JEE Advanced2024Paper 2MATH-III
Q.
Let the function be defined by
Define , . Let denote the number of solutions of the equation in the interval and . Then the value of is ______.
Correct answer: 5
Solution
On odd integers , alternates: . Between consecutive odd integers, is linear (the formula is the linear interpolant). One can write compactly on .
Integrating piecewise, on each unit interval is a triangle wave of area zero over each full period . The antiderivative vanishes at and also at (each full positive-then-negative triangle returns to zero). Computing the explicit forms:
On : .
On : .
On : .
On : .
in occurs at , so .
For : near , , so as . Hence .
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