The function is given by $f(x) = \log_3 \log_5 \left(7 - \log_2 \left(x^2 - 10x + 85\right)\right) + \sin^{-1} \left(\left|\frac{3x - 7}{17 - x}\right|\right)$. The domain is specified as $(\alpha, \beta]$. We need to determine the constraints on $x$ imposed by the function's components.
The function involves nested logarithms ($\log_3$, $\log_5$, $\log_2$). The arguments of these logarithms must be positive.
Comparing the intervals derived from conditions 2 and 3, $x \in (3, 7)$ is the more restrictive condition because $3 > 5 - 2\sqrt{17}$ and $7 < 5 + 2\sqrt{17}$. Therefore, the logarithmic constraints collectively require $x \in (3, 7)$.
The function involves $\sin^{-1}(y)$, which is defined only for $y \in [-1, 1]$.
In this case, $y = \left|\frac{3x - 7}{17 - x}\right|$. The condition is $-1 \le \left|\frac{3x - 7}{17 - x}\right| \le 1$.
Since the absolute value $\left|\frac{3x - 7}{17 - x}\right|$ is always non-negative, the condition simplifies to $\left|\frac{3x - 7}{17 - x}\right| \le 1$. This is equivalent to two simultaneous inequalities:
$-1 \le \frac{3x - 7}{17 - x} \le 1$We solve these separately:
To satisfy the condition $|\frac{3x - 7}{17 - x}| \le 1$, we need the intersection of the solutions from both inequalities:
$( (-\infty, 6] \cup (17, \infty) ) \cap [-5, 17)$The intersection yields the interval $x \in [-5, 6]$.
The domain of the function $f(x)$ is the intersection of the intervals derived from all constraints.
We find the intersection of these two intervals:
$(3, 7) \cap [-5, 6] = (3, 6]$The domain of the function $f(x)$ is $(3, 6]$. This matches the given format $(\alpha, \beta]$.
By comparison, $\alpha = 3$ and $\beta = 6$.
Let $[t]$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $t$. If the function
$f(x) = \begin{cases} b^2 \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{2} \left[ \frac{\pi}{2} (\cos x + \sin x) \cos x \right] \right), & x < 0 \\ \frac{\sin x - \frac{1}{2} \sin 2x}{x^3}, & x > 0 \\ a, & x = 0 \end{cases}$
is continuous at $x = 0$, then $a^2 + b^2$ is equal to