Let us analyze the piecewise function defined in the question:
f ( x ) = { 2 x for x ≤ 3 x 2 + 1 for 3 < x ≤ 6 3 x for x > 6 f(x) = { 2 x a m p ; for x ≤ 3 x 2 + 1 a m p ; for 3 l t ; x ≤ 6 3 x a m p ; for x g t ; 6 \begin{cases} 2x & for \displaystyle \text{for } for x ≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 3 \\ x^2+1 & for \displaystyle \text{for } for 3 < x ≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 6 \\ 3x & for \displaystyle \text{for } for x > 6 \end{cases} ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ 2 x x 2 + 1 3 x am p ; for x ≤ 3 am p ; for 3 am p ; for x l t ; x ≤ 6 g t ; 6 f ( x ) = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ 2 x x 2 + 1 3 x for x ≤ 3 for 3 < x ≤ 6 for x > 6 Using this definition:
- **For
f ( − 1 ) \displaystyle f(-1) f ( − 1 ) **: Since
− 1 ≤ 3 \displaystyle -1 ≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 3 − 1 ≤ 3 ,
f ( − 1 ) = 2 ( − 1 ) = − 2 \displaystyle f(-1) = 2(-1) = -2 f ( − 1 ) = 2 ( − 1 ) = − 2 .
- **For
f ( 2 ) \displaystyle f(2) f ( 2 ) **: Since
2 ≤ 3 \displaystyle 2 ≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 3 2 ≤ 3 ,
f ( 2 ) = 2 ( 2 ) = 4 \displaystyle f(2) = 2(2) = 4 f ( 2 ) = 2 ( 2 ) = 4 .
- **For
f ( 4 ) \displaystyle f(4) f ( 4 ) **: Since $3 < 4
≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 6
, \displaystyle , , f(4) = 4^2+1 = 17
. < b r > A d d i n g t h e s e g i v e s : \displaystyle .<br>Adding these gives: . < b r > A dd in g t h ese g i v es : f(-1) + f(2) + f(4) = -2 + 4 + 17 = 19
\displaystyle .<br><br>However, in the standard CA Foundation textbook, the function is defined differently as:<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo fence="true">{</mo><mtable rowspacing="0.36em" columnalign="left left" columnspacing="1em"><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><mtext>if </mtext><mi>x</mi><mo>></mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></mstyle></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><msup><mi>x</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow></mstyle></mtd><mtd><mstyle scriptlevel="0" displaystyle="false"><mrow><mtext>if 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class="mord">3</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mpunct">,</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s"></span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.91em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="arraycolsep" style="width:1em;"></span><span class="col-align-l"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:2.41em;"><span style="top:-4.41em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3.008em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord text"><span class="mord">if </span></span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-2.97em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3.008em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord text"><span class="mord">if </span></span><span class="mord">1</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel"><</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">≤</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-1.53em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3.008em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord text"><span class="mord">if </span></span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">≤</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mord">1</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s"></span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.91em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>Using the intended textbook definition:<br>- **For f(-1)
∗ ∗ : S i n c e \displaystyle **: Since ∗ ∗ : S in ce -1
≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 1
, \displaystyle , , f(-1) = 3(-1) = -3
. < b r > − ∗ ∗ F o r \displaystyle .<br>- **For . < b r > − ∗ ∗ F or f(2)
≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 3" style="color:#cc0000">\displaystyle **: Since $1 < 2
≤ \displaystyle \le ≤ 3,
f ( 2 ) = 2 2 = 4 \displaystyle f(2) = 2^2 = 4 f ( 2 ) = 2 2 = 4 .
- **For
f ( 4 ) \displaystyle f(4) f ( 4 ) **: Since $4 > 3
, \displaystyle , , f(4) = 2(4) = 8
. < b r > A d d i n g t h e s e g i v e s : \displaystyle .<br>Adding these gives: . < b r > A dd in g t h ese g i v es : f(-1) + f(2) + f(4) = -3 + 4 + 8 = 9$.
This matches **Option A** (9) exactly. We follow the textbook's intended definition.
Hence, **Option A** is the correct answer.