Method of Differentiation

Single Correct Type Questions 5. Let f be any function defined on R and let it satisfy the
condition :
 2 1
 x sin   , x ≠ 0 f ( x ) − f ( y ) ≤ ( x − y ) 2 , ∀ ( x, y ) ∈ R
1. Let f ( x) =  x ; Then at x = 0
 0 , x = 0 If f(0) = 1, then: [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]

[24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) f ( x ) > 0, ∀x ∈ R
(a) f is continuous but not differentiable
(b) f is continuous but f ' is not continuous (b) f ( x ) = 0, ∀x ∈ R
(c) f and f ' both are continuous (c) f (x) can take any value in R
(d) f ' is continuous but not differentiable
(d) f ( x ) < 0, ∀x ∈ R
6. Let f : R → R be a function defined by f(x) = max {x,
 sin( x − [ x]) x2}. Let S denote the set of all points in R, where f is not
 , x ∈ (−2, −1) differentiable. Then: [6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
 x − [ x]
 (a) {0, 1} (b) {0}
2. Let f ( x)  max{2 x,3[| x |]} , | x |< 1
(c) φ ( an empty set) (d) {1}
 1 , otherwise
7. Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10|; x ∈ R. Then the set of all values of x,
where [t] denotes greatest integer ≤ t. If m is the number
at which the function, g(x) = f ( f (x)) is not differentiable,
of points where f is not continuous and n is the number of
points where f is not differentiable, then the ordered pair is [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(m, n) is: [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] (a) {5, 10, 15, 20}
(a) (3, 3) (b) (2, 4) (b) {10, 15}
(c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 4) (c) {5, 10, 15}
π (d) {10}
3. Let f be a differentiable function in (0, ). If
12  −1, − 2 ≤ x < 0
8. Let f ( x) =  2 and g(x) = |f(x)| + f(|x|), Then
1 1  1 
∫cos x t f (=
2
t ) dt sin 3 x + cos x, then f ′   x − 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
3  3
in the interval (–2, 2), g(x) is [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
is equal to [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) Differentiable at all points
9
(a) 6 − 9 2 (b) 6 − (b) Not continuous
2
(c) Not differentiable at two points
9 9
(c) −6 2 (d) −6 (d) Not differentiable at one point
2 2
4. The number of points, where the function f : R → R, f(x) = 9. If f (x) = x3 – x2 f '(1) + xf "(2) – f "'(3), x ∈ R, then
|x – 1| cos |x – 2| sin |x – 1| + | x – 3 | | x2 – 5x + 4|, is NOT [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
differentiable, is [29 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] (a) 3f (1) + f (2) = f (3) (b) f (3) + f (2) = f (1)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 2f (0) – f (1) + f (3) = f (2) (d) f (1) + f (2) + f (3) = f (0)

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 10. Suppose f (x) is a polynomial of degree four, having critical dy
points at –1, 0, 1. If T = {x ∈ R | f (x) = f (0)}, then the sum 17. If 2xy + 3yx = 20, then at (2, 2) is equal to
dx
of squares of all the elements of T is:
 [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift II)]  [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 8  3 + log e 8   2 + log e 8 
(a) −   (b) −  
11. If f(1) = 1, f ′(1) = 3, then the derivative of f ( f ( f (x))) +  2 + log e 4   3 + log e 4 
(f (x))2 at x = 1 is [8 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 12 (b) 33 (c) 9 (d) 15  3 + log e 16   3 + log e 4 
(c) −   (d) −  
( x ) x , x > 0 , then y ′′ ( 2 ) − 2 y ′ ( 2 ) is equal to:
12. If y= x
 4 + log e 8   2 + log e 8 
[1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]  1 + x2 − 1 
(a) 8log e 2 − 2 (b) 4 log e 2 + 2 18. The derivation of tan −1   with respect to
 x 
2  
(c) 4 ( log e 2 )2 − 2 (d) 4 ( log e 2 ) + 2  2 x 1 − x2  1
 π
tan −1   at x = is:[5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
13. Let x ( t ) = 2 2 cos t sin=
2t and y ( t ) 2 2 sin t sin 2t , t ∈  0,  .  1 − 2 x2  2
 2  
2
 dy 
1+   (a) 2 3 (b) 3
Then  dx  at t = π is equal to : 3 10
d2y 4
dx 2 (c) 3 (d) 2 3
 [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] 12 5
-2 2
(a)  tanα + cotα  1  3π 
3 19. If y ( α )
= 2 2  + 2 , α ∈  , π  then
 1 + tan α  sin α  4 
2
(b)
3 dy 5π
at α = is: [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
1 dα 6
(c) 1 4
3 (a) 4 (b) − (c) –4 (d)
4 3
-2
(d)
(sin(tan x) + sin(cot x) ) − 1, x > 1 .
−1 −1 2
3 20. L e t f ( x)
=
14. Let f(x) be a polynomial function suchthat f(x) + f ′(x) + 1 d
f ( x)
If
dy
dx
=
2 dx
(sin ( f ( x ))) a n d y ( 3 ) = , t h e n
-1 π
6
f ″(x) = x5 + 64. Then, the value of lim
x →1 x − 1

[25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
( )
y − 3 is equal to [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) –15 (b) –60 (c) 60 (d) 15 π 2π −π 5π

(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 6 6
 π π
2 2
( )
15. If y + log e cos x= y, x ∈  − ,  ,
 2 2
21. Let f be a differentiable function such that f (1) = 2 and
f ′(x) = f (x) for all x ∈ R. If h(x) = f (f (x)), then h′(1) is
Then: [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)]
equal to [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) |y′( 0)| + |y″( 0)| = 3 (b) |y″( 0)| = 2 (a) 2e2 (b) 4e (c) 2e (d) 4e2
(c) |y′( 0)| + |y″( 0)| = 1 (d) |y″( 0)| = 0
dy
16. Let f : (0, ∞) → (0,∞) be a differentiable function such that 22. For x > 1, if (2x)2y = 4e2x – 2y then (1 + loge 2x)2 equal
dx
t 2 f 2 ( x) − x 2 f 2 (t ) to [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
f(1) = e and lim = 0. If f(x) = 1, then x
t→x t−x x log e 2 x − log e 2
is equal to [4 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] (a) (b) loge 2x
x
1 1 x log e 2 x + log e 2
(a) 2e (b) e (c) (d) (c) (d) xloge 2x
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x

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  1 + sin x + 1 − sin x  π  | 4 x 2 − 8 x + 5 |, if 8 x 2 − 6 x + 1 ≥ 0
23. If y ( x ) cot −1   , x ∈  , π  , then 26. Let f ( x) =  2 , where [α]
2 
2
 1 + sin x − 1 − sin x   [4 x − 8 x + 5], if 8 x − 6 x + 1 < 0
dy 5π denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to α. Then the
at x = is: [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
dx 6 number of points in R where f is not differentiable is _____.
(a) –1  [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(b) 0 27. If [t] denotes the greatest integer ≤ t, then number of points,
at which the function
(c) − 1  1
2 f ( x=
) 4 | 2 x + 3 | + 9  x +  − 12[ x + 20]
 2
(d) 1 is not differentiable in the open interval (–20, 20), is
2 _________. [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
Integer Type Questions 28. The number of points, at which the function f (x) = |2x
24. Let a∈  and [t] be the greatest integer ≤ t. Then the + 1|–3| x + 2 | + | x2 + x – 2|, x∈R is not differentiable, is
number of points, where the function f(x) = [a + 13 sin _______. [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
x], x ∈ (0, p) is not differentiable, is ____________. 29. A f u n c t i o n f i s d e f i n e d o n [ – 3 , 3 ] a s f ( x ) =
[6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] min {| x |, 2 − x 2 }, − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2
 where [x] denotes the
25. Let k and m be positive real numbers such that the  [| x |], 2<| x|≤3

3 x 2 + k x + 1, 0 < x < 1 greatest integer ≤ x. The number of points, where f is not

function f ( x ) =  differentiable differentiable in (–3, 3) is_____.[25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
2 2
 mx + k , x ≥1
d2x
30. If y(x) = (xx)x, x > 0 then + 20 at x = 1 is equal to
8 f ′ (8) dy 2
for all x > 0. Then  1  is equal to
f ′  _________ . [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
8
[8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]

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 ANSWER KEY

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. [25] 25. [309] 26. [3] 27. [79] 28. [2] 29. [5] 30. [16]

EXPLANATIONS
1  sin ( x + 2 )
( )
1. (b) Continuity of f ( x ) : f 0 =
+
h 2 ⋅ sin
h
=0  , x ∈ ( −2, −1)
 x + 2
2. (c) f ( x ) =  0 , x ∈ ( −1, 0]
 −1 
f 0− = ( )
(−h) 2 ⋅ sin   =
 h 
0 

2x , x ∈ ( 0,1)
 1 , otherwise

f(0) = 0

f (x) is continuous f (0 − h ) − f (0)
= LHD Lt
= 0
h →0 −h
f (0 + h) − f (0)
( )
RHD = f ′ 0+ = lim
h →0 h = RHD Lt = 2
f (0 + h) − f (0)
h →0 h
1 Hence f (x) is not differentiable at x = –1, 0, 1
h 2 ⋅ sin   − 0
=
= h 0
\ m = 2, n = 3
h 3. (b) We have, at x = 0–
1 2
f (0 − h ) − f (0)
−
( )
LHD = f ′ 0 = lim
= LHS
∫=
1−
t f (t ) dt 0
h →0 −h

 1 2
RHS
=
x → 0+
(
lim sin 3 x + cos
= x 1 )
h ⋅ sin   − 0
=
=  −h  0 Thus, LHS ≠ RHS hence data given in question is wrong
−h Correct data should have been

f (x) is differentiable. 2 1 3
∫cos x t f (t ) dt = sin x + cos x − 1
1
Now f (x) = x2 sin   Differentiating both sides we get,
x – cos2x f(cosx) ⋅ (– sinx) = 3sin2x.cosx – sinx
1 2  1  −1 ⇒ f(cosx) = 3 tanx – sec2x
⇒ f ′ ( x ) = 2 x ⋅ sin   + x ⋅ cos   ⋅ 2
⇒ f ′(cos x)(– sinx) = 3sec2x – 2sec2x tanx
x x x
2 3
⇒ f '(cos x) cos x =− 2
 1 1 cos x sin x ⋅ cos x
2 x ⋅ sin   − cos   , x ≠ 0
f ′( x) =  x x 1 2
 0, x=0 When
= cos x = ;sin x
 3 3
1  1  1 9

⇒ f '(x) is not continuous (as cos   is highly ∴ f '
6−
= .
x 
oscillating at x = 0)  3 3 2

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 4. (b) Given function is
f (|x|) = {x2 – 1; –2 ≤ x ≤ 2}
f(x) = (|x – 1|sin|x – 1|) cos |x – 2| + (x – 3) (x – 1) 1 + x 2 − 1 ; −2 ≤ x < 0
(x – 4)| =g ( x) f ( x) + f ( x ) :  2 2
Clearly, (|x – 1|sin | x – 1|) is differentiable at x = 1.  x − 1 + x − 1; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
And |(x – 1) (x – 4) | is non-differentiable at x = 1 and  x2
x = 4. ; −2 < x < 0

So, there are two points of non-differentiability. =g ( x ) 0 ; 0 ≤ x <1

2 ( x − 1) ; 1 ≤ x ≤ 2
2
5. (a) Given, f ( x ) − f ( y ) ≤ ( x − y ) 2
y
f ( x) − f ( y)
⇒ ≤ x− y
x− y
Taking the limit y → x on both sides, we get
f ( x) − f ( y)
Lt ≤ Lt ( x − y ) x
y→x x− y y→x O 1

⇒ f ′( x) ≤ 0
∴ g(x) is not differentiable at x = 1
Hence, modulus cannot be negative. Hence f '(x) = 0. 9. (c) f (x) = x3 – x2 f '(1) + xf "(2) – f "'(3), x ∈ R
Integrating, we get f(x) = c at x = 0, f(0) = c = 1 Let f '(1) = A, f "(2) = B, f "'(3) = C
∴ f ( x ) = 1 > 0, ∀x ∈ R

f (x) = x3 – Ax2 + Bx – C
6. (a) f (x) = max{x, x2}
f '(x) = 3x3 – 2Ax + B ⇒ f '(1) = A = 3 – 2A + B
Non-differentiable at x = 0, 1
f "(x) = 6x – 2A ⇒ f "(2) = B = 12 – 2A

S = {0, 1}
f '"(x) = 6 = C
f(x)
C = 6, A = 3, B = 6

f (x) = x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 6

f (1) = –2, f (2) = 2, f (3) = 12, f (0) = –6
2f (0) – f (1) + f (3) = 2 = f (2)
10. (a) f ′ (x) = k.x (x + 1) (x – 1)
0 (1,0) x
f ′(x) = k(x3 – x)
Integrating both sides

7. (c) f (x) =15 – |x – 10| x ∈ R  x4 x2 

f ( x) = k  −  + C ...(i)
f (f (x)) = 15– | f (x) – 10|  4 2 
= 15 – |15 – |x – 10| –10|
put x = 0 in eqn (i)
= 15 – |5 –| x– 10||
(5,15) (15,15)
f (0) = C
Given, f (x) = f (0)
(10,10)  x4 x2 
(5,0) (15,0) ⇒ k − +C = C
 4 2 


x = 5, 10, 15 are points of non differentiability
x2 2
8. (d)
 +1
f ( x) =  2
−2 ≤ x < 0
⇒k
4
0
x −2 = ( ) ⇒ x = 0, ± 2
 x − 1 0≤ x≤2
∴
= T {0, 2, − 2}
 1
− ; −2 ≤ x < 0
f ( x) =  2 Hence, sum of squares of all the elements of T is
 x − 1 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 0+2+2=4

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 11. (b) y = f (f (f(x))) + (f(x))2 From (ii)–(iii) we get
f v(x) f ′′(x) = 60x2 –20x3...(iv)
dy
= f ′(f (f (x))) f ′(f(x))f ′(x) +2f(x) f ′(x) Also, from (iii), differentiating two more times we
dx
get
= f ′(1) f ′(1)f ′(1) + 2f(1) f ′(1) f v(x) = 120
= 3 ×5 × 3 + 2 × 1 × 3 Now, putting x = 1 in (iv), w get
= 27 + 6 = 3 ⇒ 120 – f ′′(1) ⇒ f ′′(1) =80
12. (c) y = x x Also f (1) + f ′(l) + f ′′(l) = 65
⇒ f ′(l) = – 15. [Q f(1) = 0]
Differentiate w.r.t. x
 π π
y′ x x (1 + ln x )
= 15. (b) ( )
y 2 + ln cos 2 x= y , x ∈  − , 
 2 2
Again differentiate w.r.t. x for x = 0, y = 0 or 1
1 Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
y′′= x x (1 + ln x) 2 + x x ⋅
x 2yy′ – 2 tan x = y′
Put x = 2in both equations At (0, 0) y′ = 0
y′′ ( 2 ) = 2
4(1 + ln 2) + 2 At (0, 1) y′ = 0
and y′ ( =
2 ) 4 (1 + ln 2 ) Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
2yy″ + 2(y′)2 – 2sec2 x = y″
So, y′′ ( 2 ) − 2 y′ ( 2 ) =+
4(1 ln 2) 2 + 2 − 8 (1 + ln 2 )
At (0, 0) y″ = –2
4 (1 + ln 2 ) [1 + ln 2 − 2] + 2
=
At (0, 1) y″ = 2
= 4((ln 2) 2 − 1) + 2 So, |y″(0)| = 2
= 4(ln 2) 2 − 2
t 2 f 2 ( x) − x 2 f 2 (t )
16. (d) lim =0
t→x
2
t−x 2
13. (d) x = 2 2cost sin2t 2tf ( x) − 2 x f (t ). f '(t )
⇒ lim 0
=
t→x 1
dx 2 2 cos 3t
= (Using L’Hospital’s Rule)
dt sin 2t
f '( x) 1
y (t ) = 2 2sint sin2t
⇒ f (x) = xf '(x) = =
f ( x) x
dy 2 2sin3t Integrating w.r.t x, we get
=
dt sin2t

⇒ ln f (x) = ln x + ln C
dy dy π
⇒ f (x) = Cx

∴ tan 3t ,
= −1 at t =
=
dx dx 4
Given, f(1) = e
2
 dy 
⇒ C = e. So, f(x) = ex
1+  
dx 1 + 1 −2
∴  2  == When f(x) = 1 = ex
d y −3 3 1
dx 2
⇒x=
e
f ( x) 17. (b) 2xy + 3yx = 20
14. (a) L = lim (finite value)
x →1 x − 1
y   xy′ 
2 x y  + ( ln x ) y′ + 3 y x 
+ ln y  =
0
So, f(1) = 0 x   y 
Now f(x) + f ′(x) + f ′′(x) = x5 + 64  ...(i)
Put (2, 2)
So, clearly f(x) is polynomial of degree 5.
2.4(1 + ln2y’) + 3.4(1.y’ + ln2) = 0
Differentiating ∴ f ′(x) + f ′′(x) + f ′′′(x) = 5x4
⇒ f ′′(x) + f ′′′(x) + f iv (x) = 20x3...(ii) − (12ln 2 + 8 )  2 + log e 8 
y′ =
= − 
⇒ f′′′(x) + f iv(x) + f v (x)= 60x2  ...(iii) 12 + 8ln 2  3 + log e 4 

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 18. (b) Let x = tan θ
1 − x2
∫ dy =
∫ dx
y1= tan  −1  secθ − 1 
θ θ 1
= tan  tan = =
−1 
tan −1 x (x 2
)(
− 1 1 + x2 )
 tanθ   2 2 2
y = – tan–1x + c
 2sinφcosφ 
x =sinφ, y2 = tan −1  π π −π π
 cos2φ 

given y ( 3) = 6
⇒ =
6 3
+c ⇒ c =
2

y2 = tan–1 (tan2φ) = 2φ = 2 sin–1 x
π
y=− tan −1 x + =cot −1 x
dy1 dy1 / dx
1 − x2 1 − x2 2
= = =
dy2 dy2 / dx 2 (1 + x 2 ) ⋅ 2 4 (1 + x 2 )
5π
1
( )
Now, y − 3 = cot −1 − 3 = ( ) 6
.
1−
dy 4 = 3
⇒ 1 = f ′( x)
dy2 1  1  10 21. (b) = 1∀x ∈ R
x=
2
4 1 +  f ( x)
 4
1 dy
2cos 2 α 1 = y
let f(x) = = 1
y(a) = y
19. (a)= + 2 y dx
sinαcosα sin α
ln y = x + c
= 2cotα + cosec 2 α = 1 + cotα = −1 − cotα


f (x) = 2ex–1 ⇒ f ′(x) = 2ex–1

= 2 cot α +1+ cot 2 α = 1 + cotα = −1 − cotα
h (x) = f ( f (x)) ⇒ h′(x) = f ′( f (x)) f ′(x)

  3π  
h′(1) = f ′( f (1)) f ′(1)
 α ∈  4 , π   = f ′(2) f ′(1)
  
dy = 2e. 2 = 4e
∴= cosec 2 α

dα 22. (a) 2yln(2x) = ln4 + 2x – 2y
5π dy 2  5π 

⇒=at α = , cosec=   4 2y(1 + ln(2x)) =ln4 + 2x
6 dα  6 
ln 2
20. (d) Let tan–1 x = q ln 2 x −
y' = x
(1 + ln 2 x )
2

x
x tanθ ⇒ sinθ
⇒= =
1 + x2 ln 2
⇒ y '(1 + ln(2 x)) 2 = ln 2 x −
2 x
 x 1  ( x + 1) 2
f ( x) 
= +  −1 ⇒ =
f ( x) −1 x ln(2 x) − ln 2
 2  1 + x2
 1+ x 1 + x2  =
x
2x
⇒ f ( x)
=  1 + sin x + 1 − sin x 
1 + x2 π 
23. (c) y ( x ) cot −1 
=  , x ∈  , π 
Now,  1 + sin x − 1 − sin x  2 
dy 1 1 1 1  x x x x
= ⋅ × f ′( x) = ⋅ f ′( x)  sin + cos + sin − cos 
dx 2 1 − f 2 2 4 x2 = cot −1  2 2 2 2
1− 
 sin + cos − sin + cos x 
x x x
(1 + x )
2 2
 2 2 2 2
x   π x  π x
=
(1 + x =) f ′ ( x ) 1 + x × 2  1 + x − 2 x
2 2 2 2



=

cot −1  tan  =
 2 
cot −1 cot  −   = −
  2 2  2 2
2 ( x − 1) 2 ( x − 1)  (1 + x )
2 2 2 2

 dy −1
  Hence, =
dx 2

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 24. [25] f(x) = [a + 13 sin x], x ∈ (0, p) So, g(x) = 4x2 – 8x + 5 decreases in (1/4, 1/2)

⇒ f (x) = a + [13sinx], x ∈ (0, p)
g(1/4) = 3 + 1/4, g(1/2) = 2

So, g(x) will be discontinuous for 4x2 – 8x + 5 = 3

For [n sin x]; Total number of non differentiable
or 2x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
Points are = 2n –1 for x ∈ (0,p)
1 1 1
∴ x =1 − ∈ , 
So, number of non differentiable points for [13 sinx] 2 4 2

⇒ 25 Points  2 1
4 x − 8 x + 5 , x≤
4
25. [309] Function is differentiable ∀x >0 
 1 1
3 , < x < 1−
So, f (1–) = f (1)  4 2
∴ f ( x) =

3 + 2k =m + k 2 ...(i)  1 1
2 , 1− ≤x<
 2 2
L.H.D at x = 1 = R.H.D at x = 1 
4 x 2 − 8 x + 5 1
, x≥
k  2
6x + = 2mx x =1
2 x + 1 x =1
k So, f(x) is discontinuous and hence non-differentiable
k
6+ 2m ⇒ m =3 +
= 1 1 1
2 2 4 2 at=
x , 1− , .
4 2 2
k
∴k2 + 3+ = 3 + 2k
4 2 27. [79] |2x + 3| is not differentiable at x = –3/2.
 7   1
⇒ kk − = 0 9  x +  is not differentiable when
 4 2  2
7 1
⇒k =0, {⸪ k = 0(rejected)}
x+ k , where k is an integer
=
4 2 2
7 1 1 39 41
∴k = or x= k − , where −20 < k − < 20 or − <k<
4 2 2 2 2 2

7 103
∴ k = –19, –18, –17, ......, 18, 19, 20
m=3+ =
32 32

∴ So, there will be 39 new points of non-
8 f ' (8) 8 × 2mx x =8
So, = differentiability as x = –3/2 is already counted.
1 k
f '  6x +
8
  2 x +1 x = 1 [x + 10] or [x] + 10 will be non-differentiable at x
8
= –19, –18, – 17, ..., 18, 19.
103
8× 2× ×8
= = 32 309 So, there will be 39 more points of non-differentiability.
1 7
6× + So, total number of points of non-differentiability
8 12
 2 1 1 = 1 + 39 + 39 = 79
| 4 x − 8 x + 5 |, x ≤ 4 or x ≥ 2
26. [3] f ( x) =  28. [2] F(x) = |2x + 1| –3| x + 2 |+| (x + 2) (x – 1)|
 [4 x 2 − 8 x + 5], 1 < x < 1
 4 2 −1
Critical point of function are x = ,1 and –2 but x
2
Now, 4x2 – 8x + 5 > 0 for all real x. = – 2 is making zero.
−1
Point of minima of 4x2 – 8x + 5 is x = 1. \ non differentiable at x =
,1
2

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 min {| x |, 2 − x 2 }, − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2 1 x2
29. [5] f (x) = 
⇒ ⋅ y '( x) = + 2 x ⋅ ln x
 [| x |], 2<| x|≤3 y ( x) x
Number of points f is not differentiable = 5.
⇒ y′(x) = y(x) [x + 2x lnx]
y
⇒ y(1) = 1; y′(1) = 1

⇒ y′′(x) = y′(x) [x + 2x. ln(x)] + y(x) [1 + 2(1 + ln x)]

⇒ y′′(1) = 1[1 + 0] + 1 (1 + 2) = 4
2
(–1, 1) 3
(1, 1) d2y 2
 dy  d x
=
−   ⋅
dx 2  dx  dy 2
x
–3 –2 2 O 1 2 3 d2x
⇒ 4 =− 2
dy

(–2, –2)
(2, –2) d2x

⇒ = −4
dy 2

30. [16] y (x) = (xx)x

⇒ – 4 + 20 = 16

⇒ ln y(x) = x2. ln x

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