Question 13 Marks
Prove that $\int_a^b f(a+b-x) d x=\int_a^b f(x) d x$ and using it find $\int_4^9 \frac{f(x)}{f(x)+f(13-x)} d x$.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let $\quad I=\int_a^b f(a+b-x) d x \quad \quad \ldots \ldots(1)$
$t=a+b-x$, then $d t=-d x \Rightarrow d x=-d t$
When $x=a$, then $t=b, x=b$ then $t=a$
Substituting $I=\int_b^a f(t)(-d t)$
$\begin{array}{ll}
\quad=-\int_b^a f(t) d t & \\
\quad=\int_b^a f(t) d t & \left(\because-\int_a^b f(x) d x=\int_b^a f(x) d x\right) \\
\quad=\int_b^a f(x) d x & \left(\because \int_a^b f(x) d x=\int_b^a f(y) d y\right)
\end{array}$
Here $\int_b^a f(a+b-x) d x=\int_b^a f(x) d x$
Hence proved.
Again let $I _1=\int_4^9 \frac{f(x)}{f(x)+f(13-x)} d x \quad \quad \ldots \ldots(2)$
Using above properties :
$
\begin{aligned}
I_1 & =\int_4^9 \frac{f(4+9-x)}{f(4+9-x)+f\{13-(4+9-x)\}} d x \\
& =\int_4^9 \frac{f(13-x)}{f(13-x)+f(13-13+x)} d x \\
I_1 & =\int_4^9 \frac{f(13-x)}{f(13-x)+f(x)} d x \quad \quad \ldots \ldots(3)
\end{aligned}
$
Adding eqns (2) and (3),
$
\begin{aligned}
2 I_1 & =\int_4^9 \frac{f(x)+f(13-x)}{f(13-x)+f(x)} d x \\
& =\int_4^9 1 \cdot d x \\
& =(x)_4^9=(9-4)=5
\end{aligned}
$
So, $\quad I _1=\frac{5}{2}$
$\Rightarrow \int_4^9 \frac{f(x)}{f(x)+f(13-x)} d x=\frac{5}{2}$
$t=a+b-x$, then $d t=-d x \Rightarrow d x=-d t$
When $x=a$, then $t=b, x=b$ then $t=a$
Substituting $I=\int_b^a f(t)(-d t)$
$\begin{array}{ll}
\quad=-\int_b^a f(t) d t & \\
\quad=\int_b^a f(t) d t & \left(\because-\int_a^b f(x) d x=\int_b^a f(x) d x\right) \\
\quad=\int_b^a f(x) d x & \left(\because \int_a^b f(x) d x=\int_b^a f(y) d y\right)
\end{array}$
Here $\int_b^a f(a+b-x) d x=\int_b^a f(x) d x$
Hence proved.
Again let $I _1=\int_4^9 \frac{f(x)}{f(x)+f(13-x)} d x \quad \quad \ldots \ldots(2)$
Using above properties :
$
\begin{aligned}
I_1 & =\int_4^9 \frac{f(4+9-x)}{f(4+9-x)+f\{13-(4+9-x)\}} d x \\
& =\int_4^9 \frac{f(13-x)}{f(13-x)+f(13-13+x)} d x \\
I_1 & =\int_4^9 \frac{f(13-x)}{f(13-x)+f(x)} d x \quad \quad \ldots \ldots(3)
\end{aligned}
$
Adding eqns (2) and (3),
$
\begin{aligned}
2 I_1 & =\int_4^9 \frac{f(x)+f(13-x)}{f(13-x)+f(x)} d x \\
& =\int_4^9 1 \cdot d x \\
& =(x)_4^9=(9-4)=5
\end{aligned}
$
So, $\quad I _1=\frac{5}{2}$
$\Rightarrow \int_4^9 \frac{f(x)}{f(x)+f(13-x)} d x=\frac{5}{2}$
