And \( R f^{\prime}(0)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0.0} \frac{f(0+h)-f(0)}{h} \) where \( f(x)=x \) \[ =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0+0} \frac{0+h-0}{h}=1 \rightarrow(2) \] Hence from (1) and (2) \( L f^{\prime}(0) \neq R f^{\prime}(0) \) \( \therefore f^{\prime}(0) \) does not exists. Q.6. Let \( f(x)= \) at +1 , If \( x \geq 1 \) \[ =x^{2}+a \text { if } x<1 \] Find ' \( a \) ' if \( f(x) \) is derivable at \( x=1 \) Sol: \( L f^{\prime}(1)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(1+h)-f(1)}{h} \rightarrow(1) \) where \( f(x), x \) a \[ \begin{array}{l} f(1)=1 \cdot a \text { and } f(1+h)=(1+h)^{2}+a \\ \begin{array}{r} \therefore(1) \Rightarrow L f^{\prime}(1)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0-0} \frac{f(1+h)^{2}+a-(1+a)}{h} \\ =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0-0} \frac{1+h^{2}+2 h+a-1-a}{h} \\ =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0-0} \frac{h(h+2)}{h}=2 \rightarrow(A) \end{array} \\ \text { Rf } \begin{array}{r} \text { vhere } f(x)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(1+h)-f(1)}{h} \rightarrow(2) \\ f(1)=a+1 \text { and } f(1+h)=a(1+h)+1 \\ (2) \rightarrow R f^{\prime}(1)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0} \frac{a+a h+1-a-1}{h} \end{array} \end{array} \]
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