Question Number 173678 by mathlove last updated on 16/Jul/22
$${if}\:{f}\left({x}\right)\:{is}\:\mathrm{2}^{{nd}} \:{digre}\:{function}\:\:\: \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${then}\:{faind}\:\:{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=? \\ $$
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 16/Jul/22
$${f}\left({x}\right)={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c}\:\left({say}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)={a}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+{c} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{ax}+{a}+{bx}−{b}+{c} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({b}−\mathrm{2}{a}\right){x}+{a}−{b}+{c} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)={a}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)+{c} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{2}{ax}+{a}+{bx}+{b}+{c} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({b}+\mathrm{2}{a}\right){x}+{a}+{b}+{c} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:=\left({ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({b}−\mathrm{2}{a}\right){x}+{a}−{b}+{c}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:+\left({ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:+\left({ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +\left({b}+\mathrm{2}{a}\right){x}+{a}+{b}+{c}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}{ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{3}{bx}+\mathrm{2}{a}+\mathrm{3}{c}={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{0}{x}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}{a}=\mathrm{1},\mathrm{3}{b}=\mathrm{0},\mathrm{2}{a}+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${a}=\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{3}\:,{b}=\mathrm{0},\:\mathrm{2}\left(\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{3}\right)+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{c}=\mathrm{1}/\mathrm{9} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}=\frac{\mathrm{3}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{3}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}=\frac{\mathrm{13}}{\mathrm{9}} \\ $$
Commented by mathlove last updated on 16/Jul/22
$${a}\:{lot}\:{of}\:{thinks}\:{heve}\:{you}\:{launge}\:{life} \\ $$
Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 16/Jul/22
$$\mathbb{T}\boldsymbol{\mathrm{han}}\mathbb{X},\:\:\mathrm{you}'\mathrm{ve}\:\mathrm{too}\:\mathrm{sir}! \\ $$
Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 16/Jul/22
$$\mathrm{Great}\:\mathrm{sir} \\ $$
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 16/Jul/22
$$\begin{array}{|c|}{\mathrm{AnOther}\:\:\mathrm{Way}}\\\hline\end{array} \\ $$$${Let}\:{f}\left({x}\right)={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${f}\left(−\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{4}{a}−\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}……..\left({i}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(−\mathrm{1}\right)={a}−{b}+{c}………..\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)={c}…………………….\left({iii}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)={a}+{b}+{c}…………….\left({iv}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{4}{a}+\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}………..\left({v}\right) \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\left({i}\right)+\left({ii}\right)+\left({iii}\right): \\ $$$${f}\left(−\mathrm{2}\right)+{f}\left(−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)=\left(−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{5}{a}−\mathrm{3}{b}+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{2}………………{A} \\ $$$$\left({ii}\right)+\left({iii}\right)+\left({iv}\right): \\ $$$${f}\left(−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{a}+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{1}……………………..{B} \\ $$$$\left({iii}\right)+\left({iv}\right)+\left({v}\right): \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{1}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\mathrm{5}{a}+\mathrm{3}{b}+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{2}…………………{C} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${C}−{A}:\:\mathrm{6}{b}=\mathrm{0}\Rightarrow{b}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\left.\begin{matrix}{{A}={C}:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{5}{a}+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{2}}\\{{B}:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{2}{a}+\mathrm{3}{c}=\mathrm{1}}\end{matrix}\right\}\Rightarrow\begin{cases}{\mathrm{3}{a}=\mathrm{1}\Rightarrow{a}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}}\\{{c}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}}\end{cases} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)={ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{0}{x}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\frac{\mathrm{3}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}} \\ $$
Commented by mathlove last updated on 16/Jul/22
$${pleas}\:{sir}\:{see}\:{this}\:{work} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)={f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}+{x}+{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)={f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{3}{x}\right)={f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\Rightarrow\mathrm{3}{x}=\mathrm{2}\Rightarrow{x}=\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$${we}\:{have}\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\left(\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}=\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{9}}+\mathrm{1}=\frac{\mathrm{13}}{\mathrm{9}} \\ $$
Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 16/Jul/22
$${I}\:{didn}'{t}\:{understand}: \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\overset{?} {=}{f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}+{x}+{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\overset{?} {=}{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${Could}\:{you}\:{determine}\:{f}\left(\mathrm{3}\right)\:{etc} \\ $$$${using}\:{above}\:{approach}? \\ $$
Commented by mathlove last updated on 17/Jul/22
$${thats}\:{ok}\:{wrung}\:{way} \\ $$
Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 17/Jul/22
$$\mathrm{Great}\:\mathrm{sir} \\ $$
Answered by pablo1234523 last updated on 16/Jul/22
$${f}\left({x}\right)={k}\left({x}−{a}\right)\left({x}−{b}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)={k}\left({x}−\left({a}+\mathrm{1}\right)\right)\left({x}−\left({b}+\mathrm{1}\right)\right) \\ $$$${f}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)={k}\left({x}−\left({a}−\mathrm{1}\right)\right)\left({x}−\left({b}−\mathrm{1}\right)\right) \\ $$$${f}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left({x}\right)+{f}\left({x}+\mathrm{1}\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{k}\left({x}−{a}\right)\left({x}−{b}\right)+{k}\left({x}−\left({a}+\mathrm{1}\right)\right)\left({x}−\left({b}+\mathrm{1}\right)\right)+{k}\left({x}−\left({a}−\mathrm{1}\right)\right)\left({x}−\left({b}−\mathrm{1}\right)\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{sum}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{constant}\:\mathrm{terms}: \\ $$$${ab}+{ab}+{a}+{b}+\mathrm{1}+{ab}−{a}−{b}+\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{1}/{k} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{3}{ab}=\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{2}{k}\right)/{k} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{ab}=\frac{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{2}{k}}{\mathrm{3}{k}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{sum}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{coefficient}\:\mathrm{of}\:{x}: \\ $$$$\left({a}+{b}\right)+\left({a}+{b}+\mathrm{2}\right)+\left({a}+{b}−\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\left({a}+{b}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${a}=−{b} \\ $$$$\mathrm{sum}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{coefficient}\:\mathrm{of}\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} : \\ $$$${k}+{k}+{k}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{3}{k}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{k}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\therefore\:{b}^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{−\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\Rightarrow{b}=\frac{{i}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}}\Rightarrow{a}=−\frac{{i}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\left({x}−\frac{{i}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}}\right)\left({x}+\frac{{i}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{3}}}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\left(\mathrm{4}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{13}}{\mathrm{9}} \\ $$
Commented by mathlove last updated on 17/Jul/22
$${thinks} \\ $$