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JEE Main 9 April 2024, Shift 1, Maths Q24

Question 24 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 24 of 30, Section B.

Let

f:(0,\pi)\to\mathbf{R}

be a function given by

f(x)=\begin{cases}\left(\frac{8}{7}\right)^{\frac{\tan 8x}{\tan 7x}}, & 0<x<\frac{\pi}{2}\\ a-8, & x=\frac{\pi}{2}\\ (1+|\cot x|)^{\frac{b}{a}|\tan x|}, & \frac{\pi}{2}<x<\pi\end{cases}

where

a,b\in\mathbf{Z}

. If

f

is continuous at

x=\frac{\pi}{2}

, then

a^2+b^2

is equal to ________.

Official answer

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Same idea in other shifts