Limits and Derivatives
Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Mathematics
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EXERCISE 12.1
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The leading term is , so the limit is
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So
Now substitute :
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Cancel :
Substitute :
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provided so the expression is defined. Hence the limit is .
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Now substitute by cancelling the common factor from the original form:
So the expression becomes
Thus
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As , each of the first two factors tends to . Therefore,
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Let . Then and
So the limit is .
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Then
Now
so
As , this tends to .
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Now use and :
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provided so the cancellation is valid in the limit.
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Then
Now
so the limit is . More directly, using ,
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since tangent has period . Therefore
But because , the computation gives , not .
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23Find and , where Show solution
At :
- left side gives
- right side gives
So
At , since , use :
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24Find , where Show solution
- from the left:
- from the right:
The left and right limits are different, so the limit does not exist.
But the question asks for , and since the one-sided limits are unequal, the limit does not exist.
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25Evaluate , where Show solution
So
Since the left and right limits are not equal, the limit at does not exist.
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26Find , where Show solution
- if , then , so
- if , then , so
Thus the left hand limit at is and the right hand limit is . Since they are not equal, the limit at does not exist.
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27Find , where Show solution
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28Suppose
and if what are possible values of and ?Show solution
For :
So,
For :
So,
Solving:
Then
So the possible values are ** and **.
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29Let be fixed real numbers and define a function
What is ? For some , compute .Show solution
If , then none of the factors is zero at , so the product is a polynomial and its limit equals its value at :
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30If .Show solution
Hence as ,
For , , so
Hence as ,
Since the left and right hand limits are different, the limit at does not exist.
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31If the function satisfies , evaluate .Show solution
As , we have . For the quotient to have a finite limit, the numerator must also approach :
Therefore
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32If . For what integers and does both Show solution
At :
- from ,
- from ,
So for to exist,
At :
- from ,
- from ,
These are automatically equal, so the limit at exists for any integers once .
Hence the required condition is
for integers .
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EXERCISE 12.2
1Find the derivative of at .Show solution
At :
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2Find the derivative of at .Show solution
So at it is still .
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3Find the derivative of at .Show solution
So at , the derivative is .
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4(i)Find the derivative of the following functions from first principle.Show solution
1. For ,
2. For ,
3. For ,
4. For , using the quotient rule,
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4(ii)Find the derivative of the following functions from first principle.Show solution
we differentiate term by term:
Now,
and
Hence
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4(iii)Find the derivative of the following functions from first principle.Show solution
(i)
(ii)
Use product rule:
So
(iii)
So the derivative is
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4(iv)Find the derivative of the following functions from first principle.Show solution
Using the quotient rule with numerator and denominator :
So
Expanding the numerator:
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5For the function
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differentiate term by term:
This is the required derivative.
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EXERCISE 12.1
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