Question
Find the intervals in which f(x) is increasing or decreasing:
$\text{f}(\text{x})=\sin\text{x}+|\sin\text{x}|,0<\text{x}\leq2\pi$

Answer

$\text{f}(\text{x})=\sin\text{x}+|\sin\text{x}|,0<\text{x}\leq2\pi$

Case I:

When $\text{x}\in(0,\pi)$

$\text{f}(\text{x})=\sin\text{x}+\sin\text{x}=2\sin\text{x}$

$\Rightarrow\text{f}'(\text{x})=2\cos\text{x}$

As, $\cos\text{x}>0$ for $\text{x}\in\Big(0,\frac{\pi}{2}\Big)$ and $\cos\text{x}<0$ for $\text{x}\in\Big(\frac{\pi}{2},\pi\Big)$

So, $\text{f}'(\text{x})>0$ for $\text{x}\in\Big(0,\frac{\pi}{2}\Big)$ and $\text{f}'(\text{x})<0$ for $\text{x}\in\Big(\frac{\pi}{2},\pi\Big)$

$\therefore$ f(x) is increasing on $\Big(0,\frac{\pi}{2}\Big)$ and f(x) is decreasing on $\Big(\frac{\pi}{2},\pi\Big).$

Case II:

When $\text{x}\in(\pi,2\pi)$

$\text{f}(\text{x})=\sin\text{x}-\sin\text{x}=0$

$\Rightarrow\text{f}'(\text{x})=0$

$\therefore$ f(x) is neither increasing nor decreasing on $(\pi,2\pi).$

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