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JEE Advanced 2014 · Integrals

Let f:[a,b]→[1,∞)f : [a, b] \to [1, \infty) be a continuous function and let g:R→Rg : R \to R be defined as g(x)={0,if x<a,∫axf(t) dt,if a≤x≤b;∫abf(t) dt,if x>b.g(x) = \begin{cases} 0, & \text{if } x < a, \\ \int_{a}^{x} f(t)\,dt, & \text{if } a \le x \le b; \\ \int_{a}^{b} f(t)\,dt, & \text{if } x > b. \end{cases} then

Answers: A. g(x)g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at aa · C. g(x)g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at bb

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Let f : [a, b] → [1, ∞) be a continuous function and let g : R → R be defined as g(x) = 0, if x < a, ∫ₐˣ f(t) dt, if a ≤ x ≤ b; ∫ₐᵇ f(t) dt, if x > b. then

Given: f:[a,b]→[1,∞) continuous,g:R→R\text{Given: } f : [a, b] \to [1, \infty) \text{ continuous},\quad g : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}

g(x)=0 (x<a); ∫axf dt (a≤x≤b); ∫abf dt (x>b)g(x) = 0\ (x < a);\ \int_a^x f\,dt\ (a \le x \le b);\ \int_a^b f\,dt\ (x > b)

To find: which statement (1)–(4) is correct\text{To find: which statement (1)--(4) is correct}

FTC:g is continuous on R\text{FTC}: g \text{ is continuous on } \mathbb{R}

g(a−)=0=g(a);g(b−)=g(b)=g(b+)=∫abfg(a^-) = 0 = g(a); \quad g(b^-) = g(b) = g(b^+) = \int_a^b f

g′(a−)=ddx(0)=0,g′(a+)=f(a)≥1g'(a^-) = \dfrac{d}{dx}(0) = 0, \qquad g'(a^+) = f(a) \ge 1

0≠f(a)⇒g not differentiable at a⇒(1) TRUE0 \ne f(a) \Rightarrow g \text{ not differentiable at } a \Rightarrow (1)\ \text{TRUE}

g′(b−)=f(b)≥1,g′(b+)=ddx(∫abf)=0g'(b^-) = f(b) \ge 1, \qquad g'(b^+) = \dfrac{d}{dx}\left(\int_a^b f\right) = 0

f(b)≠0⇒g not differentiable at b⇒(3) TRUEf(b) \ne 0 \Rightarrow g \text{ not differentiable at } b \Rightarrow (3)\ \text{TRUE}

(2) false (not differentiable at a and b)(2)\ \text{false (not differentiable at } a \text{ and } b)

(4) false (not differentiable at either)(4)\ \text{false (not differentiable at either)}

TRUE: (1) and (3)\text{TRUE: } (1)\ \text{and}\ (3)

(1) and (3)\boxed{(1)\ \text{and}\ (3)}

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