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Suppose a differentiable function f(x) satisfies the identity f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) + xy2 + x2y, for all real x and y. , then f'(3) is equal to .
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Correct answer: 10
- We are given
Also,
We need to find .
- First, simplify the extra term:
So the functional equation is
This suggests subtracting a cubic term, because
Hence,
Therefore, if we define
then
\begin{align*} g(x+y) &= f(x+y)-\frac{(x+y)^3}{3}\ &= f(x)+f(y)+xy(x+y)-\left(\frac{x^3}{3}+\frac{y^3}{3}+xy(x+y)\right)\ &= \left(f(x)-\frac{x^3}{3}\right)+\left(f(y)-\frac{y^3}{3}\right)\ &= g(x)+g(y). \end{align*}
So satisfies Cauchy’s additive equation:
- Since is differentiable, is also differentiable, hence continuous. A continuous additive function must be linear, so
for some constant .
Thus,
- Use the given limit:
Now,
Taking limit as ,
So,
Hence,
- Differentiate:
Therefore,
- Final answer:
This matches the stored correct answer.
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