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JEE Advanced 2023 · Continuity and Differentiability

Let SS be the set of all twice differentiable functions ff from R\mathbb{R} to R\mathbb{R} such that d2fdx2(x)>0\frac{d^{2}f}{dx^{2}}(x)>0 for all x∈(−1,1)x\in(-1,1). For f∈Sf\in S, let XfX_{f} be the number of points x∈(−1,1)x\in(-1,1) for which f(x)=xf(x)=x. Then which of the following statements is(are) true?

Answers: A. There exists a function f∈Sf\in S such that fXf=0f X_{f}=0 · B. For every function f∈Sf\in S, we have Xf≤2X_{f}\leq 2 · C. There exists a function f∈Sf\in S such that Xf=2X_{f}=2

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S={f: f′′(x)>0 ∀x∈(−1,1)}S=\{f:\ f''(x)>0\ \forall x\in(-1,1)\} f is strictly convex on (−1,1)f \text{ is strictly convex on } (-1,1) Xf=#{x∈(−1,1):f(x)=x}X_f=\#\{x\in(-1,1): f(x)=x\} (1) ∃f: Xf=0(2) ∀f: Xf≤2\text{(1) } \exists f:\ X_f=0 \qquad \text{(2) } \forall f:\ X_f\le 2 (3) ∃f: Xf=2(4) ∄f: Xf=1\text{(3) } \exists f:\ X_f=2 \qquad \text{(4) } \nexists f:\ X_f=1 1. set g(x)=f(x)−x1.\ \text{set } g(x)=f(x)-x 2. Xf=#{zeros of g in (−1,1)}2.\ X_f = \#\{\text{zeros of } g \text{ in } (-1,1)\} 3. check each statement with examples3.\ \text{check each statement with examples} g(x)=f(x)−x,f(x)=x  ⟺  g(x)=0g(x)=f(x)-x, \quad f(x)=x \iff g(x)=0 g′′(x)=f′′(x)>0⇒g strictly convex on (−1,1)g''(x)=f''(x)>0 \Rightarrow g \text{ strictly convex on } (-1,1) Claim: a strictly convex g has≤2 zeros\text{Claim: a strictly convex } g \text{ has} \le 2 \text{ zeros} a<b<c,g(a)=g(b)=g(c)=0a<b<c,\quad g(a)=g(b)=g(c)=0 convexity⇒g(b)<0, a contradiction\text{convexity} \Rightarrow g(b)<0, \text{ a contradiction} Xf≤2 for every f∈S⇒(2) TRUEX_f\le 2 \text{ for every } f\in S \Rightarrow \text{(2) TRUE} g(x)=x2+1>0⇒Xf=0g(x)=x^2+1>0 \Rightarrow X_f=0 f(x)=x+x2+1, f′′=2>0⇒(1) TRUEf(x)=x+x^2+1,\ f''=2>0 \Rightarrow \text{(1) TRUE} g(x)=x2−14=0⇒x=±12g(x)=x^2-\dfrac14=0 \Rightarrow x=\pm\dfrac12 f(x)=x+x2−14⇒Xf=2⇒(3) TRUEf(x)=x+x^2-\dfrac14 \Rightarrow X_f=2 \Rightarrow \text{(3) TRUE} g(x)=x2⇒g(x)=0 only at x=0g(x)=x^2 \Rightarrow g(x)=0 \text{ only at } x=0 f(x)=x+x2⇒Xf=1⇒(4) FALSEf(x)=x+x^2 \Rightarrow X_f=1 \Rightarrow \text{(4) FALSE} (1) TRUE,(2) TRUE,(3) TRUE,(4) FALSE\text{(1) TRUE},\quad \text{(2) TRUE},\quad \text{(3) TRUE},\quad \text{(4) FALSE} Answer: (1), (2), (3)\boxed{\text{Answer: (1), (2), (3)}}

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