CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    If the function  \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    \frac{1-\cos \,\,x}{{{x}^{2}}} & for & x\ne 0  \\    k & for & x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\]is  continuous at \[x=0,\] then the value of k is

    A)  \[1\]                                    

    B)  \[0\]

    C)  \[\frac{1}{2}\]                                  

    D)  \[-1\]                   

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given,  \[f(x)=-\left\{ \begin{matrix}    \frac{1-\cos x}{{{x}^{2}}} & , & x\ne 0  \\    k & , & x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] Since, x is continuous \[\therefore \]  \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=f(0)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos x}{{{x}^{2}}}=k\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{-(-\sin x)}{2x}=k\] [using L?Hospital?s  rule] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{1}{2}\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\sin \,x}{x}=k\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{1}{2}.1=k\Rightarrow k=\frac{1}{2}\]                       


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