Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section A

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

If f'(3) = 5 then $\lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f\left(3+h^2\right)-f\left(3-h^2\right)}{2 h^2}$ is :

Options:

5

1/5

2

None of these

Correct Answer:

5

Explanation:

$\lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f\left(3+h^2\right)-f\left(3-h^2\right)}{2 h^2}$

$=\lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f\left(3+h^2\right)-f(3)+f(3)-f\left(3-h^2\right)}{2 h^2}$

$=\frac{1}{2} \lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f\left(3+h^2\right)-f(3)}{h^2}+\frac{1}{2} \lim\limits_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f\left(3-h^2\right)-f(3)}{-h^2}$

$=\frac{1}{2} f'(3)+\frac{1}{2} f'(3)=\frac{1}{2}(5)+\frac{1}{2}(5)=5$

Hence (1) is correct answer.