BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2013

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    A function is defined as follows             \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    1, & \text{when}-\infty <x<0  \\    1+\sin x, & \text{when}0\le x<\frac{\pi }{2}  \\    2+{{\left( x-\frac{\pi }{2} \right)}^{2}}, & \text{when}\frac{\pi }{2}\le x<\infty   \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] continuity of \[f(x)\]is

    A)  \[f(x)\]is continuous at \[x=\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    B) (b \[f(x)\]is continuous at\[x=0\]                  

    C)  \[f(x)\] is discontinuous at \[x=0\]

    D)  \[f(x)\] is continuous over the whole real number

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Continuity at \[x=0\] LHL At \[x=0,\,\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=\underset{x\to {{0}^{-}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,(1)=1\] RHL At \[x=0,\underset{x\to {{0}^{+}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)\]                 \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,(1+\sin x)=1\]                 \[f(0)=1+\sin 0=1\] \[=L=RHL=f(0),\]so \[f(x)\]is continuous at \[x=0.\] Continuity at \[x=\frac{\pi }{2}\] LHL         \[\text{At}\,x=\frac{\pi }{2},\underset{x\to \frac{\pi }{2}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)\]                 \[=\underset{x\to \frac{\pi }{2}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,(1+\sin x)=1+1=2\] RHL At   \[x=\frac{\pi }{2},\underset{x\to \frac{\pi }{2}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=2+{{\left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{\pi }{2} \right)}^{2}}=2\]                 \[r\left( \frac{\pi }{2} \right)=2+{{\left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{\pi }{2} \right)}^{2}}=2\] \[\therefore \]  \[\text{LHL = RHL}=f\left( \frac{\pi }{2} \right)\] So,\[f(x)\] is continuous at \[x=\frac{\pi }{2}.\] Hence, \[f(x)\]is continuous over the whole real number.


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