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JEE Advanced2025Paper 2MATH-I
Q.

Let be the real number such that . For a given real number , define

for all real numbers .

Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?

  1. A

    For ,

  2. B

    For ,

  3. C

    For ,

  4. D

    For ,

Solution

Step 1: Simplify .

Factor the numerator as , giving .

Step 2: Use the defining relation.

Since , we have , so . Therefore

Step 3: Recognise the limit as .

Dividing by and taking the limit gives (since the value of at is , the quotient is a difference-quotient form).

Step 4: Compute .

Differentiating, . At the term vanishes, so the bracket collapses to , leaving .

Step 5: Evaluate for each .

For : , hence the limit is . For : the limit equals , not or .

The correct option is (C).

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