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The function f(x)={(sin⁡2x)x+cos⁡x,if x≠0K,if x=0f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{(\sin 2x)}{x} + \cos x & , if \ x \neq 0 \\ K & , if \ x = 0 \end{cases} is continuous at x=0x = 0, then the value of K is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

For the function to be continuous at x=0x = 0:

lim⁡x→0f(x)=f(0)=K\lim_{x \to 0} f(x) = f(0) = K


Finding the limit as xx approaches 00:

lim⁡x→0(sin⁡2xx+cos⁡x)\lim_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{\sin 2x}{x} + \cos x\right)

=lim⁡x→0sin⁡2xx+lim⁡x→0cos⁡x= \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin 2x}{x} + \lim_{x \to 0} \cos x


For lim⁡x→0sin⁡2xx\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin 2x}{x}:

sin⁡2xx=2sin⁡2x2x\frac{\sin 2x}{x} = \frac{2 \sin 2x}{2x}

=2⋅sin⁡2x2x= 2 \cdot \frac{\sin 2x}{2x}

Using lim⁡u→0sin⁡uu=1\lim_{u \to 0} \frac{\sin u}{u} = 1 where u=2xu = 2x:

lim⁡x→0sin⁡2xx=2×1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin 2x}{x} = 2 \times 1

=2= 2


For lim⁡x→0cos⁡x\lim_{x \to 0} \cos x:

lim⁡x→0cos⁡x=cos⁡(0)\lim_{x \to 0} \cos x = \cos(0)

=1= 1


Combining the results:

lim⁡x→0f(x)=2+1\lim_{x \to 0} f(x) = 2 + 1

=3= 3

Since the function is continuous at x=0x = 0:

K=3K = 3

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