DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL RUBY PARK, KOLKATA

CLASS- XII (2025-26)

WORKSHEET ON CONTINUITY & DIFFERENTIABILITY

Multiple Choice Questions ( 1 mark each )

1. The function f  x   e
x
is
(a) continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x  0
(b) continuous and differentiable everywhere
(c) not continuous at x  0
(b) none of these
 3 x , if x  5
2. If the function f  x    differentiable, then the value of k is
 2kx , if x  5
3 3 2 2
(a) (b)  (c) (d) 
2 2 3 3
3. The derivative of the function f defined by f  x   mx  c at x  0 is

(a) m (b) m 2 (c) mx 3 (d) None of these

dy
4. If x5  y5  5 xy then is
dx
y4  x x4  y y  x4
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
y  x4 y4  x y4  x
dy
5. If y  sin x  y , then is equal to
dx
cos x cos x sin x sin x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2y 1 1 2y 1 2y 2y 1

6. Differential coefficient of sec tan1 x is 

x 1 x
(a) (b) (c) x 1  x2 (d)
1  x2 1  x2 1  x2
7. The derivative of etan3x is
2
(a) esec 3 x  tan3 x (b) 3sec2 3x
(c) 3etan3 x  sec2 3 x (d) None of these

 
8. If y  log cos e x , then find
dy
dx
.

(a) e x tan x (b) e x cos x (c) e x (d) e x tan x

 1  2 sin x 
 , if x 
   4x
9. If f  x    4 is continuous at x   then a
  4
a, if x 

 4
 1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d)
4

x e x... to  dy
10. If y  e xe , then is equal to
dx
y 1 1
(a) (b) 1  y (c) (d)
1 y y y 1
 1  kx  1  kx
 , for  1  x  0
11. If f  x    x is continuous at x  0, then k is equal to
 2 x 2  3 x  2, for 0  x  1

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
dy
12. If x  log t  sin t , y  e t  cos t then is
dx

(a)
e t  sin t
(b)
t e t  sin t   (c)
e t  sin t
(d)

t e t  sin t 
1  t cos t 1  t cos t 1  t cos t 1  cos t
 x2  d2y
13. If y  loge   , then equals
 e2  2
  dx
1 1 2 2
(a)  (b)  (c) (d) 
x x2 x x2
x d2x
14. If y  x  e , then find .
dy 2
e x ex ex e x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
   
3 2
1 ex 1 ex 1 ex 1 ex

15. If y2  100tan1 x  45sec1 x  100cot 1 x  45cos ec1 x, for | x | 1 then

dy

dx
x2  1 x2  1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
x2  1 x2  1
1  x2  y2  dy
16. If sin  2 
 log a then is equal to
x y 
2
dx
x2  y2 y x x2  y2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
x2  y2 x y x2  y2
17. If f  x   log x2  log x  then f '( x) at x  e is
1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
e 2e
 dy 
18. If y  x x , then   is
 dx  x 1
1 1 3
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d)
2 4 2
 1
19. The set of point of discontinuity of the function f  x   is
x  x 1
2

(a)  (b) (c) 0 (d) 

20. The set of points where the function f given by f ( x ) | x  3 | cos x is differentiable is

(a)  {3} (b) (c) (0, ) (d) 

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS ( 1 mark each )

In the following questions 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose
the correct answer out of the following choices.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

21. If . denote the fractional part function and f  x    x   x, then.
Assertion (A): f is not differentiable at integral values of x.
Reason (R): f is not continuous at integral points.
22. Assertion (A): The function ln x is not differentiable at x  1 .
Reason (R): If a function f ( x) is not continuous at x  a then f ( x) is not differentiable at x  a .
23. Assertion (A): f ( x )  x 2  3 x  2 is a continuous and differential function.
Reason (R): Every differential function is not continuous.
 x2 , x  1

24. Assertion (A): f ( x )   x is discontinuous and not differentiable at x  1 , therefore, there cannot by any
 , x1
2
value c   1, 2 for which f '  c   0 .
Reason (R): f ( x )  x 2 , on  1,1 , therefore there exist at least value of c   1,1 for which f '  c   0 .

25. Assertion (A):

d
dx
 
x sin x  sin x . x sin x 1

Reason (R):
d
dx
 
x n  n x n 1

2 and 3 marks questions

26. Check the differentiability of f  x   [ x] at x  1 .
27. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x :

5x   x 3  
(i) (ii) log sin   1   (iii) loge ( x x  cos ec 2 x ) (CBSE 2025)
x5   3 

 dy
28. If y 3  5 xy  2 x 2  76 then find . (CBSE 2025)
dx

   
28. If x  cot t 3  2cos2 t and y  sin t 3  2sin2 t , find the value of
dy
dx

at t  .
4
   1
29. Show that the derivative of tan1 (sec x  tan x),    x   with respect to x is equal to . (CBSE 2025)
 2 2 2
d2y
30. If y  tan1 x, then find in terms of y alone.
dx 2
d2y 
31. If x  a cos3  and y  a sin3  , then find the value at   .
2 6
dx
32. Show that the function f  x   x  1  x  1 , for all x  R, is not differentiable at the points x  1 and x  1.
  1 1
  x  x ,
33. Discuss the differentiability of f  x    xe   x  0at x  0

 0, x0
d2 y
34. If x m y n  ( x  y )m  n then prove that :  0.
dx 2
d2y dy
35. If y  2 cos  log x   3 sin  log x  , then prove that x 2  x  y  0.
dx 2 dx
36. Differentiate the following functions w.r.t. x :
(i) x log x  (log x ) x (ii) logsin x  cos x 
37. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x.
 1  cos x   1  cos x 
(i) tan1  ,   x   (ii) tan1  ,   x  
 sin x   1  cos x 
dy
38. If x cos( p  y )  cos p sin( p  y )  0, then prove that cos p   cos2 ( p  y ).
dx

5 marks questions
d2 y 1
39. If x  a(cos2t  2t sin2t ) and y  a(sin2t  2t cos2t ), then prove  sec3 2t .
dx 2 2at
x 1
40. If f  x   x 2  1; g  x   2 and h x   2 x  3, then find f ' h' g ' x    .
x 1
 x   x 
41. If  ax  b  e y / x  x or y  x log   , then prove that y  x log  .
 a  bx   a  bx 

42. For what value of  the function defined by f  x   

  
 x 2  2 , if x  0
is continuous at x  0 ?

 4 x  6, if x  0
Hence check the differentiability of f  x  at x  0.
43. Show that the function f  x  defined as follows is continuous but not differentiable at x  2 ,
 3 x  2, 0  x  1

f  x   2 x 2  x, 1  x  2
 5 x  4, x2

d2 y dy
44. If x  a cos t  b sin t & y  a sin t  b cos t , prove that : y 2 x  y  0.
dx 2 dx
1 
45. If x  sin  loge y  , and (1  x 2 ) y2  xy1   y  0 then find the value of  .
a 
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS ( 4 marks each )

46. Sumit has a doubt in the continuity and differentiability problem, but due to COVID-19 he has unable to meet his
teachers. So he decided to ask his doubt with his friends Sunita and Vikram. Sunita said that the function is
continuous for all real values of x while Vikram said that the function is continuous for all real values of x except 3.
x2  9
The given function is f ( x ) 
x3
then answer the following questions.
(i) Whose answer is correct?
(ii) Find f '( x) .
(iii)(a) Find f ''( x)
OR
(iii) (b) Find f ''(2)
47. If a real valued function f  x  is finitely derivable at any point of its domain, it is necessarily continuous at that point.
But its converse need not be true.
For example, every polynomial, constant function are both continuous as well as differentiable and inverse
trigonometric functions are continuous and differentiable in its domain etc.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
 x ,for x  0
(i) Discus the continuity and defferentiability for the function f  x    , at x  0.
 0,for x  0
(ii) Discus the continuity and defferentiability for the function f  x   x  9 , x  R, at x  9.

(iii) Show that the function f  x   x 3 at x  7 is continuous and differentiable.

OR
Show that f  x   cos x , where  x  is G.I.F, is neither continuous nor differentiable at x  0.

48. Derivative of y  f  x  w.r .t . x (if exists) is denoted by by or f ' x  and is called the first order derivative of
dy
dx
d  dy  d 2 y
or f " x  and is called the second order derivative
dy

dx  dx  dx 2
y . If we take derivative of again, then we get
dx

d  d2y  d3y
of y . Similarly,  2  is denoted and defined as or f '" x  and is known as third order derivative of y
dx  dx  dx 3
and so on. Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) If f  x    cos x  i sin x  cos2 x  i sin2 x  cos3 x  i sin3 x  ....cos  nx  i sin x  and f 1  1, then
find f "1 .

(ii) If f  x   e x sin x  2logsin x, then find f " x  .

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