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MATHEMATICS-ASSIGNMENT
Continuity and differentiability, Differentiation
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1. The value of 𝑓(0) so that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is continuous, is equal to
1) 2) 3) 2 4)

2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = for 𝑥 ≠ 0 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0, then 𝑘 =

𝑘 for 𝑥 = 0
1) 𝑒 2) 𝑒 3) 𝑒 4) 𝑒
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⎧ +𝑎 for 𝑥 < 2
3. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 for 𝑥 = 2 is continuous on 𝐑 if (𝑎, 𝑏) =
⎨| |
⎩ +𝑏 for 𝑥 > 2
1) (−6,6) 2) (6, −6) 3) (6,6) 4) (−6, −6)
[𝑥] + [−𝑥] for 𝑥 ≠ 2
4. If 𝑓(𝑥) = is continuous at 𝑥 = 2, then 𝜆 =
𝜆 for 𝑥 = 2
1) − 1 2) 0 3) 1 4) 2
5. The set of all points where the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is differntiable is
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1) (−∞, ∞) 2) [0, ∞) 3) (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞) 4) (0, ∞)
|x|
6. Let f ( x)  for x  0 and f(0) = 1 the f(x) is
sin x
1) Continuous and differentiable at x = 0
2) Continuous and derivable at x = 0
3) discontinuous and not differentiable at x = 0
4) None of these
𝑥≠0
7. If 𝑓(𝑥) = √ √ continuous at 𝑥 = 0, then 𝑘 equals
𝑘 𝑥=0
1), 16√2 log 2 log 3 2) 16√2ln 6 3) 16√2 ln 2 ln 3 4) None of these
√
8. The set of points of differentiability of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 ≠ 0 is
√
0 𝑥=0
1) ℝ 2) [0, ∞) 3) (0, ∞) 4) ℝ − {0}
9. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 sgn 𝑥, then
1) 𝑓 is derivable at 𝑥 = 0 2) 𝑓 is continuous but not derivable at 𝑥 = 0
3) LHD at 𝑥 = 0 is 1 4) none
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10. The value of x for which the function f ( x )  1  x  2  x  , 1  x  2 fails to be
 3  x, x2

continuous is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) All real numbers
𝑥 𝑥<1
11. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2−𝑥 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 then f(x) is
−2 + 3𝑥 − 𝑥 𝑥>2
1) differentiable at 𝑥 = 1 2) differentiable at 𝑥 = 2
3) differentiable at 𝑥 = 1 and 𝑥 = 2 4) not differentiable at x = 0
12. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|𝑒 , then at 𝑥 = 0
1) f is continuous 2) f is continuous but not differentiable
3) f is differentiable 4) the derivative is 1
1, x0
13. If f ( x)   then derivative of f(x) at x = 0
1  sin x, 0  x   / 2
1) is equal to 1 2) is equal to 0 3) is equal to −1 4) does not exist
 |x2|
 , x  2
14. If f (x)   tan 1 (x  2) , then f(x) is
 2, x  2

1) continuous at 𝑥 = −2 2) not continuous at 𝑥 = −2
3) differentiable at 𝑥 = −2 4) continuous but not derivable at 𝑥 = −2
,𝑥 ≠ 0
15. If a function 𝐟(𝐱) is defined as 𝐟(𝐱) = then
√
0, 𝑥 = 0
1) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
2) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous as well as differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
3) 𝑓(𝑥) is not continuous at 𝑥 = 0
4) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous everywhere
(𝑥 − 1)sin , if 𝑥 ≠ 1
16. Let 𝑓(𝑥) =
0, if 𝑥 = 1
Then which one of the following is true?
1) 𝑓 is neither differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 nor at 𝑥 = 1
2) 𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 and at 𝑥 = 1
3) 𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 but not at 𝑥 = 1
4) 𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1 not at 𝑥 = 0
( ) ( )
17. If lim → exists finitely, then
1) lim → 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑐) 2) lim → f(𝑥) = 𝑓 (𝑐)
3) lim → 𝑓(𝑥) does not exist 4) lim → f(x) may or may not exist
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18. The function 𝐟(𝐱) = at 𝑥 = 3, is
1) Left continuous 2) Right continuous
3) continuous 4) discontinuous
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1  cos 4 x , if x  0
 x2
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19. If the function f (x)   a , if x  0 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 then 𝑎 =

 x
, if x  0
 16  x  4

1) 8 2) 3) −8 4) 0

, for 𝑥 ≠ 0
20. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = at 𝑥 = 0 is
, for 𝑥 = 0
1) continuous 2) discontinuous 3) left continuous 4) right continuous

(NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE)

21. If 𝑓(𝑥) is a continuous function satisfying 𝑓(𝑥) ⋅ 𝑓 = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓 and 𝑓(1) > 0,
then lim → 𝑓(𝑥) =

22. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = [cos 𝑥 + sin 𝑥],0 < 𝑥 < 2𝜋 where [𝑥] denotes the greatest integer less than
or equal to 𝑥. The number of points of discontinuity of 𝑓(𝑥) is

23. If the differentiable function 𝑓(𝑥) is such that 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥). 𝑓(𝑦). for all real 𝑥 and
𝑦, 𝑓 (0) = 10 and 𝑓(10) = 5, then 𝑓 (10) is equal to:

24. The value of the derivative of |𝑥 − 1| + |𝑥 − 3| at 𝑥 = 2 is

25. If 3𝑓(𝑥) − 2𝑓 = 𝑥, then 𝑓 (2) is

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1. lim
( ) /
−
( ) /
= − =
→ ( ) ( )

2. f is continuous at 𝑥 = 0

2 + 3𝑥
⇒𝑘 = 𝑓(0) = lim
→ 2 + 5𝑥

=𝑒 →

→ ( )
=𝑒
=𝑒 =𝑒
3. 𝑓(2) = lim 𝑓(𝑥) = lim 𝑓(𝑥)
→ →
⇒5 = lim − 1 + 𝑎 = lim − 1 + 𝑏 ⇒ 𝑎 = 6, 𝑏 = 6
→ →

4. LL = lim → [𝑥] + [−𝑥] = lim → [2 − ℎ] + [−2 + ℎ]

= 1 − 2 = −1
RL = lim → [𝑥] + [−𝑥] = lim → [2 + ℎ] + [−2 − ℎ]
= 2 − 3 = −1
−1 = lim → [𝑥] + [−𝑥] = 𝜆

5. ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 differentiable at all 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, ∞) − {0}

𝑔(𝑥) = 1 + |𝑥| , , 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, ∞) − {0}
ℎ(𝑥)
𝑓(𝑥) = , , 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, ∞) − {0}
𝑔(𝑥)
𝑓(ℎ) − 𝑓(0) ℎ
𝑓 (0) = lim = lim =1
→ ℎ−0 → ℎ(1 + |ℎ|)
⇒ 𝑓 is differentiable at ℎ = 0 also

∴ 𝑓 is differentiable for all 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, ∞).

6. 𝑓(0−) = −1, 𝑓(0+) = 1

ℎ
− −ℎ − sinh
𝑓 (0−) = lt → sinh = 𝑙𝑡 → →
ℎ ℎ
ℎ
−1 ℎ − sin ℎ
𝑓 (0+) = lt → 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ = lt → =0
ℎ ℎ
7. (9 − 1)(4 − 1)
lim → =𝑘
𝑥
√2 − 2cos 2
(9 − 1)(4 − 1)
lim → 𝑥 =𝑘
√2 ⋅ 2sin 4
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16
𝑥 𝑥
lim → =𝑘
sin 𝑥/4
2√ 2
𝑥/4
16
log 9 ⋅ log 4 = 𝑘
2√2
𝑘 = 4√2log 9 ⋅ log 4
𝑘 = 16√2log 3log 2

8. The given function is differentiable at all points in its domain except possibly at 𝑥 = 0
( ) ( )
Now, (𝑅𝐻𝐷 at 𝑥 = 0) = lim →
√
⇒ (𝑅𝐻𝐷 at 𝑥 = 0) = lim → ⇒ (𝑅𝐻𝐷 at 𝑥 = 0)
/ (√ )
= lim → ∴ (𝑅𝐻𝐷 at 𝑥 = 0) = lim → √ (√ →∞
)
So, the function is not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0.
Hence, the required set is (0, ∞).
9. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 sgn (𝑥)
|𝑥|
⇒ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑥≠0
𝑥
0 𝑥=0
⇒ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 |𝑥| 𝑥 ≠0
0 𝑥=0
−𝑥 𝑥<0
⇒ 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 𝑥=0
𝑥 𝑥>0
( ) ( ) ( )
Now, 𝑃(0 ) = lim → ⇒ 𝑓 (0 ) = lim =0
→

( ) ( ) ( )
Also, 𝑓 (0 ) = lim → ⇒ 𝑓 (0 ) = lim =0
→

10. 𝑓(1−) = 𝑓(1+) = 𝑓(1) = 0.

𝑓(2−) = 0, 𝑓(2+) = 1

∴ 𝑓 is continuous 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 1 and discontinuous at 𝑥 = 2

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21 Since 𝑓 is continuous lim → 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(1) and

1 1
𝑓(1)𝑓 = 𝑓(1) + 𝑓
1 1
∴ (𝑓(1)) = 2𝑓(1)
⇒ 𝑓(1)(𝑓(1) − 2) = 0 ⇒ 𝑓(1) = 2[∵ 𝑓(1) > 0]

22 𝜋
cos 𝑥 + sin 𝑥 = √2cos 𝑥 −
4

So, 𝑓(𝑥) = √2cos 𝑥 −

Since, [x] is discontinuous at integral values of 𝑥
Now, √2cos 𝑥 − is an integer at 𝑥 = , + , 𝜋 + , +

23 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑓 (0)

24 Let 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 1| + |𝑥 − 3|
−(𝑥 − 1) − (𝑥 − 3) when 𝑥 < 1
= (𝑥 − 1) − (𝑥 − 3) when 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
(𝑥 − 1) + (𝑥 − 3) when 𝑥 ≥ 3
−2𝑥 + 4 when 𝑥 < 1
= 2 when 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
2𝑥 − 4 when 𝑥 ≥ 3
−2 when 𝑥 < 1
∴ 𝑓 (𝑥) = 0 when 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
2 when 𝑥 ≥ 3
At 𝑥 = 2, we have : 𝑓 (𝑥) = 0.

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3𝑓(𝑥) − 2𝑓 =𝑥
𝑥
Replacing 𝑥 by in (𝑖), we get −2𝑓(𝑥) + 3𝑓 = (ii)
Multiplying (i) by 3, (𝑖𝑖) by 2 and adding we get :
2 3 2 1
5𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + ⇒ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+ ⋅
𝑥 5 5 𝑥

3 2 1 3 2 1 5 1
⇒ 𝑓 (𝑥) = − ⋅ ⇒ 𝑓 (2) = − × = =
5 5 𝑥 5 5 4 10 2