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JEE Main 2018 (15 April Shift 1)
LEVELJEE Main

Animated Solution for Mathematics - Limits, Continuity and Differentiability: Let . Then S is a subset of :

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Analyzing the Function

  • Given:
  • Goal: Find the set of where is differentiable.

Identifying the Critical Point

  • The term is non-differentiable at .
  • For to be differentiable on , it must be differentiable at .

Symmetry Check: Even Function

  • Check :
  • Since , .
  • Conclusion: is an even function.

Differentiability of Even Functions

  • Property: If an even function is differentiable at , then .

Setting up the Right Hand Derivative

  • Since :

Evaluating the Trigonometric Limit

  • Using standard limit:

Evaluating the Exponential Limit

  • As , .

Applying the Differentiability Condition

  • For differentiability at ,

Analyzing the Relation

  • Since for all :

Identifying the Subset

  • The set
  • This means and
  • Therefore,

The Sigma Insight: Differentiability of a Function

Solution Diagram

Analyzing the Setup

We are investigating the differentiability of the function for all . The presence of the absolute value introduces a potential point of non-differentiability at .
For the function to be differentiable everywhere, it must specifically be differentiable at . We must ensure that the left-hand derivative and the right-hand derivative at the origin are equal.

The Power of Symmetry

Observe that the function is an even function because . For any even function that is differentiable at the origin, the derivative must satisfy .
If $f'(0) eq 0$, the graph would exhibit a sharp corner (a cusp or a kink) at the origin due to the reflectional symmetry. Therefore, the condition is a necessary requirement for smoothness.

The Limit of Our Patience

We apply the formal definition of the derivative at :
Given that , the expression simplifies to:
Using the standard limit and noting that , we evaluate the limit:

The Final Revelation

For the function to be differentiable at , we must set the derivative equal to zero:
Since for any real , it follows that must be non-negative. The set of parameters that satisfy this condition is defined by:
This result confirms that for any chosen , there exists a unique that ensures the function remains smooth across the entire real line.

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