Let f : [0, 1] → R be a continuous function. Show that the function g : [0, 1] → R given by g(x) = inf{f(y) + xy : y ∈ [0, 1]} is continuous.

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Let f : [0, 1] R be a continuous function. Show that the function g : [0, 1] R

given by g(x) = inf{f(y) + xy : y [0, 1]} is continuous.

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