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Question Number 147432 by mathdanisur last updated on 20/Jul/21

if   { ((2x + a  ;  x < −3)),((x^2  - 4  ;  −3 ≤ x < 2)),((x^2  + ax + b  ;  x ≥ 2)) :}  find   3a - b = ?

$${if}\:\:\begin{cases}{\mathrm{2}{x}\:+\:{a}\:\:;\:\:{x}\:<\:−\mathrm{3}}\\{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:-\:\mathrm{4}\:\:;\:\:−\mathrm{3}\:\leqslant\:{x}\:<\:\mathrm{2}}\\{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\:{ax}\:+\:{b}\:\:;\:\:{x}\:\geqslant\:\mathrm{2}}\end{cases} \\ $$ $${find}\:\:\:\mathrm{3}{a}\:-\:{b}\:=\:? \\ $$

Answered by liberty last updated on 21/Jul/21

(•) lim_(x→−3)  f(x)=lim_(x→−3) (2x+a)=lim_(x→−3) (x^2 −4)  ⇒ a−6=5 ; a=11  (•)lim_(x→2) (x^2 −4)=lim_(x→2) (x^2 +11x+b)  ⇒0 = 4+22+b ; b=−26  ⇔ 3a−b=33+26=59

$$\left(\bullet\right)\:\underset{{x}\rightarrow−\mathrm{3}} {\mathrm{lim}}\:{f}\left({x}\right)=\underset{{x}\rightarrow−\mathrm{3}} {\mathrm{lim}}\left(\mathrm{2}{x}+{a}\right)=\underset{{x}\rightarrow−\mathrm{3}} {\mathrm{lim}}\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}\right) \\ $$ $$\Rightarrow\:{a}−\mathrm{6}=\mathrm{5}\:;\:{a}=\mathrm{11} \\ $$ $$\left(\bullet\right)\underset{{x}\rightarrow\mathrm{2}} {\mathrm{lim}}\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}\right)=\underset{{x}\rightarrow\mathrm{2}} {\mathrm{lim}}\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{11}{x}+{b}\right) \\ $$ $$\Rightarrow\mathrm{0}\:=\:\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{22}+{b}\:;\:{b}=−\mathrm{26} \\ $$ $$\Leftrightarrow\:\mathrm{3}{a}−{b}=\mathrm{33}+\mathrm{26}=\mathrm{59} \\ $$

Commented bymathdanisur last updated on 21/Jul/21

thank you Sir

$${thank}\:{you}\:{Sir} \\ $$

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