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Let f:(0,65)→Rf: (0, \frac{6}{5}) \to \mathbb{R} & g:(0,65)→Rg: (0, \frac{6}{5}) \to \mathbb{R} be functions defined by

f(x)=[x2]f(x) = [x^2] and g(x)=(∣x−1∣+∣x−2∣)f(x)g(x) = (|x - 1| + |x - 2|)f(x)

Here [a]=[a] = the highest integer ≤a\leq a. Then

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Looking at the domain (0,65)=(0,1.2)(0, \frac{6}{5}) = (0, 1.2).


Analyzing f(x)=[x2]f(x) = [x^2]

Since x∈(0,1.2)x \in (0, 1.2), we have x2∈(0,1.44)x^2 \in (0, 1.44).

The floor function [x2][x^2] gives the greatest integer ≤x2\leq x^2.

Range of xxRange of x2x^2Value of [x2][x^2]
(0,1)(0, 1)(0,1)(0, 1)00
[1,1.2)[1, 1.2)[1,1.44)[1, 1.44)11

The floor function jumps (and hence ff becomes discontinuous) when x2x^2 crosses an integer value. In our domain, this happens only when x2=1x^2 = 1, i.e., at x=1x = 1.

Therefore, ff is discontinuous at exactly one point in (0,65)(0, \frac{6}{5}).

Options 1 and 3 are incorrect.


Analyzing g(x)=(∣x−1∣+∣x−2∣)f(x)g(x) = (|x - 1| + |x - 2|)f(x)

First, simplify ∣x−1∣+∣x−2∣|x - 1| + |x - 2| for x∈(0,1.2)x \in (0, 1.2).

Since all values in the domain are less than 2:

Range of xx∥x−1∥\|x - 1\|∥x−2∥\|x - 2\|∥x−1∥+∥x−2∥\|x - 1\| + \|x - 2\|
(0,1)(0, 1)1−x1 - x2−x2 - x3−2x3 - 2x
[1,1.2)[1, 1.2)x−1x - 12−x2 - x11

Now multiply by f(x)f(x):

Range of xxf(x)f(x)∥x−1∥+∥x−2∥\|x - 1\| + \|x - 2\|g(x)g(x)
(0,1)(0, 1)003−2x3 - 2x00
[1,1.2)[1, 1.2)111111

So g(x)={0if 0<x<11if 1≤x<1.2g(x) = \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if } 0 < x < 1 \\ 1 & \text{if } 1 \leq x < 1.2 \end{cases}

This is a step function that jumps at x=1x = 1. Since gg is not even continuous at x=1x = 1, it cannot be differentiable there.

For all other points in the domain, gg is constant (and hence differentiable) on each piece.

Therefore, gg is not differentiable at exactly one point in (0,65)(0, \frac{6}{5}).

Option 2 is correct.

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