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JEE Advanced 2015 · Continuity and Differentiability

Let g:R→Rg : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a differentiable function with g(0)=0g(0) = 0, g′(0)=0g'(0) = 0 and g′(1)≠0g'(1) \neq 0. Let f(x)={x∣x∣ g(x),x≠00,x=0f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{x}{|x|}\, g(x), & x \neq 0 \\ 0, & x = 0 \end{cases} and h(x)=e∣x∣h(x) = e^{|x|} for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}. Let (f∘h)(x)(f \circ h)(x) denote f(h(x))f(h(x)) and (h∘f)(x)(h \circ f)(x) denote h(f(x))h(f(x)). Then which of the following is (are) true?

Answers: A. ff is differentiable at x=0x = 0 · D. h∘fh \circ f is differentiable at x=0x = 0

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g(0)=0,g′(0)=0,g′(1)≠0g(0)=0,\quad g'(0)=0,\quad g'(1)\neq 0

f(x)=x∣x∣ g(x) (x≠0),f(0)=0f(x)=\dfrac{x}{|x|}\,g(x)\ (x\neq 0),\quad f(0)=0

h(x)=e∣x∣h(x)=e^{|x|}

Check differentiability at x=0 of:\text{Check differentiability at } x=0 \text{ of:}

f,h,f∘h,h∘ff,\quad h,\quad f\circ h,\quad h\circ f

Use f′(0)=lim⁡x→0f(x)−f(0)x\text{Use } f'(0)=\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{f(x)-f(0)}{x}

Compare the left and right derivatives\text{Compare the left and right derivatives}

f′(0)=lim⁡x→01x⋅x∣x∣ g(x)f'(0)=\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{1}{x}\cdot\dfrac{x}{|x|}\,g(x)

x→0+: g(x)x→g′(0)=0,x→0−: −g(x)x→−g′(0)=0x\to0^{+}:\ \dfrac{g(x)}{x}\to g'(0)=0,\qquad x\to0^{-}:\ -\dfrac{g(x)}{x}\to -g'(0)=0

∴f′(0)=0⇒(1) TRUE\therefore f'(0)=0 \Rightarrow (1)\ \text{TRUE}

h′(0+)=1,h′(0−)=−1h'(0^{+})=1,\qquad h'(0^{-})=-1

1≠−1⇒h not differentiable at 0⇒(2) FALSE1\neq -1 \Rightarrow h \text{ not differentiable at } 0 \Rightarrow (2)\ \text{FALSE}

(f∘h)(x)=f(e∣x∣)=g(e∣x∣)(f\circ h)(x)=f(e^{|x|})=g(e^{|x|})

(f∘h)′(0+)=g′(1),(f∘h)′(0−)=−g′(1)(f\circ h)'(0^{+})=g'(1),\qquad (f\circ h)'(0^{-})=-g'(1)

g′(1)≠0⇒not differentiable⇒(3) FALSEg'(1)\neq 0 \Rightarrow \text{not differentiable} \Rightarrow (3)\ \text{FALSE}

(h∘f)(x)=e∣f(x)∣=e∣g(x)∣(h\circ f)(x)=e^{|f(x)|}=e^{|g(x)|}

g′(0)=0⇒g(x)=o(x)⇒∣g(x)∣=o(∣x∣)g'(0)=0 \Rightarrow g(x)=o(x) \Rightarrow |g(x)|=o(|x|)

(h∘f)′(0)=lim⁡x→0e∣g(x)∣−1x=0⇒(4) TRUE(h\circ f)'(0)=\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{e^{|g(x)|}-1}{x}=0 \Rightarrow (4)\ \text{TRUE}

Answer: (1) and (4)\boxed{\text{Answer: (1) and (4)}}

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