44 CONTINUITY, DIFFERENTIABILITY & DIFFERENTIATION

12. Suppose f (x) is differentiable at x = 1 and

 1
1 (x  1) sin , if x  1
lim f (1 + h)=5, then f ’ (1) equals 18. Let f (x)   x 1
(2005)
h 0 h  0, if x  1
(a) 6 (b) 5
Then which one of the following is true ? (2008)
(c) 4 (d) 3
(a) f is differentiable at x = 1 but not at x = 0
13. If f is a real-valued differentiable function satisfying
(b) f is neither differentiable at x = 0 nor at x = 1
| f (x) – f(y)| (x – y)2, x, y R and f (0) = 0, then f (1) equals
(2005) (c) f is differentiable at x = 0 and at x = 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (d) f is differentiable at x = 0 but not at x = 1
(c) 0 (d) –1 19. Let f (x) = x |x| and g(x) = sin x
Statement I gof is differentiable at x = 0 and its derivative
dy
14. m n
If x y = (x + y) m+n
, then is (2006) is continuous at that point.
dx
Statement II gof is twice differentiable at x = 0. (2009)
xy (a) Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
(a) (b) xy
xy (b) Statement I is true, Statement II is true;
Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.
x y
(c) y (d) (c) Statement I is true, Statement II is true,
x
Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I.

x (d) Statement I is true, Statement II is false

15. The set of points, where f (x)  is differentiable, is
1 | x | 20. Let y be an implicit function of x defined by
x2x – 2xx cot y – 1 = 0. Then, y’ (1) equals (2009)
(2006)
(a) –1 (b) 1
(a) (–, –1) (–1, ) (b) (–, )
(c) log 2 (d) –log 2
(c) (0, ) (d) (–, 0) (0, )
21. If f : (–1, 1)  R be a differentiable function with
16. Let f : R  R be a function defined by
f (0) = – 1 and f ’(0) = 1. Let g (x) = [f (2 f (x) + 2)]2. Then g’(0)
f (x) = min {x + 1, |x| + 1}. Then, which of the following is
is equal to (2010)
true ? (2007)
(a) 4 (b) –4
(a) f (x)  1 for all x R
(c) 0 (d) –2
(b) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 1
(c) f (x) is differentiable everywhere d2x
22. equals (2011)
(d) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 0 dy 2
17. The function f : R/{0} R given by
1 3 2
 d 2 y   dy   d 2 y   dy 
1 2 (a)   2    (b)  2   
f (x)   2x  dx   dx   dx   dx 
x e 1
can be made continuous at x = 0 by defining f (0) as 3 1
(2007)  d 2 y   dy   d2 y 
(c)   2    (d)  2 
(a) 2 (b) –1  dx   dx   dx 

(c) 0 (d) 1
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23. The values of p and q for which the function 26. Consider the function, f (x) = |x – 2| + |x – 5|, x R.
Statement 1 f’ (4) = 0
 sin (p  1) x  sin x Statement 2 f is continuous in [2, 5], differentiable in (2, 5)
 , x0
 x and f (2) = f (5). (2012)
f (x)   q , x0 (a) Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
 2
 xx  x (b) Statement I is true, Statement II is true;
, x0
 x 3/ 2 Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.
(c) Statement I is true, Statement II is true,
is continuous for all x in R, are (2011)
Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I.
5 1 3 1 (d) Statement I is true, Statement II is false
(a) p  , q  (b) p   , q 
2 2 2 2
 d 2 y  d 2 x 
1 3 1 3 27. If y = e then  2 
nx
 2  is equal to:
(c) p  ,q (d) p  , q    dx  dy 
2 2 2 2
24. Define F (x) as the product of two real functions (2014/Online Set–1)
f1(x) = x, x IR, (a) nenx (b) ne-nx
(c) 1 (d) -ne-nx
 1
sin , if x  0 28. Let f(x) = x|x|, g(x) = sin x and h(x) = (gof) (x). Then
and f 2 (x)   x as follows
 0, if x  0 (2014/Online Set–2)
(a) h(x) is not differentiable at x = 0.
f (x).f 2 (x), if x  0 (b) h(x) is differentiate at x = 0, but h (x) is not continuous
F(x)   1
 0, if x  0 at x = 0.

Statement I F (x) is continuous on IR. (c) h (x) is continuous at x = 0 but it is not differentiable at
Statement II f1(x) and f2(x) are continuous on IR. (2011) x = 0.

(a) Statement I is false, Statement II is true. (d) h (x) is differentiable at x = 0

(b) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; 29. Let f, g : R  R be two functions defined by
Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.  1
(c) Statement I is true, Statement II is true,  x sin   , x  0
f x   x and g(x) = xf (x)
Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I.  0, x 0

(d) Statement I is true, Statement II is false
Statement I : f is a continuous function at x = 0.
25. If f : R  R is a function defined by f (x) = [x] cos
Statement II : g is a differentiable function at x = 0.
 2x  1 
  , where [x] denotes the greatest integer (2014/Online Set–3)
 2 
(a) Both statements I and II are false.
function, then f is (2012)
(b) Both statements I and Ii are true.
(a) continuous for every real x
(c) Statement I is true, statement II is false.
(b) discontinuous only at x = 0
(d) Statement I is false, statement II is true.
(c) discontinuous only at non-zero integral values of x
30. Let f and g be two differentiable functions on R such that
(d) continuous only at x = 0
f   x   0 and f   x   0, for all x  R. Then for all x:
(2014/Online Set–3)
(a) f(g(x)) > f (g(x-1)) (b) f(g(x)) > f (g(x+1))
(c) g(f(x)) > g(f(x-1)) (d) g(f(x)) > g(f(x+1))
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(a) 125 y (b) 224 y2

 2  cos x  1 
 , x   (c) 225y2 (d) 225 y
2
f x     x  is
31. If the function 1 1
  
k , x   37. If 2x  y 5  y 5 and
continuous at x = , then k equals:
d2 y dy
(2014/Online Set–4) (x 2  1) 2
 x  ky  0, then   k is equal to :
dx dx
1 (2017/Online Set–2)
(a) 0 (b)
2 (a) –23 (b) –24
1 (c) 26 (d) –26
(c) 2 (d)
4 38. Let f be a polynomial function such that
2
32. Let f : R  R be a function such tht |f(x)| < x , for all x  R. f (3x) = f (x)  f (x), for all x  R. Then :
Then at x = 0 is: (2014/Online Set–4)
(2017/Online Set–2)
(a) continuous but not differentiate
(b) continuous as well as differentiate (a) f (2)  f (2)  28 (b) f (2)  f (2)  0
(c) neigher continuous not differentiate (c) f (2)  f (2)  4 (d) f (2)  f (2)  f (2)  10
(d) differentiable but not continuous. 39. The value of k for which the function
33. If the function.
tan 4x

k x  1 , 0  x  3  4  tan 5x 
g(x)   is differentiable, then the   , 0x
 mx  2 , 3  x  5 5
f (x) =   2
 2 
value of k + m is: (2015)  k , x
 5 2
10
(a) (b) 4
3 
is continuous at x = , is : (2017/Online Set–2)
2
16
(c) 2 (d)
5 17 2
(a) (b)
34. The distance, from the origin, of the normal to the curve, 20 5

 3 2
x = 2 cos t + 2t sin t, y = 2 sin t – 2t cos t at t = , is : (c) (d) 
4 5 5
(2015/Online Set–1)
(a) 4 (b) 3 40. Let 
S  {t  R : f  x   x   . e  1 sin x
x
 is not

(c) 2 (d) 2 2 differentiable at t}. Then the set S is equal to: (2018)

35. For x  R, f (x) = |log 2 – sin x| and g(x) = f(f(x)), then : (a) 0,  (b)  (an empty set)
(2016) (c) {0} (d) { }
(a) g’(0) = cos (log 2)
1

(b) g’(0) = – cos (log 2)
Let f  x  =   x - 1  2- x ,x > 1,x  2
(c) g is differentiable at x = 0 and g’(0) = –sin (log 2) 41.
 k ,x = 2
(d) g is not differentiable at x = 0
The value of k for which f is continuous at x = 2 is:
15 15
36. If y   x  x  1    x  x  1  ,
2 2
then (2018/Online Set–2)
   
(a) 1 (b) e
d2 y dy (c) e -1
(d) e-2
 x2 1 
dx 2
x
dx
is equal to : (2017/Online Set–1)
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EXERCISE - 3 : ADVANCED OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Single Type Questions 6. Let f be a function defined and continuous on [2, 5].
1. 2
The function f (x) = x – |x – x |, – 1  x  1 is continuous on If f (x) takes rational values for all x and f (4) = 8 then the
the interval value of f (3.7) is
(a) [–1, 1] (b) (–1, 1) (a) 0 (b) 8
(c) [–1, 1] – {0} (d) (–1, 1) – {0} (c) –1 (d) None of these
7. If f (x) = |3 – x| + (3 + x) where (x) denotes the least integer
4 ,  3  x  1 greater than or equal to x, then
5  x ,  1  x  0 (a) f (x) is continuous as well as differentiable at x = 3

2. If   
f x  , then f |x| is
5  x , 0  x  2 (b) f (x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 3
 x 2  x  3, 2  x  3 (c) f (x) is differentiable but not continuous at x = 3

(d) f (x) is neither differentiable nor continuous at x = 3
(a) differentiable but not continuous in (–3, 3)
(b) continuous but not differentiable in (–3, 3)  x , when x is rational
8. If f  x   
(c) continuous as well as differentiable in (–3, 3) 1  x , when x is irrational , then
(d) neither continuous nor differentiable in (–3, 3) (a) f (x) is continuous for all real x
|x| 2
3. Let f (x) = a [x] + b e + c |x| , where a, b and c are real (b) f (x) is discontinuous for all real x
constants. where [x] denotes greatest integer < x. If f (x) is (c) f (x) is continuous only at x = 1/2
differentiable at x = 0, then
(d) f (x) is discontinuous only at x = 1/2
(a) b = 0, c = 0, a  R (b) a = 0, c = 0, b  R
(c) a = 0, b = 0, c  R (d) None of these

 x 3e1 / x  4

,x  0
9. If f (x) =  2  e1 / x , then f (x) is
1 cos  x n 1 , 
4. If f (x) = nl
im then 0 ,x0
1 cos  x n 1
(a) f (1 + 0) = 1 (a) continuous as well as differentiable at x = 0

(b) f (1 – 0) = 2 (b) continuous but not differentiable at x = 0

(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 1 (c) differentiable but not cotinuous at x = 0

(d) f (x) is not continuous at x = 1 (d) None of these

tan 2 2x
  x  1 10. The function f (x) =  sin 2x  is not defined at
 , x 1
5. If f (x) =  x 1 , where [x] denotes greatest x = /4. The value of f (/4) so that f is continuous at
 0, x 1 x = /4 is

integer < x. then f (x) is (a) e (b) 1 / e
(a) continuous as well as differentiable at x = 1 (c) 2 (d) None of these
(b) differentiable but not continuous at x = 1 11. If f is a periodic function, then
(c) continuous but not differentiable at x = 1 (a) f  and f  are also periodic
(d) neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 1 (b) f  is periodic but f  is not periodic
(c) f  is periodic but f  is not periodic
(d) None of these
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12. Let f (x) = [n + p sin x], x (0, ), n I, p is a prime number 18. Let f (x + y) = f (x). f (y) and f (x) = 1 + x g (x) G (x) where
and [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x.
lim g (x) = a and lim G (x) = b. Then f  (x) = k f (x), where
The number of points at which f (x) is not differentiable is x 0 x 0

(a) p – 1 (b) p k is equal to

(c) 2 p + 1 (d) 2 p – 1 (a) a/b (b) 1 + ab
(c) ab (d) None of these
 x3 
  , 2
13. If f  x    1 where [.] denotes the greatest integer 19. Let f (x) = Sgn (x) and g(x) = x(x – 5x + 6). The function
function, then f (g(x)) is discontinuous at

(a) f (x) is discontinuous for x = n1/3, where n I (a) infinitely many points (b) exactly one point

(b) f (3/2) = 1 (c) exactly three points (d) no point

(c) f  (x) = 0 for –1 < x < 1  2  1 

20. The function f (x) =  x  2   , x  0, is ([x] represents the
(d) None of these   x 
14. Let f : R  R be a function such that greatest integer < x)
(a) continuous at x = 1
 x  y  f  x   f  y
f  , f  0   0 and f  (0) = 3. Then (b) continuous at x = –1
 3  3
(c) discontinuous at infinitely many points
(a) f (x) is a quadratic function
(d) continuous everywhere
(b) f (x) is continuous but not differentiable
(c) f (x) is differentiable in R 21. The function f (x) = maximum  
x  2 – x  , 2 – x is
(d) f (x) is bounded in R non-differentiable at x equal to :
f  h   f  0 (a) 1 (b) 0, 2
15. If f is an even function such that l im has
h 0 h (c) 0,1 (d) 1, 2
some finite non-zero value, then 22. Let f (x) = [n + p sin x], x  (0, ), n Z, p is a prime number
(a) f is continuous and derivable at x = 0 and [x] is greatest integer less than or equal to x. The
number of points at which f (x) is not differentiable is
(b) f is continuous but not derivable at x = 0
(a) p (b) p –1
(c) f may be discontinuous at x = 0
(c) 2p + 1 (d) 2p – 1
(d) None of these
16. If a function f : R  R be such that f (x + y) = f (x) . f (y) for 
23. The derivative of f (tan x) w.r.t. g (sec x) at x = , where
all x, y  R where f (x) = 1 + x  (x) and l im  (x) = 1, then 4
x 0

(a) f  (x) does not exist (b) f  (x) = 2 f (x) for all x f ’(1) = 2 and g’  2  = 4, is
(c) f  (x) = f (x) for all x (d) None of these
1
17. 4
Let f (x) = a + b |x| + c |x| , where a, b and c are real constants. (a) (b) 2
2
Then f (x) is differentiable at x = 0 if
(a) a = 0 (b) b = 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these

(c) c = 0 (d) None of these –1  1  sin x   dy

24. If y = tan   ,  x  , then dx equals
 1  sin x  2

(a) –1/2 (b) – 1

(c) 1/2 (d) 1
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 2x 1  x 2  3 dy
31. Let y = x – 8x + 7 and x = f (t). If = 2 and x = 3 at
25. The differential coefficient of tan 1   w.r.t. dt
 1  2x 2 
 
dx
t = 0, then at t = 0 is given by
–1
1 1 dt
sec 2x 2  1 at x = is equal to
2
19
(a) 1 (b)
1 1 2
(a) (b) –
2 2
2
(c) –1 (d) None of these (c) (d) None of these
19
tan x 2 d2y 32. If f (x) = | x–3 | and  (x) = (fof) (x), then for x > 10,
26. If y = e , then cos x 
dx 2 ’ (x) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 0
dy dy (c) –1 (d) None of these
(a) (1 – sin 2 x) (b) –(1 + sin 2x)
dx dx
33. Let f (x) = sin x, g (x) = 2x and h (x) = cos x.

dy 
(c) (1 + sin2 x) (d) None of these If  (x) = [go (f h)] (x), then  "   is equal to
dx 4
27. Let f (x) be a polynomial function of second degree. If (a) 4 (b) 0
f (1) = f (–1) and a, b, c are in AP, then f  (a), f  (b) and
(c) –4 (d) None of these
f  (c) are in
(a) AP 
34. If f (x) = sin   x   x 5  ,1  x  2 and [x] denotes the
(b) GP 2 
(c) HP
 
(d) Arithmetico-Geometric progression greatest integer less than or equal to x, then f '  5  is
 2
x2  x df 1  x  equal to
28. If f (x) = with codomain = R – {1}, then
x 2  2x dx
4/5 4/ 5
 
is equal to (a) 5   (b)  5  
2 2
3 3
(a) – 2
(b) 2 (c) 0 (d) None of these
1 – x  1 – x 
35. If f (x) = |x –1| and g (x) = f [f { f (x) }], then for x >2, g' (x) is
1 equal to
(c) 2 (d) None of these
1 – x  (a) –1 if 2 < x < 3 (b) 1 if 2 < x < 3
(c) 1 for all x > 2 (d) None of these
29. If y = f (x) is an odd differentiable function defined on
36. Let f (x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that f (3) = 1,
(–) such that f  (3) = –2, then f  (–3) equals
f  (3) = – 1, f '' (3) = 0 and f '''(3) = 12. Then the value of
(a) 4 (b) 2
f ' (1) is
(c) –2 (d) 0
(a) 12 (b) 23
30. If f (x) = log | 2x |, x  0, then f  (x) is equal to
(c) –13 (d) None of these
1 1
(a) (b) –
x x

1
(c) (d) None of these
|x|
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37. Let f & g be differentiable functions satisfying

dy
g' (a) = 2, g (a) = b & fog = I (Identity function). Then f '(b) is 42. If sin y = x sin (a + y), then is
equal to dx

2 sin a sin 2  a  y 
(a) 2 (b) (a) (b)
3 sin 2  a + y  sin a
1
(c) (d) None
2 2 sin 2  a  y 
(c) sin a sin (a + y) (d)
sin a
38. Let f (x) =   x    x    x  for all real x, where

  x  ,   x  and   x  are differentiable functions of x. If 2 2 d2 y

43. If ax + 2hxy + by = 1, then is equal to
dx 2
f '(2) = 18 f (2),  '  2   3  2  ,  '  2   4  2  and

 '  2   k  2  , then the value of k is ab  h 2 h 2  ab

(a) 3 (b) 3
 hx  by   hx  by 
(a) 14 (b) 16
(c) 19 (d) None of these h 2  ab
(c) 3 (d) None of these
ax  b  hx  by 
39. If y = 2 , where a, b, c are constants then (2xy’ + y) y’’’
x c
is equal to 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 dy
44. If x + y = t + and x + y = t + 2 , then is equal to
t t dx
(a) 3 (xy’’ + y’) y’’ (b) 3 (xy’ + y’’) y’’
(c) 3 (xy’’ + y’) y’ (d) None of these y y
(a) (b) –
x x
2

–1 1   log x 

40. If f (x) = cos  2 
then f ' (e) = x x
(c) (d) –
1   log x   y y

2 45. If f (x) = x 2  10x  25 , then the derivative of f (x) on the

(a) does not exit (b)
e interval [0, 7] is
1 (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) (d) 1
e (c) 0 (d) none of these
2
46. If y = P(x), a polynomial of degree n  3, then
 ax  b  dy d 3 y
41. If y =   , then 2 . is equal to
 cx  d  dx dx 3 d  3 d2 y 
2 y 2 
dx  dx 
2
 d2 y  d2 y
(a)  2  (b) 3 (a) – P (x) . P’’’ (x) (b) P (x) . P’’’ (x)
 dx  dx 2
(c) P (x) . P’’ (x) (d) None of these
2 47. If fr (x), gr (x), hr (x), r = 1, 2, 3 are polynomials in x such that
 d2 y  d2x
(c) 3  2  (d) 3 fr (a) = gr (a)=hr(a), r = 1, 2, 3 and
 dx  dy2
f1  x  f2  x  f 3 (x)
F(x) = g1  x  g 2  x  g3  x  , then F ' (a) is equal to
h1  x  h2  x  h3  x 

(a) a (b) –a
(c) 0 (d) None of these.