Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Consider the function p(x)={x2−4,1≤x<2bx+2,2≤x≤3,p(x)=\begin{cases}x^{2}-4,&1\le x<2\\bx+2,&2\le x\le 3\end{cases}, where bb is a real constant. For which value of bb is the average value of pp on [1,3][1,3] equal to 11? a) 415\dfrac{4}{15} b) 1615\dfrac{16}{15} c) 23\dfrac{2}{3} d) 11

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