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QJEEM22Ma70d5: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM22Ma70d5 Solution: The function defined by is continuous for all x in :

The function f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} defined by

f(x)=lim⁡n→∞cos⁡(2πx)−x2nsin⁡(x−1)1+x2n+1−x2nf(x)=\lim\limits_{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{\cos (2 \pi x)-x^{2 n} \sin (x-1)}{1+x^{2 n+1}-x^{2 n}} is continuous for all x in :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A R−{−1}R-\{-1\}
  • B R−{−1,1}\mathbb{R}-\{-1,1\}
  • C R−{1}R-\{1\}
  • D R−{0}R-\{0\}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

f(x)=lim⁡n→∞cos⁡(2πx)−x2nsin⁡(x−1)1+x2n+1−x2nf(x) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {{\cos (2\pi x) - {x^{2n}}\sin (x - 1)} \over {1 + {x^{2n + 1}} - {x^{2n}}}}

For |x| < 1,\,f(x) = \cos 2\pi x , continuous function

|x| > 1,\,f(x) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {{{1 \over {{x^{2n}}}}\cos 2\pi x - \sin (x - 1)} \over {{1 \over {{x^{2n}}}} + x - 1}}

=−sin⁡(x−1)x−1= {{ - \sin (x - 1)} \over {x - 1}} , continuous

For |x|=1,f(x)={1ifx=1−(1+sin⁡2)ifx=−1

Now,

lim⁡x→1+f(x)=−1, lim⁡x→1−f(x)=1\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ + }} f(x) = - 1,\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ - }} f(x) = 1 , so discontinuous at x=1x = 1

lim⁡x→1+f(x)=1, lim⁡x→−1−f(x)=−sin⁡22\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ + }} f(x) = 1,\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - {1^ - }} f(x) = - {{\sin 2} \over 2} , so discontinuous at x=−1x = - 1

∴\therefore f(x)f(x) is continuous for all x∈R−{−1,1}x \in R - \{ - 1,1\}

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