CBSE MODEL-WORKSHEET DATE: 11-04-2025-24-04-2025

CLASS- XII
CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY MATHS

GENERAL INSTUCTIONS:-
1. Q1 to Q18 carry 1 mark questions.
2. Q19 to Q24 carry 2 marks questions.
3. Q25 to Q28 carry 3 marks questions.
4. Q29 to Q34 carry 5 marks questions.
5. Q35 to Q36 carry 4 marks questions (case study).

1. The number of points of discontinuity of

 x  3 , if x  3

f  x   2x ,  3  x  3 is :
6x  2 , x  3

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) infinite

2. For what value of k, the function given below is continuously at x = 0

 4x 2
 , x0
f x   x
 , x0
 k
1
(a) 0 (b)
4
(c) 1 (d) 4

3. The value of k for which

3x  5 , x  0
f x   2
 kx , x2
11 4
(a)  (b)
4 11
11
(c) 11 (d)
4

4. The function f(x) = [x], where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, is continuous at
(a) x = 1 (b) x = 1.5
(c) x = –2 (d) x = 4

3x  8 , if x  5
5. If the function f(x) = f  x    continuous, then the value of k is
 2k , x 5
2 7
(a) (b)
7 2
3 4
(c) (d)
7 7
6. The derivative of tan 1  x 2  w.r.t. x is:
x 2x
(a) (b)
1 x4 1 x4
2x 1
(c)  (d)
1 x4 1 x4

7. The function f(x) = |x| is

(a) Continuous and differentiable everywhere
(b) Continuous and differentiable nowhere
(c) Continuous everywhere, but differentiable everywhere except at x = 0
(d) Continuous everywhere, but differentiable nowhere

8. The derivative of x 2x w.r.t. x is

(a) x 2x 1 (b) 2x 2x log x
(c) 2x 2x 1  log x  (d) 2x 2x 1  log x 

 dy 
9. If y2  2  x   x3 , then   is equal to
 dx 1,1
(a) 2 (b) -2
(c) 3 (d) -3/2

10. The function

x 2 , for x  1
f x   is
 2  x , for  1
(a) not differentiable at x = 1 (b) differentiable at x = 1
(c) not continuous at x = 1 (d) neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 1

 1 x  dy
11. If sec1    a, then is equal to
 1 y  dx
x 1 x 1
(a) (b)
y 1 y 1
y 1 y 1
(c) (d)
x 1 x 1

If y  cos 1  e x  then
dy
12. is:
dx
1 1
(a) (b) 
2x 2x
e 1 e 1
1 1
(c) (d) 
e 2x  1 e2x  1

2
13. Derivative of esin x with respect to cosx is
2 2
(a) sin xesin x (b) cos xesin x
(c) 2cos xesin x (d) 2sin 2 x cos xesin x
2 2
14. If x  a cos   b sin  , y  a sin   b cos  , then which one of the following is true?
d2 y dy d2 y dy
(a) y2 2
x y0 (b) y2 2
x y0
dx dx dx dx
d2 y dy 2
d y dy
(c) y2 2  x y0 (d) y2 2  x y0
dx dx dx dx
d2y
15. If x  t 2  1, y  2at , then at t = a is
dx 2
1 1
(a)  (b) 
a 2a 2
1
(c) (d) 0
2a 2

16. The value of ‘k’ for which the function

1  cos 4x
 , if x  0
f  x    8x 2 is continuous at x = 0 is
 k , if x  0
(a) 0 (b) -1
(c) 1 (d) 2

17. A function f : R  R is defined by

 2x 1
e , x  In 2

 1
f  x    4 , In  x  0
 2
e , x  0
2x



1
Which of the following statements is true about the function at the point x  In ?
2
(a) f(x) is not continuous but differentiable
(b) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable
(c) f(x) is neither continuous nor differentiable
(d) f(x) is both continuous as well as differentiable

18. The set of all points where the function f  x   x  x is differentiable, is

(a)  0,   (b)  , 0 
(c)  ,0   0,   (d)  ,  

19. Determine the value of ‘k’ for which the following function is continuous at x = 3.
  x  32  36
 , x3
f x   x 3
 k , x 3

dy
20. If cos (xy) = k, where k is a constant and xy  n , n  Z , then is equal to _________.
dx

21.  
If y  f x 2 and f '  x   e x , then find
dy
dx
 dy 
22. at t  is ____________.
If x  et sin t, y  e t cos t, then the value of
dx 4
23. Determine the value of the constant ‘k’ so that the function
 kx
 , if x  0
f x   x is continuous at x = 0.
 3 , if x  0


24. Let f(x) = x|x|, for all x  R check its differentiability at x = 0.

d
25. If f(x) = x + 1, find  fof  x  .
dx

If y  log  cos e x  , then find

dy
26. .
dx

27. Verify whether the function f defined by

 1
 x sin   , x  0
f x   x is continuous at x = 0 or not.
 x0
 0,

28. Find the value(s) of ‘  ’ if the function

 sin 2  x
 , if x  0
f  x    x2 is continuous at x = 0.
 1, if x  0


ax  1 if x  3
29. Find the relationship between a and b so that function f defined by f  x    is
bx  3 if x  3
continuous at x = 3.

30. Check for differentiability of the function f defined by f  x   x  5 at the point x = 5.

 
2
 dy 
If y  x  x 2  1 , then show that  x 2  1    4y 2 .
2
31.
 dx 

32. Find the values of p and q, for which


1  sin x , if x   / 2
3

 3cos 2 x

f x   p, if x   / 2 is continuous at x   / 2 .
 q 1  sin x
   , if x   / 2
   2x  2

33. 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 .

x cos 1 x dy cos 1 x
34. If y   log 1  x , then prove that
2
 .
1 x2 dx 1  x 2 3/2
35. Case Study: Let f(x) be a real valued function. Then its
 Left hand derivative (L.H.D.):
f a  h   f a 
Lf '  a   lim
h 0 h
 Right hand derivative (R.H.D.):
f a  h   f a 
Rf '  a   lim
h 0 h
Also, a function f(x) is said to be differentiable at x = a if its L.H.D. and R.H.D. at x = a exist and both
are equal.
 x 3 , x 1

For the function f  x    x 2 3x 13
   ,x 1
 4 2 4
Answer the following questions:
(i) What is R.H.D. of f(x) at x = 1?
(ii) What is L.H.D. of f(x) at x = 1?
(iii) (a) Check if the function f(x) is differentiable at x = 1.
Or
(iii) (b) Find f’(2) and f’(-1).

36. Case Study: The equation of the path traced by a roller-coaster is given by the polynomial
f  x   a  x  9 x  1 x  3 . If the roller-coaster crosses y-axis at a point (0, 1), answer the
following:

(i) Find the value of ‘a’.

(ii) Find f’’(x) at x = 1.

***ALL THE BEST***

SOLUTIONS
1. (b)
Sol. We have,
 x  3 , if x  3

f  x   2x ,  3  x  3 is :
6x  2 , x  3

 x  3 , if x  3

f  x   2x , if  3  x  3
6x  2 , if x  3

Now, lim f  x     3  3  6 and lim f  x   2  3  6
x 3 x 3
 Also, f(-3) = -(-3) + 3 = 3 + 3 = 6.
As lim f  x   lim f  x   f  3
x 3 x 3

Therefore, f(x) is continuous at x = -3.

f(x) is discontinuous at x = -3.
So, only one point of discontinuity.
2. (b)
 4 x 2
 , x0
Sol. As f  x   x is continuous at x = 0.
 x0
 k ,

 LHL = RHL = f(O) or limf  x   f  O 

x 0

4x 2 4x 2
 lim  k
x 0 x 4x 2
4x 4
 lim k
x 0
x  4x 2 
1
 k  lim
x 0
 4x 2 
1
k 
4
3. (d)
Sol. Given function is
3x  5 , x0
f x   2
 kx , x2
For a function f(x) to be continuous at x = a,
L.H.L of f(x) at a = R.H.L. of f(x) at a
i.e.,  lim f  x   lim f  x 
x 0 x a

 lim k  2  h   lim 3  2  h   5
2

h 0 h 0

 4  k  11
11
k
4
4. (b)
Sol. Let x = 1.5
 L.H.L.  Lt  f  x   Lt 1.5  h   1
x 1.5 h 0

and R.H.L.  Lt  f  x   Lt 1.5  h   1

x 1.5 h 0

L.H.L.  R.H.L.

 f  x  is continuous at x = 1.5
 Also, greatest integer function is discontinuous at all integral values of x.
5. (b)
Sol. Since f(x) is continuous at x = 5.
 lim f  x  lim f  x   f  5 
x 5 x 5

7
 3  5   8  2k  7  2k  k 
2
6. (b)
Sol. Let y  tan 1  x 2 


dy d

dx dx

tan 1  x 2    1
1 x  2
2
 2x 
2x
1 x4

7. (c)
 x, x  0
Sol. f x  x  
 x, x  0

The function f(x) is continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x = 0 as at x = 0

f  x   f  0 x  0
Lf '  0   lim  lim  1
x o x 0 x o x
f  x   f  0 x 0
Rf '  0   lim  lim 1
x o x 0 x o x
 Lf '  0 k  Rf '  0 , so f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
8. (c)
Sol. Let y  x 2x
Taking log on both sides, we get
log y = 2x log x
1 dy  1 
Differentiating both sides w.r.t. x, we get  2  x.  log x.1.
y dx  x 
dy
  2y 1  log x  2x 2x 1  log x 
dx
9. (a)
Sol. Given, y2  2  x   x3
 dy  2  x   3x  x  1
2 3
x3
y  2
 2y. 
2x 2  x
2
dx
dy 6x 2  2x 3  dy  62
     1,1  2
dx 2y  2  x  2
 dx  2 1

10. (a)
Sol. At x = 1 lim f  x   lim x 2  1
x 1 x 1

And lim f  x   lim 2  x  1

x 1 x 1

Also, f(1) = 2 –1 = 1  lim f  x   lim f  x   f  x 

x 1 x 1

 f(x) is continuous at x = 1.
f  x   f 1 x2 1
Now, L.H.D. = lim  lim  lim  x  1  2
x 1 x 1 x 1 x  1 x 1

f  x   f 1  2  x   1  1
R.H.D. = lim  lim
x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1
L.H.D.K  R.H.D .  f(x) is not differentiable at x = 1.
11. (c)
 1 x  1 x
Given sec1    a  sec a 
 1 y  1 y
On differentiating, we get
dy
1  y   1  x 
dx  0  1  x  dy  y  1  dy  y  1
1  y  dx 1  x
2
dx

12. (d)
Sol. We have y  cos 1  e x 

dy 1
  ex
dx 1   ex 
2

e x e x 1
  
2x 2x
1 e 2x
e x
e 1 e 1
13. (c)

Let P  esin x and Q  cos x

2
Sol.
Differentiating both sides w.r.t. x, we get
dP dQ
 esin 2 x.2sin x.cos x and   sin x
dx dx
dP 2
dp dx 2esin x sin x cos x
   2esin x cos x
2
Now,
dQ dQ  sin x
dx
14. (a)
dx dy
Sol. We get,  a sin c  b cos  and  a cos   b sin 
d d
Now,
dy dy d a cos   b sin  x
   
dx d dx   a sin   b cos   y
dy  x
 
dx y
Differentiate (i) w.r.t. x, we get
d 2 y y  1  x  dy / dx 

dx 2 y2
d2 y xdy 2
2 d y dy
 y2 2
  y   y 2
 y0
dx dx dx dx
15. (b)
dx dy dy a
Sol.  2t   2a  
dt dt dx t
d 2 y a dt a
  . 
dx 2 t 2 dx 2t 3
a 1
 3 2
2a 2a
16. (c)
Sol.  limf  x  f  O 
x 0

Now, lim f  x 
x 0

1  cos 4x 2sin 2 2x sin 2 2x

 lim  lim  lim
x 0 8x 2 x 0 8x 2 x 0 4x 2
2
 sin 2x 
 lim   1
x 0
 2x 
Also, f(O) = k
Hence, k = 1.
17. (b)
Sol. f(x) is continuous but not differentiable.
18. (c)
2x, x  0
Sol. 
0, x  0

There is a sharp corner at x = 0.

  f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0.
Hence, f(x) is differentiable when x   ,O   O,   .

19.

 x  3  36
2

Sol. lim f  x   f  3  lim k

x 3 x 3 x 3

 x  3
 62
2

 lim k
x 3 x 3

 lim
 x  3  6  x  3  6   k
x 3 x 3
 3  3  6  k  k  12
20.
Sol. We have cos(xy) = k
 dy  dy
 sin  xy   y    0  y  x 0
 dx  dx
dy y
 
dx x

We have, y  f  x 2    f '  x 2  .2x

dy
21.
dx
 e x .2x
 2xe x
22.
Sol. We have, x = e t sin t
dx t
 e sin t  e t  cos t
dt
dy
and y  e t cos t   e t cos t  e t sin t
dt
dy e t cos t  e t sin t

dx e t  cos t  sin t 
    1 1
cos    sin   
 4 4 2 2 0
    1

1
cos    sin  
4 4 2 2
23.
 kx
 , if x  0
Sol. We have, f  x    x
 3 , if x  0

kx
L.H.L. = lim f  x   lim  k
x 0 x 0  x

R.H.L. = lim f  x   lim3  3

x 0 x 0
 Since, f(x) is continuous at x = 0
 L.H.L.  R.H.L.  f  0 
 k  3  k  3
24.
Sol. To check the differentiability of f(x) x|x| at x = 0
f  0  h   f  0
Consider, lim
h 0 h
f  h   f  0 h | h | 0
lim  lim  lim | h | 0
h 0 h h O h h 0

Hence, f’(0) exists, so f(x) = x|x|is differentiable at x = 0.

25.
Sol. Given, f(x) = x + 1
Now, (fof) (x) = f(f(x)) = f(x+1) = (x+1)+1=x+2
d d
  fof  x    x  2   1 .
dx dx
26.
Sol. Given y = log(cosex)
On differentiating w.r.t. x, we get

x 
 sin e x .e x   e x tan e x
dy 1

dx cos e
27.
 1
 x sin   , x  0
Given, f  x    x
 x0
 0,

 1  1
L.H.L. = lim f  x   lim f  0  h   lim  h sin    lim h sin    O
x 0 h 0 h 0
 h  h O h
1
R.H.L. = lim f  x   lim f  0  h   lim h sin    0
x 0 h 0 h 0
h
Also, f(0) = 0
 L.H.L.  R.H.L.  f  0  0
So, function f(x) is continuous at x = 0.
28.
Sol. f  0  1

sin 2   x 
lim f  x   lim
x 0 x 0 x2
sin 2   x  2
 lim
x 0  2x2
 
 1   
2 2
   2  1    1
29.
ax  1 if x  3
Sol. We have, f  x   
bx  3 if x  3
Since, f(x) is continuous at x = 3
 lim f  x   lim f  x   limax  1  lim bx  3
x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

 3a  1  3b  3  3a  3b  2  a  b  2 / 3.
30.
Sol. Given, f(x) = |x-5|
f  x   f  5 x  5  0
L.H.D. = Lf '  5  lim  lim  1
x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5
f  x   f  5 x 50
R.H.D. = Rf '  5  lim  lim 1
x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5
L.H.D.  R.H.D. at x = 5
So, function f(x) is not differentiable at x = 5.
31.

 
2
Sol. We have, y  x  x 2  1

Now,
dy
dx
 
 2 x  x 2  1 1  
2x 

 2 x 1 
2

dy
 x2 1  2y
dx
Squaring both sides, we get
2

 x  1  dx
2 dy 
  4y

2

Hence, proved.
32.
Sol.  f (x) is continuous at  / 2 .

 lim  f  x   lim  f  x   f  / 2 
x  /2 x  /2

 
1  sin 3   h 
  lim 1  cos h
3
Now,  lim 2
h 0   h 0 3sin 2 h
3cos 2   h 
2 
 h 
And  lim  f  x   lim f  
x  /2 h 0
 2 
 h
2sin 2
q q 2 q
  lim 2 2    andf  / 2   p
4 h  0 h 4 4 8
4
4
1 q
  p
2 8
1
 p  and q  4
2
33.
Sol. The given function is f(x) = |x - 1|+|x + 1|

34.
x cos 1 x
Sol. Here y   log 1  x 2
1 x 2

Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get

35.
 x 3 , x 1

Sol. Given f  x    x 2 3x 13
   ,x 1
 4 2 4

36.
Sol. The given polynomial is