Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 4 - Integrals - Problems Plus - Problems - Page 353: 3

Answer

\[f(x)=\frac{x}{2}\]

Work Step by Step

It is given that $f(x)$ is never zero and $f(x)$ is differentiable and \[\int_{0}^{x}f(t)\:dt=[f(x)]^2\;\;\;...(1)\] For all $x$ Differentiating (1) with respect to $x$ \[\frac{d}{dx}\int_{0}^{x}f(t)\:dt=2[f(x)]\cdot f'(x)\;\;\;...(2)\] We will use the formula \[\frac{d}{dx}\int_{f(x)}^{g(x)}F(t)\:dt=F(g(x))\cdot g'(x)-F(f(x))\cdot f'(x)\;\;\;...(3)\] Using (3) in (2) \[f(x)=2f(x)\cdot f'(x)\] \[\Rightarrow f(x)[2f'(x)-1]=0\] It is given that $f(x)$ is never zero so \[2f'(x)-1=0\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{df}{dx}=\frac{1}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow f(x)=\int \frac{1}{2}dx\] \[\Rightarrow f(x)=\frac{x}{2}\] Hence \[f(x)=\frac{x}{2}\]
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