- A
- B
- C
- Dx9 f(x)
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Correct answer: D
Let us test each option using only the given fact:
- is continuous.
- So for every real , we have
We must determine which given functions must attain the value at some point in .
1. Option A
The function is
For , since and on , Therefore, Hence, Now for ,
- ,
- . So Thus for all .
So A does not have a zero in .
2. Option B
The function is
Here,
- ,
- , and in fact positive on a set of positive length, so Therefore,
So B does not have a zero in .
3. Option C
The function is
We want to show this has a zero for some .
Since is continuous, is continuous on (indeed on all relevant points). So it is enough to find two points in where takes opposite signs.
Step 1: Evaluate near
At (for sign reference), Since , But this alone does not force sign. So let us instead use endpoint comparison cleverly.
Step 2: Evaluate at
At ,
Step 3: Evaluate at more carefully
Observe is a weighted average-type quantity. Since and we have Also . This still does not guarantee negative.
So let us instead define Then Now note:
- , hence .
- .
To prove existence of a zero in for all such , consider the special point (since ): This again is not automatically of fixed sign.
So we need a stronger structural argument.
Let us inspect whether the statement can be proved by choosing a continuous auxiliary function and using IVT. Define Then is continuous, decreasing, with Also is continuous and takes values in . Now compare at endpoints: No definite sign at .
However, since the stored answer includes C, let us test with a simple example to verify universality. Take constant function with . Then This is only at , not in . So for this valid continuous , there is no zero in .
Hence C is not necessarily zero at some point in .
So C is not correct.
4. Option D
The printed option appears as x9 - f(x), which is evidently a formatting issue. The intended expression is almost surely
(Otherwise the question makes no mathematical sense in the context.)
Now define This is continuous on .
Check endpoint values:
- At , because .
- At , because .
Since is continuous on , by the Intermediate Value Theorem there exists some such that That is,
So D does have a zero in .
Final conclusion
The functions which must have value zero at some point in :
Option C fails, for example when is constant.
Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer:
My derived answer: only.
So I do not agree with the stored answer. The stored answer likely treats option C incorrectly; the counterexample with shows that C need not vanish in , since then
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