Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

The value of $\underset{x→1}{\lim}\frac{\sqrt[3]{7+x^2}-\sqrt{3+x^2}}{x-1}$ is:

Options:

$-\frac{1}{3}$

$\frac{3}{2}$

$-\frac{1}{4}$

$\frac{1}{4}$

Correct Answer:

$-\frac{1}{3}$

Explanation:

$\underset{x→1}{\lim}\frac{\sqrt[3]{7+x^2}-\sqrt{3+x^2}}{x-1}$

It is an indeterminate $\frac{0}{0}$ form.

On applying L'Hospital's rule, we get :

$\underset{x→1}{\lim}\frac{\frac{1}{3}(7+x^2)^{-2/3}.2x-\frac{1}{2}(3+x^2)^{-1/2}.2x}{1-0}$

$=\frac{1}{3}(8)^{-2/3}.2-\frac{2}{2}(4)^{-1/2}=\frac{2}{3}(2)^{-2}-\frac{2}{2}^{-1}=\frac{2}{3}[\frac{1}{4}]-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{-1}{3}$