Mathematics · important
Identity function, modulus and signum for JEE
Real-valued functions, algebra of functions
Formula
\[I(x)=x,\qquad |x|=\begin{cases}x,&x\ge 0\\-x,&x<0\end{cases},\qquad \operatorname{sgn}(x)=\begin{cases}1,&x>0\\0,&x=0\\-1,&x<0\end{cases}\]
Variables: \(|x|\) is modulus and \(\operatorname{sgn}(x)\) is signum.
Piecewise continuity/differentiability, graph-based questions, derivative of modulus forms.