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74th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad

Romania algebra

Problem

Consider a continuous function with . Prove that the following limit exists and calculate its value:
Solution
Consider defined by , for any . Being continuous, has an antiderivative with . Then and and for . Then Let defined by , and , respectively, for . Both are differentiable and , , for , and: By the l'Hospital rule, so $$ \lim_{t \to 1^+} \frac{u'(t)}{v'(t)} = 2G(1) = 2 \int_{0}^{1} x f(x) \, dx.
Final answer
2\int_{0}^{1} x f(x) \, dx

Techniques

Single-variableApplicationsLimits