JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Continuity

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    Function \[f(x)=\frac{1-\cos 4x}{8{{x}^{2}}},\] where \[x\ne 0\]and \[f(x)=k\] where \[x=0\] is a continous function at \[x=0\]then the value of k will be [AMU 2005]

    A)            \[k=0\]

    B)            \[k=1\]

    C)            \[k=-1\]

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{align}   & \frac{1-\cos 4x}{8{{x}^{2}}},x\ne 0 \\  & k\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,,\,x=0 \\ \end{align} \right.\]            If \[f(x)\] is continous function at point \[x=0\] then            \[\underset{x\to 0+}{\mathop{\lim }}\,[f(x)=\underset{x\to 0-}{\mathop{\lim }}\,[f(x)]\]\[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,[f(x)]=\underset{h\to 0-}{\mathop{\lim }}\,[f(0+h)]\]            \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,[f(h)]=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos 4h}{8{{h}^{2}}}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2{{\sin }^{2}}2h}{8{{h}^{2}}}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{{{\sin }^{2}}2h}{4{{h}^{2}}}\]            \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,{{\left( \frac{\sin 2h}{2h} \right)}^{2}}={{(1)}^{2}}=1\]            \[\underset{x\to {{0}^{-}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)\underset{\,\,\,\,\,h\to 0}{\mathop{=\lim }}\,[f(0-h)\]\[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,[f(-h)]=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos 4(-h)}{8{{(-h)}^{2}}}\]                            \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos 4h}{8{{h}^{2}}}\]\[=1\]            \[f(0)=1\Rightarrow k=1\].


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