RD Sharma - Mathematics (Volume 1)

Book: RD Sharma - Mathematics (Volume 1)

Chapter: 9. Continuity

Subject: Maths - Class 12th

Q. No. 17 of Exercise 9.2

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17

Is a continuous function?

Basic Idea:


A real function f is said to be continuous at x = c, where c is any point in the domain of f if :


where h is a very small ‘+ve’ no.


i.e. left hand limit as x c (LHL) = right hand limit as x c (RHL) = value of function at x = c.


This is very precise, using our fundamental idea of the limit from class 11 we can summarise it as a function is continuous at x = c if :



Given :


……………….Equation 1


As for x ≠ 0, f(x) is just a product of two everywhere continuous function


it is continuous for all x ≠ 0.


f(x) is changing its nature at x = 0, So we need to check continuity at x = 0


f(0) = 0 [using equation 1]


and = 0


[ sin(1/0) is also going to be a value between [–1,1] ,so its product with 0 = 0]


Thus,



It is continuous at x = 0


Hence, it is everywhere continuous.


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