Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

If $f(x)=\left\{\begin{matrix}\frac{tan(\frac{\pi}{4}-x)}{cot2x}, & x≠\frac{\pi}{4}\\K , &x=\frac{\pi}{4}\end{matrix}\right.$ is continuous at $x=\frac{\pi}{4}$, then the value of K is :

Options:

1

2

$\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{4}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → $\frac{1}{2}$

$f(x)=\left\{\begin{matrix}\frac{\tan(\frac{\pi}{4}-x)}{\cot 2x}, & x≠\frac{\pi}{4}\\K , &x=\frac{\pi}{4}\end{matrix}\right.$

$f(\frac{\pi}{4})=k$, $\lim\limits{x→\frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{\tan(\frac{\pi}{4}-x)}{\cot 2x}$

as $\frac{\tan(\frac{\pi}{4}-x)}{\cot 2x}=\frac{1-\tan x}{1+\tan x}\frac{2\tan x}{1-\tan^2x}=\frac{2\tan x}{(1+\tan x)^2}$

$=\lim\limits{x→\frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{2\tan x}{(1+\tan x)^2}=\frac{2}{2^2}=\frac{1}{2}$