Javaria

Bc200406290

Question 1: Discuss the continuity of the function f ( x )=xtan ( 1x ) at x = 0 given that

x ≠ 0∧f (0)=0.
Solution:

 1 
 x tan( ) ifx  0 
f ( x)  x 
 0 ifx  0 
L.H .S (lim it )
f (0)  0
1
lim f ( x)  limx tan x  x 
x  0 x  0

put
x  0  h  h
whenx  0, h  0
 1 
lim  lim(0  h) tan  0  h 
h 0 h  0

lim  (0  0) tan(0)
h 0

0
R.H .S
lim putx  0  h
h  0

1
lim  limx tan  x 
h  0 h  0

 1 
lim  lim  0  h  tan  0  h 
h  0 h  0

1
lim  limh tan  h 
h  0 h  0

1 
lim  0 tan  0 
h  0

lim  0
h  0
Here is function is continuous at x=0

Question 2: Check whether the given functions have at least one solution over the given
intervals by using Intermediate value theorem.

a. f ( x )  2 x 3  5 x 2  10 x  5, [1, 2],

B. h( x)  x  x  3, [ 2,0].
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Solution:

f (1)  ?
f ( x )  2 x 3  5 x 2  10 x  5
f (1)  2(1)3  5(1) 2  10(1)  5
f (1)  2(1)  5(1)  10  5
f (1)  2  5  10  5
f (1)  7  15
f (1)  8
f (2)  ?
f ( x )  2 x 3  5 x 2  10 x  5
f (2)  2(2)3  5(2) 2  10(2)  5
f (2)  2(8)  5(4)  20  5
f (2)  16  20  20  5
f (2)  21  40
f (2)  19

C between 8 and -19

h( x )  x 4  x  3
h( 2)  ?
h( 2)  ( 2) 4  ( 2)  3
h( 2)  16  2  3
h( 2)  11
h(0)  ?
h(0)  (0) 4  (0)  3
h(0)  3

C between 11 and -3.