JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Continuity

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    For the function \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{align}   & \frac{{{e}^{1/x}}-1}{{{e}^{1/x}}+1},\,\,x\ne 0 \\  & 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,,\,\,x=0 \\ \end{align} \right.\], which of the following is correct [MP PET 2004]

    A)            \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)\]does not exist         

    B)            \[f(x)\]is continuous at \[x=0\]

    C)            \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=1\]                           

    D)            \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)\]exists but \[f(x)\]is not continuous at \[x=0\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Given \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{align}   & \frac{{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}-1}{{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}+1}\,\,,\,\,x\ne 0 \\  & 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,,\,x=0 \\ \end{align} \right.\]                    Þ \[\underset{x\to {{0}^{+}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}-1}{{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}+1}=\frac{{{e}^{\infty }}-1}{{{e}^{\infty }}+1}=-1\]                    Þ \[\underset{x\to {{0}^{-}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}-1}{{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}+1}=\frac{1-{{e}^{-\frac{1}{x}}}}{1+{{e}^{\frac{1}{x}}}}=\frac{1-{{e}^{-\infty }}}{1+{{e}^{\infty }}}=1\]                    So, \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)\] exists at \[x=0\], but at \[x=0\] it is not continuous.


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