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Options

A

f has local minimum

B

f has local maximum

C

f’ is continuous at x = 0

D

f’ is not differentiable at x = 0

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Correct Answer :

Option B

f has local maximum

Solution :

The correct option is f has local maximum.

The function shown in the image is:
f(x)=|x|2-x×x-|x|2

We can simplify the expression by factoring out a negative sign from the first term:
|x|2-x=-x-|x|2
Substituting this back into the function gives:
f(x)=-x-|x|22

Now, let's analyze the behavior of the function by expanding it piecewise based on the definition of the absolute value function |x|:
1. For x0, we have |x|=x:
f(x)=-x-x22=-x22=-x24
2. For x<0, we have |x|=-x:
f(x)=-x--x22=-x+x22=-3x22=-9x24

Let's evaluate the function values:
- At x=0, we have f(0)=0.
- For any x>0, the value is -x24, which is strictly negative (f(x)<0).
- For any x<0, the value is -9x24, which is also strictly negative (f(x)<0).

Since f(x)<f(0) for all x0 in the neighborhood of x=0, the function reaches a local maximum value of 0 at x=0. Therefore, f has a local maximum.

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