ALLEN® Differentiability 1

5. Let f : [0, 3] ® R be defined by

DIFFERENTIABILITY
f(x) = min {x – [x], 1 + [x] – x}
1. Let a function g : [0, 4] ® R be defined as
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal
ìï max{t 3 - 6t 2 + 9t - 3} , 0 £ x £ 3
g(x) = í0 £ t £ x , to x. Let P denote the set containing all x Î [0, 3]
ïî4 - x , 3< x£ 4
where f is discontinuous, and Q denote the set
then the number of points in the interval (0, 4)
containing all x Î (0, 3) where f is not
where g(x) is NOT differentiable, is _______.
differentiable. Then the sum of number of
2. Let ƒ : R ® R be defined as
elements in P and Q is equal to _________.
ì æ ö
ï x3 ç 1 + 2xe -2x ÷ ekuk f : [0, 3] ® R
ï log , x¹0
f ( x ) = í (1 - cos2x )2 (
e
)
ç 1 - xe -x 2 ÷ .
ï è ø
6. Let ƒ : [0, ¥) ® [0, 3] be a function defined by
ïî a , x=0

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ìmax {sin t : 0 £ t £ x} , 0 £ x £ p
If ƒ is continuous at x = 0, then a is equal to : ƒ(x) = í
î 2 + cosx, x>p
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 0 (4) 2
3. Let ƒ : R ® R be a function defined as Then which of the following is true ?
(1) ƒ is continuous everywhere but not
ì æ xö
ï3 çç 1 - ÷÷ if x £2 differentiable exactly at one point in (0, ¥)
ƒ (x) = í è 2ø
ï
î 0 if x >2 (2) ƒ is differentiable everywhere in (0, ¥)

Let g : R ® R be given by g(x) = ƒ(x + 2) – ƒ(x – 2). (3) ƒ is not continuous exactly at two points in (0, ¥)

If n and m denote the number of points in R (4) ƒ is continuous everywhere but not

where g is not continuous and not differentiable, differentiable exactly at two points in (0, ¥)

respectively, then n + m is equal to _______. 7. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or equal

4. Let f : R ® R be a function such that f(2) = 4 to t. Let f(x) = x – [x], g(x) = 1 – x + [x], and
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and f ¢(2) = 1. Then, the value of h(x) = min{f(x), g(x)}, x Î [–2, 2]. Then h is :

x2f(2) - 4f(x) (1) continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable

lim is equal to :
x ®2 x-2 at more than four points in (–2, 2)
(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 16 (4) 12 (2) not continuous at exactly three points in [–2, 2]

(3) continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable

at exactly three points in (–2, 2)

(4) not continuous at exactly four points in [–2, 2]

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Let the functions ƒ : ¡ ® ¡ and g : ¡ ® ¡ be
2
8. The function f(x) = x 2 - 2x - 3 · e 9x -12 x + 4
is 11.

not differentiable at exactly : defined as :

(1) four points (2) three points
ìx + 2, x < 0 ìx 3 , x <1
ƒ(x) = í 2 and g(x) = í
(3) two points (4) one point îx , x ³ 0 î3x - 2, x ³ 1
9. The number of points, at which the function
Then, the number of points in ¡ where (ƒog)(x)
f(x) = |2x + 1| – 3|x + 2| + |x2 + x – 2|, x Î R is
is NOT differentiable is equal to :
not differentiable, is _______.
(1) 3 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) 2
10. A function f is defined on [–3, 3] as
ì 1
ïìmin { x ,2 - x } , -2 £ x £ 2 ; x ³1
2
ï
f(x) = í 12. If ƒ ( x ) = í x is differentiable at

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ïî [x] ,2 <|x|£3 ïax 2 + b ; x <1
î
where [x] denotes the greatest integer £ x. The every point of the domain, then the values of a
number of points, where f is not differentiable and b are respectively :

in (–3, 3) is ______. 1 1 1 3
(1) , (2) ,-
2 2 2 2
5 3 1 3
(3) ,- (4) - ,
2 2 2 2
13. Let ƒ : R ® R satisfy the equation
ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x).ƒ(y) for all x, y Î R and
f(x) ¹ 0 for any x Î R. If the function ƒ is
differentiable at x = 0 and ƒ'(0) = 3, then
1 ( )
lim ( ƒ h - 1) is equal to ______.

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h ®0 h

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SOLUTION 3. Official Ans. by NTA (4)

1. Official Ans. by NTA (1) ì 3x

ï2 -4 £ x £ - 2
Sol. f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 9x – 3 ï
3x
Sol. f x - 2 íï -
( ) -2 < x £ 0
f¢(x) = 3x2 – 12x + 9 = 3(x – 1) (x – 3) 2
ï
f(1) = 1 f(3) = –3 î 0 x Î ( -¥, -4 ) È ( 0, +¥ )

ì 3x
ï2 0£x£2
ï
3x
f ( x - 2 ) íï- + 6 2 £ x £ 4
2
ï
î0 x Î ( -¥,0 ) È ( 4, +¥ )

ì 3x
ï 2 +6 -4 £ x £ -2
ï
ï- 3x

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ï -2 < x < 2
g ( x) = f ( x + 2 ) - f (x - 2 ) í 2
ï 3x
ï -6 2£x£4
ï2
éf ( x ) 0 £ x £ 1 ïî0 x Î( -¥, -4 ) È ( 4, ¥ )
ê
g(x) = ê 0 1 £ x £ 3
êë -1 3 < x £ 4

g(x) is continuous

é3 ( x - 1 ) ( x - 3 ) 0 £ x £ 1
ê
g¢ ( x ) = ê 0 1 £ x £3
êë -1 3< x £ 4

g(x) is non-differentiable at x = 3

2. Official Ans. by NTA (1)

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Sol. For continuity

x3
lim 4
( ln (1 + 2xe -2x ) - 2ln (1 - xe- x ) ) n=0
x ®0 4sin x
m = 4 Þ (n + m = 4)
=a 4. Official Ans. by NTA (4)

1 [ Sol. Apply L'Hopital Rule

lim 2xe -2 x + 2xe - x ] = a
x®0 4x æ 2xƒ ( 2 ) - 4ƒ '(x) ö
lim çç ÷÷
x®2
è 1 ø
1( )
= 4 = a =1
4 4 ( 4) - 4
= = 12
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5. Official Ans. by NTA (5) 7. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
Sol. min{x – [x], 1 – x + [x]}
Sol.
h(x) = min{x – [x], 1 – [x – [x])}

1 – {x} = 1 – x; 0 < x < 1

Þ always continuous in [–2, 2]

but non differentiable at 7 Points

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Non differentiable at
8. Official Ans. by NTA (3)
1 3 5
x = ,1, , 2,
2 2 2 ( 3x -2)2
Sol. ƒ(x) = |(x – 3) (x + 1)| . e
6. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
ì( x - 3 )( x + 1) .e ( 3x -2 ) ; x Î ( 3, ¥ )
2

Sol. Graph of max{ sin t : 0 £ t £ x } in x Î[0, p]

ï
ï
ƒ ( x ) = í - ( x - 3 )( x + 1) .e ( ) ; x Î [ -1,3]
2
3x - 2

ï
ïî( x - 3 ) . ( x + 1) .e ; x Î ( – ¥, -1)
( 3x - 2 )
2

Clearly, non-differentiable at x = –1 & x = 3.

p p
2
9. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
& graph of cos for x Î [ p, ¥)
Sol. f(x) = 2x +1 - 3 x + 2 + x2 + x - 2

= 2x + 1 - 3 x + 2 + x + 2 x - 1

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= 2x +1 + x + 2 ( x -1 -3)

So graph of -1
Critical points are x = , –2, –1
2
ìmax{sin t : 0 £ t £ x, 0 £ x £ p
f (x) = í
î 2 + cos x x>h but x = –2 is making a zero.

twice in product so, points of non

-1
differentability are x = and x = -1
2

\ Number of points of non-differentiability = 2

f(x) is differentiable everywhere in ( 0, ¥)

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10. Official Ans. by NTA (5) 12. Official Ans. by NTA (4)

ïìmin { x , 2 - x 2 } , -2 £ x £ 2 ì 1
, x ³1
Sol. ƒ(x) = í ï
ïî [x] , 2< x £3 Sol. ƒ (x) = í x
ïax 2 + b, x <1
Þ x Î [–3, –2) È (2, 3] î
at x = 1 function must be continuous
So, 1 = a + b ...(1)
differentiability at x = 1
æ 1ö
ç - 2 ÷ = ( 2ax ) x=1
è x øx =1
Number of points of non-differentiability in (–3, 3) = 5 1
Þ –1 = 2a Þ a = -
2
11. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
1 3
(1) Þ b = 1 + =

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ìg(x) + 2, g(x) < 0
Sol. ƒ(g(x)) = í 2 2
î(g(x)) , g(x) ³ 0
2
13. Official Ans. by NTA (3)
ìx + 2,
3
x<0 Sol. If ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x).ƒ(y) & ƒ'(0) = 3 then
ï 6
= íx , x Î[0,1)
ƒ(x) = ax Þ ƒ'(x) = ax.lna
ï
î(3x - 2) , x Î[1, ¥)
2

Þ ƒ'(0) = lna = 3 Þ a = e3
ì3x 2 , x<0
ï 5
(ƒog(x))' = í6x , x Î (0,1) Þ ƒ(x) = (e3)x = e3x
ï2(3x - 2) ´ 3, x Î (1, ¥)
î ƒ(x) - 1 æ e 3x - 1 ö
lim = lim ç ´ 3 ÷ = 1´ 3 = 3 `
x ®0 x x ®0 è 3x ø
At 'O'
L.H.L. ¹ R.H.L. (Discontinuous)
At '1'
L.H.D. = 6 = R.H.D.
Þ ƒog(x) is differentiable for x Î ¡ –{0}
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