JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
        If \[f(x)=\frac{[x]}{|x|},x\ne 0,\]where\[[.]\]denotes the greatest integer function, then\[f(1)\]is equal to

    A)  \[-1\]                   

    B)  \[\infty \]

    C)  Non-existent                   

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    \[f(1+0)=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f(1+h)-f(1)}{h}\] \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\frac{[1+h]}{|1+h|}-\frac{[1]}{|1|}}{h}\] \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\left( \frac{1}{1+h} \right)-1}{h}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{-h}{h(1+h)}=-1\] \[f(1-0)=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f(1-h)-f(1)}{-h}\]                 \[=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\frac{[1-h]}{|1-h|}-\frac{[1]}{|1|}}{-h}=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\left( \frac{0-1}{-h} \right)=\infty \] \[\therefore \]  \[r(1+0)\ne f(1-0)\] So, \[f(1)\]does not exist.


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