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JEE Advanced 2020 · Continuity and Differentiability

Let the functions f:(−1,1)→Rf:(-1,1)\to\mathbb{R} and g:(−1,1)→(−1,1)g:(-1,1)\to(-1,1) be defined by f(x)=∣2x−1∣+∣2x+1∣f(x)=|2x-1|+|2x+1| and g(x)=x−[x]g(x)=x-[x], where [x][x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to xx. Let f∘g:(−1,1)→Rf\circ g:(-1,1)\to\mathbb{R} be the composite function defined by (f∘g)(x)=f(g(x))(f\circ g)(x)=f(g(x)). Suppose cc is the number of points in the interval (−1,1)(-1,1) at which f∘gf\circ g is NOT continuous, and suppose dd is the number of points in the interval (−1,1)(-1,1) at which f∘gf\circ g is NOT differentiable. Then the value of c+dc+d is _____

Answer: 44

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f(x)=∣2x−1∣+∣2x+1∣,g(x)=x−[x]f(x) = |2x-1| + |2x+1|, \qquad g(x) = x - [x]

[x]=greatest integer ≤x,x∈(−1,1)[x] = \text{greatest integer } \le x, \qquad x \in (-1,1)

c=#{points where f∘g not continuous}c = \#\{\text{points where } f\circ g \text{ not continuous}\}

d=#{points where f∘g not differentiable}d = \#\{\text{points where } f\circ g \text{ not differentiable}\}

Find c+d\text{Find } c + d

1. write g piecewise1.\ \text{write } g \text{ piecewise}

2. write f on the range of g2.\ \text{write } f \text{ on the range of } g

3. compose and find the break points3.\ \text{compose and find the break points}

g(x) = x+1, -1 < x < 0 x, 0 ≤ x < 1

⇒g((−1,1))=(0,1)\Rightarrow g\big((-1,1)\big) = (0,1)

f(t) = 2, 0 < t < 1/2 4t, 1/2 ≤ t < 1 (f∘ g)(x) = 2, -1<x<-1/2 4(x+1), -1/2≤ x<0 2, 0≤ x<1/2 4x, 1/2≤ x<1

x→0−: f∘g→4(0+1)=4;x→0+: f∘g→2x\to 0^-: \ f\circ g \to 4(0+1) = 4; \quad x\to 0^+: \ f\circ g \to 2

f∘g(0)=f(0)=2f\circ g(0) = f(0) = 2

⇒c=1\Rightarrow c = 1

x=−12: 0→4 (corner)x = -\tfrac12: \ 0 \to 4 \ (\text{corner})

x=12: 0→4 (corner)x = \tfrac12: \ 0 \to 4 \ (\text{corner})

x=0: not continuous⇒not differentiablex = 0: \ \text{not continuous} \Rightarrow \text{not differentiable}

⇒d=3\Rightarrow d = 3

c+d=1+3=4c + d = 1 + 3 = 4

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