CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY (01 Mark Questions)

SECTION –A (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS )

1.The value of b for which the function f(x) = {45x x−4

2
,0 < x ≤ 1
+3 bx , 1< x <2
is continuous at every point of its domain is

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 13/3 (d) 1

2 √ x ,0 ≤ x ≤ 1

2.The points of discontinuity of the function f(x) =

(a) x = 1, 5/2 (b) x =5/2

4−2 x ,1< x <
5
2 x−7 , ≤ x ≤ 4
2
(c) x= 1,5/2,4
5

{
2 is (are)

(d) x =0,4

3.The set of points where the function f(x) given by f(x) = Ix-3I cosx is differentiable is
(a) R (b) R- {3} (c) (0, ∞ ) (d) (-∞ ,0)

4.Rolle’s theorem is not applicable for f(x) = IxI in [-2,2] because

(a) f is not continuous in [-2,2] (b) f is not derivable in (-2,2) (c) f(2) ≠ f(-2) (d) none of these

1
5.If f(x) =
{ 1+e
1
x

0 , x=0
, x ≠0
,then f(x) is

(a) continuous as well as differentiable at x =0 (b) continuous but not differentiable at x =0 (c) differentiable
But not continuous at x =o (d) none of these

d2 y
6.If y2 = ax2 +b, then =
d x2
ab x3 ab ab
(a ¿ ( b) (c) (d)
x3 ab y2 y3

7.The function f(x) = I cosx I is

(a) differentiable at x = (2n+1) π/2 ,nϵ Z (b) continuous but not differentiable at x = (2n+1) π/2 ,n ϵ Z
(c)differentiable for all x but not continuous at some x (d) None of these

log ( 1+3 x )−log ⁡(1−2 x)

8. If the function f(x) defined by f(x) =

(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) -1 (d) none of these

{ x
k , x=0
,x≠0
is continuous at x =0 then k =

π
9.if f(x) =

(a) ½
{
asin
2

x3
( x+ 1 ) , x ≤ 0
tanx−sinx
,

(b) 1/3
x >0
is continuous at x =0 then a =

(c) ¼ (d) 1/6

10.The function f(x) = x-[x] ,where [x] denotes the greatest integer function is
(a) continuous at integer points only (b) continuous at everywhere (c) continuous at noninteger points only
 (d) differentiable everywhere

SECTION –B(FILL UP THE BLANKS)

dy
11. If y= log (x +√ x 2+1 ¿ ,then = ----------------
dx

d 1−x2
12.
dx { ( )}
cos−1
1+ x
2 = ------------------------

sin 3 x
13. If the function f(x) = =

dy
{
x
k
2
, x≠0

, x> 0
is continuous at at x=0 then k = ----------

14.If xp yq = (x+y)p+q , then = ------------

dx

15.If f(x) = x Ix I , then f1(0) = ---------------

16.Let f(x) = {axx+a+1, xx<≥ 11,

2 If f is derivable at x=1 ,then a = -----------

2
17.Let f(x) = x , x ≤0 ,then f is derivable at 0 if a = -------------
{ax , x >0
18.The derivative of cos-1(2x2-1) with respect to cos-1x is ---------

19.The function f(x) = sin-1(cosx) is ----------- at x =0

20. If y = tan
−1 sinx +cosx
( cosx−sinx ) , then dydx = -----------
SECTION –C(VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

x(e sinx −1)

21.If the function f(x) = is continuous at x =0 ,then find f(0)
1−cosx

dy
22.If y =log√ tanx , then find at x = π /4
dx

23.Differentiate sin(logx) with respect to x

3 x +4 tanx
24. Check whether the function f(x) =
{ x
7 , x=0
, x ≠ 0is continuous at x =0

1−sinx
25.Differentiate with respect to x : log
√ 1+ sinx
 d2 y 2
26.Find 2 ,if x = at , y =2at
dx

27.Find the derivative of cot x0 with respect to x

28.Differentiate sin-1 x2 with respect to x

29.Find dy/dx if siny + x = logx

30.Differentiate tan
−1
( 1+sinxcosx ) with respect to x.
Answers

1 ±2
1)a 2)b 3)b 4)b 5)d 6) d 7)b 8)b 9)b 10)a 11) 12) 13)6 14) y/x
√x 2
+1 1+ x2
15) 0 16) ½ 17)0 18) 2 19) continuous 20)1 21)0 22)1 23) cos(logx)/x 24) continuous
2x 1−x
25) –secx 26) -1/2at3 27) -10cosec2 x0 28) 4 29) 30) -1/2
√1−x xcosy

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS

x
1. Differentiable e e with respect to x
2. Show that f(x) = |x| is not differentiable at x=0
3. Differentiate log 10 ¿ ¿) W.r.to x.
dy π
4. If x = a Sec3Ø, y=a tan3Ø, find at x=
dx 3

5. Differentiate Sin-1 ( 1+2 xx )

2 with respect to x

x
d2 y
6. If y = sin-1 x, Show that = 3
dx 2 ( 1−x 2 ) 2
7. State Rolle’s Theorem
8. Differentiate log sin x w.r. to √ cos x
y x− y dy log x
9. If x =e , Provethat =
dx ( 1+log x )2
10. Find the unknown constant K of the function is continous at x = π

f ( x )= kx +1 if x ≤ π
{cosx if x > π
dy
√
−1

√
11. If x = asin t t , y = acos t , Show that
dx
−1

= - xy
k ( x 2+ 2 ) if x ≤ 0 is continuous at x=0
12. Find k if f ( x ) =
{ 3 x+ 1if x >0
13. Prove that the greatest integer function defined by f(x) = [x] is not differentiable at x=1
dy
14. If x= sin−1 ( 3 t−4 t 3 ) y=cos−1 √ 1−t 2 find
dx
 1−cos 4 x
15. Find k if f(x) = 8 x2
k x=0
{x ǂ 0 is continous at x=0

sin 5 x
16. For what value of k, f(x) = 3 x
k x=0
xǂ 0
{
is continues at x =0.

1 dy
17. If y = sec
−1
( 2
2 x −1
find
)dx
sin x dy
18. If y = tan
−1
( 1−cosx
find )
dx
dy −1
19. If x√ 1+ y + y √ 1+ x=0 , for|x|<1 , prove that =
dx (1+ x )2
2
dy −1 1−x
20. Find
dx
if y=sin
1+ x 2 ( )
, 0< x <1

21. Find the relationship between a and b so that the function f defined by

f ( x )=¿ is continuous at x =3

22.For what value of k, if the function

sinx + xcosx
f ( x )=
{ x
when xǂ 0
k when x=0 is continous at x =0

23.Find all points of discontinuity of f ( x ), where f ( x )is

f ( x )=2 x +3 if x ≤ 2
2 x−3 if x> 2
24. Find all points of discontinuity of f ( x )
|x|
f ( x )= if x ≤ 0
x
¿−1if x >0
25. Find all points of discontinuity of f ( x )
|x|
f ( x )= if x ≤ 0
x
¿−1if x >0

k cos x π
26. Find k

dy
if f(x) =
π −2 x
{if xǂ

3 if x=
π
2
2 is continous at x= π
2

27. Find if sin2 x+ cos2 y =1

dx
dy
28. If cosy =xcos ( a+ y ) with cos aǂ 1 find
dx