2017.3.4 Question 4

  1. Notice that a = eln a and hence ax = ex ln a, a x ln a = exwe have

    F(y) = exp (1 y0y ln f(x) dx) = a 1 y ln a0y ln f(x) dx = a1 y0y ln f(x) ln a dx = a1 y0y log af(x) dx

    as desired.

  2. We have

    H(y) = exp (1 y0y ln f(x)g(x) dx) = exp [1 y0y (ln f(x) + ln g(x)) dx] = exp [1 y (0y ln f(x) dx +0y ln g(x) dx)] = exp (1 y0y ln f(x) dx) exp (1 y0y ln g(x) dx) = F(y) G(y).
  3. Let f(x) = bx.

    F(y) = exp (1 y0y ln f(x) dx) = b1 y0y log bf(x) dx = b1 y0y log bbx dx = b1 y0yx dx = b1 yy2 2 = by 2 = by.
  4. Since F(y) = f(y), we notice that f(y) = F(y)2 = exp (2 y 0y ln f(x) dx), and therefore ln f(y) = 2 y 0y ln f(x) dx.

    We substitute g(y) = ln f(y), and therefore

    yg(y) = 20yg(y) dx.

    Therefore, differentiating both sides with respect to y gives us

    yg(y) + g(y) = 2g(y),

    and therefore

    g(y) + yg(y) = 0.

    Multiplying y2 on both sides gives us

    y2g(y) + y1g(y) = 0,

    and therefore

    d dy g(y) y = 0,

    and therefore

    g(y) y = Cg(y) = Cy.

    Therefore, we have

    f(y) = exp g(y) = exp (Cy) = by

    if we substitute b = exp (C) > 0, and therefore f(x) = by as desired.