JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Limits, Continuity and Differentiability Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Continuity and Differentiability

  • question_answer
    If \[f(x)=x+\frac{x}{1+x}+\frac{x}{{{(1+x)}^{2}}}+....to\,\,\infty \], then at \[x=0,f(x)\]

    A) Has no limit

    B) Is discontinuous

    C) Is continuous but not differentiable

    D) Is differentiable

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] For \[x\ne 0,\] we have, \[f(x)=x+\frac{x/1+x}{1-\frac{1}{1+x}}=x+\frac{x/1+x}{x/1+x}=x+1\] For \[x=0,f(x)=0\]. Thus, \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    x+1, & x\ne 0  \\    0, & x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] Clearly, \[\underset{x\to {{0}^{-}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=\underset{x\to {{0}^{+}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=1\ne f(0)\]. So, \[f(x)\] is discontinuous and hence not differentiable at \[x=0\].


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