Limit Continuity and Differentiability 7 Question 7

7. Let f:(1,1)R be a function defined by f(x)=maxx,1x2. If K be the set of all points at which f is not differentiable, then K has exactly

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(a) three elements

(b) five elements

(c) two elements

(d) one element

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 7. (b)

Solution:

  1. We have, xloge(logex)x2+y2=4, which can be written as

y2=4+x2xloge(logex)

Now, differentiating Eq. (i) w.r.t. x, we get

2ydydx=2xx1logex1x1loge(logex)

[by using product rule of derivative]

dydx=2x1logexloge(logex)2y

Now, at x=e,y2=4+e2eloge(logee)

=4+e2eloge(1)=4+e20=e2+4y=e2+4dydx=2e102e2+4=2e12e2+4 [using Eq. (ii)] 



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