Let f(x)= 5(sgn4)+[2x-1/2] then s(0)=__a. 1 B. 3 C. 6 D. 4

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To find \( s(0) \) from the given function \( f(x) = 5(\text{sgn}(4)) + \left[\frac{2x - 1}{2}\right] \), we will first evaluate \( f(0) \):

  1. Calculate \( \text{sgn}(4) \):

    • The sign function \( \text{sgn}(x) \) returns \( 1 \) if \( x > 0 \), \( 0 \) if \( x = 0 \), and \( -1 \) if \( x < 0 \).
    • Since \( 4 > 0 \), we have \( \text{sgn}(4) = 1 \).
  2. Substitute \( \text{sgn}(4) \) into \( f(x) \): \[ f(x) = 5(1) + \left[\frac{2x - 1}{2}\right] = 5 + \left[\frac{2x - 1}{2}\right] \]

  3. Evaluate \( f(0) \): \[ f(0) = 5 + \left[\frac{2(0) - 1}{2}\right] = 5 + \left[\frac{-1}{2}\right] \] The floor function \( \left[ y \right] \) gives the greatest integer less than or equal to \( y \): \[ \left[\frac{-1}{2}\right] = -1 \] Therefore, \[ f(0) = 5 - 1 = 4 \]

Thus, \( s(0) = f(0) = 4 \).

The answer is \( \boxed{4} \).