If a real valued function $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cl}\frac{2 x^2+(k+2) x+9}{3 x^2-7 x-6} & , \text { for…

If a real valued function $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cl}\frac{2 x^2+(k+2) x+9}{3 x^2-7 x-6} & , \text { for } x \neq 3 \\ l & , \text { for } x=3\end{array}\right.$ $x=3$ and $l$ is a finite value, then $l-k=$
  1. $\frac{31}{11}$
  2. $\frac{124}{11}$
  3. $24$
  4. $32$

Solution

Since, $f(x)$ is continuous at $x=3 \Rightarrow \lim _{x \rightarrow 3} f(x)=f(3)$ Now, $\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} f(x)=\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{2 x^2+(k+2) x+9}{3 x^2-7 x-6}$ For this limit to exist, we must have $\begin{aligned} & \lim _{x \rightarrow 3} 2 x^2+(k+2) x+9=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 18+3 k+6+9=0 \Rightarrow k=-11 \end{aligned}$
So, $\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{2 x^2-9 x+9}{3 x^2-7 x-6}=\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{4 x-9}{6 x-7}=\frac{3}{11}=l$ Thus, $l-k=\frac{3}{11}+11=\frac{124}{11}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2024 (22 May Shift 2)

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