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Function defined as the max or min of f(t) for t up to x: continuity and differentiability

This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 17, 29 Jun 2022, 27 Jan 2024. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 17

    74
    Let f:[0,∞)→[0,3]f:[0,\infty)\rightarrow[0,3] be a function defined by f(x)={max⁡{sin⁡t:0≤t≤x},0≤x≤π2+cos⁡x,x>πf(x)=\begin{cases} \max\{\sin t : 0\leq t\leq x\}, & 0\leq x\leq\pi \\ 2+\cos x, & x>\pi \end{cases} Then which of the following is true?

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  2. Question 2

    29 Jun 2022

    64
    Let f:R→Rf:R \rightarrow R be a function defined by:
    f(x)={max⁡{t3−3t:t≤x},x≤2x2+2x−6,2<x<3[x−3]+9,3≤x≤52x+1,x>5f(x) =\begin{cases} \max\left\{ t^{3}- 3t : t \leq x \right\}, & x \leq 2 \\ x^{2}+ 2x - 6, & 2 < x < 3 \\ \lbrack x - 3\rbrack + 9, & 3 \leq x \leq 5 \\ 2x + 1, & x > 5 \end{cases}
    Where [t]\lbrack t\rbrack is the greatest integer less than or equal to tt. Let mm be the number of points where ff is not differentiable and I=∫−22f(x)dxI =\int_{- 2}^{2} f(x)dx. Then the ordered pair (m, I) is equal to:

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  3. Question 3

    27 Jan 2024

    152
    Consider the function f:(0,2)→Rf:(0,2) \rightarrow R defined by f(x)=x2+2xf(x) =\frac{x}{2}+\frac{2}{x} and the function g(x)g(x) defined by g(x)={min⁡{f(t):0<t≤x},0<x≤132+x,1<x<2g(x) =\left\{ \begin{matrix} \min\{ f(t) : 0 < t \leq x\}, & 0 < x \leq 1 \\ \frac{3}{2}+ x, & 1 < x < 2 \end{matrix} \right.. Then

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