A Piecewise Function with a Minimum

Problem

The function

f(x)=\begin{cases}x^2-x,&x\geqslant a,\\ ax-1,&x<a\end{cases}

has a minimum value. Find the range of $a$ .

Answer

Solution

Difficulty	6/10
Topics	functions, Extrema, Casework

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