CHAPTER – 5: CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

MARKS WEIGHTAGE – 10 marks

Previous Years Board Exam (Important Questions)

1. For what value of k is the following function continuous at x = 2?

2 x  1 ; x  2

f ( x)   k ; x  2
3 x  1 ; x  2

 x4  2 x3  x 2
 ,x  0
2. Discuss the continuity of the following function at x = 0 : f ( x )   tan 1 x
 0 ,x  0

 3ax  b ; x  1

3. If the function f (x) given by f ( x)   11 ; x  1 is continuous at x =1, find the values of a and
5ax  2b ; x  1

b.
4. Find the relationship between ‘a’ and ’b’ so that the function ‘f’ defined by:
 ax  1, x  3
f ( x)   is continuous at x = 3 .
bx  3, x  3
5. Show that the function f(x) = |x – 3| , x  R , is continuous but not differentiable at x = 3.
 1  kx  1  kx
 , 1  x  0
6. Find the value of k, for which f ( x)   x is continuous at x = 0.
 2x  1
, 0  x 1
 x 1
kx  1, x  
7. Find the value of k so that the function f, defined by f ( x )   is continuous at x = .
 cos x, x  
8. Find the value of ‘a’ for which the function f defined as
 
 a sin 2 ( x  1), x  0
f ( x)   is continuous at x = 0.
 tan x  sin x
, x0
 x3
9. Find all points of discontinuity of f, where f is defined as follows :
 | x | 3 ; x  3

f ( x)  2 x ;  3  x  3
 6x  2 ; x  3

10. Show that the function f defined as follows, is continuous at x = 2, but not differentiable:
3 x  2 ; 0  x  1

f ( x)   2 x 2 - x; 1  x  2
 5x  4 ; x  2

11. Verify Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the following function: f(x) = x2 + 2x + 3, for [4, 6].
sec x  1  
12. If f ( x )  , then f’(x). Also find f '   .
sec x  1 2
dy
13. Find ,if ( x 2  y 2 )2  xy .
dx
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14. If sin y = x sin(a + y), prove that 
dx sin a
dy
15. If (cos x)y = (sin y)x, find .
dx
sin 1 x d2y dy
16. If y  , then prove that (1  x 2 ) 2
 3x  y  0 .
1  x2 dx dx
d2y dy
17. If y = ex(sin x + cos x), then show that 2
 2  2y  0 .
dx dx
d2y
18. If x = a(cost + t sin t) and y = a(sin t - t cost), then find .
dx 2
 y dy x  y
19. If log( x 2  y 2 )  2 tan 1   , then show that 
x dx x  y
d2y dy
20. If y = a cos(log x) + b sin(log x), then show that x 2 2  x  y  0
dx dx
dy 1 y2
21. If 1  x 2  1  y 2  a( x  y ) , then show that 
dx 1  x2
dy
22. Find ,if y  sin 1  x 1  x  x 1  x 2 
dx  
dy
23. Find ,if y  (cos x ) x  (sin x )1/ x
dx
 1 x  1 x 
24. Differentiate the following with respect to x : tan 1  
 1  x  1 x 
 1  sin x  1  sin x  dy
25. If y  cot 1   , find
 1  sin x  1  sin x  dx
26. Differentiate the following function w.r.t. x : (x)cos x + (sin x)tan x
1 d2y dy
27. If y  e a sin x , 1  x  1 , then show that (1  x 2 ) 2  x  a 2 y  0
dx dx
 3x  4 1  x 2
dy
28. If y  cos 1   , find
 5  dx
 
d2y dy
29. If y = cosec-1 x, x > 1. then show that x( x 2  1) 2  (2 x 2  1) 0.
dx dx
 x dy d2y 
30. If y  log tan    then show that  sec x . Also find 2
at x  .
 4 2 dx dx 4
 1 x  1  x  2 
31. Differentiate the following function with respect to x: f ( x)  tan 1    tan  
 1 x   1  2x 
 t d2y
32. If x  a  cos t  log tan  , y  a (1  sin t ) , then find .
 2 dx 2
d2y
33. If x  a (  sin  ), y  a (1  cos  ) , then find .
dx 2
cos x x2 1
34. Differentiate x  2 w.r.t.x
x 1
dy log x
35. If x y  e x  y , then show that 
dx  log( xe) 2

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 1  d2y dy
36. If x  tan  log y  , then show that (1  x 2 ) 2  (2 x  a)  0.
a  dx dx
d x 2 a2  x 
37. Prove that  a  x 2
 sin 1    a 2  x 2
dx  2 2  a 
d2y dy
38. If y  log  x  x 2  1  then show that ( x 2  1) 2  x 0
  dx dx
d2y dy
39. If y  log  x  x 2  a 2  then show that ( x 2  a 2 ) 2  x 0
  dx dx
2
1 2 d y dy
40. If y  sin x , then show that (1  x ) 2  x  0.
dx dx
1
 1  x2 1 
41. Differentiate tan   w.r.t. x.
 x 
 
 d2x d2 y d2 y
42. If x = a (cos t + t sin t) and y = a (sin t – t cos t), 0  t  , find 2 , 2 , 2 .
2 dt dt dx
dy y
43. If x m y m  ( x  y ) m  n , then show that  .
dx x
dy 2 y
44. If x16 y 9  ( x 2  y )17 , then show that  .
dx x
 t d2y
45. If x  a sin t , y  a  cos t  log tan  , then find .
 2 dx 2
dy (1  log y )2
46. If y x  e y  x , then show that  .
dx log y
dy log x
47. If x y  e x  y , then show that 
dx (1  log x)2
 2 x 1.3x 
48. Differentiate the following with respect to x : sin 1  x 
 1  (36) 
d2y 
49. If x = a cos3 and y = a sin3, then find the value of 2
at   .
dx 6
2
dy sin (a  y )
50. If x sin (a + y) + sin a cos(a + y) = 0, prove that  .
dx sin a
d2y dy
51. If y = sin (log x), then prove that x 2 2  x  y  0 .
dx dx
52. Show that the function f(x) = 2x – |x| is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0.
 1  x2 
53. Differentiate tan 1 
 x 
 
 
 with respect to cos1 2 x 1  x 2 .

 1 x 1 
2
 2x 
54. Differentiate tan 1   with respect to sin 1  2 
.
 x  1 x 
 
2
x d 2 y 1  dy  y
55. If y  x , then show that     0
dx 2 y  dx  x

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