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Mathematics 400 Marks 3 Hrs30 Mins 100 Questions

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1. Total duration of test is 3 hours 30 minutes.

2. Total number of questions in the test is 100.
3. Total number of sections in the test is 1.
4. Section 1 is Single Option Correct consisting of 100 questions.

Single Option Correct

Single Option Correct 100 Questions: 400 Marks

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 Q.2 4 Marks
Q.1 4 Marks

For , test the continuity and differentiability of in the The function can be made differentiable at ,
interval [-2, 3] , where

, are -
A) if is equal to zero.

A) is continuous and differentiable everywhere except

B) if is not equal to zero.

B) is non - differentiable at and 2

C) is non - differentiable at
C) if takes any real value.
D) None of the above

Explanation:
D) for no value of .

Here Explanation:

If a function has to be differentiable at a point, then it must be continuous at

that point.

Therefore,

Case I :, decreases

Case II : increases

Case III : decreases

Hence, can be made continuous only if .
Case IV : increases but
For differentiability,
Case V : increases and

at

Therefore, for no values of the function can be made differentiable.

Therefore

Clearly is continuous everywhere except at .

Also is non differentiable at and 2.

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If and , then Which one of the following is not true always?

is continuous for belonging to A) If is not continuous at , then it is not differentiable at
A)
B) If is continuous at , then it is differentiable at
B)
If and are differentiable at , then is also
C) C)
differentiable at

D) D) If a function is continuous at , then exists

Explanation:
Explanation:
Given
1. Consider the function its a linear function.

It's continuous function. Also its differentiable because it has no sharp

corners.
Now, and
. 2. Consider the function it's a continuous function. It's non
differentiable at because it has a sharp corner at this point.
and .
So, if a function is continuous at , then it may or may not be
and
differentiable at
and .
Option (b) is correct
and .

Which is always continuous for all .

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If is continuous and differentiable over and for

all in then the greatest possible value of is
A)

B)

C)

D)

Explanation:

Given, is continuous and differentiable over

Therefore, satisfies all the conditions of Lagrange's mean value

theorem, according to which there must exist any such that

Since

Substituting the value of

Therefore, the greatest possible value of

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The equation is If where denotes greatest Integer function.

Then is
A) A) discontinuous at
consistent and has infinite number of solutions
B) discontinuous at

C) continuous at
B)
consistent and has finite number of solutions
D) continuous at

Explanation:
C)
inconsistent

We have to check the continuity of at

D) is continuous at iff
None of the above
, where is positive small quantity.
Explanation: , where is positive quantity.
Given, equation,

so,

let

Domain of is , domain of is domain of is and

, domain of is

Therefore, the domain of is Therefore, that is is not continuous at

Now, .

Now,

is continuos at
Now,

As ,
Therefore, is discontinuous at
Therefore

Therefore, by intermediate value theorem, their exist at least one

such that 4 Marks
Q.8
Therefore, for at least A point in the domain that cannot be filled in so that the resulting function is
continuous is called
A) Removable Discontinuity

B) Non-Removable Discontinuity

Hence, the equation is consistent

and has finite number of solutions. C) Impossible Discontinuity

D) Irrelevant Discontinuity

Explanation:

According to definition, if a function not defined at a point can't be redefined at

that point to make it continuous, then such functions has non-removable type of
discontinuity whereas if it can be redefined at that point such that the
discontinuity can be removed then also it is discontinuous but it is the case of
Removable Discontinuity.

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If both and are differentiable functions at , then the function Consider function .
defined as maximum Then, the incorrect statement is:

A)
is not differentiable at , when there is sharp corner at this
point. A) It is continuous at the origin.

B) is never differentiable at

B) It is not derivable at the origin.

C) is differentiable at .

D) cannot be differentiable at , if
C) The range of the function is .
Explanation:

Case :
D) is continuous and derivable in its domain.
If

Explanation:

First we have to generalize

As we know that from the definition of modulus function

Sharp point at

Not differentiable at So,

Case
So, it is clear from .
No sharp point at . Then function will be derivable at .
When and at .

When

When

So, range of is .

For checking continuity at .

Hence, not differentiable at Let's take

Taking
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Let If takes the value on then is

equal to
A)

So, is a continuous function at .

B)
Differentiating with respect to , we get
C)

D)

Explanation:
Let's check derivability of function at origin,
The function is continuous within the interval
Now and By intermediate value theorem
takes all values between and Thus takes the value

at origin.

So, is derivable at the origin.

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If and are differentiable functions in satisfying The equation has

and then for some
A) no solution in .
A)

B) at least one real solution in .

B)

C) two real solution in .

C)
D) none of these.
D)
Explanation:

Explanation: Given equation is

According to Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem, if a function Let

is continuous in the interval Since and are continuous function over closed interval
is differentiable in the interval . Therefore, sum of these trigonometric and polynomial function is also
continuous.
Then, there exists at least one which satisfies
.

Given, and are differentiable functions in .

So, and must be continuous in .

According to Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem, That is,

for some
Using the intermediate value theorem, there must be a real number in
that satisfies
Given, and

Therefore, has atleast one real solution in .

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For , let where, and are

Q.13 4 Marks
relatively prime integers, then which one of the following does not hold good?
Evaluate the summation A) is discontinuous for all in
, given .
B) is continuous for each irrational in ∞
A)
C) is discontinuous for each rational in ∞
B)
D) is not derivable for all in
C)
Explanation:
D)
Let, , where , so that will be rational.
Explanation: , as is rational.

We are given that, .

may be a rational or irrational number.

, so function is discontinuous

Again, let

Then,

So, So, , as is irrational

Here, may be a rational or irrational number.

times Function is not continuous for all

So, function is discontinuous for all values of .

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Let , where and are continuous functions in the open interval Find the point of discontinuity of the function ,if f x .
x
. Which of the following statements is true for ? A) {0 , -1}
A) is continuous at all for which
B) {0, 1}
B) is continuous at all for which
C) {1, -1}
C) is continuous at all for which
D) None of these
D) is continuous at all for which
Explanation:

Explanation:
f x
x

For a function of the form to be defined it's denominator must f(1) = x = 1 is point of discontinuity.
not be zero.
x
If x , f f f x
For the above given function to be defined, . x
x

Division by zero is not possible, so wherever function will x = 0, 1 are points of discontinuity of f[f(x)]
have discontinuity.
If x 0, x f[f(f(x))], then

4 Marks f f f x x
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x

and Points of discontinuity are 0 and 1.

Then which of the following holds?

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A) is continuous at
Let denotes the integral part of and . Let be any
continuous function with then the function
B) has an irremovable discontinuity at A) has finitely many discontinuities.

B) is continuous on .
C) has a removable discontinuity at
C) is discontinuous at some .
D)
D) is a constant function.
Explanation:
Explanation:
For to be continuous at
Given:

Now, LHL is

where, is the fractional part of

Therefore, is a fractional part function, so we know that fractional part

function are discontinuous at integer points.

Given is a continuous function let

Again, RHL is
It is always continuous for every value of . Now,

is discontinuous at Hence, is discontinuous function at integer points.

As LHL RHL

The function has an irremovable discontinuity at

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The point on the curve , where the tangent is parallel to the line joining
The jump of the function at its point of discontinuity is
the points and is

A) A)

B)
B)

C)
C)
D) none of these

D)
Explanation:

Explanation: Given:

Given curve is .

As is a polynomial function, it is continuous and differentiable in

. Jump value

Since both the conditions of Lagrange's mean value theorem are satisfied, Now,
there must exist some such that

Now,

Now,

So, is the point at which the curve where the tangent to

the curve is parallel to the line joining the points and .

And,

So, jump value

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for
Let the function be defined as . Let
If , (where is the greatest
for
be the set of points in the interval at which is not differentiable.
integer function of ), and , then Then the set
A) equals
A)

B) equals

B) has a removable discontinuity at C) is an empty set

D) equals

C) has an irremovable discontinuity at Explanation:

Given
D)

Explanation: Sketching the graph of the given function:

Let's check for continuity of at .

Now,

From the graph, we can see that graph has corner points at
.
and
We also know that the function is non-differentiable at the corner points of a
graph of a function.

So, we can easily conclude that is non-differentiable at

.

Hence, set .
and is not defined.

Hence,
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Thus, has a removable discontinuity at . If Rolle's theorem is applicable to the function over the
interval where , then the value of can be
A)

B)

C)

D)

Explanation:

Given that, Rolle's theorem is applicable to the function

Where .

So,

(By hit and trial)

So,

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The function is discontinuous at The function satisfies all the conditions of Rolle's
theorem on . The value of which varifies Rolle's theorem is
A)
A)

B)
B)

C) C)

D)
D)
Explanation:
Explanation:
Given function
For a function to be continuous at
Differentiating with respect to we get

Now,

At function is not defined so it is discontinuous at .

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In which of the following functions, Rolle's theorem is applicable?

A) in

B) in
.
C) in Hence,

D) in

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Explanation:
If , then
Rolle's theorem is applicable when,

is continuous in A)

is differentiable in
B)

C)
Therefore,

in D)

Function is not differentiable at , it is having different slopes.

Explanation:
in
We have,
Function is discontinuous at

in

Function is not defined for Putting we get

in

Function is differentiable and continuous.

Also

Option is correct.

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Let be any function and . Then is

Let .
A) onto if is onto.
If is continuous and differentiable for all real values in its domain, then
B) one-one if is one-one
A)
C) continuous if is continuous.

D) differentiable if is differentiable. B)

Explanation:

Given: C) and

Function cannot be onto because at least one value cannot be in

the range of for any real value of .
D) and

Since can be zero but for , function will be Explanation:

discontinuous. So we cannot say that if is continuous then is
continuous. Similarly, it can be said for differentiability. Given that,
Now for one-one:-

If is one-one, it means is either increasing or decreasing i.e.,

or .

Now . Which implies,

and are continuous and differentiable at
or for or . It simply means is decreasing
when is increasing and is increasing when is decreasing. So, for continuity at

So is one-one whenever is one-one.

And for differentiability at

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The function is If , then the real number of the mean value

theorem is
A) having removable discontinuity
A)
B) having infinite discontinuity
B)
C) having non-removable discontinuity

C)
D) continuous everywhere

Explanation: D)

Given Explanation:

An infinite discontinuity is a type of essential discontinuity where one or

both of the one sided limits go toward infinity.

Left hand limit

Right hand limit

Option is correct.
Therefore the given function has infinite discontinuity

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A function defined as ∞ . Select

the correct statement regarding
A) Number of points of discontinuity is

B) Number of points of discontinuity is

C) Number of points of non-differentiability is

D) Number of points of non-differentiability is

Explanation:

Number of points of non-differentiability is 1.

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Let (where denotes the greatest If , is not continuous at when

integer less than or equal to ). Then the number of points, where is A)
discontinuous is
A) one B)

B) zero C)

C) three
D) Only

D) infinite Explanation:

Explanation: Given that,

Let, Now, we need to find the values of for which is not continuous at
.
Case when ,
i.e. does not exist.

We know that, does not exist for and all the integral multiples
of .

Case when , Therefore, , is not continuous when .

Now,

So, this is discontinuous when

Now

Hence, number of point of discontinuity are

and

Thus, there are three points of discontinuity.

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Rolle's theorem is true for the function in the interval

A)

B)

C)

D)

Explanation:

Given,

For Rolle's theorem,

So, is the correct answer.

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Let is not differentiable at . is at

Then the set is equal to
is differentiable at all critical points. Therefore, it is differentiable at
A) all parts.

B)
Hence,

C)

D) an empty set

Explanation:

Given,
is not differentiable at

To find, set

Here,

So here the critical points are

So we have to check the differentiability at .

As we know,

Now,

As,

And

is differentiable at

Now,

As,

And

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In which of the following functions is Rolle’s theorem applicable?

A)
on

Since, is a polynomial, so left hand derivative is same as the right

π
hand derivative at

B) So, it is differentiable in
on π
Also,

Hence, Rolle's theorem is applicable on .

C)
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on
The derivative of every even function
A) is always an even function

B) is always an odd function

D)

on C) may be an odd function

D) none of these
Explanation:
Explanation:

A function is even if

Differentiate both sides w.r.t , then

for

and

Then, clearly derivative of even function is odd function.

is not continuous in interval

Rolle's theorem is not applicable.

for

and

is not continuous in interval

is not defined at

is not continuous in

for

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Let . If and , then Let . set of points on which is not differentiable is

is A)
A) Even function
B)
B) Constant function
C)
C) Symmetric about origin
D)
D) Aperiodic function
Explanation:
Explanation:
Given:
Given equation is

We know that

is continuous in .

Now,

Integrating both side with respect to .

So, , hence is non-differentiable at .

Given Similarly, and

.

Hence, Therefore, is not differentiable at .

Which is aperiodic function.

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Consider and
then which of the following is correct? Given,

A) Rolle's theorem is applicable to both and with then in , Lagrange’s mean value
theorem is not applicable to, where and denote the greatest integer and
LMVT is not applicable to and Rolle's theorem is applicable to with fraction part function.
B)
A)

LMVT is applicable to and Rolle's theorem is applicable to with B)

C)

C)
D) Rolle's theorem is not applicable to both and for any real
D)
Explanation:
Explanation:
We have,
Given that

is continuous in

Now, we know by Rolle's theorem if function is continuous in and

differentiable in such that then there exists
such that
So is not differentiable at

So L.M.V.T. is not applicable.

Now, verifying Rolles's theorem for , we have

and

For

So, Rolle's theorem is not applicable to .

Now,

Now,

And
is not continuous
Using the condition of Rolle's theorem, we have
So L.M.V.T. is not applicable.

is not continuous in
So, for Rolle's theorem is applicable when .
So L.M.V.T. is not applicable.
Now, by LMVT , we know that if is continuos in and
differentiable in then there exists such that

is continuous in

Applying LMVT on , we have

is differentiable in

So L.M.V.T. is applicable.

Hence, LMVT is applicable to .

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The function satisfies the conditions of Roles' The total number of points of non-differentiability of
theorem on . Which of these are correct? in is:

A) A)

B) B)

C) C)

D) D)

Explanation: Explanation:

Since conditions of Roles' theorem are satisfied in . First, we will draw the graph of

Range of is

Q.45 4 Marks After that, we will draw the graph of

If and , then is continuous for

A)

B)
Range of is
C)
Lastly, we draw the graph of
D)

Explanation:

Given function,

For ,

plot all these three graphs on the same plane.

Hence, is a signum function.

We know that,

Then,
Now, in the above graph black dashes shows our required portion of .

Those points where have sharp corners or sharp edges are the points
where is not differentiable.
which is a constant function.
In π there are sharp points, hence is not
is always continuous. differentiable at points.

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Q.47 4 Marks Hence,
neither touches nor cuts the curve , then
minimum value of is
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A)
Let such that Then is always:

A) less than

B)
B) less than

C) more than
C)

D) more than

D) None of these
Explanation:

Let us suppose
Explanation:

represents straight line with slope and -intercept . Differentiation yield's,

So for all values of , it always passes through

Now applying LMVT theorem on in the interval , we get

Using

Now,

For minimum slope of line, it will be touching the curve

When two curves touches, then at the common point their slopes are
equal.

Using

common point

Slope of line can be written from two points on the line.

For solution of above equation, consider

So

So atleast one root lies between and .

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The value of and for which the function Consider the following statements:
Let where stands for the greatest integer function.
is continuous
Then is discontinuous at .
The function , where denotes the greatest
for all in are integer function is continuous at if .
Let for where is greatest integer function,
A) then is not differentiable at .
If takes only rational values for all real and is continuous, then
.
Mark if the statement is false and if the statement is true.
B)
A)

B)
C)
C)

D) D)

Explanation: Explanation:

Given function Solving each statement,

is always integer, so (Let)

is continuous at

Now, , we get Thus which means is continuous everywhere and hence

this statement is false.

Using property

If , then const. function.

Therefore, Thus, the function is continuous everywhere.

So this statement is true.

And, , we get
for

Now and
.

This implies that function is not continuous at . So function is not

differentiable at this point also. Hence, this statement is true.

Since takes only rational values, so range of can not be in

an interval like because in any interval, there are always rational and
irrational numbers in the interval.

So, the range of such functions should be like

where , but it is also given that function is
continuous. Hence, the only possibility of is
Therefore, .
constant
Put in eq. , we get

Thus, this statement is not true.

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Find a point on the curve , where the tangent to the curve is parallel to
Let be the greatest integer function and . Then, which one
the chord joining the points and
of the following does not hold good?
A) A) Discontinuous at some points in its domain.

B) Continuous at .
B)
C) Continuous at .

C) D) Differentiable at

Explanation:

D) Continuity at

Explanation:

Let the given curve be .

Since is a polynomial function, it is continuous on and differentiable

on .

Both the conditions of Lagrange's mean-value theorem are satisfied.

Thus, there must exists a real number such that

Also,

The function is continuous at

Hence, is the point on the curve at which the

tangent to the curve is parallel to the chord joining the points and Continuity check at
.

is discontinuous at .

At ,

is continuous at .

Differentiability check at

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Let be a function defined by :

Since, Finite,

The function is differentiable at .

where is the greatest integer less than or equal to . Let be the number of
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is equal to :
Let Degree of . Then, at is:
A)
A) Continuous

B)
B)

C)
C) Discontinuous

D)
D) None of these.

Explanation: Explanation:

Given:
Given Degree of

At ,

We have,

Degree .
Let
When,

Max. Degree .

When,

Maximum degree .
For critical points

Now, and , so is
minimum at and maximum at .
Hence, it is continuous but not differentiable.

Therefore, graph of is as follows:

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If is differentiable everywhere, then

A) is differentiable everywhere.

B) is differentiable everywhere.

C) is not differentiable at some point.

Since, function is not differentiable at sharp edges and at the point of
discontinuity, so is non-differentiable at , therefore D) is differentiable everywhere.
.
Explanation:
Now,
Let which is differentiable everywhere but is non-
differentiable at .

We know that the product of two differentiable functions is also a

differentiable function.

As, is differentiable everywhere, so is also differentiable

everywhere.

And, let

Hence,

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The value of is
A)

B)

C)

D) Hence, is differentiable everywhere.

Explanation: And,

Expanding

Simplifying,

As , is root of . So

Now

Hence, roots of , are found by

, as Clearly, is not differentiable at .

.

Thus further , is a continuous function and differentiable

So, Rolle's Theorem can be applied here, which asserts that , for
some

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If , then
Consider the function where
A) is differentiable everywhere
denotes the fractional part function. Which one of the following statements is
NOT correct?
B) is continuous everywhere but not differentiable
A) exists
C) is discontinuous at
B)
D) is non - differentiable at
C) is continuous in
Explanation:

Given . D) Rolle's theorem is not applicable to in

We know, range of is
Explanation:
So, range of is
Function in the interval changes its definition at , so we will
check continuity at and the boundary points i.e., at & .

Here denotes fractional part function.

Sketching the graph of both the functions on

the same co-ordinate plane:
Using the above concept

For continuity at ,

From graph, we can say that both the functions Hence, at given function is continuous i.e., limit also exists at .
are continuous for all real values of .
Now we will check continuity at .
Also, has infinite corner points. So, it is non-differentiable at
For this
those corner points and hence when , it is non-
differentiable at infinite points.

So, clearly is continuous for all real values of but non-differentiable at

infinite points.

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A function is discontinuous at -
Hence, function is continuous at .
A) one point
Now, we will check continuity at .
B) two points For this

C) three points

D) infinite number of points

Explanation:

We have, Hence, at given function is not continuous.

Hence, is not continuous in .

Clearly, function is discontinuous at three points i.e., .

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If the function is defined as , when , when Identify which of the following is correct for the function , if
and .
, then
A) Discontinuous at
A) is continuous at .
B) Non-derivable at

has removable discontinuity at

B) C) Continuous & derivable at
.

D) None of the given option

C) has irremovable discontinuity at .
Explanation:
D) none of these.
Given,
Explanation:
and
Note: Assume base of logarithm, as .
then, ​
( form)
at

{ using L' Hospital's rule}

exists but not equal to

So is derivable. Hence, continuous at

can be made continuous at by redefining it

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has a removable type discontinuity at
If a twice differentiable function on and continuous on is
such that for all

4 Marks then for any

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The points of discontinuity of are
A)
A)

B)
B)

C)

C)
D) None of these

D)
Explanation:

The point of discontinuity of are those points where is infinite. Explanation:

Let,

4 Marks By LMVT theorem, we have

Q.62
Rolle's theorem is not applicable for the function in the interval
beacuse
A) does not exist

B) does not exist But and

C) is discontinuous at i.e.,

D) does not exist.

Explanation:

Rolle's theorem is not applicable for the function in ,1

because the function continues in but not differentiable in .

So Rolle's theorem is not applicable in the given interval.

does not exist.

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Let be a differentiable function satisfying the relation The Rolle's theorem is applicable in the interval for the function
(where ) and , then A)
the correct option is:

A) B)

C)
B)

D)
C) is the abscissa of the point of inflection of
Explanation:
D) The equation has two solutions if
Rolle's Theorem :
Explanation: A function

Function satisfying the given rule and for which will be Continuous in
.
Differentiable in
No point of inflection.

No asymptote
then there exists such that

Continuous

Differentiable

So,

So, Rolle's Theorem is applicable

Non derivable at

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The function is verifying which of the following For the function , Rolle's theorem is
theorem:
A) applicable when

A) Rolle’s theorem
B) applicable when

C) applicable when
B) Mean value Theorem

D) applicable when

C) Baye’s Theorem Explanation:

D) None of these If Rolle's theorem, is applied for interval , then conditions are

is continuous in
Explanation:
is differentiable in
Here,

Being a polynomial, is both continuous and differentiable Now, both are continuous and differentiable .
everywhere and in particular, in
So their composition will also be continuous & differentiable .
The conditions of Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorem are satisfied.
To check,
satisfying

Hence, Rolle's theorem is applicable when

Option is correct.

Also,

So for other options Rolle's theorem is not applicable.

Clearly,

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The function is defined by The function is :

if or A) Continuous and differentiable in
if
B) Continuous but not derivable
A) is continuous at .
C) Neither continuous nor derivable
is discontinuous at since does not exist though
B)
exists.
D) Neither continuous nor derivable

is discontinuous at since does not exist though Explanation:

C)
exists.
As and are inverse of each other so
D) is discontinuous since neither nor exists.

Explanation:

To know the behaviour of the function at , we need to have idea

about , left-hand and right-hand limit of at . And for the
function to be continuous at , finite

(Given)
Clearly, is continuous but non-derivable at .
(at )

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The function

A) is continuous at

B) has removable discontinuity at

C) has jump discontinuity at

Does not exist.
D) has discontinuity of type at

Explanation:

Given:

Now,

value lies between and .

Does not exist.
Since, exists finitely, therefore has removable discontinuity
So is discontinuous at and and both does not at .
exist.

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Let and be two functions which are defined and differentiable for all
. If and for all then If has exactly two points of continuity, then

the values of are

A)
for some
A)

B)
for some B)

C)
C)
only for some

D)

D) Explanation:
for all
Given:

Explanation:

Let

Differentiating with respect to

has exactly two points of continuity, then equation must have
two distinct real roots.

Now, we know that

As, is given

Therefore for all

As, and are differentiable for all

So, is also differentiable for all or

So, satisfies all the conditions of Lagrange's mean value theorem,

hence there must exist some in for which

Since for all

Hence

As,

Therefore for all .

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Let and , then If the functions and are such that is continuous at
, and and is discontinuous at but is
continuous at , then and are non-constant functions.)
A) both and are non-differentiable at points.

A) is a extremum of and is an extremum of .

is not differentiable at points whether is non-differentiable

B)
at points.
may not be an extremum of and is an extremum of
B)
.

number of points of non-differentiability for and are and

C)
points, respectively.
is an extremum of and may not be an extremum of
C)
.

both and are non-differentiable at and points,

D)
respectively.
D) None of the above.

Explanation:
Explanation:
Graph of
Given, is continuous at .

Also,

Graph of Again, is continuous at .

Limiting value of is same for

Functions are non-derivable at the points where we get sharp corners in

the graph.
Also, function is discontinuous so will have an extremum at .
is non-differentiable at
Possible graph of are:
and is non-differentiable at

So, may not be an extremum at .

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If , then has a zero between and The The point on the curve , where the tangent to the curve is parallel
theorem that best describes this is to the chord joining and is
A) mean value theorem.
A)

B) maximum-minimum value theorem.

B)
C) intermediate value theorem.

D) none of these.
C)
Explanation:

We have, D)

Explanation:
Then,
Let the given function be .
and . So and have opposite sign.
Since is a polynomial function, it is continuous in and differentiable
Now, we know that by intermediate theorem if is continuous in in the interval .
such that then
Both the conditions of Lagrange's mean-value theorem are satisfied.
.
Hence, there must exist a real number such that

Q.77 4 Marks

If denotes the integral part of and , , Now,

and is a prime number, then the number of points, where is not
differentiable, is
A)

B)

C)

D)
Hence, is the point at which the tangent to the curve
Explanation: is parallel to the chord joining the points and .
is not differentiable at integral points. Also, .

is not differentiable, where is an integer. But is prime and 4 Marks

Q.79
[ ].
The set of points of discontinuity of the function is
is an integer only when = , where and . ∞
given by
For in . A)

For .
B)

or .
C)
Number of such values of .
D) None of these
Total number of points, where is not differentiable are
. Explanation:

We have,
∞

is discontinuous, when

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A value of for which the conclusion of mean value theorem holds for the
If , then is function on the interval is

A)
A)
continuous at .
B)

B)
discontinuous at , but it is removable.
C)

discontinuous at , but it is non-removable. D)

C)

Explanation:
D) none of these.
We have,
Explanation:

For function to be continuous at

Now, we know that from mean value theorem if is continuous in
and differentiable in then there exist such that

Now, we have

Applying mean value theorem in , we have

So, is discontinuous at .
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At it is a removable type of discontinuity because exists.
If , is continuous at the value of

will be
A)

B)

C)

D)

Explanation:

is continuous at .

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Let be a function defined by . Then, Let be a continuous onto function satisfying,

which of the following is true? , If and , then the equation
has how many roots ?
A) for all
A) exactly three real roots
B) is not differentiable at
B) exactly two real roots
C) is differentiable everywhere
C) at least five real roots
D) is not differentiable at
D) at least three real roots
Explanation:
Explanation:
Given

Here

at least one root each in (-5,-3), (-3,3) and (3,5).

So the graph of

Q.86 4 Marks

Which of the following is not continuous for all real values of .

A)

B)

C)
It is clear from the graph that the

Hence, it is a straight line, so it is continuous and differentiable everywhere D)

(there is no sharp corners or edges )
Explanation:

is not defined at as the denomiantor will

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become zero at all these points.
If from Lagrange's mean value theorem, then
Hence, it is discontinuous at these points.
A)
All other functions given are continuous for all real values of .
B)

C)

D)

Explanation:

As per are parallel to each other.

Slope of

Slope of Tangent

Where .

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If is a real-valued function discontinuous at all integral points lying in The equation has at least one root in if
and if , then number of functions are:
A)
A)
B)
B)
C)
C)
D) None of these
D)
Explanation:
Explanation:
Consider the function
Given:
is algebric function it is continuous is=n and differentiable in

There are possible functions defined in , of them are Also if

continuous and are discontinuous. The discontinuous graphs are:
Now if then all condition of Roll's theorem, are satisfied.

for at least one in

Hence at least one root in

For this

Q.89 4 Marks

What are the values if c for which Rolle's theorem for the function
in the interval [0, 2] is verified?
A)

B)

Now for each of the points , keep functions fixed from left of
the point, so there are possible functions defined in between next two C)
consecutive integral points of them only one is continuous and three are
discontinuous. Let us fix D) None of these

So the three possibilities for discontinuous graphs are

Explanation:

Here, we observe that

(i) is a polynomial, so it is continuous in the interval [0, 2].

′
(ii) exists for all

So, is differentiable for all and

(iii)

Thus, all the three conditions of Rolle's theorem are satisfied.

′
So, there must exist such that

And at last for , there is only one possibility of discontinuity of the

function.
So, total number of functions

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The function where denotes the greatest integer Let be a differentiable function satisfying
function, is discontinuous at for all . The number of such
A) All values of functions is
A)
B) No value of
B)
C) All integral points
C)
D) which is not an integer
D) more than
Explanation:
Explanation:
We have
It is given that,
Since, is always discontinuous at all integral values of points.
Hence, is discontinuous for all integral points.

Case

If

Then,

Case

If

Then,

and so on.

Hence, there are more than functions possible.

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Let be a differentiable function in the interval , then the value of Given a function which has derivates for every real and which
satisfies the equation for all and and
, then the value of is equal to
A) where
A)
B) where
B)
C) where
C)

D) None of these
D)

Explanation: Explanation:

Let, Given is differentiable for all

, then

By definition of differentiability,
Using lagrange's mean value theorem, we get:

where

Here,

where .

Using L Hospital's rule,

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Find the value of , If be a function satisfying

for all and .

A)

B)

C)

D) None of these

Explanation:

We are given that,

Putting , we get

Since, .

Therefore,

So, the ratio of two consecutive terms and is a constant, which

is , therefore, the sequence is a with
common ratio as .

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,x Let . Then
Let f x 0, x and g(x) = sin x + cos x, then set of all points of
1, x A) is continuous but not differentiable at .
discontinuity of f{g(x)} in (0, 2) is
π π
A) ,
B) is both continuous and differentiable at .

π π
B) ,
C) is neither continuous not differentiable at .
π π
C) ,
D) is a periodic function.
π π
D) , Explanation:

Explanation: Given,

and and
Now let,

So, f(g(x) =

π π
Hence,
Clearly, f[g(x)] is not continuous at x ,

Q.96 4 Marks

Consider the following statements:

I. The function greatest integer is a continuous function.
II. All trigonometric functions are continuous on .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
From and , we have
A) Only I

B) Only II
Thus, is neither continuous nor differentiable at .
C) Both I and II

D) Neither I nor II

Explanation:

Here, greatest integer function is discontinuous at its integral value of

.

and are discontinuous at etc., and and

are discontinuous at etc.

Therefore, the greatest integer function and all trigonometric functions are
not continuous for .

Therefore, neither (I) nor (II) are true.

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If then on the interval which one of the following is Function is not differentiable at
correct?
A) Every integer
where is the greatest integer function, and are both
A) B) Every rational number
continuous
C) Every irrational number
B)
where is the greatest integer function, and are
both continuous D) Everywhere

where is the greatest integer function, and are both Explanation:

C)
discontinuous Given,

where is the greatest integer function, is discontinuous Here, has only integer values. So, it is continuous between two
D) consecutive integers.
but is continuous
is not continuous at all the integer numbers.
Explanation:
And we know that If a function is discontinuous at a point, then it is
not differentiable at that point.

is discontinuous at

Also, is discontinuous for in .

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If in where denotes the greatest integer

function, then is
A) continuous at

B) continuous in

C) differentiable in

D) none

Explanation:

First defining the function for different intervals:

Using definition of the greatest integer function,

Simplifying

which implies function is discontinuous

and non-derivable at one point only and that is at only, or we can

say that function is continuous in .

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