Problem: Let f(x) be a differentiable function such that f(0) = 1 and f'(x) = f(x) + e^x + x^2 - 2, where e is the mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828.
a) Find the value of f(1).
b) Find the x-coordinate(s) of the point(s) where the graph of f(x) has a horizontal tangent.
c) Determine the value of the definite integral from 0 to 1 of f(x) with respect to x.
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+2 we'll start by finding the function f(x) that satisfies the given conditions.
To find f(x), let's solve the differential equation f'(x) = f(x) + e^x + x^2 - 2. We can rewrite the equation as:
f'(x) - f(x) = e^x + x^2 - 2.
This is a linear first-order differential equation, and we can solve it using an integrating factor. The integrating factor is given by the exponential of the integral of the coefficient of f(x), which is -1 in this case:
μ(x) = e^(-x).
Multiplying both sides of the differential equation by μ(x), we have:
e^(-x) * [f'(x) - f(x)] = e^(-x) * (e^x + x^2 - 2).
Simplifying the equation, we get:
(e^(-x) * f'(x)) - (e^(-x) * f(x)) = 1 + x^2e^(-x) - 2e^(-x).
Now, notice that the left-hand side is the derivative of (e^(-x) * f(x)) with respect to x. Applying the chain rule, we have:
d/dx (e^(-x) * f(x)) = 1 + x^2e^(-x) - 2e^(-x).
Integrating both sides with respect to x, we obtain:
∫ d/dx (e^(-x) * f(x)) dx = ∫ (1 + x^2e^(-x) - 2e^(-x)) dx.
The integral on the left-hand side can be written as:
e^(-x) * f(x) = ∫ (1 + x^2e^(-x) - 2e^(-x)) dx.
Simplifying the right-hand side, we have:
e^(-x) * f(x) = x - x^2 - 2x + c,
where c is a constant of integration.
To determine the constant c, we use the initial condition f(0) = 1. Plugging in x = 0 and f(x) = 1 into the equation above, we get:
e^(0) * 1 = 0 - 0^2 - 2(0) + c, 1 = c.
Therefore, the equation becomes:
e^(-x) * f(x) = x - x^2 - 2x + 1.
Now, let's solve each part of the problem based on the function we obtained.
a) To find f(1), we substitute x = 1 into the equation:
e^(-1) * f(1) = 1 - 1^2 - 2(1) + 1, e^(-1) * f(1) = -1.
Dividing both sides by e^(-1), we get:
f(1) = -e.
So, the value of f(1) is approximately -2.71828.
b) To find the x-coordinate(s) where the graph of f(x) has a horizontal tangent, we need to find the points where f'(x) = 0.
Given that f'(x) = f(x) + e^x + x^2 - 2, we set f'(x) = 0:
f(x) + e^x + x^2 - 2 = 0.
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c) To determine the value of the definite integral from 0 to 1 of f(x) with respect to x, we evaluate the integral:
∫[0 to 1] f(x) dx.
We can rewrite the integral using the equation we obtained earlier:
∫[0 to 1] (e^(-x) * f(x)) dx = ∫[0 to 1] (x - x^2 - 2x + 1) dx.
Integrating term by term, we have:
∫[0 to 1] (x - x^2 - 2x + 1) dx = [1/2 * x^2 - 1/3 * x^3 - x^2/2 + x] evaluated from 0 to 1.
Evaluating the integral limits, we get:
[1/2 * (1)^2 - 1/3 * (1)^3 - (1)^2/2 + 1] - [1/2 * (0)^2 - 1/3 * (0)^3 - (0)^2/2 + 0],
[1/2 - 1/3 - 1/2 + 1] - [0],
1/6.
So, the value of the definite integral from 0 to 1 of f(x) with respect to x is 1/6.
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