VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    If \[f:R\to R\]is defined by \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}    \frac{2\sin x-\sin 2x}{2x\,\cos x}, & \text{if}\,x\ne 0  \\    a, & \text{if}\,x=0  \\ \end{matrix} \right.\] then the value of a so that\[f\]is continuous at 0 is

    A)  2                

    B)  1

    C)  -1               

    D)  0

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Given, \[f(x)=\left\{ \begin{align}   & \frac{2\sin x-\sin 2x}{2x\,\cos x},\,\text{if}\,x\ne 0 \\  & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{if}\,x=0 \\ \end{align} \right.\] Now, \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(x)=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2\sin x-\sin 2x}{2x\,\cos x}\] \[\left( \frac{0}{0}\text{form} \right)\] \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2\cos x-2\cos 2x}{2(\cos x-x\sin x)}\] \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2-2}{2(1-0)}=0\] Since, \[f(x)\]is continuous at x = 0 \[\therefore \] \[f(0)=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{lim}}\,f(x)\,\,\,\,\,\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,a=0\]


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