Ex 5.1, 30 Find the values of a and b such that the function defined by π(π₯)={β(5, ππ π₯β€2@ππ₯+π, ππ 2<π₯<10@21, ππ π₯β₯10)β€ is a continuous function Since f(x) is a continuous function,
It will be continuous for all values of x
At x = 2
A function is continuous at x = 2
if L.H.L = R.H.L = π(2)
i.e. limβ¬(xβ2^β ) π(π₯)=limβ¬(xβ2^+ ) " " π(π₯)= π(2)
LHL at x β 2
(πππ)β¬(π₯β2^β ) f(x) = (πππ)β¬(ββ0) f(2 β h)
= limβ¬(hβ0) 5
= 5
RHL at x β 2
(πππ)β¬(π₯β2^+ ) f(x) = (πππ)β¬(ββ0) f(2 + h)
= limβ¬(hβ0) a(2 + h) + b
= a(2 + 0) + b
= 2a + b
Since,
LHL = RHL
2a + b = 5
At x = 10
π is continuous at x = 10
if L.H.L = R.H.L = π(10)
i.e. limβ¬(xβ10^β ) π(π₯)=limβ¬(xβ10^+ ) " " π(π₯)= π(10)
LHL at x β 10
(πππ)β¬(π₯β10^β ) f(x) = (πππ)β¬(ββ0) f(10 β h)
= limβ¬(hβ0) a(10 β h) + b
= a(10 β 0) + b
= 10a + b
RHL at x β 10
(πππ)β¬(π₯β10^+ ) f(x) = (πππ)β¬(ββ0) f(10 + h)
= limβ¬(hβ0) 21
= 21
Since,
L.H.L = R.H.L
10a + b = 21
Now, our equations are
2a + b = 5 β¦(1)
10a + b = 21 β¦(2)
From (1)
2a + b = 5
b = 5 β 2a
Putting value of b in (2)
10π+(5β2π) = 21
10π+5β2π = 21
8π = 21β5
8π = 16
π = 16/8
π = π
Putting value of a in (1)
2π+π=5
2(2)+π=5
4+π=5
π=5β4
π=π
Hence, a = 2 & b = 1
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Davneet Singh
Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science and Computer Science at Teachoo
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