Thursday, July 28, 2011

What are a,b,c if f(x)=x^3+ax^2+bx+c, if x=1?f is differentiated two times on real set number

Since f is differentiable, we'll differentiate with
respect to x, to determine the 1st derivative.


f'(x) = 3x^2
+ 2ax + b, if x<1


f'(x) = 1/[1+(x-1)^2], if
x>1


We'll differentiate again, to determine the 2nd
derivative:


f"(x) = 6x+  2a,
x<1


f"(x) = -[1 +
(x-1)^2]'/[1+(x-1)^2]^2


f"(x) = 2(x-1)/[1+(x-1)^2]^2,
x>1


Since only a continuous function could be
differentiated, we'll impose the continuity
constraints:


lateral limits for x->1 = the value of
the function for x = 1


lim f(x) = f(1) <=> 1
+ a + b + c = arctan(1-1) = arctan 0 = 0 (1)


If f could be
differentiated 2 times, then lim f'(x)(x<1) =
limf'(x)(x>1)


3 + 2a + b =
1/[1+(1-1)^2]


3 + 2a + b = 1
(2)


Also lim f''(x)(x<1) =
limf''(x)(x>1):


6 + 2a =
2(1-1)/[1+(1-1)^2]^2


6 + 2a =
0


2a = -6


a =
-3


We'll substitute a in
(2):


3 + 2a + b = 1 <=> 3 - 6 + b = 1
=> b = 4


1 + a + b + c =
0


c = -1 - a - b


c = -1 + 3 -
4


c = -2


The
requested values of a,b,c are: a = -3 , b = 4 and c =
-2.

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