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CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsCONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY1 Mark
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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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