How do I prove the integration equation for continuous function f?

In summary, the conclusion is that if f is continuous, then\int_0^{x} f(u)(x-u) du = \int_0^{x} ( \int_0^{u} f(t) dt) du.
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trap
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Can someone help me with this question? gladly appreciate any help on this :smile:

Suppose f is continuous. Prove that

[tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(x-u) du = [/tex][tex]\int_0^{x}[/tex] ( [tex]\int_0^{u} f(t) dt[/tex]) du.
 
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differentiate both sides wrt x.
 
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trap said:
Can someone help me with this question? gladly appreciate any help on this :smile:

Suppose f is continuous. Prove that

[tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(x-u) du = [/tex][tex]\int_0^{x}[/tex] ( [tex]\int_0^{u} f(t) dt[/tex]) du.

I don't ever understand how you write these out

do you mean [tex]\int_0^{x} (x-u) dx[/tex]

to me for some reason it always seems like you write in weird form, but maybe its just me.

also for that what I wrote above for the solution wouldn't you just substitute, but is the u susposed to be a constant or what? I am confused sorry.
 
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You can also integrate the left hand side by parts.
 
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shmoe said:
You can also integrate the left hand side by parts.
oh ok i see what he was asking now... so x is a constant?
 
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digink said:
oh ok i see what he was asking now... so x is a constant?

x is independant of u, that's what's important here. You can think of both sides as a function of x if you like.
 
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thx ppl for the help, I'm trying to solve it now
 
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for the left side, this is how i did,

[tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(x-u) du [/tex]
= [tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(x) - f(u)u du [/tex]
= [tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(x) du -[/tex] [tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(u) du [/tex]
= x [tex]\int_0^{x} f(u) du -[/tex] [tex]\int_0^{x} f(u)(u) du [/tex]

and then derive it..

= x f(x) - xf(0) - f(x)x
=-xf(0)

is what I'm doing right now correct?
if so, can someone help me on how to make this equal to the right side?
 
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What is integration?

Integration is a mathematical technique used to find the area under a curve. It involves finding the antiderivative of a function and evaluating it at specific limits.

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