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QJEEM24Macc09: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM24Macc09 Solution: Let be defined as : If is continuous everywhere in and is the…

Let f:R→Rf: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R} be defined as :

f(x)={a−bcos⁡2xx2;amp;xlt;0x2+cx+2;amp;0≤x≤12x+1;amp;xgt;1f(x)= \begin{cases}\frac{a-b \cos 2 x}{x^2} ; & x<0 \\\\ x^2+c x+2 ; & 0 \leq x \leq 1 \\\\ 2 x+1 ; & x>1\end{cases}

If ff is continuous everywhere in R\mathbf{R} and mm is the number of points where ff is NOT differential then m+a+b+c\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c} equals :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 1
  • B 4
  • C 3
  • D 2

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

At x=1,f(x)\mathrm{x}=1, \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}) is continuous therefore,

f(1−)=f(1)=f(1+)\mathrm{f}\left(1^{-}\right)=\mathrm{f}(1)=\mathrm{f}\left(1^{+}\right)

f(1)=3+cf(1)=3+c .........(1)

amp;f(1+)=lim⁡h→02(1+h)+1amp;f(1+)=lim⁡h→03+2 h=3.........(2)\begin{aligned}& \mathrm{f}\left(1^{+}\right)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} 2(1+\mathrm{h})+1 \\\\& \mathrm{f}\left(1^{+}\right)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} 3+2 \mathrm{~h}=3 .........(2)\end{aligned}

from (1) and (2)

c=0\mathrm{c}=0

at x=0,f(x)\mathrm{x}=0, \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}) is continuous therefore,

amp;f(0−)=f(0)=f(0+)........(3)amp;f(0)=f(0+)=2...........(4)\begin{aligned}& \mathrm{f}\left(0^{-}\right)=\mathrm{f}(0)=\mathrm{f}\left(0^{+}\right) ........(3) \\\\& \mathrm{f}(0)=\mathrm{f}\left(0^{+}\right)=2 ...........(4)\end{aligned}

f(0−)\mathrm{f}\left(0^{-}\right) has to be equal to 2

lim⁡h→0a−bcos⁡(2h)h2\lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{a-b \cos (2 h)}{h^2}

= lim⁡h→0a−b{1−4h22!+16h44!+…}h2\lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{a-b\left\{1-\frac{4 h^2}{2 !}+\frac{16 h^4}{4 !}+\ldots\right\}}{h^2}

= lim⁡h→0a−b+b{2h2−23h4…}h2\lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{a-b+b\left\{2 h^2-\frac{2}{3} h^4 \ldots\right\}}{h^2}

for limit to exist a−b=0a-b=0 and limit is 2b2 b from (3), (4) and (5)

a=b=1\mathrm{a}=\mathrm{b}=1

checking differentiability at x=0\mathrm{x}=0

amp; LHD : lim⁡h→01−cos⁡2hh2−2−hamp;lim⁡h→01−(1−4h22!+16h44!…)−2h2−h3=0amp; RHD : lim⁡h→0(0+h)2+2−2h=0\begin{aligned}& \text { LHD : } \lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{\frac{1-\cos 2 h}{h^2}-2}{-h} \\\\& \lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{1-\left(1-\frac{4 h^2}{2 !}+\frac{16 h^4}{4 !} \ldots\right)-2 h^2}{-h^3}=0 \\\\& \text { RHD : } \lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{(0+h)^2+2-2}{h}=0\end{aligned}

Function is differentiable at every point in its domain

∴m=0\therefore \mathrm{m}=0

m + a + b + c = 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 2

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