JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Limits

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    \[\underset{x\to 4}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\left[ \frac{{{x}^{3/2}}-8}{x-4} \right]=\] [DCE 1999]

    A)                 3/2

    B)                 3

    C)                 2/3

    D)                 1/3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                       \[y=\underset{x\to 4}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\left[ \frac{{{x}^{3/2}}-8}{x-4} \right]\]\[=\underset{x\to 4}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\,\left[ \frac{{{({{x}^{1/2}})}^{3}}-{{(2)}^{3}}}{(\sqrt{x}-2)(\sqrt{x}+2)} \right]\]            Þ \[y=\underset{x\to 4}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{({{x}^{1/2}}-2)(x+4+2\sqrt{x})}{(\sqrt{x}-2)(\sqrt{x}+2)}\]            Þ \[y=\underset{x\to 4}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{(x+4+2\sqrt{x})}{(\sqrt{x}+2)}\]\[=\frac{4+4+2\sqrt{4}}{\sqrt{4}+2}\]\[=\frac{12}{4}=3\].            Trick : Applying L-Hospital?s rule, we get                 \[\underset{x\to 4}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\frac{3}{2}{{x}^{1/2}}}{1}\]\[=\frac{3}{2}{{(4)}^{1/2}}\] = 3.


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