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Continuity and Differentiability — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsContinuity and Differentiability1 Mark
MCQ
Let $\text{f(x)=}\begin{cases}\frac{\text{x}^4-5\text{x}^2+4}{|(\text{x}-1)(\text{x-2})|},\text{x}\neq1,2\\6, \text{x}=1\\12,\text{x}=2\end{cases}$ Then $f(x)$ is continuous on the set :
  • A
    $R$
  • B
    $R - \{1\}$
  • C
    $R - \{2\}$
  • ✓
    $R - \{1, 2\}$
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Answer

Correct option: D.
$R - \{1, 2\}$
Given :
$\text{f(x)=}\begin{cases}\frac{\text{x}^4-5\text{x}^2+4}{|(\text{x}-1)(\text{x-2})|},\text{x}\neq1,2\\6, \text{x}=1\\12,\text{x}=2\end{cases}$
Now,
$\Rightarrow\text{x}^4-5\text{x}^2+4=\text{x}^4-\text{x}^2-4\text{x}^2+4\\=\text{x}^2(\text{x}^2-1)-4(\text{x}^2-1)$
$=(\text{x}^2-1)(\text{x}^2-4)=(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)(\text{x}-2)(\text{x}+2)$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\begin{cases}\frac{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)(\text{x}-2)(\text{x}+2)}{|(\text{x}-2)(\text{x}-1)|},&\text{x}\neq1,2\\6,& \text{x}=1\\12,&\text{x}=2\end{cases}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\begin{cases}(\text{x}+1)(\text{x}+2),&\text{x}<1\\-(\text{x+1})(\text{x}+2),&1<\text{x}<2\$\text{x+1})(\text{x}+2),&\text{x}>2\\6,&\text{x=1}\\12,&\text{x}=2\end{cases}$
So,
$\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1^-}\text{f(x)}=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\text{f}(1-\text{h})\\=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}(1-\text{h}+1)(1-\text{h}+2)\\=2\times3=6$
$\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1^+}\text{f(x)}=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}(1+\text{h})\\=-\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}(1+\text{h}+1)(1+\text{h}+2)\\=-2\times3=-6$
Also,
$\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow2^-}\text{f(x)}=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\text{f}(2-\text{h})\\=-\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}(2-\text{h}+1)(2-\text{h}+2)=-12$
$\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow2^+}\text{f(x)}=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}\text{f}(2+\text{h})\\=\lim\limits_{\text{h}\rightarrow0}(2+\text{h}+1)(2+\text{h}+2)=12$
Thus,
$\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1^+}\text{f(x)}\neq\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1^-}\text{f(x)}$ and $\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow2^+}\text{f(x)}\neq\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow2^-}\text{f(x)}$
$\therefore$ The only point of discontinuities of the function $f(x)$ are $x = 1$ and $x = 2$.
Hence, the given function is continuous on the set $R - \{1, 2\}.$

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