CH5 CONTINUITY AND DERIVATIVES IMPT QUESTION

,𝑥 ≠
1. Discuss the continuity of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = at x = .
1, 𝑥 =

2. Find the value of k for which the function

√ √
, if − 1 ≤ x < 0
f(x) = is continuous at x=0.
, if 0 ≤ x < 1

3. For what value of k is the following function continuous at x = − ?

√
if x ≠ −
f(x)=
k if x = −

4. Find the value of the constant k so that the function given below is continuous at x= 2

if x ≠ 2
f(x)= ( ) Ans k=7
k if x = 2
5. Discuss the continuity of the following function at x=0.

,𝑥 ≠ 0
𝑓(𝑥) =
0, 𝑥 = 0.

6. Determine the values of a, b and c for which the function

( )
⎧ ,𝑥 < 0
⎪
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐, 𝑥 = 0is continuous at 𝑥 = 0.
⎨√ √
⎪ ,𝑥 > 0
⎩
7. Show that the function defined by f(x) = | cos x | is a continuous function.
8. Examine that sin | x | is a continuous function.
9. Find all the points of discontinuity of function f defined by f (x) = | x | – |x + 1 |.
10. Prove that the function f given by f (x) = |x – 1|, x ∈ R is not differentiable at x = 1.
11. Prove that the greatest integer function defined by f (x) = [x], 0 < x < 3 is not
differentiable at x = 1 and x = 2.
12. If y=𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( ), find . [ 2010 ]
13. If 𝑦 = sin 6𝑥√1 − 9𝑥 , <𝑥< , then find .
√ √

.
14. Differentiate the following with respect to x : sin ( )
15. Find , if 𝑦 = sin 𝑥√1 − 𝑥 − √𝑥√1 − 𝑥

16. Differentiate, tan-1 , w. r. t. x.

17. Differentiate, tan-1(√1 + 𝑥 - x), w.r.t. x.

18. Differentiate w.r.t x, 𝑥 +(sin 𝑥) .
x2 1 dy
19. If y = log x cos x  2
, find .
x 1 dx
dy
20. when y  x log x  (log x) x
dx

21. Differentiate w.r.t x, (x cos x) x + (𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)

22.
.
23. If x = a (cos t + t sin t) and y= a (cos t - t sin t), then find
24. Find at 𝜃 = if x=𝑎𝑒 (sin 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) & y= 𝑎𝑒 (sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃). [ 2014 ]
25. If x= cost(3 − 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 t) and y = sint(t − 2𝑠𝑖𝑛 t) then find the value of at t= .

26. If x = ,y= then find the value of

√ √
27. Differentiate 𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ) wrt 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2𝑥√1 − 𝑥 ). [ 2014 ]
√
√
28. Differentiate 𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( − 1) wrt 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( ), x≠ 0. [ 2014 ]
29. If x 1 + 𝑦 + y√1 + 𝑥 =0, -1<x<1, x≠y, then prove that =− .
( )

30. If 𝑥 = 𝑎 ,𝑦 = 𝑎 show that =−

31. If (𝑥 − 𝑎) + (𝑦 − 𝑏) = 𝑐 , for some 𝑐 > 0, prove that is a constant

independent of and b. [Ans: − 𝑐] [2019]

( )
32. If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦 = 𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑎 + 𝑦), 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎 ≠ ±1, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 =

33. If 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 1 + 𝑥 ) , then show that (1+𝑥 ) +𝑥 =𝑛 𝑦

d 2 y dy
34. . If y= (sin-1 x)2, prove that (1-x2) -x = 2
dx 2 dx
35. If y=sin (log x), then prove that 𝑥 +x + 𝑦 = 0.

36. If y = cosec-1x, x >1. Then show that x(x2-1) + (2𝑥 − 1) =0

37. If y= eax sin(bx), then prove that –2a + (a2+b2) y=0.

38. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 , prove that − − = 0 [2014,2016]