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Q.For the function f(x)=x100100+x9999+…+x22+x+1f(x) = \dfrac{x^{100}}{100} + \dfrac{x^{99}}{99} + \ldots + \dfrac{x^2}{2} + x + 1, Prove that— f′(1)=100 f′(0)f'(1) = 100\,f'(0).

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f′(1)=100f'(1)=100 and f′(0)=1f'(0)=1, so f′(1)=100 f′(0)f'(1)=100\,f'(0), as required.

Given f(x)=x100100+x9999+⋯+x22+x+1f(x)=\dfrac{x^{100}}{100}+\dfrac{x^{99}}{99}+\cdots+\dfrac{x^2}{2}+x+1, differentiate term by term using ddx(xnn)=xn−1\dfrac{d}{dx}\left(\dfrac{x^n}{n}\right)=x^{n-1}:

f′(x)=x99+x98+⋯+x+1f'(x)=x^{99}+x^{98}+\cdots+x+1 (100 terms in total, powers from 9999 down to 00; the constant term 11 differentiates to 00).

At x=1x=1: every power of 11 equals 11, so f′(1)=1+1+⋯+1⏟100 terms=100f'(1)=\underbrace{1+1+\cdots+1}_{100\text{ terms}}=100.

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