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Let the function $$f: R \rightarrow R$$ be defined by $$f(x) = x^{3} − x^{2} + (x − 1) \sin x$$ and let $$g: R \rightarrow R$$ be an arbitrary function. Let $$fg: R \rightarrow R$$ be the product function defined by $$(fg)(x) = f(x)g(x)$$. Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
First write $$f(x)$$ in a factored form about $$x = 1$$ because that is the point of interest.
Since $$f(1)=1^3-1^2+(1-1)\sin 1=0$$, factor out $$(x-1)$$:
$$f(x)= (x-1)\,k(x)$$
where $$k(x)=\dfrac{x^{3}-x^{2}+(x-1)\sin x}{x-1}\qquad(x\neq 1).$$
The limit of $$k(x)$$ as $$x\to 1$$ is the derivative of $$f$$ at $$1$$:
$$k(1)=f'(1)=\left[3x^{2}-2x+\sin x+(x-1)\cos x\right]_{x=1}=1+\sin 1\neq 0.$$
Thus, in a neighbourhood of $$1$$ we can write
$$f(x)=(x-1)k(x)\quad\text{with}\quad k(x)\to k(1)=1+\sin 1.$$
Now examine each statement.
Case A: $$g$$ is continuous at $$1$$.
Then $$\displaystyle\lim_{x\to 1}\dfrac{f(x)g(x)-f(1)g(1)}{x-1}
=\lim_{x\to 1}\dfrac{(x-1)k(x)g(x)}{x-1}
=\lim_{x\to 1}k(x)g(x)=k(1)g(1).$$
The limit exists, so $$(fg)(x)$$ is differentiable at $$x=1$$.
Statement A is TRUE.
Case B: $$(fg)(x)$$ is differentiable at $$1$$.
Take a counter-example:
$$g(x)=\begin{cases}1,&x\neq 1\\ 2,&x=1\end{cases}.$$
Here $$g$$ is not continuous at $$1$$.
For $$x\neq 1,\; (fg)(x)=f(x).$$
Define $$(fg)(1)=f(1)g(1)=0.$$
Because $$f$$ itself is differentiable at $$1$$, the product $$fg$$ is differentiable at $$1$$ even though $$g$$ is not continuous.
Therefore differentiability of $$fg$$ does not force continuity of $$g$$.
Statement B is FALSE.
Case C: $$g$$ is differentiable at $$1$$.
Differentiability implies continuity, and from Case A continuity of $$g$$ already guarantees differentiability of $$fg$$.
Hence $$fg$$ is differentiable at $$1$$.
Statement C is TRUE.
Case D: $$(fg)(x)$$ is differentiable at $$1$$ implies $$g$$ is differentiable at $$1$$.
Using the same counter-example given in Case B, $$fg$$ is differentiable but $$g$$ is not even continuous, let alone differentiable.
So the implication fails.
Statement D is FALSE.
Therefore the correct options are:
Option A (true) and Option C (true).
Final Answer: Option A and Option C are correct.
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