Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

If $\underset{x→∞}{\lim}(1+\frac{λ}{x}+\frac{μ}{x^2})^{2x}=e^2$, then

Options:

λ = 1, μ = 2

λ = 2, μ = 1

λ = 1, μ = any real constant

λ = μ = 1

Correct Answer:

λ = 1, μ = any real constant

Explanation:

$\underset{x→∞}{\lim}\begin{pmatrix}1+\frac{λx+μ}{x^2}\end{pmatrix}^{2x}=\underset{x→∞}{\lim}\begin{pmatrix}1+\frac{1}{\frac{x^2}{λx+μ}}\end{pmatrix}^{\frac{x^2}{λx+μ}.\frac{2(λx+μ)}{x}}$

$=\begin{bmatrix}\underset{x→∞}{\lim}\begin{pmatrix}1+\frac{1}{\frac{x^2}{λx+μ}}\end{pmatrix}^{\frac{x^2}{λx+μ}}\end{bmatrix}^{\underset{x→∞}{\lim}\frac{2(λx+μ)}{x}}=e^{\underset{x→∞}{\lim}\begin{pmatrix}2λ+\frac{2μ}{x}\end{pmatrix}}=e^{2λ}$

$∴e^{2λ}=e^2$  $∴λ=1$