csat-suneung 2016 Q12

csat-suneung · South-Korea · csat__math-B 3 marks Curve Sketching Number of Solutions / Roots via Curve Analysis
Consider the function $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} | 5 x ( x + 2 ) | & ( x < 0 ) \\ | 5 x ( x - 2 ) | & ( x \geq 0 ) \end{cases}$$ What is the number of distinct real roots of the irrational equation $\sqrt { 4 - f ( x ) } = 1 - x$? [3 points]
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
Consider the function
$$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} | 5 x ( x + 2 ) | & ( x < 0 ) \\ | 5 x ( x - 2 ) | & ( x \geq 0 ) \end{cases}$$
What is the number of distinct real roots of the irrational equation $\sqrt { 4 - f ( x ) } = 1 - x$? [3 points]\\
(1) 1\\
(2) 2\\
(3) 3\\
(4) 4\\
(5) 5