negative \times Positive = Negative \Rightarrow g(x) is a decreasing function over ( 1 , ) (1,\infty) .

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