Suppose f(x),g(x),h(x) are all linear functions, and j(x) and k(x) are defined by
j(x)=max{f(x),g(x),h(x)},
k(x)=min{f(x),g(x),h(x)}.
This means that, for each x, we define j(x) to be equal to either f(x),g(x) or h(x) whichever is greatest; similarly, k(x) is the least of these three values.
Shown below is the graph of y=j(x) for −3.5≤x≤3.5.
Let ℓ be the length of the graph of y=k(x) for −3.5≤x≤3.5. What is the value of ℓ2?
It is not 49.
Please help!
Graph: