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18.limits Watermark
18.limits Watermark
Limits
lim
f (3 x )
1. Then lim
f (2 x )
[AIEEE-2010]
6. Let p lim 1 tan2 x
x 0
2x then log p is equal to
x f ( x ) x f ( x )
[JEE (Main)-2016]
2
(1) 1 (2) 1
3 (1) 1 (2)
2
3
(3) (4) 3 1
2 (3) (4) 2
4
2. Let f : R [0, ) be such that lim f x exists
x 5 1
(n 1)(n 2)...3n n
7. lim is equal to
f x
2
–9 n n 2n
and lim 0 . Then xlim
5 f(x) equals
x5 |x –5| [JEE (Main)-2016]
[AIEEE-2011]
27 9
(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) 2 (2)
e e2
(3) 0 (4) 1
18
(3) 3 log3 – 2 (4)
(1 cos 2 x )(3 cos x ) e4
3. lim is equal to
x 0 x tan 4 x
[JEE (Main)-2013] cot x cos x
8. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2017]
x
( 2)3
1 1 2
(1) (2)
4 2
1 1
(3) 1 (4) 2 (1) (2)
16 8
sin( cos2 x )
4. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014] 1 1
x 0 x2 (3) (4)
4 24
(1) – (2)
9. For each t R, let [t] be the greatest integer less
than or equal to t. Then [JEE (Main)-2018]
(3) (4) 1
2
1 2 15
lim x ......
lim
1 cos 2x 3 cos x x 0 x x x
5. is equal to
x 0 x tan 4 x
(1) Is equal to 0
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(2) Is equal to 15
(1) 4 (2) 3
(3) Is equal to 120
1
(3) 2 (4)
2 (4) Does not exist (in R)
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1 1 y 4 2 – 2sin–1 x
10. lim [JEE (Main)-2019] 16. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
y 0 y4 x 1
1– x
1 2
(1) Exists and equals
2 2 2 1 (1)
(2)
2
(2) Does not exist
1
(3) (4)
1 2
(3) Exists and equals
4 2
sin2 x
1 17. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) Exists and equals x 0 2 1 cos x
2 2
11. For each x R, let [x] be the greatest integer less (1) 2 (2) 2 2
x([ x ] | x |) sin[ x ]
than or equal to x. Then lim is (3) 4 (4) 4 2
x 0 |x|
18. Let f : R R be a differentiable function satisfying
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
1
(1) –sin1 (2) 1 1 f (3 x ) – f (3) x
f(3) + f(2) = 0. Then lim is
(3) sin1 (4) 0 x 0 1 f (2 – x ) – f (2)
12. For each t R, let [t] be the greatest integer less equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
than or equal to t. Then,
(1) e (2) 1
x (3) e2 (4) e–1
(1 | x | sin | 1 x |)sin [1 x ]
2
lim x
x 1 | 1 x | [1 x ] 19. If f(x) = [x] – , x R, where [x] denotes the
4
[JEE (Main)-2019] greatest integer function, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals 1
(1) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist
(3) Equals –1 (4) Does not exist x 4 x 4
13. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or (2) f is continuous at x = 4
equal to x. Then
(3) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist
x 4 x 4
2 2
tan( sin x ) (| x | – sin ( x[ x ]))
lim
x 0 x2 (4) Both lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x ) exist but are
x 4 x 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] not equal
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals + 1
x4 1 x3 k 3
(3) Equals (4) Does not exist 20. If lim lim 2 , then k is
x 1 x 1 x k x k 2
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
39. lim
sin2 cos 4 x is equal to : (1) 14 (2) 7
x 0 x4 (3) 14 2 (4) 7 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 4 (2) 2
(3) 42 (4) 22
18 [1 x ]
40. Let a be an integer such that lim 1
lim n
1
1
1
.....
1
x 7 [ x 3a ]
46. n 2 1 2 3 2 1
n
exists, where [t] is greatest integer t. Then a is 1 n 1 n 1 n 1 n
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 2 2 2 2
(1) –6 (2) –2 is equal to
(3) 2 (4) 6
1
(1) (2) 1
41. Let [t] denote the greatest integer t and {t} 2
denote the fractional part of t. The integral value of
(3) 2 (4) –2
for which the left hand limit of the function
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2[ x ] { x } [ x ] 1
f(x) = [1 + x] + at x = 0 is
2[ x ] { x } 1
4 2
lim tan x
2 sin2 x 3 sin x 4
2
equal to , is __________. 47.
1 is equal to
3 x
2 sin2 x 6 sin x 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2
lim sin(3 x 4 x 1) x 2 1 1 1
42. If x 1 3 2
2 , then the (1) (2)
2 x 7 x ax b 12 18
value of (a – b) is equal to _______.
1 1
(3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 12 6
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
lim
sin cos 1 x x 50. If lim
n
n 2 n 1 n 0, then 8( + ) is
48.
x
1
2
1 tan cos 1
x is equal to :
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
1 1
(3) (4) e x e x sin x 2
2 2 51. If lim , where , , R,
x 0 2 3
x sin x
cos sin x cos x then which of the following is NOT correct?
49. lim 4 is equal to:
x 0 x
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 2 + 2 + 2 = 6
1 1
(1) (2) (2) + + + 1 = 0
3 4
(3) 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 0
1 1
(3) (4) (4) 2 – 2 + 2 = 4
6 12
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Chapter 18
Limits
1. Answer (1)
4f ( x ).f c( x ) | x 5 |
We have, lim
x o5 | x 5|
f:RoR x 5
f (3 x ) 4f ( x ).f c( x )
lim 1 Now R.H.L = lim x 5 0
x of f (x) x o5 1
§2 ·
f x 4f ( x )f c( x ) 5 x
f (2 x ) f (2 x ) ¨© 3 ¸¹ L.H.L = lim 0
. x o5 1
f (x) § 2 · f (x)
f ¨ x¸
©3 ¹ 3. Answer (4)
(f ( x ))2 9 ( S sin2 x )
lim lim sin [' sin( S T) sin T]
x o5 | x 5| x o0 x2
2.f ( x ).f c( x ) § d | x |·
lim '¨ |x| 2 sin2 x 3 cos x x2
x o5 1 1
.
| x 5| © dx x ¸¹ lim
tan 4 x
u =2
x of
x2 u 4x x
2 | x 5| x 5
4x
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
1 y 4 1
3log32 elog27 27 = ylim
p e o0 § ·
e2 e2 y 4 ¨ 1 1 y 4 2 ¸ 1 y 4 1
© ¹
8. Answer (1)
1 1
cot x cos x =
lim 2 2u2 4 2
xo
S ( S 2x )3
2 11. Answer (1)
S x([ x ] | x |) sin[ x ]
Put, x t lim
2 x o0 |x|
tan t sin t (0 h )([0 h] |0 h |) sin[0 h]
lim = lim
t o0 8t 3 h o0 |0 h |
t
sin t 2 sin2 ( h )( 1 h ) sin( 1)
2 = lim
= lim h o0 h
t o0 8t 3
= lim(1 h ) sin( 1)
1 h o0
= .
16 = –sin1
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2 2 sin2 x
§ x · § tan 2 x · § 4 x · 4 lim
= lim ¨ ¸ ¨ 2 x ¸ ¨ tan 4 x ¸ 22 x o0 ª xº
x o0 sin x
© ¹ © ¹ © ¹ 2 «1 cos »
¬ 2 ¼
=1
15. Answer (4)
sin2 x
cot 3 x tan x lim
lim x o0 x
xo
S § S· 2 2 sin2
4 cos ¨ x ¸ 4
© 4¹
(1 tan2 x )(1 tan x )(1 tan x ) 2
lim § sin x ·
S § cos x sin x · ¨ ¸ .16
xo
4 tan3 x ¨ ¸ © x ¹
© 2 ¹ lim 2
x o0
§ x·
(1 tan2 x )(1 tan x )(cos x sin x ) ¨ sin 4 ¸
lim 2 2¨ ¸
xo
S sin3 x § cos x sin x · ¨ x ¸
4 ¨ ¸ © 4 ¹
cos2 x © 2 ¹
(2)(2)
8
1 16
4 2
( 2)( 2) 2 2
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
¨ x 4 [x] 3 & 1 « » 0¸
© 4 ¬4¼ ¹
x 2sin x ª¬ x 2 2sin x 1 sin2 x x 1º¼
= lim
ªxº x o0 x 2 sin2 x x 2sin x
R.H.L lim [ x ] « » 4 1 3
x o4 ¬4¼
ª § sin x ·º ª 2 2 º
§ x ªx º · «1 2¨© x ¸¹» ¬ x 2sin x 1 sin x x 1¼
¬ ¼
¨ x ! 4 [x] 4 & ! 1 «4» 1¸ = lim
© 4 ¬ ¼ ¹ xo0 § sin2 x · § § sin x · ·
¨x ¸ ¨1 2 ¨ ¸¸
© x ¹ © © x ¹¹
ª4º
f (4) [4] « » 4 1 3
¬4¼ 3u2
= 2
LHL = f(4) = RHL 3
Hence, f(x) is continuous at x = 4 23. Answer (1)
f(x) = 5 – |x – 2|
20. Answer (3)
Graph of y = f(x)
4
x 1 § x3 k 3 ·
If lim lim ¨ 2 ¸ (2, 5)
x o1 x 1 x oK © x k 2 ¹
L·H·S·
x4 1 §0 · 2
Lt ¨ form ¸
x o1 x 1 ©0 ¹
4x3
Lt 4
x o1 1
f(x) is maximum at x = 2
3
x k 3 D=2
Now, lim 4
x oK 2
x k 2 g(x) = |x + 1|
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0
The indeterminate form is
0
by LcHospital rule
1 1
(a 2 x )2/3 .2 (3 x )2/3 .3
–1 lim 3 3
x oa 1 2/3 1
(3a x ) (4 x )2/3 .4
3 3
Put x = a
g(x) is minimum at x = –1
E = –1 2 3 1
2/3
(3a ) (3a )2/3 (3a)2/3 ( 1)
x 1 x 2 x 3 x 1 x 3
lim lim 2/3 2/3 1 ( 3)
x o2 x 2 x4 x o2 x4 § 1 · 4§ 1 ·
¨ 4a ¸ 3 ¨ 4a ¸ (4a)2/3
© ¹ © ¹
1 2/3
§4· 1
2 ¨ ¸
©3¹ 3
24. Answer (3)
1/3
1 2§2·
§ 3x 2 2 · x2 3 ¨© 9 ¸¹
lim ¨ 2 ¸
x o0 ¨ 7 x 2 ¸
© ¹ 28. Answer (4)
lim § 3 x 2 2 7 x 2 2 · 1 t 2 f 2 ( x ) x 2 f 2 (t )
e x o0
¨¨ ¸¸ 2 lim 0
© 7x 2 2 ¹x
t ox tx
4 2tf 2 ( x ) 2 x 2f (t ) f c(t )
lim 0
e2 e 2 t ox 1
25. Answer (1) (Using L’Hospital’s Rule)
1/ x f c( x ) 1
§ 1 tan x · f (x) xf c( x )
lim ¨ ¸ f (x) x
x o0 © 1 tan x ¹
Integrating w.r.t x, we get
§ 1 tan x (1 tan x ) · 1
lim ¨
1 tan x ¸
¹x In f(x) = In x + In C
e x o 0©
f(x) = Cx
§ 2 tan x · 1
lim ¨ ¸
x o 0 © 1 tan x ¹ x
' f(1) = e
e e2
C = e; so f(x) = ex
26. Answer (1)
When f(x) = 1 = ex
1– x + x 1
Here xlim =L
x
o0 O – x [x] e
1+ h + h 1 29. Answer (3)
Here L.H.L. = lim =
h o0 O h –1 O –1 Eq. P(x) = x2 – x – 2 = 0 x = 2, –1
1– h + h 1 D=2
R.H.L. = lim =
h o0 Oh0 O
1 cos( x 2 x 2)
' Limit exists. Hence L.H.L. = R.H.L. Now lim
x o 2 x2
O –1 = O
§ x2 x 2 ·
2 sin ¨¨ ¸¸
1 © 2 ¹
O= and L = 2 lim
2 x o 2 x2
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
=1 § x2 ·§ x2 ·
¨¨ 1 cos ¸¸ ¨¨ 1 cos ¸¸
31. Answer (2) 2 4 ¹
lim © 4
¹©
4
x o0 x x
( x 1)2 1
sin( x 1)4
³
lim 0
t cos(t 2 )dt
= lim 2
35. Answer (5)
x o1 ( x 1)sin( x 1) x o1 ( x 1)sin( x 1) § e4x – 1 ·
a–¨ ¸
¨ x ¸
L lim © ¹
1
sin( h 4 ) x o0 a e4x – 1
? L.H.L. = lim 2 0
1 ª« 4x º
h o0 h sinh 2
4x
a– ...»
x« 1 2 »
1 ¬ ¼
sin( h 4 ) L lim
R.H.L. = lim 2 0 x o0 ª 4x 4x
2 º
h o0 h sinh a« ...»
« 1 2 »
¬ ¼
? L.H.L = R.H.L. = 0
Clearly, a – 4 = 0 a = 4
( x 1)2 –8 –1
?
³
lim 0
t cos(t 2 )dt
0
L
16 2
b
x o1 ( x 1)sin( x 1)
So, a – 2b = 4 + 1 = 5
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1 1
(1– sin x ) 4 (1 sin x ) 4 ( x 2 – x 1) – (ax )2
u = xlim
of
1 1 x 2 – x 1 ax
(1– sin x ) 4 (1 sin x ) 4
(1 a2 )x 2 x 1
L = xlim
x 22 of x 2 – x 1 ax
Lim
1 1
x o0
For limit to exist finitely 1 – a2 = 0
(1– sin x ) 2 – (1 sin x ) 2
1
–1
x 1 x
1 1 lim lim
L = x of x of 1 1
(1– sin x ) 2 (1 sin x ) 2 x 2 – x 1 ax 1 a
u x x2
1 1
(1– sin x ) 2 (1 sin x ) 2
–1
L= b
1 a
8x For b to be finite, a z –1
Lim –4
x o0 1– sin x – 1– sin x
–1
? a = 1, b =
37. Answer (4) 2
D, E are roots of 39. Answer (3)
x2 + bx + c = 0 sin2 S cos 4 x
lim
? x2 + bx + c = (x – D) (x – E) ...(i) x o0 x4
Also E2 + bE + c = 0. ...(ii)
sin2 S S cos4 x
lim
x 2 bx c x o0 x4
e2 1 2 x 2 bx c 2
L lim u x D 2
x oE 2 2 § sin S 1 cos4 x ·
x E u x D
¨ ¸
lim ¨ ¸
x o0
¨ x2 ¸
x 2 bx c
© ¹
e2 1 2 x 2 bx c 2
L lim u lim x D 2
2
x oE 2
x bx c
x oE § sin S sin2 x 1 cos2 x ·
¨ ¸
lim ¨ ¸
x o0
¨ x2 ¸
Let x2 + bx + c = t © ¹
xoEto0 2
§ sin S sin 2 x 1 cos 2 x S sin 2 x 1 cos 2 x ·¸
¨
lim ¨ u ¸
e2t 1 2t 2 xo0 2
¨ S sin x 1 cos x
2 x2 ¸
L lim u ED © ¹
t o0 t2
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
18 [1 x ] 3x 2 4x 1 x 2 1
lim exist & a I. lim 2
x o7 [ x 3a] x o1 2 x 3 7 x 2 ax b
17 [ x ] 2
lim exist 2 x 1
x o7 [ x ] 3a lim 2
x o1 2 x 3 7 x 2 ax b
17 [ x ] 25 ª 7º So f(x) = 2x3 – 7x 2 + ax +b = 0 has x = 1 as
RHL = lim «a z 3 »
x o7 [ x ] 3a 7 3a ¬ ¼ repeated root, therefore f(1) = 0 and f c(1) = 0 gives
a + b + 5 and a = 8
17 [ x ] 24
LHL = lim [a z 2] So, a – b = 11
x o7 [ x ] 3a 6 3a
For limit to exist 43. Answer (4)
LHL = RHL
x 2 1 sin2 Sx
25 24 lim
x o1 x 4 2x 3 2x 1
7 3a 6 3a
25 8 x 1 x 1 sin2 Sx
7 3a 2a = xlim
o1 3
x 1 x 1
? a 6
Let x – 1 = t
41. Answer (3)
2 t t sin2 St
a2[ x ] { x } [ x ] 1 lim
f(x) = >1 x @ t o0 t3 t 2
2[ x ] { x }
lim f ( x ) 4 sin2 St
D · S2
x o0 3 = lim
t o0 S2t 2
x [ x ]
lim 1 [ x ] D [x] 1
D
4 = S2
x o0 x [x] 3 44. Answer (01)
h 1 Let x + 2cosx = a
lim 1 1 D 1 1
D
4
h o0
h 1 3 x+2=b
as x o 0, a o 2 and b o 2
D 1 2 4
? D
1 3 100
§ a3 2a2 3 sin a · x
3D – 10D + 3 = 0
2
lim ¨ ¸
x o 0 ¨ b3 2b2 3 sin b ¸
© ¹
1
? D = 3 or
3
100 ( a3 – b3 ) 2(a 2 – b2 )3(sin a –sin b )
lim
' D is integer, hence D = 3 b3 2b2 3 sin b
e x o0 x
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7 1 (2 – sin x )sin2 x
8 2 cos x sin x §0 · lim
lim ¨ 0 form ¸ 6 xo S 1 sin x
xo
S
4
2 2 sin2 x © ¹ 2
1
6
7 cos x sin x sin x cos x 12
lim using L–H
xo
S
2 2 cos 2 x 48. Answer (4)
4
Dx e 3 x 1 2 sin T 1
E lim , D\ lim 1 tan T
x o0
Dx e 3x
1 To0 2 tan T 2
49. Answer (3)
D § e3 x 1 · § x sin x ·
¨ ¸ 2sin x sin x ·sin¨
3 © 3x ¹ cos sin x cos x ¸
lim lim lim © 2 ¹
x o0 § e3 x 1 · xo0 x4 xo0 x4
Dx ¨ ¸
© 3x ¹
§ § x sin x ·§ x sin x · ·
So, D = 3 (to make indeterminant form) ¨¨ ¸¨ ¸¸
2 2
lim 2·¨ © ¹© ¹¸
x o0 ¨ x4 ¸
§ 9x2 · ¨ ¸
§ e 1·
3x ¨ 3x ..... ¸ © ¹
2
1 ¨ ¸ 1 © ¹
E lim © 3x ¹ 3x
x o0 3x 3x §§ x 3 x 5 ·§ x3 · ·
¨¨x x ... ¸¨ x x ... ¸ ¸
1 ¨ ¨© 3! 5! ¸¨ ¹© 3! ¸¹ ¸
lim ·¨ ¸
§9 3x
3
· x o0 2 ¨ x4 ¸
¨ x2 .... ¸ ¨ ¸
¨2 31 ¸ 1 © ¹
© ¹
9x 2 2
1 § x2 x 4 · § 1 x2 · 1
lim ·¨ 2 ... ¸ ¨ 1¸
1 5 x o0 2 ¨ ¸ ¨
3! 5! ¹ © 3! 5! ¸ 6
? DE 3 © ¹
2 2
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
lim n 2 n 1 nD E 0 De x Ee x J sin x 2
n of lim
x o0 2 3
x sin x
ª 1 1 Eº D + E = 0 (to make indeterminant form) ...(i)
lim n « 1 D » 0
n of ¬ n n 2 n¼ Now,
? D = –1
De x Ee x J cos x 2
lim (Using L-H Rule)
Now, x o0 3x 2 3
De x Ee x J sin x 2
lim (Using L-H Rule)
§ 1§ 1 1 · · E x o0 6x 3
¨ 1 ¨ 2 ¸ ..... ¸ 1
© 2©n n ¹ ¹ n
lim 0 DE J 2
n of 1
n 6 3
D–E–J=4 ...(iii)
1
E 0 J = –2
2
and (i) + (ii)
1
? E 2D = –J
2
D = 1 and E = –1
§ 1· and DE 2 + EJ2 + JD2 + 3 = 1 – 4 – 2 + 3 = –2
Now, 8(D + E) 8¨ ¸ 4
© 2¹
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