Let for a differentiable function $f:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbf{R}, f(x)-f(y) \geqslant \log _{\mathrm{e}}\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)+x-y, \forall x, y \in(0, \infty)$. Then $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{20} f^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{n^2}\right)$ is equal to ____________.
Answer (integer)
2890
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& f(x)-f(y) \geq \ln x-\ln y+x-y \\
& \frac{f(x)-f(y)}{x-y} \geq \frac{\ln x-\ln y}{x-y}+1
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>Let $x>y$</p>
<p>$$\lim _\limits{y \rightarrow x} f^{\prime}\left(x^{-}\right) \geq \frac{1}{x}+1\quad\text{.... (1)}$$</p>
<p>Let $x< y$</p>
<p>$$\lim _\limits{y \rightarrow x} f^{\prime}\left(x^{+}\right) \leq \frac{1}{x}+1 \quad\text{.... (2)}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{f}^1\left(\mathrm{x}^{-}\right)=\mathrm{f}^1\left(\mathrm{x}^{+}\right) \\
& \mathrm{f}^1(\mathrm{x})=\frac{1}{\mathrm{x}}+1 \\
& \mathrm{f}^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{\mathrm{x}^2}\right)=\mathrm{x}^2+1
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \sum_{x=1}^{20}\left(x^2+1\right)=\sum_{x-1}^{20} x^2+20 \\
& =\frac{20 \times 21 \times 41}{6}+20 \\
& =2890
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Application of Derivatives · Topic: Tangents and Normals
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