Saturday, April 19, 2014

Given the function f(x)=a*lnx+b, what are a and b if f'(1)=2 and definite integral of f(x)=7, if the limits of integration are 1 and e?

First, we'll differentiate the function to get
f'(x):


f'(x) = a/x


Now, we'll
substitute x by 1:


f'(1) = a/1


But,
from enunciation, f'(1) = 2 => a = 2.


We'll evaluate the
definite integral of f(x).


Int f(x)dx = Int (a*ln x + b)dx = Int
a*ln xdx + Int b dx


Int ln xdx = x*ln x - Int
dx


Int ln xdx = x*ln x - x + C


Int ln
xdx = x(ln x - 1) + C


We'll apply Leibniz Newton to determine the
values of definite integral:


Int ln x dx = F(e) -
F(1)


F(e) = e(ln e - 1) = 0


F(1) = 1(ln
1 - 1) = -1


F(e) - F(1) = - (-1) =
1


Int a*ln xdx = a


Int bdx = bx +
C


F(e) - F(1) = b*e - b = b(e-1)


But,
from enunciation, Int (a*ln x + b)dx = 7


a + b(e-1) =
7


2 +b(e-1) = 7


b(e-1) =
5


b = 5/(e-1)


We'll substitute a and b
and we'll get:


f(x) = 2ln x +
5/(e-1)


f(x) = ln (x^2) +
5/(e-1)


The requested function is f(x) = ln (x^2) +
5/(e-1).

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