BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    The value of k for which the function\[f(x)\left\{ \underset{k,}{\mathop{\frac{1-\cos 4x}{8{{x}^{2}}}}}\, \right.,\begin{matrix}    x\ne 0  \\    x=0  \\ \end{matrix}\]is continuous at \[x=\text{ }0\], is

    A) \[k=0\]

    B) \[k=1\]

    C) \[k=-1\]

    D) None of the above      

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Given, \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    \frac{1-\cos 4x}{8{{x}^{2}}} & x\ne 0  \\    k, & x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] \[LHL=\underset{x\to {{0}^{-}}}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(0-h)=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(h)\] \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos 4h}{8{{h}^{2}}}\] \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{4\sin 4h}{16h}\]? (using L Hospital?s rule) \[=1\times 1=1\] Since,/(x) is continuous at x = 0. \[\therefore f(0)=LHL\Rightarrow k=1\]


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