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JEE Main 2025 — 29 January, Morning Shift — Question 65

Let f:(0,∞)→R\mathrm{f}:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathrm{R} be a twice differentiable function. If for some a≠0,∫01f(λx)dλ=af⁡(x)a \neq 0, \int_{0}^{1} f(\lambda x) d \lambda=\operatorname{af}(x), f(1)=1f(1)=1 and f(16)=18f(16)=\frac{1}{8}, then 16−f′(116)16-f^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{16}\right) is equal to \qquad :

Answer: 112

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Step-by-step solution

∫01f(λx)dλ=af(x)\int_{0}^{1} f(\lambda x) d \lambda=a f(x)

λx=t\lambda \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{t}

dλ=1xdt\mathrm{d} \lambda=\frac{1}{\mathrm{x}} \mathrm{dt}

1x∫0xf(t)dt=af(x)\frac{1}{x} \int_{0}^{x} f(t) d t=a f(x)

∫0xf(t)dt=axf⁡(x)\int_{0}^{x} f(t) d t=\operatorname{axf}(x)

f(x)=a(xf′(x)+f(x))f(x)=a\left(x f^{\prime}(x)+f(x)\right)

(1−a)f(x)=a.xf′(x)(1-a) f(x)=a . x f^{\prime}(x)

f′(x)f(x)=(1−a)a1x\frac{f^{\prime}(x)}{f(x)}=\frac{(1-a)}{a} \frac{1}{x}

lnf⁡(x)=1−aaℓn⁡x+c\operatorname{lnf}(x)=\frac{1-\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}} \operatorname{\ell n} \mathrm{x}+\mathrm{c}

x=1,f(1)=1⇒c=0\mathrm{x}=1, \mathrm{f}(1)=1 \Rightarrow \mathrm{c}=0

x=16,f(16)=18\mathrm{x}=16, \mathrm{f}(16)=\frac{1}{8}

18=(16)1−aa⇒−3=4−4aa⇒a=4\frac{1}{8}=(16)^{\frac{1-a}{a}} \Rightarrow-3=\frac{4-4 a}{a} \Rightarrow a=4

f(x)=x−34f(x)=x^{-\frac{3}{4}}

f′(x)=−34x−74f^{\prime}(x)=-\frac{3}{4} x^{-\frac{7}{4}}

∴16−f′(116)\therefore 16-\mathrm{f}^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{16}\right)

=16−(−34(2−4)−7/4)=16-\left(-\frac{3}{4}\left(2^{-4}\right)^{-7 / 4}\right)

=16+96=112=16+96=112

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Functions
Topic
Functional Equations
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