Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

Let f: R → R be such that f(1) = 3 and f'(1) = 6. Then $\underset{x→0}{\lim}\begin{pmatrix}\frac{f(1+x)}{f(1)}\end{pmatrix}^{1/x}$ equals

Options:

1

$e^{1/2}$

$e^2$

$e^3$

Correct Answer:

$e^2$

Explanation:

Let $l=\underset{x→0}{\lim}\begin{pmatrix}\frac{f(1+x)}{f(1)}\end{pmatrix}^{1/x}$

$∴\log l=\underset{x→0}{\lim}\frac{1}{x}\log\begin{pmatrix}\frac{f(1+x)}{f(1)}\end{pmatrix}=\underset{x→0}{\lim}\frac{\log f(1+x)-\log f(1)}{x}=\frac{d}{dx}[\log f(x+1)]_{At\,x=1}$

$=\frac{1}{f(1)}f'(1)=\frac{6}{3}=2$

$∴l=e^2$