Saturday, March 31, 2018

Single Variable Calculus, Chapter 7, 7.2-2, Section 7.2-2, Problem 86

If $f''(x) = x^{-2}$, $x > 0$, $f(1) = 0$ and $f(2) = 0$, find $f$
If $f''(x) = x^{-2}$, then by applying integration...

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
f'(x) &= \int x^{-2} dx\\
\\
&= \frac{x^{-1}}{-1} + c_1\\
\\
&= -\frac{1}{x} + c_1
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$

Again, by applying integration...

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
f(x) &= \int \left( -\frac{1}{x} + c_1 \right) dx\\
\\
f(x) &= - \ln x + c_1 x + c_2
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$


If $f(1) = 0$, then

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
0 &= - \ln (1) + c_1(1)+c_2\\
\\
0 &= c_1 + c_2\\
\\
c_1 &= c_2 \qquad \Longleftarrow \text{(Equation 1)}
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$

Also, if $f(2) = 0$, then

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
0 &= -\ln(2) + c_1(2)+c_2\\
\\
\ln(2) &= 2c_1 + c_2 \qquad \Longleftarrow \text{(Equation 2)}
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$

By using Equations 1 and 2 simultaneously...

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
\ln (2) &= 2c_1 - c_1\\
\\
c_1 &= \ln 2
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$

Thus, $c_2 = - \ln 2$
Therefore,
$f(x) = -\ln x + x \ln (2) - \ln (2)$

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