If f(x)=f'(x)+f''(x) then show that f(x)=0 A real-valued function f which

Joan Thompson

Joan Thompson

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2022-01-22

If f(x)=f(x)+f(x) then show that f(x)=0
A real-valued function f which is infinitely differentiable on [a.b] has the following properties:
- f(a)=f(b)=0
- f(x)=f(x)+f(x)x[a,b]
Show that f(x)=0x[a.b]

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vicki331g8

vicki331g8

Beginner2022-01-22Added 37 answers

Hint f can't have a positive maximum at c since then f(c)>0,f(c)=0,f(c)0 implies that
f(c)+f(c)f(c)<0. Similarly f can't have a negative minimum. Hence f=0.
lenkiklisg7

lenkiklisg7

Beginner2022-01-23Added 29 answers

Hint: Let α and β be the roots of X2+X1.
(a) Check that f satisfies
(ddxα)(ddxβ)f=0
(b) Solve the above equation by solving two ODE of the form ycy=g(x). (If you don't know how to solve ycy=g(x). I'll be happy to give another hint.)
(c) Conclude.
RizerMix

RizerMix

Expert2022-01-27Added 656 answers

Since you know how to solve y=y (and so I presume y=ky) here is a way to get your equation into that form. We will use the identity (fg)=fg+2fg+fgNow setting g=ekx gives us(fekx)=ekx(f+2kf+k2f)In order to eliminate f and f, we set k=12, to get(fex/2)=ex2(f+f+f4)=ex2(5f/4)(using the given f=f+f)You can now set y=f(x)ex/2 to gety=54y

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