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Study Materials: nth Derivative
Indeterminate Forms and L’Hospital Rule
Questions and Answers:
Q1: $\lim \limits_{x \to 0} [x] \quad$ [Solution]
Q2: $\lim \limits_{x \to \frac{3}{2}} [x] \quad$ [Solution]
Q3: Find $\lim \limits_{x \to 0} \dfrac{|x|}{x}$, if it exists.
Q4: $\lim \limits_{x \to 0} \dfrac{\sqrt{1+x}-1}{x}\quad$ [Solution]
Q5: Find the following limit: $\lim \limits_{x \to 0} x \sin \left(\dfrac{1}{x} \right)$ [Solution]
Q6: Find the value of k for which the function f(x) = $\begin{cases} \dfrac{1-\cos 4x}{8x^2} \,\, \text{ if } x \neq 0 \\ k \quad \quad \quad \quad \text{ if } x=0 \end{cases}$ is continuous at x=0. [Solution]
Q7: Find the relation between $a$ and $b$ if f(x) = $\begin{cases} \dfrac{\sin((a-1)x)+xe^x}{x} \,\, \text{ if } x \neq 0 \\ b \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \,\,\, \text{ if } x=0 \end{cases}$ is continuous at x=0.
Q8: Find the value of k for which the function f(x) = $\begin{cases} \dfrac{\tan 7x}{2x} \,\, \text{ if } x \neq 0 \\ k \quad \quad \quad \text{ if } x=0 \end{cases}$ is continuous at x=0. [Solution]
Q9: Define the function f(x) = $\begin{cases} x^2 \cos \left(\dfrac{1}{x} \right) \, \text{ if } x \neq 0 \\ 0 \quad \quad \quad \quad \,\, \text{ if } x=0 \end{cases}$. Find $f'(0)$. [Solution]
Q10: Find the nth derivatives for the functions $x^n, \dfrac{1}{x}, \ln x, \sin x$.
Q11: State Rolle’s theorem. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the functions below:
- f(x) = x2+2 on [-2, 2]
- f(x) = sinx on [-π, π]
- f(x) = tanx on [-π, π]
- f(x) = |x| on [-1, 1]
Q12: State Lagrange mean value theorem. Verify it for the function f(x) = x2+2x+3 on [4, 6].
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This article is written by Dr. Tathagata Mandal, Ph.D in Mathematics from IISER Pune (Algebraic Number Theory), Postdocs at IIT Kanpur & ISI Kolkata. Currently, working as an Assistant Prof. at Adamas University. Thank you for visiting the website.