Mathematics · Limits, Continuity and DifferentiabilityJEE Main 2026 — 21 January, Morning Shift — Question 10Let f:R→(0,∞)f: \mathrm{R} \rightarrow(0, \infty)f:R→(0,∞) be a twice differentiable function such that f=18,f′=0\mathrm{f}=18, \mathrm{f}^{\prime}=0f=18,f′=0 and f′′=4\mathrm{f}^{\prime \prime}=4f′′=4.Then limx→1(loge(f(2+x)f)18(x−1)2)\lim _{x \rightarrow 1}\left(\log _{e}\left(\frac{f(2+x)}{f}\right)^{\frac{18}{(x-1)^{2}}}\right)limx→1(loge(ff(2+x))(x−1)218) is equal to :AOption A: 1BOption B: 9COption C: 2CorrectDOption D: 18Answer: CStep-by-step solutionLet T=limx→1(f(x+2)f)18(x−1)2;1∞T=\lim _{x \rightarrow 1}\left(\frac{f(x+2)}{f}\right)^{\frac{18}{(x-1)^{2}}} ; 1^{\infty}T=limx→1(ff(x+2))(x−1)218;1∞ form ⇒T=elimx→1(x−1)218(f(x+2)−ff)\Rightarrow \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{e}^{\left.\lim _{\mathrm{x} \rightarrow 1(\mathrm{x}-1)^{2}} \frac{18}{\left(\frac{\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}+2)-\mathrm{f}}{\mathrm{f}}\right.}\right)}⇒T=elimx→1(x−1)2(ff(x+2)−f18) ⇒T=elimx→1(x−1)218(f(x+2)−f18)\Rightarrow \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{e}^{\left.\lim _{\mathrm{x} \rightarrow 1(\mathrm{x}-1)^{2}} \frac{18}{\left(\frac{\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}+2)-\mathrm{f}}{18}\right.}\right)}⇒T=elimx→1(x−1)2(18f(x+2)−f18) ⇒T=elimx→(f(x+2)−f(x−1)200 form \Rightarrow \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{e}^{\lim _{\mathrm{x} \rightarrow\left(\frac{\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}+2)-\mathrm{f}}{(\mathrm{x}-1)^{2}}\right.} \frac{0}{0} \text { form }}⇒T=elimx→((x−1)2f(x+2)−f00 form Apply L′\mathrm{L}^{\prime}L′ pital ⇒T=elimx→1f′(x+2)2(x−1);00 form \Rightarrow \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{e}^{\lim _{\mathrm{x} \rightarrow 1} \frac{\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x}+2)}{2(\mathrm{x}-1)} ; \frac{0}{0} \text { form }}⇒T=elimx→12(x−1)f′(x+2);00 form Apply L′\mathrm{L}^{\prime}L′ pital ⇒T=elimx→1fn(x+2)2=e42=e2\Rightarrow \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{e}^{\lim _{\mathrm{x} \rightarrow 1} \frac{\mathrm{f}^{n}(\mathrm{x}+2)}{2}} =\mathrm{e}^{\frac{4}{2}}=\mathrm{e}^{2}⇒T=elimx→12fn(x+2)=e24=e2 ⇒loge(T)=2\Rightarrow \log _{\mathrm{e}}(\mathrm{T})=2⇒loge(T)=2Answer key and solution verified before publishing.Practise Limits, Continuity and DifferentiabilityStart with this question, then two more from the same chapter — with a tutor that explains every step. Free.Solve a similar one free→ExamJEE Main 2026Paper21 January, Morning ShiftSubjectMathematicsChapterLimits, Continuity and DifferentiabilityTopicApplication of L'Hospital rule, series expansion.← Question 9The number of strictly increasing functions f from the set \1,2,3,4,5,6\ to the set (1,2,3, ldots, 9) such that f( i) neq i for 1 leq i leq…Question 11 →Let the foci of hyperbola coincide with the foci of the ellipse fracx^236+fracy^216=1 . If the eccentricity of the hyperbola is 5 , then…