Consider the following statements: 1. f(x) = [x], where [.] is the greatest integer function, is discontinuous at x = n, where n ϵ Z. 2. f(x) = cot x is discontinuous at x = nπ, where n ϵ Z. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. f(x) = [x], where [.] is the greatest integer function, is discontinuous at x = n, where n ϵ Z. 2. f(x) = cot x is discontinuous at x = nπ, where n ϵ Z. Which of the above statements is/are correct? Correct Answer Both 1 and 2
Concept:
- The greatest integer function is discontinuous at all the integers.
- For function to be continuous it should be first defined
Calculation:
Statement (1) is correct as the greatest integer function is discontinuous at all the integers.
2. f(x) = cot x
⇒ f(x) = cos x /sin x
At x = nπ, sin x = 0
∴ cot x is not defined at x = nπ
Hence, cot x is discontinuous at x = nπ
So this statement (2) is correct.
Hence, option (3) is correct.
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