The value of f(0), so that the function f(x)= a^2+ax+x^2 - a^2+ax+x^2 a+x - a-x becomes continuous for all x, given by:

The value of f(0), so that the function f(x)= a^2+ax+x^2 - a^2+ax…

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The value of $f(0)$, so that the function $\text{f(x)}=\frac{\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}-\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}{}}{\sqrt{\text{a+x}}-\sqrt{\text{a-x}}}$ becomes continuous for all $x$, given by:

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$\text{a}^{\frac{3}{2}}$
B
$\text{a}^{\frac{1}{2}}$
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$-\text{a}^{\frac{1}{2}}$
D
$-\text{a}^{\frac{3}{2}}$

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Answer

Correct option: C.

$-\text{a}^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Given, $\text{f(x)}=\frac{\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}-\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}{}}{\sqrt{\text{a+x}}-\sqrt{\text{a-x}}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\frac{\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}-\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)}{\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}-\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\frac{\big(\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2\big)-\big(\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2\big)}{\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}-\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\frac{(-2\text{ax})\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)}{\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}-\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\frac{(-2\text{ax})\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)}{\big(\text{a+x-a+x}\big)\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2}+\text{ax+x}^2\big)}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\frac{(-2\text{ax})\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)}{(2\text{x})\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f(x)}=\frac{-\text{a}\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)}{\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}^2}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)}$
So, if $f(x)$ is continuous at $x = 0,$ then
$\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0}\text{f(x)}=\text{f(0)}$
$\Rightarrow\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0}\Bigg[\frac{-\text{a}\big(\sqrt{\text{a+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a-x}}\big)}{\big(\sqrt{\text{a}^2-\text{ax+x}}+\sqrt{\text{a}^2+\text{ax+x}^2}\big)} \Bigg]$
$\Rightarrow\bigg[\frac{-2\text{a}(\sqrt{\text{a}})}{(\sqrt{a}^2+\sqrt{\text{a}^2})}\bigg]=\text{f(0)}$
$\Rightarrow\begin{bmatrix}\frac{-2\text{a}(\sqrt{a})}{(\text{a+a})} \end{bmatrix}=\text{f(0)}$
$\Rightarrow\text{f}(0)$
$=-\sqrt{a}$