MCQ
Let $g(x) = x.\,f(x),$ where $f(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{l}x\sin \frac{1}{x},\,x \ne 0\\\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,0,\,x = 0\end{array} \right.$ at $x = 0$
  • $g$ is differentiable but $g'$ is not continuous
  • B
    $g$ is differentiable and $g'$ is continuous
  • C
    Both $f$ and $g$ are differentiable
  • D
    None of these

Answer

Correct option: A.
$g$ is differentiable but $g'$ is not continuous
a
(a) $f(x) = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{r}}{x\,\sin \frac{1}{x}\,\,,}&{x \ne 0}\\{0\,\,\,\,,}&{x = 0}\end{array}} \right.$, 

$g(x) = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{r}}{{x^2}\,\sin \frac{1}{x}\,\,,}&{x \ne 0}\\{0\,\,\,\,,}&{x = 0}\end{array}} \right.$

$L\,f'(0) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\,\frac{{f(0 - h) - f(0)}}{{ - h}}$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\frac{{(0 - h)\,\sin \,( - \frac{1}{h}) - (0)}}{{ - h}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\, - \sin \,\left( {\frac{1}{h}} \right)$

$=$ a quantity which lies between $-1$ and $1$

$R\,f'(0) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\,\frac{{f(0 + h) - f(0)}}{h}$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\frac{{(0 + h)\,\,\sin \frac{1}{h} - 0}}{h} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\,\sin \frac{1}{h}$

$=$ a quantity which lies between $-1$ and $1$

Hence $L\,f'(0) \ne R\,f'(0)$

$\therefore$ $f(x)$ is not differentiable at $x = 0$

now $L\,g'(0) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\,\frac{{f(0 - h) - f(0)}}{{0 - h}}$

$L\,g'(0) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\frac{{{{(0 - h)}^2}\sin \,( - \frac{1}{h}) - 0}}{{ - h}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} h\,\sin \,\left( {\frac{1}{h}} \right)$

$L\,g'(0) = 0 \times \left( { - 1 \le \sin \frac{1}{h} \le 1} \right)$ ==> $L\,g'(0) = 0$

and $Rg'(0) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \,\,\frac{{f\,(0 + h) - f(0)}}{h} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{{{{(0 + h)}^2}\sin \left( {\frac{1}{h}} \right) - 0}}{h}$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} h\,\sin \left( {\frac{1}{h}} \right) = 0 \times \left( { - 1 \le \sin \left( {\frac{1}{h}} \right) \le 1} \right) = 0$

$\because \,\,L\,{g}'(0)=R\,{g}'(0)$, then $g(x)$, is differentiable at $x=0$

now $g(x) = {x^2}\sin \frac{1}{x}$

$g'(x) = 2x\,\sin \frac{1}{x} + {x^2}\cos \frac{1}{x} \times  - \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}$

$g'(x) = 2x\,\sin \frac{1}{x} - \cos \frac{1}{x}$ $ \Rightarrow g'(x) = 2\,f(x) - \cos \frac{1}{x}$ 

So, $g'(x)$ is not differentiable at  $x = 0$.

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