If the function \(f:[-1,1] \rightarrow R\) defined by \(f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}2^x+1, & \text { for }…

If the function \(f:[-1,1] \rightarrow R\) defined by \(f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}2^x+1, & \text { for } x \in[-1,0) \\ 1, & \text { for } x=0 \\ 2^x-1, & \text { for } x \in(0,1]\end{array}\right.\) then, in \([-1,1], f(x)\) has
  1. a maximum
  2. a minimum
  3. both maximum and minimum
  4. neither maximum nor minimum

Solution

The given function \(f:[-1,1] \rightarrow R\) defined by \(f(x)=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2^x+1, & \text { for } x \in[-1,0) \\ 1, & \text { for } x=0 \\ 2^x-1, & \text { for } x \in(0,1]\end{array}\right.\) The given function \(f(x)\) in \(x \in(-1,0)\) strictly increasing and \(f\left(0^{-}\right) \rightarrow 2\) but \(f(0)=1\) and in interval \(x \in(0,1)\), again it is strictly increasing, but \(f\left(0^{+}\right)=0\) So, function has neither maximum nor minimum. Hence, option (4) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (20 Apr Shift 1)

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