Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial satisfying $f(0)=2$, $f'(0)=3$ and $f''(x)=f(x)$. Then, $f(4)=$
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
We have,
$f''(x)=f(x)$
$\Rightarrow 2 f'(x) f''(x)=2 f(x) f'(x)$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d}{d x}\left\{f'(x)\right\}^2=\frac{d}{d x}\{f(x)\}^2 $
$\Rightarrow \left\{f'(x)\right\}^2=\{f(x)\}^2+C$ .....(i)
Now, $f(0)=2$ and $f'(0)=3$. Therefore, from (i), we get
$\left\{f'(0)\right\}^2=\{f(0)\}^2+C$
$\Rightarrow 9=4+C \Rightarrow C=5$
∴ $\left\{f'(x)\right\}^2=\{f(x)\}^2+5 $
$\Rightarrow f'(x)=\sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}$
$\Rightarrow \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{(\sqrt{5})^2+\{f(x)\}^2}} d\{f(x)\}=\int d x$
$\Rightarrow \log \left\{f(x)+\sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}\right\}=x+C_1$
∴ $f(0)=2 \Rightarrow \log \{2+3\}=C_1 \Rightarrow C_1=\log 5$
∴ $\log \left\{f(x)+\sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}\right\}=x+\log 5$
$\Rightarrow \log \left\{\frac{f(x)+\sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}}{5}\right\}=x$
$\Rightarrow f(x)+\sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}=5 e^x$
$\Rightarrow \sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}+f(x)=5 e^x$ and $\sqrt{5+\{f(x)\}^2}-f(x)=5 e^{-x}$
$\Rightarrow 2 f(x)=5\left(e^x-e^{-x}\right)$
$\Rightarrow f(x)=\frac{5}{2}\left(e^x-e^{-x}\right)$
$\Rightarrow f(4)=\frac{5}{2}\left(e^4-e^{-4}\right)=\frac{5\left(e^8-1\right)}{2 e^4}$