Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MATH

Print

jmc

algebra senior

Problem

Below is a portion of the graph of a function, :

problem


What is the sum of all integers in the interval shown () such that ?
Solution
We could check separately for each integer from to : for example, , so , but , so , and so on.

However, it is easier to see at a glance which satisfy by superimposing a graph of on the graph of :



The six blue dots above mark the integer points which lie below the graph of , indicating that . Their -coordinates are which add up to .
Final answer
26