f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y) ...(1)
⇒f(nx)=nf(x)∀n∈N ...(2)
Now put
y=−x in eq.(1)
⇒f(x)+f(−x)=f(0){f(0)=0}f(−x)=−f(x)\Rightarrow \quad \mathrm{f}
isoddfunctionfromeq.(2)fromeq.(2)f(−nx)=nf(−x)⇒f(−nx)=−nf(x)⇒f(mx)=mf(x)∀m∈Z ...(3)
from eq. (2) and eq. (3)
f(nx)=nf(x)∀n∈Z ...(4)
Now put
x=qp where
p,q∈Z,q=0f(qnp)=nf(qp)∀n∈Z
put
n=qf(p)=qf(qp)⇒pf(1)=qf(qp) {from eq.(4)}
Let
f(1)=a
then
\mathrm{pa}=\mathrm{qf}
(qp)f(qp)=qap⇒f(x)=ax∀x∈Q
Now,
f(5−3)=a(5−3)=12⇒a=−20⇒f(x)=−20x∀x∈Q ...(5)
From the given functional equation it is not possible to find a unique function for irrational values of '
x ', there are infinitely many such functions satisfying given functional equation for irrational values of
x, but in this problem we finally need the function at rational values of '
x ' only. So, for rational values of
x we are getting a unique function mentioned in (5).
Now,
g(x+y)=g(x)⋅g(y)⇒ℓn(g(x+y)=ℓn(g(x))+ℓln(g(y))
Let
ln(g(x))=h(x)⇒⇒h(x+y)=h(x)+h(y)h(x)=kx∀x∈Q⇒g(x)=ekx∀x∈Q ...(6)
andg(3−1)=e−3K=2⇒K=−3ℓln2⇒K=ln(81)⇒g(x)=eln(81)⋅x=(81)x=2−3x∀x∈Q Now, f(41)=−5,g(−2)=26=64g(0)=1 So (f(41)+g(−2)−(8)⋅g(0))=(−5+64−8)(1)=51$$