Continuity & Differentiability

Questions
n
a x 1  b sin x  sin bx 
  x  0
 x n sin x  cos x  cos bx 
01 If f (x) =


 a x sin bx  b x sin ax
x0
tan bx  tan ax
is continuous at x = 0 (a, b > 0 ,b  1, a  b). Find f (O+) and f (O–) and obtain relation between a,
b and n.

02 Let f (x) = cosec 2x + cosec 22 x + cosec 23 x + .......... cosec 2n x, x 0, 2 

and g (x) = f (x) + cot 2n x
g( x) cos ec x
 (cos x)  (sec x) if x  0

If H (x) =  p if x  0
 e x  e  x  2 cos x
 if x  0
x sin x
Find the value of p, if possible to make the function H (x) continuous at x = 0.

Min  f (t ) / 0  t  x for 0  x  2
03(mcq) Let f(x) = cos x and H(x) =   
, then
2  x for 2
 x  3
(A) H (x) is continuous & derivable in [0, 3] (B) H(x) is continuous but not derivable at x = /2
(C) H(x) is neither cont. nor deri. at x = /2 (D) Maximum value of H(x) in [0,3] is 1

x 2  x  1, if x  0 2x  a , if x  0
04 f (x) =  2
and g(x) = | x  2 |, if x  0 where a is non negative real number and
(x  3)  2b, if x  0 
b is any real number. If fog(x) is continuous for all real x, then find the sum of all possible distinct values
of a & b.

05 Let f be a real valued differentiable function on R such that f ' (1) = 6 and f ' (2) = 2.
f (3 cos h  4 sin h  2)  f (1)
Then Lim is equal to
h 0 f (3 e h  5 sec h  4)  f (2)
(A) 24 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) 2

06 Let g(x) = ef (x) where g(x) is a differentiable function on (0, ) such that g(x + 1) = (x + 1)g(x).
Then for n = 1, 2, 3........
f ' (n + 1) – f '(1) =
1 1 1  1 1 1 
(A) – 4  2  2  ......  2  (B) 4  2  2  ......  2 
1 2 n  1 2 n 
1 1 1 1 1 1
(C) 1    ......  (D)   ...... 
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[ x ], if  3  x  0
07. If f (x) = 2x  1, if 0  x  2 and g (x) = f (| x |) + | f (x) |, then evaluate Lim g( x )
 x0

n
 x   x 
08 Given f(x) =  tan 2k  sec 2 k 1  ; k, n  N
k 1

n
 x
& g(x) = Lim
n   1  tan 2 2r  ; r, n  N
r 1

  x 
 ln 1  f ( x )  tan n 
  2 
 ; x0
If h(x) =  x then

g( x ) ; x0
k ; x0

(A) if k = 0, f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (B) if k = 1, h(x) is continuous at x = 0

(C) if k  R, h(x) is cotinuous at x = 0 (D) h(x) can not be made continuous at x = 0 for any k

09 Let  be the number of possible integral values of a for which ax – x2 < 1  x  R.

Number of points of non-derivability of the function g(x) = [3 + 4 sin x] in (0, ) is
[Note: [k] denotes largest integer less than or equal to k.]

a 2  ax  x 2  a 2  ax  x 2
10. If f ( x )  , x  0 then the value of f(0) such that f(x) is continuous
ax  ax
at x = 0 (where a > 0 ), is
1 1
(A) (B) (C) a (D)  a
a a

11. Let f(x), f : R  R be a non-constant continuous function such that (ex – 1) f(2x) = (e2x – 1) f(x)
1
 f (x)  x
If f ' (0) = 1, then Lim   equal to
x0 x 

(A) e (B) e1/2 (C) e2 (D) e–2

 1
 [x] , 0  {x} 
2 , x    7 7
12. Let f(x) =   2 , 2  .
1
| x |,  {x}  1
 2
If L is number of point of discontinuity and M is the number of point on non-differentiability of the
function f(x), then find the value of (L + M).

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13. Let f be an injective function with domain [a, b] and range [c, d]. If  is a point in (a, b) such that f
has left hand derivative l and right hand derivative r at x =  with both l and r non-zero different
and negative, then left hand derivative and right hand derivative of f–1 at x = f() respectively, is
1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) r, l (C) , (D) l, r
r l l r
14. Statement-1: The number of points where function f ( x )  x (e x  1) ( x  1) tan 1 ( x 2  3x  4)
is non-derivable is 1.
Statement-2: For a differentiable function g(x), h(x) = g ( x ) is differentiable at x = x0 where x0 is
either a repeated root of the equation g(x) = 0 or g (x0)  0.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

15.(mcq) The graph of a function y = f(x) is shown in the figure. One f (x)

more function y = g(x) is defined as 2

 f ( x )  2, x0 1
 f (x ), x0
  1 1 3 x
g( x )    , 0x –2 – 3 –1 O 1 3 2
 f ( x ) 2 2 2 2

  f ( x ), 3 –1

 x
2 –2

Identify the correct statement(s)?

[Note : [k] denotes greatest integer less than or equal to k]
(A) Range of g(x) is [– 4, ). (B) Lim  g( x )   1 .

x 0
3
(C) g(x) is continuous at x = 0. (D) g(x) is discontinuous at x = ± .
2

16.(mcq)Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(A) If f(x) is discontinuous and g(x) is continuous at x = a g (a )  0 ,
f (x)
then must be discontinuous at x = a.
g( x )
(B) If f(x) is defined in [a, b] and f(a) f(b) < 0, then the equation f(x) = 0
has atleast one real root in (a, b ).
(C) If f(x) is continuous at x = a (f (a)  0) and g (x) is discontinuous at x = a,
then the functionh (x) = f(x) g(x) must be discontinuous at x = a.
(D) If fog (x) is continuous at x = a and g(x) is also continuous at x = a, then f(x) must be continuous
at x = a.

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Paragraph for Question no. 17 to 19

Consider a function f(x) = sin–1[x] cos–1{x} where [ ] denotes G.I.F. and { } denotes fractional part
of x then answer following questions?

17(mcq)Find the correct statements above f(x)?

(A) Domain is [–1, 1] (B) Domain is [–1, 2)
  2   2 
(C) Range is  , . (D) Range is    ,   .
4 4 
  4 4

18 Find the correct statements above continuity and differentiability of f(x)?

(A) continuous at x = 0. (B) continuous at x = 1.
(C) differentiale at x = 0. (D) differentiable at x = 1.

19(mcq) Find the correct statements about nature of f(x).

(A) Lim f ( x ) exists and equal to zero. (B) Lim
x1
f ( x ) exists and equal to zero.
x0
(C) f(x) is injective  x  (–1, 0). (D) f(x) is injective  x  (1, 2).
x
20(mcq)Let f : R+  R be a continuous function satisfying f   = f(x) – f(y)  x, y  R+ . If f '(1) = 1,
 y
then
(A) f is unbounded  
(B) f (x) = Lim n x1 / n  1 ,  x > 0
n

f (1  x )
(C) Lim 1 (D) Lim x f (x )  0
x 0 x x 0

n n
21(mcq) Let f(x) be a differentiable function satisfying the relation f ( x )   x k  f ( y)   y k  (x – y)2 ,
k 1 k 1

for all x, y  R and f (0) = 1

1
(A) Lim f    2
n  2 

f ( x )  f (1)
(B) For n = 100 , Lim = 5050
x 1 x 1
(C) For n = 3, sgn (f(x)) is discontinuous at exactly are point
(D) For n = 4, sgn (f '(x)) is discontinuous at exactly are point.

22. If f(x) is defined  x  R and is discontinuous only at x = 0 such that

f 3(x) – 6 f 2(x) + 11 f(x) – 3 = 3  x  R, then the number of such functions is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 24

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n
 x 
23. Given f (x) =  tan  xr  sec  r  1

; r, nN
r 1 2  2
n

g (x) = Lim
   
ln f ( x)  tan 2xn  f ( x)  tan 2xn ·  sin tan 2x 
   
n n

1  f ( x)  tan 2xn 

= k for x = and the domain of g (x) is (0 , /2).
4
where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function.
Find the value of k, if possible, so that g (x) is continuous at x = /4. Also state the points of
discontinuity of g (x) in (0 , /4) , if any.

24. A function f is defined on an interval [a, b]. Which of the following statement(s) is/are INCORRECT?
(mcq) (A) If f (a) and f (b), have opposite sign, then there must be a point c  (a, b) such that f (c) = 0.
(B) If f is continuous on [a, b], f (a) < 0 and f (b) > 0, then there must be a point c  (a, b) such that
f (c) = 0
(C) If f is continuous on [a, b] and there is a point c in (a, b) such that f (c) = 0, then f (a) and f (b)
have opposite sign.
(D) If f has no zeroes on [a, b], then f (a) and f (b) have the same sign.

 2  cos x 3 
25. The function f(x) =  3   is not defined at x = 0. How should the function be defined at
x sin x x 4 
x = 0 to make it continuous at x = 0.

26. Let f be an odd continuous function defined on set of real number such that f (p) = (–1)p p,
where p is any prime natural number then find the minimum number of real roots of f(x) = 0.

e 2f ( x )  2e f ( x )  1  e 2 cos( x  1) 7 2
27 If for a differentiable function y = f(x), f ' (x )  0 Lim  e
x 1 sec 2 ( x  1)  1 2
and area of the triangle formed by the tangent drawn to the curve y = f(x) at 1, f (1)  and co-ordinate
1
axes is , then find the value of .

x
28(mcq) Let  is the number of solution of 3{x} + [x2 – 2x + 3] = 0 and f(x) = xa  bxcosx  csinx , x  (a 1)
x5
is continuous at x = , then
1
(A) f() = (B) a + b + c = 0 (C) 4 abc = – 3 (D) a – c = 5b
120
[Note : { y } and [ y ] denotes fraction part of function and greatest integer function of y.]

n 1
x
29. Let f (x) = nLim

 ( r x  1) {( r  1) x  1} , then
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(A) f (x) is continuous but not derivable at x = 0

(B) f (x) is both continuous and derivable at x = 0
(C) f (x) is neither continuous nor derivable at x = 0
(D) f (x) has non removable finite type of discontinuity at x = 0.
0, x  I
30(mcq) Let f(x) = [x] and g(x) =  2 , then (Here [ ] denotes G.I.F.)
 x , x  I

(A) Lim
x 1 g(x) exists, but g(x) is not continuous at x = 1
(B) g (x) is discontinuous  x  I
(C) gof is continuous for all x
(D) fog is continuous for all x

31(mcq) Consider the function f : R  A given by f(x) = x + [x] where [x] denotes greatest integer less than or
equal to x and A is the range of the function. Then which of the following is/are correct?
[x]
(A) f –1(x) exists and is given by f –1(x) = x   x  A.
2
(B) f –1(x) exists and is given by f –1(x) = x – [x]  x  A.
(C) f(x) is a continuous function.
(D) f –1(x) is a continuous function.

32. For x  (0, ), let f(x) = lnx + x + 1.

 ln ( 3 e )
 1  15(x  2)  tan( x  2) ; 1  x  2
  x2 1 

If g(x) =  27e 3 ; x2
  e f (x )
 2e 3 
  ; 2  x3
  sin x cos 2  cos x sin 2 

is continuous in [1,3] then find the value of 

33. A derivable function f : R+  R satisfies the condition f (x) – f (y)  ln x y  + x – y for every x, y 
100
1
R+. If g denotes the derivative of f then compute the value of the sum  g  .
n 1  n 

34. Let f(x) be a real valued function not identically zero satisfies the equation,
f(x + yn) = f(x) + (f(y))n for all real x & y and f  (0)0 where n (> 1) is an odd natural number. Find
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Paragraph for questions nos. 35 to 37

Let f be a differentiable function satisfying the relation
f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) – 2 xy + (ex – 1)(ey – 1)  x, y  R and f ' (0) = 1.
35. {f (2)} is equal to
(A) e2 – 5 (B) e2 – 6 (C) e2 – 7 (D) e2 – 8
Note: {y} denotes the fraction part function of y.
f (2 x )  4 x 2  2 x
36. The value of Lim is
x 0 x2
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

37. Let g (x) = f (x) + x2 – 2. If the equation | g (|x|) | = k has four distinct solutions then the set of values
of k is
(A) (0, 1) (B) (– 2, 2) (C) (0, 3) (D) (0, 2)

{x 2}, 1  x  1

38. Let f (x) = | 1  2 x |, 1 x  2
(1  x 2 ) sgn( x 2  3x  4), 2  x  4

If m denotes the number of points of discontinuity of f (x) in [– 1, 4] and n denotes the number of
points of non-derivability of f (x) in (– 1, 4) then (m + n) equals
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
[Note: {k} and sgn(k) denote fractional part function and signum function of k respectively)]

39(mcq) Let g(x) and h(x) be two quadratic polynomials with leading coefficient as unity.
g ([x ])
If g(0) = c, h(0) = b, g (1) = 0, h (1) = 0 and b + c = – 1, also f (x)=
h ([ x ])
([ ] represents greatest integer function). Which of the following holds good?
(A) domain of f (x) is R – [1, 2) if b  I
(B) domain of f (x) is R – [1, 2)  [b, b + 1) if b  I
c
(C) Lim f ( x )  , if b  0
x 1 b
1
(D) f (x) is continuous if b = c = –
2

  q tan t  (1  sin x ) 
Lim 
t 0  
t  (  2 x ) 2
, x
2


1   p sin    
40. Let f (x) =  Lim    , x
 2  0      2
 3
1  sin x , x 

 3 cos 2 x 2
where p, q are natural numbers and [ ] denotes greatest integer function. If f (x) is continuous at

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
x= then find the value of (p + q).
2

41(mcq) If f(x) = sgn ((sin2x – sin x – 1) (sin2x + sin x + 1)) = 0 has exactly 4 points of discontinuity for
x  (0, n), n  N then the value of n may be equal to
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

n  Lim f ( x )  2n x 2n  2 (1  x 2 ) , x  0,  1
42(mcq) Let f (x) =  ( x  x ) , x  1 and g (x) =  n
r r 2

r 1   1, x  0,  1
then g (x)
(A) is discontinuous at x = – 1
(B) is continuous at x = 2
(C) has a removable discontinuity at x = 1
(D) has an irremovable discontinuity at x = 1

43(mcq) Which of the following function(s) is/are continuous at x = 0 (where Q is the set of rational numbers.)?
 | x | xQ
(A) f(x) = 
 | x | x  Q
 x2  2 x Q
(B) f(x) =  2
 x  2 x  Q
{x} x  Q
(C) f(x) =  where {x} and [x] denote the fractional part function and greatest integer
[ x ] x  Q
function of x, respectively.
 x xQ
(D) f(x) = 
1  x xQ

44. Let f (x) = cosec 2x + cosec 22 x + cosec 23 x + .......... cosec 2n x, x 0, 2

and g (x) = f (x) + cot 2n x
g( x) cos ec x
 (cos x)  (sec x) if x  0

If H (x) =  p if x  0
 e x  e  x  2 cos x
 if x  0
x sin x
Find the value of p, if possible to make the function H (x) continuous at x = 0.

45 Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6} and a, c are natural numbers selected from set X with replacement.
x 2  x , x  1 x 2  cx, x  2
Let f (x) =  2 , g (x) =  2
x  ax , x  1 x  4 x , x  2
and h (x) = f(x) . g(x), x  R.
N1 = Number of function h(x) such that f (x) and g(x) are both discontinuous.

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N2 = Number of function h (x) such that h (x) is continuous at x = 1 and

discontinuous at x = 2 but f (x) and g(x) are both discontinuous.
N3 = Number of function h (x) such that h (x) is discontinuous at x = 1 and
continuous at x = 2.
Find the value of (N1 + N2 + N3).

46 Let f (x) be a continuous function satisfying

f 3 x   5f 2 x   10f x   12  0 , f 2 x   4f x   3  0 and f 2 x   6f x   8  0 and A is the area
bounded by the line y = x, y = f (x) and x = 0. Find the value of 10A.

47. Let y = f(x) be a differentiable function which satisfies the functional rule f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) – x – y +
   1  
xy, x  R+, y  R and f '(1) = 2. If g is the inverse of f , then find the value of g  f '     .
   e  
[Note : [y] denotes greatest integer function  y.]
f ( x )  x 2 n g( x )
48. x2
Let f(x) = + ax + 3 and g(x) = x + b, where F(x) = Lim .
n 1  x 2n
If F(x) is continuous at x = 1 and x = – 1 then find the value of (a2 + b2).

49. Let f(x) be a function defined in [0, 5] such that f 2(x) = 1  x  [0, 5] and f(x) is discontinuous only at
all integers in [0, 5]. Find total number of possible functions.

50. Consider a function,

   4x 2  
 ln 1  ax  4   a 
   x  1

 ,  1  x  1; x  0
  4x2 
f (x)   b 
x 4 1 
 e bx  e 

 tan bx  tan b 1  cos 2bx 
 , 1 x  2
 2x  1

where [ k ] denote greatest integer less than or equal to k.

If f(x) is continuous in (– 1,0)  (0, 2) and passing through the point (1, ln 2) then find the value of
(1 + a + 2b2).

51. Let f : R  R be a function defined as

1  x , x 1
f(x) = 
0, x 1
and g(x) = f(x – 1) + f(x + 1)  x  R.
Find number of points of non-differentiability of g(x) on R.

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 1 x  1
52(mcq) Let f be a function defined by f ( x )   tan x  1 , x  1
0 , x  1

then which of the following is(are) incorrect.
(A) Lim f ( x ) does not exist.

x  1

(B) Lim f ( x ) does not exist.

x  1

(C) f is discontinuous at x = – 1 because Lim f ( x )  f(–1).

x  1

(D) f is discontinuous because Lim f ( x )  Lim f ( x ) .

x  1 x  1

1  ex , x0

53(mcq) Consider the function f (x) =  x  2 , 0  x  3

3
6 , x 3
x
Which of the following is(are) correct?
(A) f(x) is continuous  x R
(B) f(x) is non-derivable  x R
(C) f(x) is bounded
(D) f(x) has exactly one horizontal asymptote

54. Let f : R+  R+ be a differentiable function such that f(xn) = 2 f(xn – 1), n  N, n  2.

If k · f '(2n) = f '(2), then the value of k is
(A) n !
1
(B)
n!
(C) n
1
(D)
n

55. Let f(x) be continuous function  x  R except at x = 1 such that f '(x) > 0  x  (1, ) and
1
f ' (x) < 0  x  (– , 1) such that f (1+) = and f (1–) = 2, f (1) = 1 then Lim f (cos3 x  sin 2 x )
2 x0
is equal to
1
(A)
2
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 0

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x e[ x ]  |x|  
, x0
 [x ] | x |

56(mcq) Let f (x) =  22
 , x 0
7
where [y] denotes largest integer  y. Then which of the following hold(s) good?
(A) f (x) is continuous at x = 0. (B) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0.
(C) f (x) is derivable at x = 0. (D) f (x) is non-derivable at x = 0.
 f (3  sin 3 h )  f (3  sin 2 h ) 
57. Let f be a differentiable function on R and f '(3) = 2, then Lim  2


h 0
 h 
is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

58. Let f(x) be a differentiable function satisfies f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) for all x, y  R and f '(0) = 1,
2f (tan x )  2f (sin x )
then Lim is equal to
x 0 x 2f (sin x )
1 1 1
(A) ln 2 (B) ln 2 (C) ln 2 (D) ln 2
2 4 8

59. If graphs of | y | = f (x) and y = | f(x) | are given as below (a, b > 0).
y y
• c • c

x –a a x
–b –a 0 a b –b 0 b

• –c •
| y | = f(x) y = | f(x) |
Then identify the correct statement.
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at 2 points in [–b, b] and non-differentiable at 2 points in (–b, b).
(B) f(x) is discontinuous at 2 points in [–b, b] and non-differentiable at 3 points in (–b, b).
(C) f(x) is discontinuous at 3 points in [–b, b] and non-differentiable at 3 points in (–b, b).
(D) f(x) is discontinuous at 3 points in [–b, b] and non-differentiable at 4 points in (–b, b).

60. If A, B, C are angles of an acute angled triangle with A < B < C and
1
 cosec B sin C x
 1 
f ( x )  1  sin A  x  , x  0 is right continuous at x = 0 then the value of k is equal to
  
 k, x0
sin A sin C
(A) e sin B (B) eABC (C) e (D) 1

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8 1
  tan ( | x | 3), | x |  2
61. Let, f(x) =   3x 2  | x | 3 
 , |x|  2
  x2 1 
  
where [x] denotes largest integer less than or equal to x.
Number of points where the function f(x) is discontinuous is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

  1 
  x x 1  e 
 2  
62. Let f (x) =   (1  x )   , x 1
e (1  cos x )
 k, x 1

If f (x) is continuous at x = 1, then the value of k, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

max . f ( t ) , x  1  t  x, 0  x 1
63 Let f(t) = t  t  1  t  R and g (x) = 3  x, 1 x  2

Number of points where g(x) is non-derivable in [0, 2], is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

64. Let f(x) = Lim sin2nx, then number of points where f(x) is discontinuous is
n 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many

 f ( x )  ln  1  x  (b  2) x  1   a tan x  2 ,  2  x  0
1

 b, x0
65. If f (x) =    x 
ln  4   
 1 2x   2  1
 ( c  2 ) sin {x}  e  e
, 0x2
x2
is derivable in (– 2, 2) then find the value of (9a2 + b2 + c2).
[Note: {y} denotes fractional part of y.]

Paragraph for question nos. 66 to 68

max . {t 3  t 2  t  1, 0  t  x}, 0  x  1
Let f(x) = min . {3  t ,1  t  x} 1 x  2
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max . { 3 t 4  1 t 3  3 t 2  1, 0  t  x}, 0  x  1
8 2 2
and g(x) = min . { 3 t  1 sin 2 t  5 , 1 t  x}
 8 32 8
1 x  2
66 The function f(x),  x  [0, 2] is
(A) continuous and differentiable (B) continuous but not differentiable
(C) discontinuous and not differentiable (D) none

67 Which of the following is true?

(A) Lim fog(x) > xLim

1
gof(x) (B) Lim fog(x) < xLim
1
gof(x)
x  1¯ x 1¯

(C) Lim fog(x) = xLim

1
gof(x) (D) none of these
x  1¯

d d
68. Let Z(x) =
dx
 
f ( x ) g ( x ) and Y(x) = 
dx

g( x ) f ( x ) then Z(x) and Y(x) vanish simultaneously at

1
(A) x = – (B) x = 0 (C) x = 1 (D) No real value of x
3

69. Consider the function f defined as

 e 3 cot x 1  sin 2x  a  cos x  sin x  

 2
, x
   4
  x  
 4
 

f ( x )   P[P]  2  2, x .
 4
 2  1  sin 2 x  
b  3  1  sin 2 x  sin 2 2x  , x
4
  



If f(x) is continuous at x = then the value of [a + b + n] where n is number of integral values of P..
4
[Note : [y] denotes greatest integer less than or equals to y

 tan[x 2 ]
  ax 3  b, 0  x 1 1
70 If f (x) =  ax 2 is differentiable in x  (0, 2]. Then a = and
 2 cos x  tan 1 x, k
 1 x  2

 26
b = 4  k . Then find the value of (k2 – k1).
2

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Paragraph for question nos 71 to 73

A function f (x) is said to be differentiable at x = c, if f ' (c+) = f ' (c–) = a finite quantity. Also f (x) is
said to be bounded if | f (x) | < n  x for which f (x) is defined (where n is finite)
 1 
71. Let f : R  R and c  R such that Lim n f  c    f (c)  = a (a  R) then
n   n 
(A) f ' (c) exists and is equal to a (B) f ' (c) does not exists
(C) f ' (c) exists but is not equal to a (D ) f ' (c) may or may not exist.

72. If Lim f ( x )  0 and Lim f ( x )  0 and f (x) be continuous on R (f(x) is not a constant function).
x  x  
Then
(A) f (x) is bounded on R and attains both maximum and minimum on R.
(B) f (x) is unbounded on R but attains minimum on R.
(C) f (x) is bounded on R and attains either maximum or minimum or both on R.
(D) f is unbounded.
x a sin( x  c ) x  0
73. f (x) is defined on [0, 1] and f (x) = 0 x  0 where a, c  R and c > 0

(A) f ' (0) exists if 0 < a < 1 (B) f (x) is continuous if a < 0
(C) f ' (x) is bounded and continuous if a > c (D) f (x) and f ' (x) are continuous if a > 1 + c.

74. Let f (x), g (x) and h (x) be continuous and differentiable function such that
1 1  1  
f  cos ec  = g  n tan  = h  2n 2 1  cos 1   = 0  n  N.
n n  n  n  
 
If F (x) = f (x) + g (x) + h (x) then
(A) F (x) = 0  x  (0, 1] (B) F (1) = 0 and F ' (1) = 0
(C) F ' (x) = 0 = F '' (x)  x  (0, 1] (D) F (1) = 0 but F ' (1) need not to be zero.

75. Let f (x) = max. { x 2  2 | x | , | x |} and g (x) = min. { x 2  2 | x | , | x |}. If L denotes number of
points where f(x) is non-derivable and M denotes the number of points where g(x) is non-derivable,
then find the value of (L + M).

     2
76.
 2  2 2
2
Let f : 0,   [– 1, 1] and g : 0,   [– 1, 1] be two functions defined as f(x) = sin  x  x 

 
 3
  3
and g(x) = cos  x  x  respectively, where [x] denotes greatest integer function of x
2 
and p denotes number of points of discontinuity of f (x) and q denotes number of points of
non-differentiability of g(x) then find the value of (p2 + q2)

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77. Let f(x) be a differentiable function satisfying f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) + xy – x – y – 1  x, y > 0

2  x 1
2 f 
and Lim 2  f (1  h ) = 2. If L = Lim x  x 
then find the absolute value of L.
h 0 h x
1
1  cos
3x

78. Let R be the set of real numbers and f : R  R, be a differentiable function such that
|f(x) – f(y)|  |x – y|3  x, y  R . If f(10) = 100, the value of f(20) is equal to

 2 2 1
 (2n  1) x  x  (n  n ) nxn 
79. Let f (x)  2 (n  I).
1
 n 1 x n   x  n 1
 2
Find the number of values of x where f (x) is non derivable in (– 5, 5).

x 2  kx  1
80. Let f (x) = . The interval(s) of all possible values of k for which f is continuous for every
x2  k
x  R, is
(A) (– , – 2] (B) [–2, 0) (C) R – (– 2, 2) (D) (– 2, 2)

81(mcq) The f (x) = [cos x] in [0, 2] is discontinuous at

(A) x = 0 (B) x = /2 (C) x =  (D) x = 3/2
where [ ] denotes greatest integer function.

100
82. If f (x) is a continuous function from R  R and attains only irrational values then  f (r ) equals
r 1

99 100 100 101

(A)  f ( r ) (B)  f ( 2r ) (C)  f ( 2r )  1 (D)  f (2r)
r 1 r 1 r 1 r 1

2
 4 x  12x  9.{x} for 1  x  2
83. Let f (x) = 
 cos  (| x | {x} 1  x  1
2 
Number of points where f (x) is non-derivable in [–1, 2]

84. Find the number of points where the function f (x) = sin 1  | x | 1  is non derivable.

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n
 f (a  1 n ) 
85. Let f be differentiable at x = a and f ' (a) = 4 let f (a)  0. Evaluate Lim   .
n  f (a ) 
1
86 Let f ' (x2) = for x > 0 , f(1) = 1 and g ' (sin2x – 1) = cos2x + p  x  R, g(–1) = 0.
x
f ( x ) , x  0
If h(x) = 
g( x ) ,  1  x  0
is a continuous function then find the absolute value of 2p.

(e 2 x  1)  ( x  1)(e x  e  x )
 if x0
87. Let f (x) =  x (e x  1)

k if x0
if f (x) is continuous at x = 0 then k is equal to
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 3/2 (D) 2

     
 tan 4  2x   2 tan 4  x   tan 4
     ; x0
88. Let f ( x )        
 sin  4  2 x   2 sin  4  x   sin 4
    
 k ; x0

If f(x) is continuous at x = 0 then k equals

(A) 4 2 (B) 2 2 (C)  4 2 (D)  2 2

1
   1  
89
n 

Let f (x )  Lim  a n  b n  n
 
sin x  e x
n
   1 ,  x  R where a > b > 0.
  n cot 1 n  
    
If H(x) = sgn f ( x )  3 has exactly one point of discontinuity  x  [0, 2], then find the value of
24a.
[Note: {k} and [k] denotes fractional part of k and greatest integer less than or equal to k respectively.
and sgn  denote signum function of .]

90(mcq) If f(x) = x  2 2 x  4  x  2 2 x  4 then which of the following is/are correct?

(A) f(x) is continuous at all points in its domain
(B) f(x) is differentiable at all points in its domain
(C) f '(x) = 0 for all x  [2, 4)

(D) Range of function is 2 2 ,  

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Paragraph for question nos. 91 and 92

 
Let f :  ,   R, such t hat f(x) is differentiable at x = 0 and f(x) =
 2 2
1 x
 (1  sec x ) f  , x0
2 2
2, x 0
 
91 The value of f   + f '   is
4 4

24  16 24  16 8 (3  4) 8 (3  4)

(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
   

  f ( x )  2   f ( x )  2 cos x  
92 The value xLim     is
0   x 2   x2 

[Note : where [y] denotes greatest integer function less than or equal to y and {y} denotes fractional
part function of y.]
3 5 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 3 3 2

93. Let f (x) = max. { x 2  2 | x | , | x |} and g (x) = min. { x 2  2 | x | , | x |}. If L denotes number of
points where f(x) is non-derivable and M denotes the number of points where g(x) is non-derivable,
then find the value of (L + M).

 log e | x |  e nx {sin x}
Lim , x  ( , )  {0}
94. Let f(x) =  n  2 x  e ( n 1) x
0 x0

If l and m are number of points where f(x) is discontinuous and non-differentiable in (–, ) respec-
tively then find the value of (l + m)
(Note: {y} denotes fractional part of y.)

 (1  sin x ) t  1
 Lim ; xI
95(mcq) Let f(x) =  t  (1  sin x ) t  1
0 , xI

which of the following is/are correct?

(A) f(x) is continuous at all integers.
(B) f(x) has non-removable finite type of discontinuity at all odd integers.
(C) Left hand limit of f(x) at all even integers is equal to right hand limit of f(x) at all odd integers.
(D) Right hand limit of f(x) at all odd integers is equal to right hand limit of f(x) at all even integers.

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Paragraph for question nos. 96 to 98

x 4 f (x )
Let f(x) be a polynomial satisfying Lim = 3,
x  x8  1

f(2) = 5, f(3) = 10, f(–1) = 2, and f (–6) = 37.

96 The value of f (0) is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C*) 109 (D) 119

f (x )  x 2  1
97 The value of Lim , is equal to
x  6 3( x  6)
6!  6!
(A) – 6! (B) 6! (C) (D)
2 2
1   15 5 
98. The number of points of discontinuity of g(x) = 2 in  ,  , is equal to
x  1  f (x)  2 2
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0

99 Let f (x) = | cosx | + [cosx] x [0, 2] if x is the number of points of discontinuity of f (x) and p be the
number of solutions to equation (f (x))2 = 1 then the value of n + p is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 2

100 Let n1, n2 and n3 denotes the number of points of non-derivability of functions
f (x) = cot2x – cosec2x in (0, 2), g (x) = cot–1x + sin–1x + tan–1x in (–1, 1) and
h (x) = [5 + cos x] in [0, 2) respectively. Find the value of (n1 + n2 + n3).
Note: [y] denotes largest integer  y.

Paragraph for questions nos. 101 & 102

 ax 2  bx  c(cot n x )  
 n
, x   0, 
 4  cot x  4
 
Let g (x) =  1, x
 4
n
 sin x  cos x  tan x  
 , x  , 
 1  c(tan n x ) 4 2

where a, b, c are real constants, and f (x) = Lim g (x )

n 

101. If Lim f ( x ) exists then c may be equal to


x
4

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1
(A) 2 (B) (C) 3 (D) – 1
2

102. If f (x) is continuous at x = then c is equal to
4
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) – 2

103 Let f : [0, 2]  R be continuous and f (0) = f (2). Prove that there exists x 1 and x2 in
(0, 2) such that x2 – x1 = 1 and f (x2) = f (x1)

104(mcq) Let two lines be f1(t)x + f2(t)y = 5 and g1(t)x + g2(t)y = 4, t [0, 1], where f1, f2, g1, g2 are
continuous functions. f1(0) = g2(0) = f2(1) = g1(1) = 2, f2(0) = g1(0) = 3 and f1(1) = g2(1) = 4 then
both the lines
(A) are parallel for some t [0, 1]
(B) are perpendicular for some t [0, 1]
(C) make complimentary angles with + ve x-axis for some t [0, 1]
(D) none of these

105. Find the number of points in [–2, 2] where the function f(x) = x + {–x} + [x] is discontinuous.
[Note : [y] and {y} denote greatest integer less than or equal to y and fractional part functions of
y respectively. ]

106. If f(x) = sgn (3x cos–1 x – 6 cos–1 x – x + 2), then the number of points of discontinuity of f(x) is/
are
[Note : sgn k denotes signum function of k.]
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3

107(mcq) Let f : [0, 1] R be defined as f (x) = x for x  rational and f (x) = 1 – x for x  irrational, then
which of the following is/are correct?
(A) f (x) is injective in [0, 1] (B) f [f (x)] = x x [0, 1]
1
(C) f (x) is continuous only at x = (D) f (x) has its own inverse
2

108. If f ( x )  Lim
1  sin x n  e xwhere x  [– 2, 2],
n
n 1  (1  sin x )
then find the total number of points of discontinuity of f(x).

109. Prove that the function f (x) = a x  1 + b 2 x  1 – 2 x 2  3x  1 where a + 2b = 2 and

a, b  R always has a root in (1, 5)  b  0 and a root in (1, 2).

min . f ( t ) ; 0  t  x , 0  x  1

110(mcq)Let f(x) = – x3 + x2 – x + 1 and g( x )   .
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Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct ?

(A) Lim gg( x )  exist and is equals to 1 (B) g(x) is continuous at x = 1
x 1
(C) g(x) is non-differentiable at x = 1 (D) [g(x)] = 0 x  (0, 2)
[Note : [y] denotes greatest integer less than or equals to y]

x 3  1, if x  (0, 3), where x is rational

111(mcq) Let f(x) =  ,
3x  1, if x  (0, 3), where x is irrational
then which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 1.
(B) f(x) is continuous for all x  (0, 3).
(C) f(x) is differentiable at x = 1 and f '(1) = 1.
(D) f(x) is differentiable at x = 1 and f '(1) = 3.

ecos2n x  sin2m x  2 
 , x 
 2
112(mcq)If f (x)   (2x  ) 2
 
1, x
2


is continuous at x = (m  I, n  N, m  0), then
2
(A) n = 1 & m = – 3 (B) n = 2 & m = – 4
(C) n = 3 & m = – 4 (D) n = 4 & m = – 3

x
113(mcq)Let y = f (x) = Limit n in [0, ]. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
n 

1  4 sin 2 x 
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at one value of x in [0, ].
(B) f(x) is discontinuous at two values of x in [0, ].
1 4
(C) Derivative of tan–1x w.r.t. f (x) at x = is .
2 5
 1
(D) y '   =
6 2

114. Column - I Column-II

1
sin x 1cos x
(A) If Lim   is L then ln (L) equals k. (P) 0
x0 x 

1
The value of is equal to (Q) 1
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1
2 tan
 n  n
(B) The value of Lim   is (R) 3
n   n 1 
 
(C) Number of solution of the equation 8sin4x + 8cos4x = 5 in the interval
0 < x < 2 is
(D) Let f(x) be a non-constant polynomial function and (S) 8
g(x) = x ( x  1) ( x  2) f (x ) . If g(x) is differentiable  x  R,
then minimum number of distinct roots of f(x) = 0 is (T) 9

2  f (x) 
115. If f ( x )  23  2 x  2x  3
 x  R and g( x )    , where [k] denotes greatest integer function
 µ 
less than or equal to k and µ  N, then find the sum of all values of µ for which g(x) is discontinuous
for at least one real value of x.

116. The sum of all values of x for which the function f (x) = | x 2  5x  6 | is continuous, but not
differentiable is
(A) – 5 (B) 0 (C) 5 (D) 6

6  2x 
117. If f (x) = tan 1  then number of points where y = [f (x)] is discontinuous in its domain, is
 1  x2 
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
[Note : [k] denotes greatest integer less than or equal to k.]

118 Consider two functions f (x) = sin x and g (x) = | f (x) |.

Statement-1: The function h (x) = f (x) g(x) is not differentiable in [0, 2]
Statement-2: f (x) is differentiable and g (x) is not differentiable in [0, 2]
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

 a sin    b tan  
119(mcq)Let f ( x )  Lim  x 
+
 (where a  I¯ and b  I , {y} denotes fractional part of
 0      
y), then
(A) f(x) is continuous and differentiable for all values of x
(B) f(x) is an even function
(C) f(x) is an odd function
3
(D) the area bounded by y = f(x) and y  4  x 2 is equal to .
2

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k
n  x  
120. Let f (x) be a differentiable function. Evaluate: Lim  k  f    f (0)
n     n  

n n
n
121.
r
If  sin 1  r  2
for any n  N and p =  ( r ) .
r 1 r 1
 x1/ 3  (3  2x )1/ 4
 , xp
If f(x) =  x2  x is continuous at x = p, then find the value of 6(k + p).
 k, xp

 1 1

   x 4
122(mcq)Let P(x) be a polynomial of n degree and f(x) = P x 3  e , x  0 , then
 
0, x 0

(A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0 (B) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(C) f(x) is non differentiable at x = 0 (D) f '(0) = xLim
0
f (x) .

(e x  e  x )
123. Let f(x) = ax9 + b sin x + cx2 sgn (x) + be defined on set of real numbers,
(e x  e  x )
(a > 0, b, c,  R). If f(– 5) = 5, f(– 2) = – 3, then find the minimum number of zeros of the equation
f(x) = 0.

124. If f (x) and g (x) are two differentiable function and graph of y = g (x) is reflection of graph of
y = f (x) with respect to line y = x. If point (a, b) lies on curve y = f (x) and f ' (a) = 3, then find
670
the value of (where g is ordinate of the point on the curve y = g ' (x) whose abscissa is b.)


125. A continuous, even periodic function f with period 8 is such that f(0) = 0, f(1) = – 2, f(2) = 1, f(3) = 2,
  
f(4) = 3, then the value of tan 1 tan f ( 5)  f ( 20)  cos 1 (f ( 10))  f (17) is equal to
(A) 2 – 3 (B) 3 – 2 (C) 2 + 3 (D) 3 – 

Paragraph for Question Nos. 126 to 128

1
Let f be a differentiable function satisfying f (x + y) = f (x) · f (y)  x,y  R; f(x) > 0 and if f (1) = .
3

126 Lim (f(x) + 2f(x + 1) + 3f(x + 2) + ........ (n + 1) f(x + n)) is equal to

n

4 9f ( x )
(A) f(x) (B) f(x) (C) (D) 9f(x)
3 4

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127. Lim  f ( x )  f    is equal to

1 x
x   
  x 
(A) f(0) (B) f(1) (C) f(–1) (D) f(1) + f(–1)
f n 1 ( x ) f (x)
128. Let fn(x) = where n  N and f0(x) = f(x). If fn(x) = 1   f (x ) then  is equal to
1  a n 1 ·f n 1 ( x )
n 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)  a i (D) an–1
i 0

129. Column-I Column-II

(A) If f : [0, 1]  [0, 1] is continuous, then the number of roots (P) one
of the equation f(x) = x3 is
(B) If f is derivable, then between the consecutive roots of (Q) at least one
f '(x) = 0, the number of roots of f(x) = 0 is
(C) The number of values of x at which f(x)= |1 – |x–1|| is not (R) at most one
differentiable is
(D) Let f(x) = {x, if x is rational = 2 – x, if x is irrational. (S) more than one
The number of values of x at which f(x) is continuous is

Paragraph for Quesrtion no. 130 to 133

  
Let f (x) = min. x 2 3 , 2  x 2 and g (x) = max x 2 3 , 2  x 2 , | x |   2

130 The number of points at which f (x) is not differentiable is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) > 2

131. The range of f (x) is

(A) [0, 1] (B) [0, 21/3] (C) [1, 21/3] (D) [21/3, 2]

132. The number of points at which g (x) is not differentiable is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) > 2

133. The range of g (x) is

(A) [1, 21/3] (B) [1, 2] (C) [21/3, 2] (D) [ 2 , 21/3]

134. Let f be a differentiable function on (0, ) and suppose that Lim f ( x )  f ' ( x ) = L where L is a finite
x 
quantity, then which of the following must be true?
L L
(A) Lim
x 
f ( x )  0 and Lim f ' ( x )  L
x 
(B) Lim f ( x )  and Lim f ' ( x ) 
x  2 x  2
(C) Lim
x 
f ( x )  L and Lim f ' ( x )  0
x 
(D) nothing definite can be said

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 3 1 3
135. Consider, f(x) = min x  1, | x  2 |  | x  2 |,7  x 
 4 
p and q denote number of points where f(x) is discontinuous and non-derivable in
[–2, 3] respectively then p+q is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

Paragraph for question no. 136 to 138

n r  n 
    
For 0 < x < , let f1(x) =
2
 sec  x  6  sec  x  (r  1) 6  and f1(x) – 2f2(x) = 2 tan  x  
 6 
r 1

x  f 2 ( x )  tan x
 e (e 1)
1
(exp .) ; x0
x
 2 ·(e  1)

Also f2(x) + f3(x) = 0 and f 4 (x )  k1 ; x 0
k2

1 | f ( x ) |f3 ( x ) ; x  0
 2

136. The value of k1 and k2, if f4(x) is continuous at x = 0 is

1 e 1
(A) ,2 (B) e, 1 (C) ,2 (D) e, 2
e 2

137. y = f3(x) is
 
(A) discontinuous and non derivable at x = and x =
4 3
2
(B) neither continuous nor derivable at x =
5
 
(C) continuous and derivable in  0, 
 2
2
(D) continuous but not derivable at x =
5
 
138. For n = 3, the solution of equation f1(x) + 4 = 0, in  0,  is
 2
  
(A) (B) (C) (D) non existent
6 4 3

  1 1 2 x  
tan sin   , x  1
139. Let f (x) =   2 1  x2  
 cos 1 (2x  3)  , 0  x 1

If f (x) is continuous in [0, ) then the value of ( + ), is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 –  (C) 3 – 2 (D) any real number

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140. Let f be a derivable function satisfying f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y),  x, y  R, then

(A) | f (x) | must be non-derivable. (B) | f(x) | may be non-derivable.
1 f (x )
(C) Lim 1  f (x )  x must be equal to e. (D) must be continuous.
x 0 x

141. Let f : R  R be a derivable function satisfying

f (y) f (x – y) = f (x),  x, y  R. If f ' (0) = p ; f ' (5) = q (p, q  0) then f (5) equals
p q p2 q2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
q p q p

142 Let f (x) = | x – 2 | ex g (x) + sin x, where g (x) is a continuous function.

If f (x) is differentiable at x = 2, then g (2) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

 
143. Let A and a function f(x) is defined as
3 2

n
 2
 3
 3
 Lim ax sin A  sin A  (5x  b ) sin A  sin A , x  Q
n   n
  
sin A  sin 3 A  sin A  sin 3 A

f (x )  
 n
  
ax 2 sin A  sin 3 A  5x  b  sin A  sin 3 A
 nLim n
, xQ



sinA  sin 3
A  sinA  sin 3
A

If f(x) is continuous at x = 2 and x = 3 then the value of b – a, is

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

144. Compare each value of Column-I with (aeb) and then match with corresponding true statement(s) of
Column-II :
Column-I Column-II
cosec x
 1  tan x 
(A) If f(x) =   is to be made (P) ab  0
 1  sin x 
continuous at x = 0, then f(0) should be equal to

 1 
 x
e 1
2  1
(B) Lim   is equal to (Q) b–a=
x   2 tan 1 ( x 2 )    2
 
 

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 1 
 e  (1  x ) x 
(C) Lim   is equal to (R) ab
x 0  tan x 

 
x
 1 1
(D) Lim  sin  cos  is equal to (S) (a, b) lies on straight line x = 1
x   x x

145(mcq)Let f(x) = min. ( | e – x |,  – | x | ). Then which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?
(A) f(x) is many one but not even function.
 e
(B) Range of f(x) is   , .
 2 
(C) f(x) is continuous and derivable at all integral points.
(D) f(x) is continuous everywhere but non-derivable at exactly two points.

 p 1 q
 x sin  x tan x , x  0 p, q  N
146(mcq)Let f(x) =  x
0, if x0
If f(x) is derivable at x = 0 then the ordered pair (p, q) is
(A) (1, 2) (B) (2, 1) (C) (3, 2) (D) (2, 2)

1
 f (x  h )  h
147. Let f (x) be a differentiable function such that Lim   = e(tan x) f (– x) and f (0) = 1, then
h0  f ( x ) 

the value of f ' (0) is equal to

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D) – e

148. Let g(x) be the inverse of an invertible function f(x), which is differentiable for all real x,
then g"(f(x)) equals
 f "( x)
(A)
f ' ( x) 3
f ' ( x ) f " ( x )  f ' ( x ) 2
(B)
f ' ( x)  2
f ' ( x ) f " ( x )  f ' ( x )  2
(C)
f ' ( x ) 2
3
 f ' ( x )
(D)
f "(x)

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 2
 1  

2 x
; x


149. Let g(x) =  1  [sin x ]  2
 2 
p  1 ; x
 2


then the value of p for which f(x) is continuous at x = is
2
[Note: [k] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to k.]
1
(A) ±1 (B) ± (C) ± 2 (D) 0
2

 2 3
2 x  3x  ,  x  1
 2
150. Let g(x) =  2
x
 ,
 2  x 1

If L and M denotes the point of discontinuity and non-derivability of g(x), then the value of (L + M)
is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

1  x x 
151. Lim x      equals
x   e  x  1  
 
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
e 2e 2e e

 k k  
152. If Lim sec 1    , then the value of k is equal to
x 1  ln x x  1  3
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6

153. Which one of the following function is discontinuous for atleast one real value of x?
ex  1
(A) f(x) = 3  2 sin x (B) g(x) = x
e 3
5
 22 x  1  7
(C) h(x) =  3x 
 (D) k(x) = 1 sgn x
 2  5 
[Note : sgn x denotes signum function of x.]

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154. Let P(x) be a polynomial satisfying P(x) – 2P'(x) = 3x3 – 27x2 + 38x + 1.

 P" ( x )  18 
 , x
6 2
If the function f (x) =  
sin 1 (ab)  cos1 (a  b  3ab), x
 2


is continuous at x  , then find (a + b).
2
  1
x ·sin , x  0
155. If f (x) =  x ,
 0, x 0
then f '(x) is continuous for 
(1) (0, 1] (2) (0, 2) (3) (1, 2] (4*) (2, )

Paragraph for Question no.156 to 158

1, x  Q
One of the most famous functions in calculus as the Dirichlet's function D(x) = 0, x  Q .

This function is one of the rare functions whose graph can not be drawn.
x 3  2 x 2 , xQ
Let us define another such function f (x) =  3 2 .
 x  2x  ax, x  Q

156 The value of a so that this function is differentiable at x = 0 is

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) None of these

157 For the value of a obtained in above question. f(x) is

(A) one - one and onto (B) many one and onto
(C) one-one and into (D) many one and into
158 Lim f ' ( x ) =
x0
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) Does not exist

x 2 n  2 sin x 2 n
159(mcq)The number of points of discontinuity of function f(x) = Lim is equal to number of
n  x 2 n  2 sin x 2 n

point of non differentiability of which of the following function(s).

 2x 
(A) g(x) = sgn (x2 – 1) (B) h(x) = sin–1  
1 x2 

1 x2 
(C) k(x) = cos–1   (D) (x) = sgn (|x| – 1)
1 x2 
 

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Paragraph for question nos. 160 to 162

Let f be a real valued function defined on R (the set of all real numbers) where y = f (x) is defined
parametrically as x = 5t – | 2 – t |, y = – 3t + 2 | t – 1 |  t  R.

160. The function f (x) is

(A) continuous and derivable everwhere on R except at x = 4 and x = 10.
(B) continuous and derivable everywhere on R.
(C) continuous and derivable everywhere on R except at x = 10.
(D) continuous everywhere on R but not derivable at x = 4 and x = 10.

161. The value of f '() is equal to

7 1 5 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 3

162. Number of solution of the equation f (x) = 2 is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 3

e 1 / x 2 sin 1 / x  x  0
163. The function f (x) =  at x = 0 is
0 x0
(A) continuous but not differentiable
(B) continuous and differentiable
(C) discontinuous with oscillatory type discontinuity
(D) none

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n
b
01 f(0) = 1 ; f(0 ) = ln a·   ; f(0–) =1
+
02 p=2 03 A, D
3
04 2 05 (C) 06 D 07. LDNE 08 B
09 23 10. D 11. B 12. 21 13. A
14. A 15. ABC 16. AC 17. BC 18 A
19 ACD 20. ABCD 21. ABCD 22. D
 n (tan x) if 0  x  
23. k = 0 ; g (x) =  4 . Hence g (x) is continuous everywhere.
 0 if   x  
4 2
1
24. A CD 25. 26. 3 27. 4
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28 ABCD 29. C 30. AC 31. AD 32. 9
33. 5150 34. 10 35. C 36. A 37. D
38. A 39. ABCD 40. 6 41 CD 42. ABD
43. AB 44. 2 45 45, where N1 = 30; N2 = 5; N3 =10
46 45 47. 2 48. 17 49. 162 50. 1
51. 5 52. ABD 53 ABC 54. C 55. C
56. BD 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. D
61. B 62. A 63 B 64. D 65. 57
66 B 67 A 68. D 69. 6 70. 6
71. D 72 C 73. D 74 B 75. 12
76 12 77. 18 78. 100 79 19 80. B
81. ABD 82. B
f '( a )
3
83. not differentiable at 0, 1, and 2 84. 5 85. e f (a )
86 3
2
87. B 88. C 89 36 90. ACD 91 C
92 B 93. 12 94 5 95 BC 96 C
97 D 98. B 99. C 100 4 101. D
102. B 104. AC 105. 5 106./ C 107. ABCD
108. 4 110. ABCD 111. AD 112. ABC 113. BC
114. (A) T ; (B) Q ; (C) S ; (D) R 115. 253 116. C 117 D
xk
118. D 119. ABC 120. f '(0)k · 121. 11 122. BD
k!
123. 5 124. 2010 125. D 126 C 127. C
128. C 129. (A) Q ; (B) R ; (C) S ; (D) P 130 D 131. A
132 C 133 B 134 C 135. B 136. D
137. C 138. B 139. A 140. B 141. B
142. A 143. C
144. (A) PS; (B) PQR; (C) QR; (D) RS 145. AC 146. BCD 147. A
148. A 149. C 150. A 151. B 152. C
153. D 154. 2 155. D 156. C 157. B
158. D 159. ABD 160. D 161. C 162. A
163. B

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