National concern, exercise 2, June 2006

Statement
1. Let f be the function defined on IR by f (x) = x2 e1-x. C denotes its graph i
n a coordinate orthonormal (0, i, j) unit Figure 2 cm.
a) Determine the limits of f - ∞ + ∞ and, what effect graph for C can be drawn?
b) Show that f is differentiable on IR. Determine its derivative function f. c)
Provide overview of variation of f and plot the curve C.
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2. Let n be an integer not zero. We consider the integral I n defined by In =
0
xn e1-x dx.
a) Establish a relationship between I n and I n 1. b) Calculate I 1 and I 2. c)
Give a graphical interpretation of the number I 2. It will appear on the graph i
n question 1. c).
3. a) Prove that for any real number x [0, 1] and for any nonzero integer n, one
has the inequality follows: xn xn xn e1-tenth.
b) Deduce a frame of I n and I n the limit as n tends to + ∞.
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1. a) Limit of - ∞.
x → - ∞ x → - ∞
lim x2 = + ∞. e1-lim x = lim e · e-x = + ∞
x → - ∞ x → - ∞
Thus, by product, lim f (x) = + ∞. + ∞ limit. For any real x, f (x) = x2 e ·. Fo
r comparative growth ex x2, lim = 0 x → + ∞ then lim ex (x) = 0.
x → + ∞
We deduce that the line y = 0 (x-axis) is asymptotic to C + ∞.
b) The function: x → x2 is differentiable on IR as a polynomial function.
The function: x → 1 - x is differentiable on IR with values in IR. The exponenti
al function is differentiable on IR. So, by composition, function: x → e1 - x is
differentiable on IR. We deduce that the function f is differentiable on IR as
a product of two differentiable functions on IR. For any real x, f (x) = 2x e 1
- x + x2 [-e1 - x] is f (x) = el - x (-x2 + 2x).
c) The exponential function is strictly positive on IR, f (x) is the sign-x2 + 2
x.
f (x) = 0 ⇔ x = 0 or x = 2, f (x)> 0 ⇔ x ∈] 0, 2 [. The function f is increasing
on] 0, 2 [and strictly decreasing on] - ∞, 0] and [2, + ∞ [. It has a minimum a
t 0 and f (0) = 0. 4 It has a maximum at 2 and f (2) =. e
x f '(x)
- ∞
0
2
+ ∞
-
+ ∞
0
+
0 4
-
f 0 0
Statement of changes of f
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C
j x 'O y' i
I2 2 4 x
Curve C
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2. a) Let n ∈ IN *. I n = 1
0
e1 xn + 1 - x dx.
We set u (x) = x + 1, v (x) = e1 - x. u (x) = (n + 1) xn, v (x) =-e1 - x. The fu
nctions u and v are differentiable on [0, 1], continuous derivatives. According
to the theorem of integration by parts, In a = [xn-1-x e1] 1-0 In either a = -1
+ (n + 1)
0 1 0 1
(N + 1) xn [-x-e1] e1-dx xn x dx
In a = -1 + (n + 1) En.
b) Calculation of I 1:
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I1 =
0
XE1-x dx.
We set u (x) = x, v (x) = e1 - x u (x) = 1, v (x) =-e1 - x. The functions u and
v are differentiable at continuous derivatives. By applying again the theorem of
integration by parts: I1 = [-x-XE1] 1-0 I1 = -1 - [e1-x] I 1 1 0 = e - 2. Calcu
lation of I 2: From question 2. a) I 2 = -1 + 2I 1. Let I 2 = 2e - 5.
1 0
(-E1-x) dx
c) The function f is continuous and positive on [0, 1] so I 2 represents the are
a, expressed in units of area, the portion of the plane bounded by the curve C,
the x-axis and the lines of equation x = 0 and x = 1.
3. a) For all x [0, 1], we have: x 1 0 e 0 where 0 or 1
n
1-e1 x - x
1. e. e1 xn - x e xn. 3
For the exponential growth on IR, e1 - x is multiplied by x which is positive it
follows: xn
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b) According to the previous question for all x [0, 1], xn
It integrates between 0 and 1, with terminals in ascending order.
1
e1 xn - x
e xn.
The functions: xn and x → x → e1 xn - x are continuous on [0, 1].
1 0 1 0
Then:
0
xn dx
e1-x dx xn
e · xn dx
whether
1st In. No one No one limit of the sequence (I n): 1 = 0 lim n → + ∞ n + 1 e = 0
lim n → + ∞ n + 1 1 e and In. n +1 n +1 is deduced by Theorem coaching (or theo
rem police) that the sequence (I n) converges and lim En = 0.
n → + ∞
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