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If f(x)=⎪ ⎪⎪ ⎪(1+|sinx|)a|sina|,π/6<x<0b,x=0etan2xtan3x,0<x<π/6 is continuous at x=0, find the values of a and b.

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32,e3/2
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23,e3/2
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23,e2/3
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is D 23,e2/3
We have, limx0f(x)

=limx0{1+|sinx|}a|sinx|

=elimx0|sinx|a|sinx|=ea
and limx0+f(x)=limx0etan2xtan3x

=elimx0tan2x2x3xtan3x×23

=e2/3

For f(x) to be continuous at x=0, we must have

limx0f(x)=limx0+f(x)
=f(0)

ea=e2/3=b
a=23 and b=e2/3

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