Let's do some calculus! (7)

Calculus Level 4

Let f : [ a , b ] [ 1 , ) f: [a,b]\longrightarrow[1,\infty) be a continuous function and let g : R R g: \mathbb{R} \longrightarrow \mathbb{R} be defined as:

g ( x ) = { 0 if x < a a x f ( t ) d t if a x b a b f ( t ) d t if x > b g(x) = \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if} & x<a \\ \\ \displaystyle \int_{a}^{x}{f(t)} \,dt & \text{if} & a\le x \le b \\ \\ \displaystyle \int_{a}^{b}{f(t)} \,dt & \text{if} & x>b \end{cases}

Then which of the statements is true?

(A) g ( x ) \ g(x) is continuous and differentiable at b b .

(B) g ( x ) \ g(x) is continuous and differentiable at a a .

(C) g ( x ) \ g(x) is differentiable on R \mathbb R

(D) g ( x ) \ g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at both a a and b b .


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It is easy to see the continuity at points a and b.Using, first principle to evaluate derivative, L-Hôpital rule and differentiation of an integral using Newton Leibnitz theorem we get: Left hand derivative at a =0 and right hand derivative at a =f(a).Similarly, we get left hand derivative at b=f(b) and right hand derivative at b=0.Hence , g(x) is not differentiable at points a and b.

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