If $\lim _{x \rightarrow 3}\left(\frac{x^n-3^n}{x-3}\right)=108$ and $n \in \mathbf{N}$, then the value of '…

If $\lim _{x \rightarrow 3}\left(\frac{x^n-3^n}{x-3}\right)=108$ and $n \in \mathbf{N}$, then the value of ' $n$ ' is
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4

Solution

$\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{x^n-3^n}{x-3}=108$ LHS is in $\div$ from, so apply L-Hospital rule $ \begin{aligned} \lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{n \cdot x^{n-1}-0}{1-0} & =108 \\ \lim _{x \rightarrow 3} n \cdot x^{n-1} & =108 \\ n \cdot 3^{n-1} & =108 \\ n \cdot \frac{3^n}{3} & =108 \end{aligned} $ $ \begin{aligned} & n \cdot 3^n=3 \times 108 \\ & n \cdot 3^n=3 \times\left(3^3 \times 4\right) \\ & n \cdot 3^n=4 \times 3^4 \end{aligned} $ $\therefore$ On comparison $n=4$ Hence, option (4) is correct

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 2)

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