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JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 · Mathematics · Limits · medium

Define f(x)=lim n→∞(x^2n x^2+x)/(x^2n+1) for real x.

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Define f(x)=lim⁡n→∞x2n x2+xx2n+1f(x)=\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{x^{2n}\,x^{2}+x}{x^{2n}+1} for real xx. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  1. A. ff is continuous at x=1x=1
  2. B. ff is differentiable at x=1x=1
  3. C. f(−1)=0f(-1)=0
  4. D. ∫02f(x) dx=196\displaystyle\int_{0}^{2}f(x)\,dx=\dfrac{19}{6}
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Answer: A, C

For ∣x∣<1|x|<1, x2n→0x^{2n}\to0 so f(x)=xf(x)=x. For ∣x∣>1|x|>1, x2n→∞x^{2n}\to\infty and f(x)=x2f(x)=x^{2}. At x=±1x=\pm1, x2n=1x^{2n}=1, so f(±1)=x2+x2f(\pm1)=\frac{x^2+x}{2}, giving f(1)=1f(1)=1 and f(−1)=0f(-1)=0. (A) True: the left limit at 11 is 11, the right limit is 12=11^2=1 and f(1)=1f(1)=1. (B) False: from the left f′=1f'=1, from the right f′=2x=2f'=2x=2, so the one-sided derivatives differ and ff is not differentiable at 11. (C) True: f(−1)=1−12=0f(-1)=\frac{1-1}{2}=0 (note that ff is discontinuous there, since the left limit is −1-1 and the right limit is 11). (D) False: ∫02f dx=∫01x dx+∫12x2dx=12+73=176\int_0^2 f\,dx=\int_0^1x\,dx+\int_1^2x^2dx=\frac12+\frac73=\frac{17}{6}, not 196\frac{19}{6}. Correct options: A and C.
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