JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Differentiability

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    If \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{align}   & x+2\,,-1<x<3 \\  & 5\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,,\,\,\,\,x=3 \\  & 8-x\,,\,\,\,\,x>3 \\ \end{align} \right.\], then at \[x=3\], \[f'(x)=\] [MP PET 2001]           

    A)            1

    B)            ? 1

    C)            0

    D)            Does not exist

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               If  \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{align}   & x+2\,,\,\,\,-1<x<3 \\  & \,\,\,\,\,\,5\,\,,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x=3 \\  & 8-x\,\,,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x>3 \\ \end{align} \right.\] and \[f(3)=5\]            L.H.D =\[\underset{x\to 3-}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f(x)-f(3)}{x-3}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f(3-h)-f(3)}{-h}\]                      \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{(3-h+2)-5}{-h}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{-h}{-h}=1\]            R.H.D \[=\underset{x\to {{3}^{+}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f(x)-f(3)}{x-3}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f(3+h)-f(3)}{h}\]                       \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{8-(3+h)-5}{h}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{-h}{h}=-1\]            L.H.D \[\ne \] R.H.D \[f(x)\] is not differentiable.


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