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- Use the properties of an odd continuous function
Since is continuous and odd, Also, it vanishes exactly at one point. For an odd continuous function, that point must be . So:
- ,
- for .
Given . By continuity, and since the only zero is at , we must have
Hence for , we have , so in particular has the same sign as .
- Compute
We have Thus because the integral of an odd function over is .
Since is finite, we must also have .
Now Let Because is odd, is also odd, hence is even. Therefore is odd. So indeed, Thus the limit is of type , so we apply L'Hospital's Rule.
- Differentiate numerator and denominator
By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Therefore,
Since is continuous and , we get \frac1{14}=\frac{f(1)}{1\cdot |f(f(1))|}=rac{\frac12}{|f(\frac12)|}. So,
- Determine the sign of
Because and for all , Hence
- Final answer
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