Let and , for all real numbers . If denotes the greatest integer function, then the range of the function is:
Let and , for all real numbers . If denotes the greatest integer function, then the range of the function is:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
The function is .
The expression ranges from to .
Here, and .
Maximum value
Minimum value
So, the range of is .
Therefore, the range of is , which simplifies to .
Let , so .
The function becomes .
Analyzing the values of as varies from to :
If , (Maximum value)
If , (Minimum value)
If ,
The range of the composite function is continuous from the minimum to the maximum, which is .
For any value in the interval , the greatest integer function gives:
For ,
For ,
Thus, the possible output values are only the integers and .
Therefore, the range is .