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Understand the Given Equation:
We are given the equation:
Integral from sin(x) to 1 of [t² * f(t)] dt = 1 - sin(x)
This equation holds true for every x between 0 and π/2.
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Differentiate Both Sides with Respect to x:
To find the function f(t), we'll differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to x.
Let F(x) represent the left side of the equation:
F(x) = Integral from sin(x) to 1 of [t² * f(t)] dt
Differentiating F(x) with respect to x using Leibniz's Rule (which allows differentiation under the integral sign), we get:
F'(x) = -cos(x) * [sin(x)]² * f(sin(x))
Here, the negative sign comes from differentiating the lower limit sin(x), and cos(x) is the derivative of sin(x).
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Differentiate the Right Side:
The right side of the original equation is:
1 - sin(x)
Differentiating this with respect to x gives:
d/dx (1 - sin(x)) = -cos(x)
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Set the Derivatives Equal:
Since both sides of the original equation are equal for all x in the given interval, their derivatives must also be equal. Therefore:
-cos(x) * [sin(x)]² * f(sin(x)) = -cos(x)
We can simplify this by canceling out the -cos(x) term from both sides (assuming cos(x) is not zero, which it isn't in the interval from 0 to π/2):
[sin(x)]² * f(sin(x)) = 1
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Solve for f(sin(x)):
From the simplified equation:
[sin(x)]² * f(sin(x)) = 1
We can solve for f(sin(x)):
f(sin(x)) = 1 / [sin(x)]²
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Express f(t) in Terms of t:
Let t be equal to sin(x). Since x is in the interval from 0 to π/2, t ranges from 0 to 1.
Therefore, the function f(t) can be expressed as:
f(t) = 1 / t²