Aims tutorial

1. S.T f(x) = ( ) { ( )

1st year Mathematics IB

where a and ( ( (
( )

(Important questions)
( ( ( ) )

)( )(

) )

b are real constants, is continuous at 0. Sol:

(
( )

))

(
( )

= =-2 = (
( )( )

6. H/W

( ( )(

) )

) ) ( ) ( )s 7.

Given f (0) = (

Compute Sol: = =2cosa.

(

lim
(

x 0

sin(a bx) sin(a bx) x

) ) ( ) ( ( ) )

f(x) is continuous at x=0. 2. Check the continuity of f given by ( )

( ) ) ( ( ) ) ) )

{( Sol: = =

( )
( ( )( )(

=2cosa.1 .b =2bcosa 8.
Show that lim
x a

x sin a a sin x sina - acosa xa

( ) Sol: = = = ( ) ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ( ( ) ) ) ( )

f(x) is continuous at x=3. 3. Check the continuity of following function at 2 ( ( ) Sol: = ( { )

-a
( ( ) ( ) )
( )

=sina-a =sina a =sina-acosa.

.
1

=2- =2-1=1 ( ) ( ) ( ) f(x) is not continuous at x=2.

8 8 9. Compute lim (1 x) (1 x) x 0 x

Sol: H/W 10. Is f defined by

4. Find real constants a,b so that the function f ( ) given by f(x)= { continuous on R ( ) Sol: ( ) ( : Since f(x) is continuous LHS=RHS a=0. ( ) : ( ( ) : ( Since f(x) is continuous LHS=RHS 3b+3=-3 3b=-6 b=-2 ( ) on R ) )=3b+3 on R )=0+a=a is {

11. Is f defined by ( ) {

5. Sol:

),