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If the function f(x)={sin⁡3xx,if x≠03k2,if x=0f(x) = \begin{cases}\frac{\sin 3x}{x}, & \text{if } x \neq 0\\ \frac{3k}{2}, & \text{if } x = 0\end{cases} is continuous at x=0x = 0, then the value of kk is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

For f(x)f(x) to be continuous at x=0x = 0:

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


From the given function:

f(0)=3k2f(0) = \frac{3k}{2}


When x≠0x \neq 0:

f(x)=sin⁡3xxf(x) = \frac{\sin 3x}{x}

Finding the limit:

lim⁡x→0sin⁡3xx\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin 3x}{x}

=lim⁡x→03sin⁡3x3x= \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{3 \sin 3x}{3x}

=3⋅lim⁡x→0sin⁡3x3x= 3 \cdot \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin 3x}{3x}

Let u=3xu = 3x. When x→0x \to 0, then u→0u \to 0.

=3⋅lim⁡u→0sin⁡uu= 3 \cdot \lim_{u \to 0} \frac{\sin u}{u}

=3⋅1= 3 \cdot 1

=3= 3


Applying the continuity condition:

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

3=3k23 = \frac{3k}{2}

6=3k6 = 3k

k=2k = 2

Therefore, the value of kk is 22.

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