Chapter 18

Limits

1. Let f : R  R be a positive increasing function with 1

lim
f (3 x )
 1. Then lim
f (2 x )
 [AIEEE-2010]
6. Let p  lim 1  tan2 x
x 0 
  2x then log p is equal to
x  f ( x ) x  f ( x )
[JEE (Main)-2016]
2
(1) 1 (2) 1
3 (1) 1 (2)
2
3
(3) (4) 3 1
2 (3) (4) 2
4
2. Let f : R  [0, ) be such that lim f  x  exists
x 5 1
 (n  1)(n  2)...3n  n
7. lim   is equal to
f  x 
2
–9 n   n 2n 
and lim  0 . Then xlim
 5 f(x) equals
x5 |x –5| [JEE (Main)-2016]
[AIEEE-2011]
27 9
(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) 2 (2)
e e2
(3) 0 (4) 1
18
(3) 3 log3 – 2 (4)
(1  cos 2 x )(3  cos x ) e4
3. lim is equal to
x 0 x tan 4 x
[JEE (Main)-2013] cot x  cos x
8. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2017]
x
 (   2)3
1 1 2
(1)  (2)
4 2
1 1
(3) 1 (4) 2 (1) (2)
16 8
sin(  cos2 x )
4. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014] 1 1
x 0 x2 (3) (4)
4 24
(1) – (2) 
9. For each t  R, let [t] be the greatest integer less
 than or equal to t. Then [JEE (Main)-2018]
(3) (4) 1
2
  1 2  15  
lim x        ......    
lim
1  cos 2x  3  cos x  x 0  x
    x  x 
5. is equal to
x 0 x tan 4 x
(1) Is equal to 0
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(2) Is equal to 15
(1) 4 (2) 3
(3) Is equal to 120
1
(3) 2 (4)
2 (4) Does not exist (in R)
 1 1 y 4  2  – 2sin–1 x
10. lim [JEE (Main)-2019] 16. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
y 0 y4 x 1
1– x

1 2 
(1) Exists and equals
2 2  
2 1
(1)

(2)
2
(2) Does not exist
1
(3)  (4)
1 2
(3) Exists and equals
4 2
sin2 x
1 17. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) Exists and equals x 0 2  1  cos x
2 2
11. For each x  R, let [x] be the greatest integer less (1) 2 (2) 2 2
x([ x ] | x |) sin[ x ]
than or equal to x. Then lim is (3) 4 (4) 4 2
x 0 |x|
18. Let f : R R be a differentiable function satisfying
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
1
(1) –sin1 (2) 1  1  f (3  x ) – f (3)  x
f(3) + f(2) = 0. Then lim   is
(3) sin1 (4) 0 x 0  1  f (2 – x ) – f (2) 
12. For each t R, let [t] be the greatest integer less equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
than or equal to t. Then,
(1) e (2) 1
x  (3) e2 (4) e–1
(1 | x |  sin | 1  x |)sin  [1  x ] 
 2 
lim x
x 1 | 1  x | [1  x ] 19. If f(x) = [x] –   , x  R, where [x] denotes the
4
[JEE (Main)-2019] greatest integer function, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals 1
(1) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist
(3) Equals –1 (4) Does not exist x 4 x 4

13. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or (2) f is continuous at x = 4
equal to x. Then
(3) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist
x 4 x 4
2 2
tan(  sin x )  (| x | – sin ( x[ x ]))
lim
x 0 x2 (4) Both lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x ) exist but are
x 4 x 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] not equal
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals  + 1
x4 1 x3  k 3
(3) Equals  (4) Does not exist 20. If lim  lim 2 , then k is
x 1 x  1 x k x  k 2

x cot (4 x ) [JEE (Main)-2019]

14. lim is equal to
x 0 sin2 x cot 2 (2 x )
4 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
3 2
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 1 (4) 0 8 3
(3) (4)
3 8
cot3 x – tan x
15. lim is [JEE (Main)-2019] x 2  ax  b
 
x  cos  x   21. If lim  5 , then a + b is equal to
4  4 x 1 x 1
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 8 2 (2) 4
(1) 5 (2) –4
(3) 4 2 (4) 8 (3) 1 (4) –7
 x + 2sin x 28. Let f : (0, )  (0, ) be a differentiable function
22. lim is such that f(1) = e and
x 0 2 2
x + 2sin x + 1 – sin x – x + 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] t 2f 2  x   x 2f 2  t 
lim 0
(1) 3 (2) 6 t x tx
(3) 1 (4) 2 If f(x) = 1, then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
23. Let f(x) = 5 – |x – 2| and g(x) = |x + 1|, x  R. If (1) 2e (2) e
f(x) attains maximum value at  and g(x) attains 1 1
minimum value at , then (3) (4)
2e e
( x – 1)( x 2 – 5 x + 6) 29. If  is the positive root of the equation, p(x) = x2 – x
lim is equal to
x  –  x 2 – 6x + 8 1  cos( p( x ))
– 2 = 0, then lim is equal to
x   x4
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 1/2 (2) –1/2
1 1
(3) –3/2 (4) 3/2 (1) (2)
2 2
1
 3x 2  2  x2 3 3
24. lim  2  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
x 0  7 x  2  2 2
 
1  2 4 
(1) e (2) x  e( 1 x  x 1)/ x  1
e
30. lim  
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x 0 2 4
1 1 x  x  1
(3) (4) e2
e2 (1) Is equal to 0 (2) Is equal to e
1 (3) Is equal to 1 (4) Does not exist
  x
25. lim  tan   x   is equal to  ( x 1)2 
x 0  4   0 t cos(t 2 )dt 
31. lim   [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) e2 (2) 1 x 1 ( x – 1)sin( x – 1)
 
 
(3) e (4) 2
(1) Does not exist (2) Is equal to 0
26. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. If for some
1
1 x  x (3) Is equal to 1 (4) Is equal to
  R – {0, 1}, lim  L, then L is 2
x 0   x  x
3 x  33  x  12
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 32. lim is equal to ________.
x 2 x
3 2  31 x
1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 (2)
2 x  x 2  x 3  ...  x n – n
33. If lim  820, (n  N ) then
(3) 0 (4) 1 x 1 x –1
the value of n is equal to _______
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(a  2 x ) 3  (3 x )3
27. lim (a  0) is equal to
x a 1 1  1  x2 x2 x2 x2 
(3a  x )3  (4 x )3 34. If lim  8 1 cos  cos  cos cos   2k ,
x 0 x
  2 4 2 4 
[JEE (Main)-2020]
then the value of k is _________.
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 2   2 3  2   2 3
(1)     (2)
 9  3 
 3  9 
  
35. If lim
ax – e 4x – 1  
exists and is equal to b, then
4 4
x 0 ax e – 1  4x

 2 3 2 3 the value of a –2b is _________.
(3)   (4) 9
3   [JEE (Main)-2021]
36. The value of xlim

 8
x
8
 0  1– sin x – 1  sin x 

 is equal 43. The value of lim
 x 2  1 sin2  x 
is equal to
x 1 x 4  2x 3  2 x  1
to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4 (2) –4 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) –1 (4) 0
37. If ,  are the distinct roots of x2 + bx + c = 0, then 2 2
(1) (2)
e

2 x 2  bx  c   1  2  x 2  bx  c  6 3
lim is equal to :
x   x   2 2
(3) (4) 2
2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) b2 – 4c (2) b2 + 4c 100
(3) 2(b2 + 4c) (4) 2(b2 – 4c)  ( x  2cos x )3  2( x  2cos x )2  3 sin( x  2cos x )  x
44. lim  
x 0  
lim   x  1  ax   b, then the ordered pair
 ( x  2)3  2( x  2)2  3 sin( x  2) 
38. If 2
x
x  is equal to _________.
(a, b) is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 1  1
(1)  1,  (2)  –1, – 
 2  2 8 2   cos x  sin x 
7

45. lim is equal to

 1  1 x

2  2 sin 2 x
(3)  –1,  (4)  1, –  4
 2  2

39. lim

sin2  cos 4 x  is equal to : (1) 14 (2) 7

x 0 x4 (3) 14 2 (4) 7 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 4 (2) 2
(3) 42 (4) 22
 
18  [1  x ]  
40. Let a be an integer such that lim 1
lim n 
1

1

1
 ..... 
1 
x 7 [ x  3a ]
46. n 2  1 2 3 2n
 1 
exists, where [t] is greatest integer  t. Then a is  1 n 1 n 1 n 1 n 
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]  2 2 2 2 
(1) –6 (2) –2 is equal to
(3) 2 (4) 6
1
(1) (2) 1
41. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t and {t} 2
denote the fractional part of t. The integral value of
(3) 2 (4) –2
 for which the left hand limit of the function
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2[ x ] { x }  [ x ]  1
f(x) = [1 + x] + at x = 0 is
2[ x ]  { x }  1 
4 2 
lim tan x

 2 sin2 x  3 sin x  4
 2 

equal to   , is __________. 47.
  1  is equal to

 
3 x
2   sin2 x  6 sin x  2 2
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2
lim sin(3 x  4 x  1)  x 2  1 1 1
42. If x 1 3 2
 2 , then the (1) (2) 
2 x  7 x  ax  b 12 18
value of (a – b) is equal to _______.
1 1
(3)  (4)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 12 6
 lim
 
sin cos 1 x  x 50. If lim
n 
 
n 2  n  1  n    0, then 8( + ) is
48.
x
1
2

1  tan cos1 x  is equal to :
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]

[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 4 (2) –8

(1) 2 (2)  2 (3) –4 (4) 8

1 1
(3) (4)  e x  e  x   sin x 2
2 2 51. If lim  , where , ,   R,
x 0 2 3
x sin x
cos  sin x   cos x then which of the following is NOT correct?
49. lim is equal to:
x 0 x4
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 2 +  2 + 2 = 6
1 1
(1) (2) (2)  +  +  + 1 = 0
3 4
(3)  2 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 0
1 1
(3) (4) (4) 2 –  2 + 2 = 4
6 12


Chapter 18

Limits
1. Answer (1)
4f ( x ).f c( x ) | x  5 |
We have, lim
x o5 | x 5|
f:RoR x 5

f (3 x ) 4f ( x ).f c( x )
lim 1 Now R.H.L = lim x 5 0
x of f (x) x o5 1
§2 ·
f x 4f ( x )f c( x ) 5  x
f (2 x ) f (2 x ) ¨© 3 ¸¹ L.H.L = lim 0
. x o5 1
f (x) § 2 · f (x)
f ¨ x¸
©3 ¹ 3. Answer (4)

§x· 2 sin2 x ˜ (3  cos x )

f¨ ¸ lim
f (2 x ) 1 x o0 tan 4 x
.
3
. © ¹ 4x 2 ˜
§ 2 · f ( x ) § 2x · 4x
f ¨ x¸ f¨ ¸
©3 ¹ f § x· © 3 ¹
¨3¸ 2u 4
© ¹ 2
4
f (2 x ) 4. Answer (2)
Taking limit x ofand lim l
x of f (x)
sin( S cos2 x )
We find that, lim
x o0 x2
1 1
l 1u u sin( S(1– sin2 x )
1 l lim
x o0 x2
Ÿ l 2 = 1 Ÿ l = 1.
2. Answer (2) ( S – S sin2 x )
lim sin
f : R o (0, f) x o0 x2

(f ( x ))2  9 ( S sin2 x )
lim lim sin [' sin( S  T) sin T]
x o5 | x 5| x o0 x2

§0· ( S sin2 x ) S sin2 x

For existance of limit above form must be ¨ ¸ lim sin u
©0¹ x o0 ( S sin2 x ) x2
This is possible if and only if
2
lim f ( x ) 3 § sin x ·
lim 1u S ¨ ¸ S
x o5 x o0 © x ¹
Applying L' Hospital rule. 5. Answer (3)

2.f ( x ).f c( x ) § d | x |·
lim '¨ |x| 2 sin2 x ˜ 3  cos x x2
x o5 1 1
.
| x 5| © dx x ¸¹ lim
tan 4 x
u =2
x of
x2 u 4x x
2 | x 5| x 5
4x
6. Answer (2) 9. Answer (3)
1 1 ª 1º 1
p = lim 1  tan2 x 2x As 1  « » d
x o0 x ¬x¼ x
1
tan2 x 2 ª2º 2
lim 1  « » d
= e x o0 2 x x ¬x¼ x
2
lim 1 § tan x · 15
¨¨ ¸¸ 1 §r · 15 § r · 15
r
= e
x o0 2 © x ¹ = e2 ¦ ¨© x  1¸¹  ¦ ¨© x ¸¹ d ¦ x
r 1 r 1 r 1
1
logp = § 15 ª r º ·
2 120  lim x ¨ ¦ « » ¸ d 120
¨ ¸
x o0 © r 1 ¬ x ¼ ¹
7. Answer (1)
1 § ª 1º ª 2º ª 15 º ·
ª (n  1)(n  2)( n  3)....(n  2n ) º n Ÿ lim x ¨ « »  « »  ......  « » ¸ 120
p lim « » x o0  ©¬x¼ ¬x¼ ¬ x ¼¹
n of ¬ n. n. .....n ¼
10. Answer (3)
2n
1 §nr ·
log p lim
n of n r 1
¦ log ¨© n ¸¹ 1 1 y 4  2
A = lim
y o0 y4
2
= ³ log(1  x )dx § 4 ·§ 4 ·
¨ 1 1 y  2 ¸ ¨ 1 1 y  2 ¸
0 © ¹ © ¹
= lim
y o0 § ·
2
1.x y 4 ¨ 1 1 y 4  2 ¸
= >log(1  x )dx @02  ³ dx © ¹
1 x
0
1 1 y 4  2
ª2 § = lim
1 · º y o0 § ·
= 2log3  « ³ ¨ 1  1  x ¸ dx » y 4 ¨ 1 1  y 4  2 ¸
«¬0 © ¹ ¼» © ¹

= 2log3  > x  log(1  x )@0

2 1 y 4  1 1 y 4  1
= lim
y o0 § ·
= 2log3 – (2 – log3] y 4 ¨ 1 1 y 4  2 ¸ 1 y 4  1
logp = 3 log3 – 2 © ¹

1 y 4  1
3log32 elog27 27 = ylim
p e o0 § ·
e2 e2 y 4 ¨ 1 1 y 4  2 ¸ 1 y 4  1
© ¹
8. Answer (1)
1 1
cot x  cos x =
lim 2 2u2 4 2
xo
S ( S  2x )3
2 11. Answer (1)
S x([ x ]  | x |) ˜ sin[ x ]
Put, x t lim
2 x o0  |x|
tan t  sin t (0  h )([0  h]  |0  h |) ˜ sin[0  h]
lim = lim
t o0 8t 3 h o0 |0  h |
t
sin t ˜ 2 sin2 ( h )( 1  h ) sin( 1)
2 = lim
= lim h o0 h
t o0 8t 3
= lim(1  h ) sin( 1)
1 h o0
= .
16 = –sin1
12. Answer (1) 16. Answer (1)
§S ·
(1 | x |  sin | 1  x |)sin ¨ [1  x ] ¸ S  2 sin1 x
© 2 ¹ lim
lim x o1 1 x
x o1 | 1  x | [1  x ]
S lim f 1  h
(1 | 1  h |  sin | 1  1  h | sin [1  1  h ] h o0
lim 2
h o0 | 1  1  h | [1  1  h] S  2 sin 1 1  h
lim
§ S· ho0 1 1 h
( h  sin h )sin ¨  ¸
lim © 2¹
h o0 h( 1)
S  2 sin 1 1  h
=0 lim
h o0 h
13. Answer (4)
tan( S sin2 x )  ( x  0)2 1 1
lim  u2u 1
1 2
x o0 x 2 2 2sin 1 h 1 1 h
lim
§ tan( S sin2 x ) · h o0 1
= xlim ¨  1¸ 2 h
o0  ¨ x2 ¸
© ¹
=1+S 1 1
2 2
tan( S sin x )  (– x  sin x ) 2 sin 1
1 h h 2h
Also, lim– lim
x o0 x2 h o0 1
tan( S sin2 x )  x 2  sin2 x  2x sin x 2 h
lim
x o0 – x2
=S+1+1–2=S 1 1 2
As LHL z RHL 2u u
S 2 S
Limit does not exist
14. Answer (3) 17. Answer (4)

x cot 4 x sin2 x sin2 x

lim ª0 º
x o0 sin2 x ˜ cot 2 2 x lim lim «0 »
x o0 2  1  cos x x o0 x ¬ ¼
2  2cos2
x ˜ tan2 2 x 2
= lim
x o0 sin2 x ˜ tan 4 x
2 2 sin2 x
§ x · § tan 2 x · § 4 x · 4 lim
= lim ¨ ¸ ˜ ¨ 2 x ¸ ˜ ¨ tan 4 x ¸ ˜ 22 x o0 ª xº
x o0 sin x
© ¹ © ¹ © ¹ 2 «1  cos »
¬ 2¼
=1
15. Answer (4)
sin2 x
cot 3 x  tan x lim
lim x o0 x
xo
S § S· 2 2 sin2
4 cos ¨ x  ¸ 4
© 4¹
(1  tan2 x )(1  tan x )(1  tan x ) 2
lim § sin x ·
S § cos x  sin x · ¨ ¸ .16
xo
tan3 x ¨ ¸ x ¹
lim ©
4
© 2 ¹ 2
x o0
§ x·
(1  tan2 x )(1  tan x )(cos x  sin x ) ¨ sin
lim 2 2¨ 4¸
S sin3 x § cos x  sin x · x ¸
xo
4 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸
cos2 x © 2 ¹ © 4 ¹
(2)(2)
8
1 16
4 2
( 2)( 2) 2 2
18. Answer (2)
3x 2
Ÿ lim 4
1 x oK 2x
§ 1  f (3  x )  f (3) · x
l = lim ¨ ¸
x o0 © 1  f (2  x )  f (2) ¹ 3
Ÿ k 4
2
form : 1f
Ÿ l = el1, where 8
k
3
§ § 1  f (3  x )  f (3) · 1 ·
l1 = lim ¨ ¨  1¸ ¸ 21. Answer (4)
x o0 © 1  f (2  x )  f (2) ¹x¹
©
§ § f (3  x )  f (3)  f (2  x )  f (2) · 1 · x 2  ax  b
= lim ¨ ¨ lim 5
¸ ¸ x o1 x 1
x o0 ©
© 1  f (2  x )  f (2) ¹x¹
0 As limit is finite, 1 – a + b = 0
form :
0 2x  a §0 ·
Using L.H. Rule, Ÿ lim 5 ¨ form ¸
x o1 1 ©0 ¹
f '(3  x )  f '(2  x ) · § ·
l1 = lim §¨
1 i.e., 2 – a = 5
x o0 © 1 ¸ . xlim ¨
1  f (2  x )  f (2)
¸
¹ o 0 © ¹
or a = – 3
= fc(3) + fc(2) = 0
? b = –4
Ÿ l = el1 = 1
19. Answer (2) a + b = –3 – 4 = –7
22. Answer (4)
ªxº
L.H.L lim [ x ]  « » 30 3 x  2 sin x
x o4 ¬4¼ lim
x o0
§ x ªxº · x  2sin x  1  sin2 x  x  1
2

¨ x  4 Ÿ [x] 3&  1Ÿ « » 0¸
© 4 ¬4¼ ¹
x  2sin x ª¬ x 2  2sin x  1  sin2 x  x  1º¼
= lim
ªxº x o0 x 2  sin2 x  x  2sin x
R.H.L lim [ x ]  « » 4 1 3
x o 4 ¬4¼
ª § sin x ·º ª 2 2 º
§ x ªx º · «1 2¨© x ¸¹» ¬ x  2sin x  1  sin x  x  1¼
¬ ¼
¨ x ! 4 Ÿ [x] 4 & ! 1Ÿ «4» 1¸ = lim
© 4 ¬ ¼ ¹ xo0 § sin2 x · § § sin x · ·
¨x  ¸  ¨1 2 ¨ ¸¸
© x ¹ © © x ¹¹
ª4º
f (4) [4]  « » 4 1 3
¬4¼ 3u2
= 2
LHL = f(4) = RHL 3
Hence, f(x) is continuous at x = 4 23. Answer (1)
f(x) = 5 – |x – 2|
20. Answer (3)
Graph of y = f(x)
x4  1 § x3  k 3 ·
If lim lim ¨ 2 ¸ (2, 5)
x o1 x  1 x oK © x  k 2 ¹

L·H·S·

x4  1 §0 · 2
Lt ¨ form ¸
x o1 x 1 ©0 ¹

4x3
Lt 4
x o1 1
f(x) is maximum at x = 2

x3  k 3 D=2
Now, lim 4
x oK x2  k 2 g(x) = |x + 1|
 Graph of y = g (x) 27. Answer (2)

0
The indeterminate form is
0
by LcHospital rule
1 1
(a  2 x )2/3 .2  (3 x )2/3 .3
lim 3 3
–1 Ÿ x oa 1 1
(3a  x )2/3  (4 x )2/3 .4
3 3
Put x = a
g(x) is minimum at x = –1
E = –1 2 3 1

(3a )2/3 (3a )2/3 (3a)2/3 ( 1)
x 1 x  2 x  3 x 1 x  3 Ÿ
lim lim 2/3 2/3 1 ( 3)
x o2 x 2 x4 x o2 x4 § 1 · 4§ 1 ·
¨ 4a ¸  3 ¨ 4a ¸ (4a)2/3
© ¹ © ¹
1 2/3
§4· 1
2 Ÿ ¨ ¸
©3¹ 3
24. Answer (3)
1/3
1 2§2·
Ÿ
§ 3x 2  2 · x 2
3 ¨© 9 ¸¹
lim ¨ 2 ¸
x o0 ¨ 7 x  2 ¸
© ¹ 28. Answer (4)
lim § 3 x 2  2  7 x 2  2 · 1 t 2 f 2 ( x )  x 2 f 2 (t )
Ÿ e ¨¨
x o0
¸¸ 2 lim 0
© 7x 2  2 ¹x
t ox tx

4 2tf 2 ( x )  2 x 2f (t ) ˜ f c(t )
2 Ÿ lim 0
Ÿ e2 e t ox 1
25. Answer (1) (Using L’Hospital’s Rule)
1/ x f c( x ) 1
§ 1  tan x · Ÿ f (x) xf c( x ) Ÿ
lim ¨ ¸ f (x) x
x o0 © 1  tan x ¹
Integrating w.r.t x, we get
§ 1 tan x (1 tan x ) · 1
Ÿ lim ¨
1 tan x ¸
¹x Ÿ In f(x) = In x + In C
e x o 0©
Ÿ f(x) = Cx
§ 2 tan x · 1
Ÿ lim ¨ ¸ ' f(1) = e
e x o0 © 1 tan x ¹ x e2
Ÿ C = e; so f(x) = ex
26. Answer (1)
When f(x) = 1 = ex
1– x + x 1
Here xlim
o0 O – x  [ x ]
=L
Ÿ x
e
1+ h + h 1 29. Answer (3)
Here L.H.L. = lim =
h o0 O h –1 O –1 Eq. P(x) = x2 – x – 2 = 0 Ÿ x = 2, –1
1– h + h 1 Ÿ D=2
R.H.L. = lim =
h o0 Oh0 O
1  cos( x 2  x  2)
' Limit exists. Hence L.H.L. = R.H.L. Now lim
x o 2 x2
Ÿ O –1 = O
§ x2  x  2 ·
2 sin ¨¨ ¸¸
1 © 2 ¹
Ÿ O= and L = 2 lim
2 x o 2 x2
 sin( x 2  x  2) 32. Answer (36)
2
2 ( x 2  x  2)
lim u 3 x  33  x  12
x o2  § x2  x  2 · 2( x  2) lim x
x o2 
¨¨ 2
¸
¸ 3 2  31 x
© ¹
Let 3 = t As x o 2, t o 3
x/2

§ § x2  x  2 · · § 2 27 ·
¨ sin ¨¨
2
¸¸ ¸ ¨ t  2  12 ¸
1
lim ¨
¨ © ¹ ¸ u lim ( x  2)( x  1) ? lim ¨ t ¸
¸ ( x  2) t o3 ¨ 1 3 ¸
2 x o 2 ¨ x 2  x  2 ¸ x o 2 ¨  2 ¸
¨ ¸ © t t ¹
2
© ¹
= tlim t 3  3t 2  3t  9
o3
1 3
u 1u 3 = 36
2 2
33. Answer (40)
30. Answer (3)
x  x 2  x 3  ...  x n – n
lim 820
§ 1 x  x 1 · 2 4 x o1 x –1
x ¨e x  1¸ 1 x 2  x 4  1
¨ ¸ §0·
¨ ¸ e x 1 As it is ¨ ¸ form, Apply L ‘Hospital’s Rule.
lim © ¹ lim ©0¹
x o0 2 4 x o0
1 x  x  1 1 x2  x 4  1
§ 1  2x  3 x 2  ...  nx n 1 ·
x lim ¨ ¸¸ 820
x o1¨ 1
© ¹
x  x3 Ÿ 1 + 2 + 3 + ....... n = 820
e1 1 x 2  x 4 1 n (n  1)
lim Ÿ 820
x o0 x  x3 2
Ÿ n2 + n – 1640 = 0
1 1 x2  x 4
Ÿ (n – 40)(n + 41) = 0
2 ? n = 40
x  x3 1§ x  x3 ·
1  ¨¨ ¸¸  ...f  1 34. Answer (8)
1 1 x2  x4 2! © 1  1  x 2  x 4 ¹
lim
x o0 x  x3 1 °­ x2 x2 x2 x 2 °½
lim ®1  cos  cos  cos .cos ¾
1 1 x2  x4 x o0 x 8 ° 2 4 2 4 ¿°
¯
=1 § x2 ·§ x2 ·
¨¨ 1  cos ¸¸ ¨¨ 1  cos ¸¸
31. Answer (2) 2 4 ¹
lim © 4
¹©
4
x o0 x x
( x 1)2 1
sin( x  1)4
³
lim 0
t cos(t 2 )dt
= lim 2
35. Answer (5)
x o1 ( x  1)sin( x  1) x o1 ( x  1)sin( x  1) § e4x – 1 ·
a–¨ ¸
¨ x ¸
L lim © ¹
1
sin( h 4 ) x o0 a e4x – 1
? L.H.L. = lim 2 0
1 ª« 4x º
h o0 h ˜ sinh 2
4x
a–   ...»
x« 1 2 »
1 ¬ ¼
sin( h 4 ) L lim
R.H.L. = lim 2 0 x o0 ª 4x 4x
2 º
h o0 h sinh a«   ...»
« 1 2 »
¬ ¼
? L.H.L = R.H.L. = 0
Clearly, a – 4 = 0 Ÿ a = 4
( x 1)2 –8 –1
? lim
³0 ˜t cos(t 2 )dt
0
L
16 2
b
x o1 ( x  1)sin( x  1)
So, a – 2b = 4 + 1 = 5
36. Answer (2)
§ 2t
2
2t
3 ·
¨ 1  2t    ... ¸  1  2t
§ 1 1 · ¨ 2! 3! ¸
x ¨ (1– sin x )8  (1  sin x ) 8
u¨
¸ L lim © ¹ u ( D  E)2
Lim
1 1
¸ t o0 t 2
x o0 § 1 1·
¨ ¸¸
¨ (1– sin x )8 – (1  sin x )8 ¸ ¨ (1– sin x )8  (1  sin x ) 8
© ¹ © ¹
L = 2(D – E)2
= 2[(D + E)2 – 4DE]
§ 1 1· = 2[(–b)2 – 4c]
x ¨© (1– sin x ) 8  (1  sin x )8 ¸¹ L = 2(b2 – 4c)
Lim 38. Answer (4)
Ÿ x o0 1 1
(1– sin x ) 4 – (1  sin x ) 4
L lim x 2  x  1 – ax
x of

1 1
(1– sin x ) 4  (1  sin x ) 4 ( x 2 – x  1) – (ax )2
u = xlim
of
1 1 x 2 – x  1  ax
(1– sin x ) 4  (1  sin x ) 4
(1  a2 )x 2  x  1
L = xlim
x 2˜2 of x 2 – x  1  ax
Lim
1 1
Ÿ x o0
For limit to exist finitely 1 – a2 = 0
(1– sin x ) 2 – (1  sin x ) 2

1
–1 
x  1 x
1 1 lim lim
Ÿ L = x of x of 1 1
(1– sin x ) 2  (1  sin x ) 2 x 2 – x  1  ax 1  a
u x x2
1 1
(1– sin x ) 2  (1  sin x ) 2
–1
L= b
1 a
8x For b to be finite, a z –1
Ÿ Lim –4
x o0 1– sin x – 1– sin x
–1
? a = 1, b =
37. Answer (4) 2
D, E are roots of 39. Answer (3)

x2 + bx + c = 0 sin2 S cos 4 x
lim
? x2 + bx + c = (x – D) (x – E) ...(i) x o0 x4
Also E 2 + bE + c = 0. ...(ii)
sin2 S  S cos4 x
lim
2
2 x  bx c 2
x o0 x4
e  1  2 x  bx  c 2
L lim u x D 2
x oE 2 2 § sin S 1  cos4 x ·
x E u x D
¨ ¸
lim ¨ ¸
x o0
¨ x2 ¸
x 2  bx  c
© ¹
e2  1  2 x 2  bx  c 2
L lim u lim x  D 2
2
x oE 2
x  bx  c
x oE § sin S sin2 x 1  cos2 x ·
¨ ¸
lim ¨ ¸
x o0
¨ x2 ¸
Let x2 + bx + c = t © ¹
xoEŸto0 2
§ sin S sin 2 x 1  cos 2 x S sin 2 x 1  cos 2 x ·¸
¨
lim ¨ u ¸
e2t  1  2t 2 xo0 2
¨ S sin x 1  cos x
2 x2 ¸
L lim u ED © ¹
t o0 2
t
 42. Answer (11)
2
§ sin2 x ·
lim ¨ S 1  cos2 x ¸
x o0 ¨ x 2 ¸ § sin 3 x 2  4 x  1 ·
© ¹ ¨ ¸ 3x 2  4x  1  x2  1
¨ 3x2  4x  1 ¸
= (S × 1 × (1 + 1))2 ¨ ¸
lim © ¹
= –2
= 4S2 x o1 2 x  7 x 2  ax  b
3

40. Answer (1)

18  [1  x ] 3x 2  4x  1 x 2  1
lim exist & a  I. Ÿ lim 2
x o7 [ x  3a] x o1 2 x 3  7 x 2  ax  b

17  [ x ] 2
lim exist 2 x 1
x o7 [ x ]  3a Ÿ lim 2
x o1 2 x 3  7 x 2  ax  b
17  [  x ] 25 ª 7º So f(x) = 2x3 – 7x 2 + ax +b = 0 has x = 1 as
RHL = lim «a z 3 »
x o7 [ x ]  3a 7  3a ¬ ¼ repeated root, therefore f(1) = 0 and f c(1) = 0 gives
a + b + 5 and a = 8
17  [  x ] 24
LHL = lim [a z 2] So, a – b = 11
x o7 [ x ]  3a 6  3a
For limit to exist 43. Answer (4)
LHL = RHL
x 2  1 sin2 Sx
25 24 lim 4
x o1 x  2 x 3  2 x  1
7  3a 6  3a

25 8 x  1 x  1 sin2 Sx
Ÿ
7  3a 2a = xlim
o1 3
x 1 x 1
? a 6
Let x – 1 = t
41. Answer (3)
2  t t sin2 St
a2[ x ] { x }  [ x ]  1 lim
f(x) = >1  x @  t o0 t3 t  2
2[ x ]  { x }

lim f ( x ) 4 sin2 St
D · S2
x o0  3 = lim 2 2
t o0 S t
x [ x ]
Ÿ lim 1  [ x ]  D  [x]  1
D
4 = S2

x o0 x  [x] 3 44. Answer (01)

 h 1 Let x + 2cosx = a
Ÿ lim 1  1  D  1 1
D
4
h o0
h  1 3 x+2=b
as x o 0, a o 2 and b o 2
D 1  2 4
? D
1 3 100
§ a3  2a2  3 sin a · x
Ÿ 3D2 – 10D + 3 = 0 lim ¨ ¸
x o 0 ¨ b3  2b2  3 sin b ¸
© ¹
1
? D = 3 or
3
100 ( a3 – b3 ) 2(a 2 – b2 )3(sin a –sin b )
lim ˜ ˜
' D is integer, hence D = 3 x o0 x b3  2b2 3 sin b
e
 47. Answer (1)
a–b 2(cos x – 1)
^ 2sin x  3 sin x  4 – `
' lim lim 0
x o0 x x o0 x lim tan2 x 2
sin2 x  6 sin x  2
S
xo
2
=e 0

=1 tan2 x (sin2 x – 3 sin x  2)

lim
S
xo 2sin2 x  3 sin x  4  sin2 x  6 sin x  2
45. Answer (1) 2

7 1 (2 – sin x )sin2 x
8 2  cos x  sin x §0 · lim
lim ¨ 0 form ¸ 6 xo S 1  sin x
xo
S
4
2  2 sin2 x © ¹ 2

1
6
7 cos x  sin x  sin x  cos x 12
lim using L–H
xo
S
2 2 cos 2 x 48. Answer (4)
4

Rule sin cos1 x  x

lim S
1 1  tan cos1 x let cos1 x T
xo 4
56 cos x  sin x §0· 2
lim ¨0¸
xo
S
2 2 cos 2x © ¹ §S · §S ·
4
sin ¨  T ¸  cos ¨  T ¸
© 4 ¹ © 4 ¹
lim
56 sin x  cos x To0 §S ·
lim 1  tan ¨  T ¸
xo
S
4 2 sin2x using L–H Rule ©4 ¹
4
§S S·
2 sin ¨  T  ¸
7 2˜ 2 14 © 4 4 ¹
lim
To0 1  tan T
46. Answer (3) 1
1  tan T

Dx  e 3 x  1 2 sin T 1
E lim , D\ lim 1  tan T 
x o0
Dx e 3x
1 To0 2 tan T 2
49. Answer (3)

D § e3 x  1 · § x  sin x ·
¨ ¸ 2sin x  sin x ·sin¨
3 © 3x ¹ cos sin x  cos x ¸
lim lim lim © 2 ¹
x o0 § e3 x 1 · xo0 x4 xo0 x4
Dx ¨ ¸
© 3x ¹
§ § x  sin x ·§ x  sin x · ·
So, D = 3 (to make indeterminant form) ¨¨ ¸¨ ¸¸
2 2
lim 2·¨ © ¹© ¹¸
x o0 ¨ 4 ¸
x
§ 9x2 · ¨ ¸
§ e  1·
3x ¨ 3x   ..... ¸ © ¹
2
1 ¨ ¸ 1 © ¹
E lim © 3x ¹ 3x
x o0 3x 3x §§ x 3 x 5 ·§ x3 · ·
¨¨x  x   ... ¸¨ x  x  ... ¸ ¸
1 ¨ ¨© 3! 5! ¸¨ ¹© 3! ¸¹ ¸
lim ·¨ ¸
§9 3x
3
· x o0 2 ¨ x4 ¸
 ¨ x2   .... ¸ ¨ ¸
¨2 31 ¸ 1 © ¹
© ¹
2
9x 2
1 § x2 x 4 · § 1 x2 · 1
lim ·¨ 2   ... ¸ ¨   1¸
1 5 x o0 2 ¨ 3! 5! ¸¹ ¨© 3! 5! ¸ 6
? DE 3 © ¹
2 2
50. Answer (3) 51. Answer (3)

lim n 2  n  1  nD  E 0 De x  Ee  x  J sin x 2
n of lim
x o0 2 3
x sin x
ª 1 1 Eº Ÿ D + E = 0 (to make indeterminant form) ...(i)
lim n « 1   D » 0
n of n 2 n
¬ n ¼ Now,

? D = –1
De x  Ee  x  J cos x 2
lim (Using L-H Rule)
Now, x o0 3x 2 3

ª 1 º Ÿ D – E + J = 0 (to make indeterminant form) ...(ii)

­ § 1 1 ·½ 2 E »
lim n « ®1  ¨  ¸¾   1 0 Now,
n of «¬ ¯ © n n2 ¹¿ n »¼

De x  Ee  x  J sin x 2
lim (Using L-H Rule)
§ 1§ 1 1 · · E x o0 6x 3
¨ 1  ¨  2 ¸  ..... ¸   1
2 © n n ¹ ¹ n
lim © 0 DE J 2
n of 1 Ÿ
n 6 3

Ÿ D–E–J=4 ...(iii)
1
Ÿ E 0 Ÿ J = –2
2
and (i) + (ii)
1
? E 2D = –J
2
Ÿ D = 1 and E = –1
§ 1· and DE 2 + EJ2 + JD2 + 3 = 1 – 4 – 2 + 3 = –2
Now, 8(D + E) 8¨  ¸ 4
© 2¹

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