If a functional equation is so defined as and , then the area enclosed by is . Find the value of .
Notation:
denotes the
absolute value function
.
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The required function above is f ( x ) = 2 x , and the area region in question simplifies to :
3 ∣ x ∣ + 2 ∣ y ∣ ≤ 8 ⇒ − 4 + 2 3 ∣ x ∣ ≤ y ≤ 4 − 2 3 ∣ x ∣
which is a parallelogram that is centered about the origin and has vertices at ( x , y ) = ( 0 , ± 4 ) ; ( ± 3 8 , 0 ) in the x y − plane. The total area is just the sum of four right triangles with leg lengths of 4 and 8/3 each:
A r e a = 4 ⋅ 2 1 ⋅ ( 3 8 ) ( 4 ) = 3 6 4 = 3 2 6 = 3 f ( 6 ) .
Hence, n = 3 .