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Limits Continuity and Differentiability question

2021 · 20 Jul · Shift 2 · Q44
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Limits Continuity and Differentiability question

2021 · 20 Jul · Shift 2 · Q44

JEE MainMathematicsLimits Continuity and DifferentiabilityNumerical+4 / −1
Let a function g:[0,4]→Rg : [0, 4] \to \mathbb{R}g:[0,4]→R be defined as g(x)={max⁡0≤t≤x{t3−6t2+9t−3}0≤x≤34−x3<x≤4g(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \displaystyle\max_{0 \le t \le x} \{t^3 - 6t^2 + 9t - 3\} & 0 \le x \le 3 \\ 4 - x & 3 \lt x \le 4 \end{array} \right.g(x)={0≤t≤xmax​{t3−6t2+9t−3}4−x​0≤x≤33<x≤4​ then the number of points in the interval (0,4)(0, 4)(0,4) where g(x)g(x)g(x) is NOT differentiable, is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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  1. Given function

We have

g(x)={max⁡0≤t≤x{t3−6t2+9t−3},0≤x≤3,4−x,3<x≤4.g(x)= \begin{cases} \displaystyle \max_{0\le t\le x}\{t^3-6t^2+9t-3\}, & 0\le x\le 3,\\[4pt] 4-x, & 3<x\le 4. \end{cases}g(x)={0≤t≤xmax​{t3−6t2+9t−3},4−x,​0≤x≤3,3<x≤4.​

Let f(t)=t3−6t2+9t−3.f(t)=t^3-6t^2+9t-3.f(t)=t3−6t2+9t−3. Then for 0≤x≤30\le x\le 30≤x≤3, g(x)=max⁡0≤t≤xf(t).g(x)=\max_{0\le t\le x} f(t).g(x)=max0≤t≤x​f(t).

We must find the number of points in (0,4)(0,4)(0,4) where ggg is not differentiable.


  1. Study f(t)f(t)f(t) on [0,3][0,3][0,3]

Differentiate: f′(t)=3t2−12t+9=3(t−1)(t−3).f'(t)=3t^2-12t+9=3(t-1)(t-3).f′(t)=3t2−12t+9=3(t−1)(t−3).

So:

  • f′(t)>0f'(t)>0f′(t)>0 for 0<t<10<t<10<t<1,
  • f′(t)<0f'(t)<0f′(t)<0 for 1<t<31<t<31<t<3,
  • f′(t)=0f'(t)=0f′(t)=0 at t=1,3t=1,3t=1,3.

Hence on [0,3][0,3][0,3]:

  • fff increases on [0,1][0,1][0,1],
  • fff decreases on [1,3][1,3][1,3].

Now compute key values: f(0)=−3,f(0)=-3,f(0)=−3, f(1)=1−6+9−3=1,f(1)=1-6+9-3=1,f(1)=1−6+9−3=1, f(3)=27−54+27−3=−3.f(3)=27-54+27-3=-3.f(3)=27−54+27−3=−3.

Thus the maximum of fff up to xxx behaves as follows:

  • for 0≤x≤10\le x\le 10≤x≤1, since fff is increasing, the maximum on [0,x][0,x][0,x] is attained at t=xt=xt=x,
  • for 1≤x≤31\le x\le 31≤x≤3, since fff decreases after 111, the maximum on [0,x][0,x][0,x] remains the value at t=1t=1t=1.

Therefore,

{f(x)=x3−6x2+9x−3,0≤x≤1,1,1≤x≤3,\begin{cases} f(x)=x^3-6x^2+9x-3, & 0\le x\le 1,\\ 1, & 1\le x\le 3, \end{cases}{f(x)=x3−6x2+9x−3,1,​0≤x≤1,1≤x≤3,​

for the first part.

For 3<x≤43<x\le 43<x≤4, g(x)=4−x.g(x)=4-x.g(x)=4−x.

So overall,

{x3−6x2+9x−3,0≤x≤1,1,1≤x≤3,4−x,3<x≤4.\begin{cases} x^3-6x^2+9x-3, & 0\le x\le 1,\\ 1, & 1\le x\le 3,\\ 4-x, & 3<x\le 4. \end{cases}⎩⎨⎧​x3−6x2+9x−3,1,4−x,​0≤x≤1,1≤x≤3,3<x≤4.​
  1. Check differentiability at possible joining points

Inside each open interval:

  • (0,1)(0,1)(0,1): polynomial, so differentiable.
  • (1,3)(1,3)(1,3): constant function, so differentiable.
  • (3,4)(3,4)(3,4): linear function, so differentiable.

Thus only possible non-differentiable points are x=1x=1x=1 and x=3x=3x=3.


  1. At x=1x=1x=1

From the left, g′(x)=3x2−12x+9=3(x−1)(x−3),g'(x)=3x^2-12x+9=3(x-1)(x-3),g′(x)=3x2−12x+9=3(x−1)(x−3), so g−′(1)=3(0)(−2)=0.g'_-(1)=3(0)(-2)=0.g−′​(1)=3(0)(−2)=0.

From the right, g(x)=1g(x)=1g(x)=1, so g+′(1)=0.g'_+(1)=0.g+′​(1)=0.

Hence ggg is differentiable at x=1x=1x=1.


  1. At x=3x=3x=3

From the left, g(x)=1g(x)=1g(x)=1, so g−′(3)=0.g'_-(3)=0.g−′​(3)=0.

From the right, g(x)=4−xg(x)=4-xg(x)=4−x, so g+′(3)=−1.g'_+(3)=-1.g+′​(3)=−1.

Since g−′(3)≠g+′(3),g'_-(3)\ne g'_+(3),g−′​(3)=g+′​(3), ggg is not differentiable at x=3x=3x=3.

Also, ggg is continuous there because g(3)=1,lim⁡x→3+(4−x)=1.g(3)=1, \qquad \lim_{x\to 3^+}(4-x)=1.g(3)=1,limx→3+​(4−x)=1.


  1. Count of non-differentiable points in (0,4)(0,4)(0,4)

There is only one such point, namely x=3x=3x=3.

Therefore, the required number is 1.\boxed{1}.1​.

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