functional equation (2)

\hspace{-16}$If $\mathbf{f:\mathbb{N}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}}$ be a function such that $\mathbf{f(1)=\frac{2007}{6}}$ and \\\\\\ $\mathbf{\frac{f(1)}{1}+\frac{f(2)}{2}+\frac{f(3)}{3}+.........+\frac{f(n)}{n}=\frac{n+1}{2}.f(n)\forall n\in \mathbb{N}}$\\\\\\ Then Find $\mathbf{\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}(2008+n).f(n)=}$

thanks for pointing vivek

now i have edited it......

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

@man111,

I have a confusion. We have f : N → N, And f(1) = 2007/6 ≠Natural Number?

It is also evident from setting n = 1 in second expression.

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xYz ·

answer = 2007 ?

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xYz ·

\texttt{one can easily figure out that} \\ f(n+1)=\frac{\left(n+1 \right)^2}{n\left(n+3 \right)}f(n) \\ \texttt{Hence , we get} \\ f(n)=\frac{6n}{\left(n+1 \right)\left(n+2 \right)}f(1)\\ \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\left(2008+n \right)f(n)=6f(1)\\ \boxed{Ans.=2007}

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Aditya Bhutra ·

i couldnt figure out how to get f(n+1) in terms of f(n)

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xYz ·

@Aditya

\underline{\frac{f(1)}{1}+\frac{f(2)}{2}+\cdots+\frac{f(n)}{n}}+\frac{f(n+1)}{n+1}=\frac{n+2}{2}f(n+1) \\ \\ \\ \frac{n+1}{2}f(n)+\frac{f(n+1)}{n+1}=\frac{(n+2)}{2}f(n+1)

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

See, from the given relation, Set n =2 , You would get f(1) = f(2)

Now Set n = 3 and using the derived relation we find out f(3) as

f(3) = 3 2 . f(2)2 . 5

Set n = 4 and we get f(4) = 4 2 . f(3)3 . 6

Inductively, we have f(n+1) = (n+1) 2 . f(n)n . (n+3)

Which boils down to what xYz has done.

EDIT: Sorry I didn't see your reply, was typing this.. Anyways, I didn't find it useful to delete.

262
Aditya Bhutra ·

thanks, got it now.

1708
man111 singh ·

thanks to all for Nice solution

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