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Problem
Define the piecewise function
s
λ
(
x
)
=
{
x
2
+
λ
x
,
0
≤
x
≤
2
,
4
x
−
λ
,
2
<
x
≤
5
,
s_\lambda(x)=\begin{cases}x^2+\lambda x,&0\le x\le 2,\\4x-\lambda,&2< x\le 5,\end{cases}
s
λ
(
x
)
=
{
x
2
+
λ
x
,
4
x
−
λ
,
0
≤
x
≤
2
,
2
<
x
≤
5
,
where
λ
\lambda
λ
is a real parameter. For which values of
λ
\lambda
λ
does
s
λ
s_\lambda
s
λ
attain its absolute maximum on
[
0
,
5
]
[0,5]
[
0
,
5
]
at
x
=
5
x=5
x
=
5
? a)
λ
≥
16
3
\lambda\ge \dfrac{16}{3}
λ
≥
3
16
b)
−
4
≤
λ
≤
16
3
-4\le \lambda\le \dfrac{16}{3}
−
4
≤
λ
≤
3
16
c)
λ
≤
16
3
\lambda\le \dfrac{16}{3}
λ
≤
3
16
d)
λ
≤
20
3
\lambda\le \dfrac{20}{3}
λ
≤
3
20
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