Q70 / 160 · TS EAMCET 2017 · Mathematics

$\lim _{y \rightarrow 1}\left(\frac{1}{y^2-1}-\frac{2}{y^4-1}\right)=$

  • Correct answer
    A
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • D
    0

Solution

We have, $\lim _{y \rightarrow 1}\left(\frac{1}{y^2-1}-\frac{2}{y^4-1}\right)$ $$ \begin{aligned} & =\lim _{y \rightarrow 1}\left(\frac{y^2+1-2}{y^4-1}\right) \\ & =\lim _{y \rightarrow 1}\left(\frac{y^2-1}{\left(y^2-1\right)\left(y^2+1\right)}\right) \\ & =\lim _{y \rightarrow 1} \frac{1}{y^2+1}=\frac{1}{1+1}=\frac{1}{2} \end{aligned} $$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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