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JEE Advanced 2014 · Integrals

Let f:(0,∞)→Rf: (0, \infty) \to R be given by f(x)=∫1xxe−(t+1t)dttf(x) = \int_{\frac{1}{x}}^{x} e^{-\left(t + \frac{1}{t}\right)} \frac{dt}{t}. Then

Answers: A. f(x)f(x) is monotonically increasing on [1,∞)[1, \infty) · C. f(x)+f(1x)=0f(x) + f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = 0, for all x∈(0,∞)x \in (0, \infty) · D. f(2x)f(2^{x}) is an odd function of xx on RR

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Let f: (0, ∞) → R be given by f(x) = ∫_(1/x)ˣ e^(-(t + 1/t)) dt/t. Then f(x)=∫1/xxe−(t+1t)dtt,x>0f(x) = \int_{1/x}^{x} e^{-\left(t + \frac{1}{t}\right)} \frac{dt}{t}, \quad x > 0 Check the four properties\text{Check the four properties} f′(x)=φ(x)−φ ⁣(1x)⋅(−1x2),φ(t)=e−(t+1/t)tf'(x) = \varphi(x) - \varphi\!\left(\tfrac{1}{x}\right)\cdot\left(-\tfrac{1}{x^2}\right), \quad \varphi(t) = \frac{e^{-(t+1/t)}}{t} f′(x)=e−(x+1/x)x+e−(x+1/x)x=2 e−(x+1/x)xf'(x) = \frac{e^{-(x+1/x)}}{x} + \frac{e^{-(x+1/x)}}{x} = \frac{2\,e^{-(x+1/x)}}{x} f′(x)=2 e−(x+1/x)x>0for all x>0f'(x) = \frac{2\,e^{-(x+1/x)}}{x} > 0 \quad \text{for all } x > 0 ⇒f is increasing on (0,∞)\Rightarrow f \text{ is increasing on } (0,\infty) (1): increasing on [1,∞) ⇒ TRUE(1): \text{ increasing on } [1,\infty) \ \Rightarrow \ \text{TRUE} (2): decreasing on (0,1) ⇒ FALSE(2): \text{ decreasing on } (0,1) \ \Rightarrow \ \text{FALSE} f ⁣(1x)=∫x1/xe−(t+1/t)t dt=−∫1/xxe−(t+1/t)t dt=−f(x)f\!\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = \int_{x}^{1/x}\frac{e^{-(t+1/t)}}{t}\,dt = -\int_{1/x}^{x}\frac{e^{-(t+1/t)}}{t}\,dt = -f(x) ⇒f(x)+f ⁣(1x)=0 ⇒ (3) TRUE\Rightarrow f(x) + f\!\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = 0 \ \Rightarrow \ (3) \text{ TRUE} F(x)=f(2x):F(−x)=f(2−x)=f ⁣(12x)F(x) = f(2^x): \quad F(-x) = f(2^{-x}) = f\!\left(\frac{1}{2^x}\right) =−f(2x)=−F(x)⇒F is odd ⇒ (4) TRUE= -f(2^x) = -F(x) \Rightarrow F \text{ is odd} \ \Rightarrow \ (4) \text{ TRUE} Correct statements: (1),(3),(4)\text{Correct statements: } (1), (3), (4)

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