Let f be any function defined on R and let it satisfy the condition : $|f(x) - f(y)|\, \le \,|{(x - y)^2}|,\forall (x,y) \in R$
If f(0) = 1, then :
Solution
$|f(x) - f(y)|\, \le \,|{(x - y)^2}|$<br><br>$\Rightarrow \left| {{{f(x) - f(y)} \over {x - y}}} \right|\, \le \,|x - y|$<br><br>$$ \Rightarrow \left| {\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to y} {{f(x) - f(y)} \over {x - y}}} \right|\, \le \,|\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to y} (x - y)|$$<br><br>$\Rightarrow |f'(x)|\, \le 0$<br><br>$\Rightarrow f'(x) = 0$<br><br>$\Rightarrow f(x)$ is constant function.<br><br>$\because$ $f(0)$ = 1 then f(x) = 1
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Application of Derivatives · Topic: Tangents and Normals
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