We are given the functional differential equation:
$$f(x) \cdot f'(-x) = f(-x) \cdot f'(x)$$
Rearranging all terms to one side:
$$f(-x) \cdot f'(x) - f(x) \cdot f'(-x) = 0$$
Notice that this expression is the exact derivative of the product $$f(x) \cdot f(-x)$$ using the chain rule:
$$\frac{d}{dx} [f(x) \cdot f(-x)] = f'(x) \cdot f(-x) + f(x) \cdot \left(f'(-x) \cdot (-1)\right) = f(-x) \cdot f'(x) - f(x) \cdot f'(-x)$$
Therefore, we can rewrite the equation as:
$$\frac{d}{dx} [f(x) \cdot f(-x)] = 0$$
Integrating both sides with respect to $$x$$:
$$f(x) \cdot f(-x) = C \quad \text{(where } C \text{ is a constant)}$$
To find the value of $$C$$, we use the initial condition $$f(0) = 3$$:
$$f(0) \cdot f(-0) = C$$ $$3 \cdot 3 = C \implies C = 9$$
Thus, we have the fundamental relationship:
$$f(x) \cdot f(-x) = 9$$
Let the given integral be $$I$$:
$$I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{1}{3 + f(x)} \, dx \quad \text{--- (Equation 1)}$$
Using King's Property of definite integrals, $$\int_{a}^{b} g(x) \, dx = \int_{a}^{b} g(a + b - x) \, dx$$, we substitute $$x$$ with $$(-51 + 51 - x) = -x$$:
$$I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{1}{3 + f(-x)} \, dx \quad \text{--- (Equation 2)}$$
From our finding in Step 1, we know that $$f(-x) = \frac{9}{f(x)}$$. Substituting this into Equation 2:
$$I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{1}{3 + \frac{9}{f(x)}} \, dx$$
Taking the common denominator in the integrand:
$$I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{f(x)}{3f(x) + 9} \, dx = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{f(x)}{3[3 + f(x)]} \, dx \quad \text{--- (Equation 3)}$$
Now, add Equation 1 and Equation 3 together:
$$I + I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{1}{3 + f(x)} \, dx + \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{f(x)}{3[3 + f(x)]} \, dx$$
Combine the terms under a single integral by making a common denominator ($$3[3 + f(x)]$$):
$$2I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{3 + f(x)}{3[3 + f(x)]} \, dx$$
The terms $$(3 + f(x))$$ cancel out perfectly from both the numerator and denominator:
$$2I = \int_{-51}^{51} \frac{1}{3} \, dx$$ $$2I = \frac{1}{3} \Big[ x \Big]_{-51}^{51}$$ $$2I = \frac{1}{3} \Big[ 51 - (-51) \Big]$$ $$2I = \frac{1}{3} \cdot 102$$ $$2I = 34$$
$$I = 17$$