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Let  f : R R be a function defined by

f ( x ) = { x 2 sin ( π x 2 ) ,  if  x 0 0 ,  if  x = 0

Then which of the following statements is TRUE?

Options

A

f (x) = 0 has infinitely many solutions in the interval  [ 1 10 10 , )

B

f (x) = 0 has no solutions in the interval [ 1 π , )

C

The set of solutions of f (x) = 0 in the interval ( 0 , 1 10 10 )

D

f (x) = 0 has more than 25 solutions in the interval ( 1 π 2 , 1 π )

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Correct Answer :

Option D

f (x) = 0 has more than 25 solutions in the interval ( 1 π 2 , 1 π )

f(x) = 0 has more than 25 solutions in the interval (1/π^2, 1/π)

Solution :

The given function is defined as:
f ( x ) = x 2 sin ( π x 2 )
for all x 0 , and f ( 0 ) = 0 .

We want to find the number of solutions to the equation f ( x ) = 0 in the interval ( 1 π 2 , 1 π ) .

For any x 0 , the equation f ( x ) = 0 simplifies to:
x 2 sin ( π x 2 ) = 0
Since x 0 , we must have:
sin ( π x 2 ) = 0

The sine function vanishes at integer multiples of π . Therefore:
π x 2 = n π
for some integer n 0 . Simplifying this expression, we get:
x 2 = 1 n

Since we are looking for solutions in the positive interval ( 1 π 2 , 1 π ) , x must be positive. Thus, we have:
x = 1 n
where n is a positive integer.

Now we apply the interval constraint:
1 π 2 < 1 n < 1 π

Taking the reciprocal of all terms reverses the inequalities:
π < n < π 2

Squaring all parts of the inequality gives:
π 2 < n < π 4

Let us approximate the numerical values of the boundaries:
π 3.14159
π 2 9.8696
π 4 = ( π 2 ) 2 9.8696 2 97.409

Since n must be an integer, it must satisfy:
9.8696 < n < 97.409
Thus, the possible integer values for n are:
n { 10 , 11 , 12 , ... , 97 }

The total number of such integers is:
97 - 10 + 1 = 88

Since there are exactly 88 solutions, the statement that f ( x ) = 0 has more than 25 solutions in the interval ( 1 π 2 , 1 π ) is indeed TRUE.

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