The function defined by $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} \frac{x-4}{|x-4|}+a & \text { if } x 4…

The function defined by $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} \frac{x-4}{|x-4|}+a & \text { if } x<4 \\ a+b & \text { if } x=4 \\ \frac{x-4}{|x-4|}+b & \text { if } x>4 \end{array}\right.$ is continuous at $x=4$, are
  1. $a=0, b=1$
  2. $\mathrm{a}=1, \mathrm{~b}=0$
  3. $\mathrm{a}=1, \mathrm{~b}=-1$
  4. $\mathrm{a}=-1, \mathrm{~b}=0$

Solution

L.H.L at $x=4$ $\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{4-h-4}{|4-h-4|}+a=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{-h}{|-h|}+a=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{-h}{h}+a=-1+a$ R.H.L at $x=4$ $\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{4+h-4}{|4+h-4|}+b=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{h}{|h|}+b=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{h}{h}+b=1+b$ For continuity at $\mathrm{x}=4$ $-1+\mathrm{a}=\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}=1+\mathrm{b} \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=1$ and $\mathrm{b}=-1$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (06 Aug Shift 1)

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