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JEE Advanced 2017 · Limits and Derivatives

Let f(x)=1−x(1+∣1−x∣)∣1−x∣cos⁡(11−x)f(x) = \frac{1-x(1+|1-x|)}{|1-x|}\cos\left(\frac{1}{1-x}\right) for x≠1x \neq 1. Then

Answers: A. lim⁡x→1−f(x)=0\lim_{x \to 1^{-}} f(x) = 0 · D. lim⁡x→1+f(x)\lim_{x \to 1^{+}} f(x) does not exist

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Let f(x) = (1-x(1+|1-x|))/(|1-x|)cos(1/(1-x)) for x ≠ 1. Then Given: f(x)=1−x(1+∣1−x∣)∣1−x∣cos⁡ ⁣(11−x),x≠1\text{Given: } f(x) = \dfrac{1-x(1+|1-x|)}{|1-x|}\cos\!\left(\dfrac{1}{1-x}\right),\quad x \neq 1 study one-sided limits as x→1− and x→1+\text{study one-sided limits as } x \to 1^- \text{ and } x \to 1^+ To find: which of (1)–(4) are TRUE\text{To find: which of (1)--(4) are TRUE} 1. simplify with h=x−11.\ \text{simplify with } h = x-1 2. left limit (x→1−)2.\ \text{left limit } (x \to 1^-) 3. right limit (x→1+), then decide3.\ \text{right limit } (x \to 1^+),\ \text{then decide} h=x−1,∣1−x∣=∣h∣,11−x=−1hh = x-1,\quad |1-x| = |h|,\quad \dfrac{1}{1-x} = -\dfrac{1}{h} f=1−(1+h)(1+∣h∣)∣h∣cos⁡ ⁣(−1h)f = \dfrac{1-(1+h)(1+|h|)}{|h|}\cos\!\left(-\dfrac{1}{h}\right) 1−(1+h)(1+∣h∣)=−h−(1+h)∣h∣1 - (1+h)(1+|h|) = -h - (1+h)|h| 1−x(1+∣1−x∣)∣1−x∣=−h−(1+h)∣h∣∣h∣\dfrac{1-x(1+|1-x|)}{|1-x|} = \dfrac{-h-(1+h)|h|}{|h|} =−h∣h∣−(1+h)= -\dfrac{h}{|h|} - (1+h) x→1−: h<0, ∣h∣=−h⇒h∣h∣=−1x \to 1^-:\ h < 0,\ |h| = -h \Rightarrow \dfrac{h}{|h|} = -1 −h−(1+h)∣h∣∣h∣=1−(1+h)=−h→0\dfrac{-h-(1+h)|h|}{|h|} = 1-(1+h) = -h \to 0 ∣cos⁡ ⁣(−1h)∣≤1\left|\cos\!\left(-\dfrac{1}{h}\right)\right| \le 1 −h→0⇒lim⁡x→1−f(x)=0-h \to 0 \Rightarrow \lim_{x\to1^-} f(x) = 0 lim⁡x→1−f(x)=0⇒(1) TRUE, (2) FALSE\lim_{x\to1^-} f(x) = 0 \Rightarrow \text{(1) TRUE},\ \text{(2) FALSE} x→1+: h>0, ∣h∣=h⇒h∣h∣=1x \to 1^+:\ h > 0,\ |h| = h \Rightarrow \dfrac{h}{|h|} = 1 −h−(1+h)∣h∣∣h∣=−1−(1+h)=−(2+h)→−2\dfrac{-h-(1+h)|h|}{|h|} = -1-(1+h) = -(2+h) \to -2 f≈−2cos⁡ ⁣(1h) as h→0+f \approx -2\cos\!\left(\dfrac{1}{h}\right) \text{ as } h \to 0^+ cos⁡(1/h) oscillates⇒lim⁡x→1+f(x) does not exist\cos(1/h) \text{ oscillates} \Rightarrow \lim_{x\to1^+} f(x) \text{ does not exist} lim⁡x→1+f(x) does not exist⇒(4) TRUE, (3) FALSE\lim_{x\to1^+} f(x) \text{ does not exist} \Rightarrow \text{(4) TRUE},\ \text{(3) FALSE} Answer: (1) and (4)\boxed{\text{Answer: (1) and (4)}}

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