Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    If\[f:R\to R\]is denned by \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    \frac{2\sin x-\sin x}{2x\cos x}, & if\,\,x\ne 0  \\    a, & if\,\,x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] then the value of a so that/is continuous at 0 is

    A)  2                                            

    B)  1

    C)  -1                          

    D)         0

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Given,\[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    \frac{2\sin x-\sin 2x}{2x\cos x}, & if\,\,x\ne 0  \\    a, & if\,\,x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] Now,\[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2\sin x-\sin 2x}{2x\cos x}\]                                                                 \[\left( \frac{0}{0}form \right)\]                 \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2\cos x-2\cos 2x}{2(\cos x-x\sin x)}\]                 \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2-2}{2(1-0)}=0\] Since,\[f(x)\]is continuous at\[x=0\]                 \[f(0)=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{lim}}\,f(x)\]   \[\Rightarrow \]   \[a=0\]


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