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JEE Main 9 April 2024, Shift 2, Maths Q5

Question 5 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 5 of 30, Section A.

\lim_{x\to0}\frac{e-(1+2x)^{\frac{1}{2x}}}{x}

is equal to

(1) $e$ Official answer
(2) $0$
(3) $e-e^2$
(4) $\frac{-2}{e}$

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter: Limits and Derivatives
Topic: L'Hopital's Rule
Idea tested: Indeterminate Power Forms

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Asked 3× in all

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