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Differentiation
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Let f be a polynomial function such that f (3x) = f ' (x) . f '' (x), for all x \in R . Then :

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Let f(x)=a0xn+a1xn1+a2xn1+....+an1x+anf(x) = {a_0}{x^n} + {a_1}{x^{n - 1}} + {a_2}{x^{n - 1}} + \,\,....\,\, + {a_{n - 1}}x + {a_n} f(x)=a0nxn1+a1(n1)xn2+.....+an1f'(x) = {a_0}n{x^{n - 1}} + {a_1}(n - 1){x^{n - 2}} + \,\,.....\,\, + {a_{n - 1}} f(x)=a0n(n1)xn2+a1(n1)(n2)xn3+....+an2f''(x) = {a_0}n(n - 1){x^{n - 2}} + {a_1}(n - 1)(n - 2){x^{n - 3}} + \,\,....\,\, + {a_{n - 2}} Now, f(3x)=3na0xn+3n1a1xn1+3n2a2xn2+....+3an1+anf(3x) = {3^n}{a_0}{x^n} + {3^{n - 1}}{a_1}{x^{n - 1}} + {3^{n - 2}}{a_2}{x^{n - 2}} + \,\,....\,\, + 3{a_{n - 1}} + {a_n} f(x).f(x)=[a0nxn1+a1(n1)xn2+....+an1]f'(x)\,.\,f''(x) = [{a_0}n{x^{n - 1}} + {a_1}(n - 1){x^{n - 2}} + \,\,....\,\, + {a_{n - 1}}] [a0n(n1)xn2+a1(n1)(n2)xn3+....+an2][{a_0}n(n - 1){x^{n - 2}} + {a_1}(n - 1)(n - 2){x^{n - 3}} + \,\,....\,\, + {a_{n - 2}}] Comparing highest powers of x, we get 3na0xn=a02(n1)xn1+n2=a02n2(n1)x2n3{3^n}{a_0}{x_n} = a_0^2(n - 1){x^{n - 1 + n - 2}} = a_0^2{n^2}(n - 1){x^{2n - 3}} Therefore, 2n3=n2n - 3 = n \Rightarrow n = 3 and 3na0=a02n2(n1){3^n}{a_0} = a_0^2{n^2}(n - 1) a0=27=32 \Rightarrow {a_0} = 27 = {3 \over 2} Therefore, f(x)=32x3+a1x2+a2x+a3f(x) = {3 \over 2}{x^3} + {a_1}{x^2} + {a_2}x + {a_3} f(x)=92x2+2a1x+a2f'(x) = {9 \over 2}{x^2} + 2{a_1}x + {a_2} f(x)=9x+2a1f''(x) = 9x + 2{a_1} f(3x)=812x3+9a1x2+3a2x+a3f(3x) = {{81} \over 2}{x^3} + 9{a_1}{x^2} + 3{a_2}x + {a_3} Now, f(3x)=f(x).f(x)f(3x) = f'(x)\,.\,f''(x) 812x3+9a1x2+3a2x+a3 \Rightarrow {{81} \over 2}{x^3} + 9{a_1}{x^2} + 3{a_2}x + {a_3} (92x2+2a1x+a2)(9x+2a1) \Rightarrow \left( {{9 \over 2}{x^2} + 2{a_1}x + {a_2}} \right)(9x + 2{a_1}) 812x3+9a1x2+3a2x+a3=812x3+[9a1+18a1]x2+[4a12+9a2]x+2a1a2 \Rightarrow {{81} \over 2}{x^3} + 9{a_1}{x^2} + 3{a_2}x + {a_3} = {{81} \over 2}{x^3} + [9{a_1} + 18{a_1}]{x^2} + [4a_1^2 + 9{a_2}]x + 2{a_1}{a_2} Comparing the coefficients, we get 9a1=27a19{a_1} = 27{a_1} a1=0,3a2=4a12+9a2=9a2 \Rightarrow {a_1} = 0,\,3{a_2} = 4a_1^2 + 9{a_2} = 9{a_2} a2=0 \Rightarrow {a_2} = 0 Therefore, f(x)=32x3f(x) = {3 \over 2}{x^3} f(x)=92x2f'(x) = {9 \over 2}{x^2} f(x)=9xf''(x) = 9x Hence, f(2)f(x)=1818=0f''(2) - f'(x) = 18 - 18 = 0

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