108 Functions, Limits, Continuity and

Differentiablility

Continuity

Basic Level

5 x  4 , if 0  x  1
1. If the function f (x )   2 is continuous at every point of its domain, then the value of b is
 4 x  3 bx , if 1  x  2
[Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these
 log(1  2 ax )  log(1  bx )
 ,x  0
2. If f (x )   x is continuous at x  0 , then k equals [Rajasthan PET 1998]
 k ,x 0
(a) 2a  b (b) 2a  b (c) b  2a (d) b  a
x , when 0  x  1
3. If f (x )   is continuous at x  1 , then value of k is [Rajasthan PET 1993]
k  2 x , when 1  x  2
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 3 (d) 2
x , x 0

4. If f (x )   1 , x  0 , then true statement is [Rajasthan PET 1992; DCE 2001]
x 2 , x  0

(a) lim f ( x ) = 1 (b) lim f ( x )  0 (c) f (x ) is continuous at x = 0 (d) lim f ( x ) does not exist
x 0 x 0 x 0

x a
5. If f (x )  is continuous at x = a, then f (a) equals
x a

(a) a (b) 2 a (c) a (d) 2a

6. If f (x ) | x  b | , then function [Roorkee 1984]

(a) Is continuous x (b) Is continuous at x   (c) Is discontinuous at x  b (d) None of these

 x  16
4

7. If f ( x )   x  2 , when x  2 then
 16 , when x  2

(a) f (x ) is continuous at x  2 (b) f (x ) is discontinuous at

x 2
(c) lim f (x )  16 (d) None of these
x 2

8. In the following discontinuous function is [Rajasthan PET 1984]

1 1
(a) sin x (b) x 2 (c) (d)
1  2x 1  x2

 x 2 , when x  1
9. If f (x )   then [MP PET 1996]

 x  5, when x  1
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Differentiability 109
(a) f (x ) is continuous at x  1 (b) f (x ) is discontinuous at
x 1
(c) lim f (x ) =1 (d) None of these
x 1

 1  x , when x  2
10. If f (x )   then
5  x , when x  2
(a) f(x) is continuous at x=2 (b) f(x) is discontinuous at x=2 (c) f (x ) is discontinuous at
x 0 (d) None of these
1  cos 5 x
11. The point of discontinuity of the function f (x ) = is
1  cos 4 x
(a) x  0 (b) x   (c) x   / 2 (d) All of these
12. Function f (x ) | x | is [Rajasthan PET 1992]
(a) Discontinuous at x  0 (b) Discontinuous at x  1 (c) Continuous at all
points (d) Discontinuous at all points
 x 2 , when x  1
13. If f (x )   then
 2 , when x  1
(a) lim f ( x )  2 (b) f (x ) is continuous at x = 1 (c) f (x ) is discontinuous at x
x 1
= 1 (d) None of these
 sin x
 , x 0
14. Let f (x )   5 x . If f (x ) is continuous at x  0 , then k =
k , x 0
 5
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
5 
15. Function f (x )  x  | x | is
(a) Discontinuous at x  0 (b) Discontinuous at x = 1 (c) Continuous at all
points (d) Discontinuous at all points
16. Function f (x )  x  | x | is
(a) Continuous at all points (b) Discontinuous at x  0 (c) Discontinuous at x  1
(d) Discontinuous at all points
17. If f (x ) is continuous function and g(x ) is discontinuous function, then correct statement is
(a) f (x )  g(x ) is continuous function (b) f (x )  g(x ) is continuous function
(c) f (x )  g(x ) is discontinuous function (d) f ( x ).g(x ) is discontinuous function
 1 , when x  1

18. Function f (x )   x , when - 1  x  1 is continuous [Rajasthan PET 1986]
 1 , when x  1

(a) Only at x  1 (b) Only at x  1 (c) At both x  1 and x  1 (d) Neither at x=1 nor at
x=–1

Advance Level

1  sin x  1  sin x
19. Let f (x )  the value which should be assigned to f at x  0 so that it is continuous
x
everywhere is
[MP PET 1992]
1
(a) (b) –2 (c) 2 (d) 1
2
1  x  (1  x )1 / 3
20. The value of f (0 ) so that the function f (x ) = becomes continuous is equal to
x
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1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d)
6 4 3
| x  a|
 when x  a
21. If f (x )   x  a then [AI CBSE 1983]
1 when x  a
(a) f(x) is continuous at x=a (b) f (x ) is discontinuous at x=a (c) lim f (x )  1 (d) None of
x a
these
 x
 , when x  0
22. If f (x )   e 1 / x  1 then [BIT Rnchi 1999]

 0 , when x  0
(a) lim f (x )  1 (b) lim f (x )  1 (c) f (x ) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
 
x 0 x 0
 k cos x 
   2 x , when x  2 
23. If the function f (x )   be continuous at x  , then k=
3
 2
, when x 
 2
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) None of these
 x , if x is rational
24. A function f (x ) is defined in [0,1] as follows f (x )   , then correct statement is
1  x , if x is irrational
(a) f (x ) is continuous at x  0 (b) f (x ) is continuous at x  1
1
(c) f (x ) is continuous at x  (d) f (x ) is everywhere
2
discontinuous
 e1 / x  1

25. If f (x )   e 1 / x  1 , x  0 , then at x  0, f (x ) is [BITS (Mesra) 1998]

1 , x 0
(a) Continuous (b) Left continuous (c) Right continuous (d) None of these
x  2 , 1  x  2

26. The function f (x )   4 , x  2 is continuous [DCE 1999]
 3x  2 , x  2

(a) x  2 only (b) x  2 (c) 1  x (d) None of these
 3
1, when 0  x 
 4
27. If f (x )   then [IIT 1991]
2 sin 2 x , when 3  x  
 9 4
(a) f (x ) is continuous at x  0 (b) f (x ) is continuous at x  
3
(c) f (x ) is continuous at x  (d) f (x ) is discontinuous at
4
3
x
4
1/2  x , 0  x  1/2

0 , x 0
28. If f (x )  1/2 , x  1/2 , then false statement is [Rajasthan PET 1984 (Similar to MP PET 1996)]
3/2  x , 1/2  x  1

1 , x 1
1
(a) f (x ) is discontinuous at x = 0 (b) f (x ) is continuous at x 
2
1
(c) f (x ) is discontinuous at x  1 (d) f (x ) is continuous at x 
4
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Differentiability 111
1  px  1  px 2x  1
29. f (x )  ,1  x  0  , 0  x  1 is continuous in the interval [1, 1] then p equals
x x 2
1 1
(a) –1 (b)  (c) (d) 1
2 2
 x 2 /a , 0  x 1

30. The function f (x )  a , 1  x  2 is continuous for 0  x  , then the most suitable values of a and b
 2
(2b  4 b) / x , 2  x  
2

are
[BIT Ranchi 1984]
(a) a  1, b  1 (b) a  1, b  1  2 (c) a  1, b  1 (d) None of these
 x 3  x 2  16 x  20
 , if x  2
31. Let f (x )   (x  2)2 if f (x ) be continuous for all x, then k  [IIT 1981]
 , If x  2
 k
(a) 7 (b) –7 (c) 7 (d) None of these
 x 2  3 x  10
 , when x  5
32. If f (x )   x 2  2 x  15 is continuous at x  5 , then the value of ‘a’ will be
 , when x  5
 a
3 7 8 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 8 7 3
33. The function f (x )  [x ]2  [x 2] (where [y] is the greatest integer less than or equal to y), is discontinuous at [IIT 1999
(a) All integers (b) All integers except 0 and 1 (c) All integers except 0
(d) All integers except 1
1
34. If f (x )  x  1 , then on the interval [0, ]
2
1 1
(a) tan [ f (x )] and are both continuous (b) tan[ f (x )] and are both discontinuous
f (x ) f (x )
1
(c) tan [ f (x )] and f 1 ( x ) are both continuous (d) tan[ f (x )] is continuous but is not continuous
f (x )
35. Let f (x )  [x ]  x  [x ], where [x ] denotes the greatest integer function. Then,
(a) f (x ) is continuous on R+ (b) f (x ) is continuous on R
(c) f (x ) is continuous on R – Z (d) None of these
36. Let f (x )  [2 x 3  5] , [.] denotes the greatest integer function. Then number of points in (1, 2) where the function
is discontinuous, is
(a) 0 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 3
1
37. The number of points at which the function f (x )  [.] denotes, the greatest integer function) is not
x  [x ]
continuous is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these
 sin x
  cos x , when x  0
38. If f ( x )   x , then
 2 , when x  0
(a) lim f (x )  2 (b) lim f (x )  0 (c) f (x ) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
x 0  x 0 
1
39. The number of points at which the function f (x )  is discontinuous is
log | x |
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
40. The function f (x )  p[x  1]  q [x  1], where [x] is the greatest integer function is continuous at x  1 if
(a) p  q  0 (b) p  q  0 (c) p  0 (d) q  0
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1/ x
 x
41. Function f (x )   1   is continuous at x  0 , if f (0 ) equals
 a
(a) e a (b) e a (c) 0 (d) e 1 / a
42. Let [.] denote the greatest integer function and f (x )  [tan 2 x ]. Then [IIT 1993]
(a) lim f ( x ) does not exist (b) f (x ) is continuous at x  0
x 0
(c) f (x ) is not differentiable at x  0 (d) f ' (0 )  1
 x  a 2 sin x 0  x   /4

43. The function f (x )  2 x cot x  b  /4  x   /2 is continuous for 0  x   then a, b are
a cos 2 x  b sin x  /2  x  

     
(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) None of these
6 12 3 6 6 12
44. Let f : R  R be any function. Define g : R  R by g(x ) | f (x )| for all x, Then g is [IIT 2000]
(a) Onto if f is onto (b) One-one if f is one-one
(c) Continuous if f is continuous (d) Differentiable if f is
differentiable
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Assignment (Basic & Advance Level)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

a a c b b a,b b c b a d c c a c a c d d a

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

b c b c c c c b b c a b d b b b d c c b

41 42 43 44

d b c c