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Question
Evaluate: `int_1^4 {|x -1|+|x - 2|+|x - 4|}dx`
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Solution 1
I = `int_1^4 (|x -1|+|x - 2|+|x - 4|)dx`
Let f (x) = |x - 1| + |x - 2| + |x - 4|
We have three critical points x = 1, 2, 4
(i) when x <1
(ii) when 1≤ x < 2
(iii) when 2 ≤ x < 4
(iv) when x ≥ 4


Solution 2

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