Mathematics · Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

JEE Main 2026 — 21 January, Morning Shift — Question 10

Let f:R→(0,∞)f: \mathrm{R} \rightarrow(0, \infty) be a twice differentiable function such that f=18,f′=0\mathrm{f}=18, \mathrm{f}^{\prime}=0 and f′′=4\mathrm{f}^{\prime \prime}=4.Then lim⁡x→1(log⁡e(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) is equal to :

  1. Option A:

    1

  2. Option B:

    9

  3. Option C:

    2

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    18

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

Let T=lim⁡x→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} form

⇒T=elim⁡x→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=elim⁡x→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=elim⁡x→(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 }}

Apply L′\mathrm{L}^{\prime} pital ⇒T=elim⁡x→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 }}

Apply L′\mathrm{L}^{\prime} pital ⇒T=elim⁡x→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}

⇒log⁡e(T)=2\Rightarrow \log _{\mathrm{e}}(\mathrm{T})=2

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
Topic
Application of L'Hospital rule, series expansion.