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JEE Advanced 2012 · Limits and Derivatives

Let α(a)\alpha(a) and β(a)\beta(a) be the roots of the equation (1+a3−1)x2+(1+a−1)x+(1+a6−1)=0\left(\sqrt[3]{1+a}-1\right)x^{2}+\left(\sqrt{1+a}-1\right)x+\left(\sqrt[6]{1+a}-1\right)=0 where a>−1a>-1. Then lim⁡a→0+α(a)\lim_{a\rightarrow0^{+}}\alpha(a) and lim⁡a→0+β(a)\lim_{a\rightarrow0^{+}}\beta(a) are

Answer: B. −12-\frac{1}{2} and −1-1

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(1+a3−1)x2+(1+a−1)x+(1+a6−1)=0\left(\sqrt[3]{1+a}-1\right)x^{2}+\left(\sqrt{1+a}-1\right)x+\left(\sqrt[6]{1+a}-1\right)=0 α(a), β(a) are its roots,a>−1\alpha(a),\ \beta(a) \text{ are its roots},\qquad a>-1 To find: lim⁡a→0+α(a),lim⁡a→0+β(a)\text{To find: } \lim_{a\to0^{+}}\alpha(a),\quad \lim_{a\to0^{+}}\beta(a) (1) −52, 1(2) −12, −1(1)\ -\dfrac{5}{2},\,1 \qquad (2)\ -\dfrac{1}{2},\,-1 (3) −72, 2(4) −92, 3(3)\ -\dfrac{7}{2},\,2 \qquad (4)\ -\dfrac{9}{2},\,3 Plan: put t=(1+a)1/6 ⇒ 1+a=t6\text{Plan: put } t=(1+a)^{1/6}\ \Rightarrow\ 1+a=t^{6} all three radicals become powers of t\text{all three radicals become powers of } t a→0+ ⇒ t→1+a\to0^{+}\ \Rightarrow\ t\to1^{+} t=(1+a)1/6,a=t6−1t=(1+a)^{1/6},\qquad a=t^{6}-1 a→0+ ⇒ t→1+,t>1a\to0^{+}\ \Rightarrow\ t\to1^{+},\quad t>1 1+a3=(1+a)1/3=t2\sqrt[3]{1+a}=(1+a)^{1/3}=t^{2} 1+a=(1+a)1/2=t3\sqrt{1+a}=(1+a)^{1/2}=t^{3} 1+a6=(1+a)1/6=t\sqrt[6]{1+a}=(1+a)^{1/6}=t (t2−1)x2+(t3−1)x+(t−1)=0(t^{2}-1)x^{2}+(t^{3}-1)x+(t-1)=0 (t−1)(t+1)x2+(t−1)(t2+t+1)x+(t−1)=0(t-1)(t+1)x^{2}+(t-1)(t^{2}+t+1)x+(t-1)=0 (t−1)[(t+1)x2+(t2+t+1)x+1]=0(t-1)\left[(t+1)x^{2}+(t^{2}+t+1)x+1\right]=0 t>1⇒t−1≠0 ⇒ (t+1)x2+(t2+t+1)x+1=0t>1\Rightarrow t-1\neq0\ \Rightarrow\ (t+1)x^{2}+(t^{2}+t+1)x+1=0 a→0+ ⇔ t→1+:(t+1)→2,(t2+t+1)→3a\to0^{+}\ \Leftrightarrow\ t\to1^{+}:\quad (t+1)\to2,\quad (t^{2}+t+1)\to3 2x2+3x+1=02x^{2}+3x+1=0 (2x+1)(x+1)=0 ⇒ x=−12 or x=−1(2x+1)(x+1)=0\ \Rightarrow\ x=-\dfrac{1}{2}\ \text{or}\ x=-1 lim⁡a→0+α(a)=−12,lim⁡a→0+β(a)=−1\lim_{a\to0^{+}}\alpha(a)=-\dfrac{1}{2},\qquad \lim_{a\to0^{+}}\beta(a)=-1 (2) −12 and −1\boxed{(2)\ -\dfrac{1}{2}\ \text{and}\ -1}

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