Functions Question 148

Question: $ \underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }},\frac{({x^{-1}}-{a^{-1}})}{x-a}= $

[MP PET 1994]

Options:

A) $ {x_{n+1}}=\sqrt{2+x_{n}},\ n\ge 1,\ $

B) $ \frac{-1}{a} $

C) $ \frac{1}{a^{2}} $

D) $ \frac{-1}{a^{2}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ \underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\frac{(1/x)-(1/a)}{x-a}=\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\frac{a-x}{ax,(x-a)}=\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\frac{-1}{ax}=\frac{-1}{a^{2}} $ .