Let f : ℝ → ℝ and g : ℝ → ℝ be functions satisfying f x + y = f x + f y…

Let f: and g: be functions satisfying fx+y=fx+fy+fxfy and fx=xgx for all x,y. If limx0gx=1, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

  1. f is differentiable at every x
  2. If g0=1, then g is differentiable at everyx
  3. The derivative f'1 is equal to 1
  4. The derivative f'0 is equal to 1

Solution

Given fx+y=fx+fy+fxfy
Put x=y=0 in given relation.

  f0=f0+f0+f20

  f0=0 or -1

  fx+y=fx+fy+fx·fy

  fx+y-fxy=fy1+fxy

  limy0f(x+y)-f(x)y=limy01+fx·fyy

  limx0 gx=limx0fxx=1

  f'x=1+fx

  f'0=1+f0

  f'0=1+0

  f'0=1

Again f'x1+fx=1f'xdx1+fxdx=dx

ln1+fx=x+C

ln 1+fx=x    C=0

1+fx=ex

fx=ex-1  f'x=ex

f'1=e

Also, fx is differentiable for every xR.

gx=fxx=ex-1x  y'0+=limh0g0+h-g0h

If g0=1 then g'0+=limh0eh-1h-1h=limh0eh-1-hh2=12

g'0-=limh0g0-h-g0-h=limh0e-h-1-h-h

limh0e-h-1+hh2=12

gx is differentiable for every xR.

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2020 (Paper 2)

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