Friday, August 22, 2014

Verify if 2f(x)+f'(x)= f''(x) f(x)=2/e^-2x-3/e^x.

To prove the given identity, first we need to determine
the expressions of the functions f(x),f'(x),f"(x), that represent the terms in
identity.


We'll re-write f(x) = 2/(1/e^2x) -
3*e^-x


f(x) = 2e^2x -
3*e^-x


We'll differentiate the function to get the 1st
derivative, f'(x):


f'(x) =
(2e^2x-3e^-x)'


f'(x) = 4e^2x -
(-3e^-x)


f'(x) = 4e^2x +
3e^-x


We'll differentiate now the expresison of the 1st
derivative, to get the 2nd derivative:


f"(x) =
[f'(x)]'


f"(x) = (4e^2x +
3e^-x)'


f"(x) = 8e^2x -
3e^-x


Now, we'll substitute the expressions of f"(x)
andf'(x) into the identity that has to be verified:


2(2e^2x
- 3*e^-x) + 4e^2x + 3e^-x = 8e^2x - 3e^-x


We'll remove the
brackets and we'll combine like terms:


4e^2x - 6e^-x+ 4e^2x
+ 3e^-x = 8e^2x - 3e^-x


LHS = 8e^2x - 3e^-x = 8e^2x - 3e^-x
= RHS


Since the LHS = RHS, the
identity is verified: 2f(x)+f'(x)= f''(x).

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