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QJEEM18Maacc7: JEE Main 2018 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM18Maacc7 Solution: For each t , let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal …

For each t ∈R\in R , let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t.

Then lim⁡x→0+x([1x]+[2x]+.....+[15x])\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} x\left( {\left[ {{1 \over x}} \right] + \left[ {{2 \over x}} \right] + ..... + \left[ {{{15} \over x}} \right]} \right)

Multiple Choice Options

  • A does not exist in R
  • B is equal to 0
  • C is equal to 15
  • D is equal to 120

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Given,

limx→0+  x ([1x]+[2x]+\mathop {lim}\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} \,\,x\,\left( {\left[ {{1 \over x}} \right] + \left[ {{2 \over x}} \right]} \right. +  . . . . . +[15x])\left. {\,.\,.\,.\,.\,.\, + \left[ {{{15} \over x}} \right]} \right)

as we know that

1x=[1x]+{1x}{1 \over x} = \left[ {{1 \over x}} \right] + \left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\}

⇒    [1x]=1x−{1x}\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\left[ {{1 \over x}} \right] = {1 \over x} - \left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\}

=    lim⁡x→0+  x[1x−{1x}+22−{2x}+........15x−{15x}]= \,\,\,\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} \,\,x\left[ {{1 \over x} - \left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\} + {2 \over 2} - \left\{ {{2 \over x}} \right\} + ........{{15} \over x} - \left\{ {{{15} \over x}} \right\}} \right]

=    lim⁡x→0+ [x.1x+x.2x+.....x.15x]= \,\,\,\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} \,\left[ {x.{1 \over x} + x.{2 \over x} + .....x.{{15} \over x}} \right]

                − [x.{12}+..+x.{15x}]\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, - \,\left[ {x.\left\{ {{1 \over 2}} \right\} + .. + x.\left\{ {{{15} \over x}} \right\}} \right]

We know {1x}\left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\} is fractional part of 1x.{1 \over x}.

So, the range of  {1x}\,\left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\} is 0 \le \left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\} < 1

So, limx→0+  x {1x}=0.\mathop {lim}\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} \,\,x\,\left\{ {{1 \over x}} \right\} = 0. (finite no) =0=0

Similarly lim⁡x→0+x.{2x}=0\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {0^ + }} x.\left\{ {{2 \over x}} \right\} = 0

=    (1+2+...+15)−(0+0...)= \,\,\,\,\left( {1 + 2 + ... + 15} \right) - \left( {0 + 0...} \right)

=    15×162= \,\,\,\,{{15 \times 16} \over 2}

=    120= \,\,\,\,120

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