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The figure which represents $y = \frac{\sin x}{x}$ for $x > 0$ (x in radians) is

The correct answer is

To find the correct graph for the function $y = \frac{\sin x}{x}$ for $x > 0$, we need to analyze its behavior.

Graph Analysis: $y = \frac{\sin x}{x}$ for $x > 0$

  • Behavior near $x=0$: As $x$ approaches 0 from the positive side ($x \to 0^+$), the limit of the function is 1.

    $ \lim_{x \to 0^+} \frac{\sin x}{x} = 1 $

    This means the graph should start near the point $(0, 1)$.
  • Behavior for $x>0$:
    • The function oscillates due to the $\sin x$ term.
    • The amplitude of the oscillations decreases as $x$ increases because of the $1/x$ factor.
    • The function crosses the x-axis (where $y=0$) when $\sin x = 0$ and $x \neq 0$. This occurs at $x = \pi, 2\pi, 3\pi, \dots$.
  • Evaluating the Options:
    • Option 1: Shows oscillations, but the amplitude appears constant, not decreasing.
    • Option 2: Starts near $y=1$ as $x \to 0^+$, shows oscillations with decreasing amplitude, and crosses the x-axis at multiples of $\pi$. This matches the expected behavior.
    • Option 3: Shows oscillations with increasing amplitude.
    • Option 4: Shows a monotonically decreasing function, not oscillations.

Therefore, the figure representing $y = \frac{\sin x}{x}$ for $x > 0$ is the one showing decaying oscillations starting from $y=1$ at $x=0^+$. This corresponds to Option 2.

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Important Questions from Functions Of Single Variable

  1. The gradient of $y = 3x^2 \sin(2x)$ at (0.2, 1) is __________ (rounded off to three decimal places).
  2. Let $ f(x) = x - [x] $, where $ x \ge 0 $ and $ [x] $ is the greatest integer not larger than x. Then $ f(x) $ is a
  3. Consider the hyperbolic functions in Group – 1 and their definitions in Group - 2.

        Group - 1     Group - 2
    P$\tanh x$I$\frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{e^x - e^{-x}}$
    Q$\coth x$II$\frac{2}{e^x + e^{-x}}$
    R$\text{sech } x$III$\frac{2}{e^x - e^{-x}}$
    S$\text{cosech } x$IV$\frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{e^x + e^{-x}}$

    The correct combination is

  4. The equation of the straight line representing the tangent to the curve $y = x^2$ at the point $(1,1)$ is
  5. Consider the function $y = e^x$. The slope of this function at $x = 10$ is
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