CONTINUITY

Which of the following fcns defined below are continuous at the origin ?

(A) f(x) = x sin(1/x) if x ≠0

0 if x=0

(B) g(x) = [cos(x2-5x+6)] / (x2 - 5x +6) if x≠2,3

1 if x=2,3

(C) h(x) = xtan-1(1/x) if x≠0

0 if x=0

(D) p(x) = sin(x+1)/(x+1) if x≠0

1 if x=0

4 Answers

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Lokesh Verma ·

first one is continuous at x=0 since x sin x is less than equal to x and greater than equal to -x.. so near zero it will be exactly zero..

Hence it is continuous

The second one is cos t/ t when t is close to zero.. which will give us a form of 1 divided by zero.. which will not be defined..

The 3rd part the limit is again zero.. That is because tan-1 is between -pi/2 and pi/2
so when very close to zero.. the limit of h(x) will be zero.. so it will be continuous..

Now can you solve the last one?

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UTTARA ·

@Nishant Sir :

1) Lt (x-->0) xsin(1/x) = sin(1/x)/(1/x) = 1 ??? ≠0

Then can v say it's continuous at x=0

2) it's discontinuous

3)same doubt as in the case of (!) [7]

4)Ya i got it It's continuous at origin

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eragon24 _Retired ·

lim x=> 0 sin(1/x)/(1/x) not equal to 1

if f(x)→0 wen x→a

then only lim x→a sinf(x)/f(x)=1

here in this case f(x)=1/x and x=>0 but f(x) i.e 1/x is =>∞

hence lim x=> 0 sin(1/x)/(1/x) not equal to 1

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UTTARA ·

oops mistake again

Thanks Deepak for correcting

&Thanks Nishant Sir I got it now

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