CALCULUS GATE Previous Year Questions Based on Continuity & Differentiation

9. Consider the following two statements about the

1.
D Y NA- DY NA-
The function f ( x ) | x  1 | on the interval [ 2, 0] is: T
function A f ( x-) | x |;
T I O N I O N ST
TU U
(A) continuous and differentiable
U DY TUDP.Yf (N N A AT
ON SATION ST Y N
H
N S T S
(B) continuous on the interval but not differentiable at all points x ) isU
T D
continuous
U
for all real values of
D Y x
ST
A T I O I O N E
N S S T I O N
DY N NAT Y NATIO Whichf ( xof)NtheAfollowing ION
(C) neither continuous nor differentiable
D Y N Y S Q. is
T
differentiable for all real values of
Nx AT
S T U S T U D
(D) differentiable but not continuous
U
(ME -95)
D D Y U Y
Dfalse and(CS-07)
T Q is true. N ST
is TRUE?
O N N S T T
T U S
ATI 2. LetNfA be T IO definedTbyIO
a function
A
N
(CS-96)
T I O N S
U
(A) P is
N
true
A
and
T
Q
I O
is N
false. (B) P is
(D) Both P and QA
N T IO
Y N A (C) Both P and
DY
Q are true.
DY
are false.
STUDN STUDx Y 2
U
for xD Y 1 N
STfor 1  x  2 ATION Y 10. Consider A
D
S T U S T U
TIThen N
O the S TU
ATIO f ( xN I O N theT I ONf ( x) | x | , where
3
Nx isA
TU
function real.
A T
)   ax  bx2
 c
D Y N N
D Y Nf(x) at x  0 is, TUD Y (IE-07)ON S
Y U U S
Ndifferentiable NATI
STUD STfor x  2 SAT (A) continuous
function

xd
I O N I O N T I Onot
FindN theA
T a; b;N ATd so that f is T UD(B) Y A but
N differentiable butSnotTtwice U DY O N ST
Y values for the constants Y once
IONbut not thriceDY NAT I
STUD continuous and D on the real line. STI
c and
N S TUeverywhere
differentiable
T I O N N A T
(C) twice differentiable
ST
A T I O Y N A O
U D Y
(D) thrice differentiable
S T U T I O N
D YIf N T Ua D point its first derivative N SN T T IO N Y A
N(ME-10)
U S O A ST
3. a function is continuous at
S T I O N N A T I 11.
D Y
The N
function y | 2  3 x |
S T U D O N
(A) may
T or may
A always TUDY
Nexists
not exist
STTU (A) is continuous IOx NR and differentiable NA T I
U D Y (B)
S I O N N A T D Y xR
T
ST O N A T(96) H UD (B)Y andT U  x  R ION S
(C) will not exist
NA T I DY N SET is continuous  x  R S
N differentiable

U D Y
(D) has a unique value
S T U I O N N A T IO Y N AT
ST 4. If y A IO N Nthen T
A (ME-97) STUDYexcept at x  3
S TU D N ST
N | T x < 0 and y = x forD Y S N I O
x | for
U x
O T
NATIx  R andTdifferentiable
0 0,
Y T N 2 A
STUD (A)NdyAisTdiscontinuous ION Sat x = 0DY NATIO UT TUD (C)Yis continuous
S U D YN x  R
I O N ST
Y
STUD (B) ydxisAdiscontinuous O N S TU T I O N SD N A T I2ON D Y N AT
ST
T I Y N A D Y except at x 
S T U I O N
Y(C)Ny is not defined at xS= T Y TU
at x = 0
0 UD N AT TUD
3
T U D N O N S A T I O Y N
S
N A T IOdy
Y N ATI N
T U
(D)
D Y
is N
continuous  x 
N
R
S TUD TION S
except at x  3 and

T U D Y(D) both y and dx are discontinuous

S T U D at x = 0
I O N S
A differentiable
N A T IO x  R
D Y NA ST U
S I O N N A T D Y S T U I O N
AT SI T12.U WhatAshould
T
Y N U D Y N T I O Nvalue of  suchYthatN
be the theA T defined ST
function
D S T I O N D
TU(CE-2011) NATION
STU5. Consider A I
the function
T Ny | x | in theY
Ofunction D N AT TU
interval [-1,1].
O DY
O N S Y
D Y N
In this interval, the
S T isU(CS-98)
I O N S N below
N Ais
T I
continuous at x 
2 UDY T U D
U
ST (B)N (A) continuous
TIO andN differentiable
NAT U DY NS T I ON UDY S
A D Y S T T I O A T
Y differentiable U ON T UDY N Acos x ; U  N ST
continuous but not differentiable
butT
STUD (C) AT O N S not continuous
I continuous nor differentiableY N A T I
ST S T if D x Y
2 NAT I O N
ST U
ON
D 
Y N(D) neither
S T U I O N H
T I x
D Y I O N
TUD 6. What A T I N of | x | at?DY NA(ME-01)
Oderivative T
U D
E
Y NfA( x)   2N STU
O D Y N AT
O N ST
N is the
T U
S (D) Does notIO S T S
T I 
A 1; ON SifTx  U  T I
TUDY (A) N 1 (B) -1 I O
A T (C)N 0
N A T N
exist
T U D TY N
A T I T 2U D Y NA
N ST
Y of the S Y S N S I O
STU7. D Which N TUDfunctions
following
N A ON inStheTDUDY
notIdifferentiable
is T
U
N A T IO N
D Y N AT ATIO
N
N A TIO[-1,1]?STUDY
domain
A T I O N
(ME-02)
SYT U (A)Y
D 0 (B)
O
2
N S T U1 UD
(C)
S T (D)Y
2 N ST U
D
UD Y N DY N N
IO N DY NA NATIO NATIO NAT T I  N
TIO f ( x)  x  
2

N A
(A)
S T U (B) f ( x ) x
N
1
A T U
DY N(C)AfT( xI) O2 N ST (D) f (D
U x )Y  maximum( x,  x ) S
N AT U the Y
D function f ( x )U | D Ythe intervalTU 1 D x Y
D Y I O N N A T I O I O S T
13. Consider
N I O N S T x | in
I O N S
N A
1.
T ION
TU 8. TheYderivative
NATof | x | with S T U toD xY Y is NA
T T
I DY(A)
At the
AT andYdifferentiable.
point
NContinuous
x  0, f ( x
NAT STUDY
) is

ST U D N
respect
S D
when x  0
T U N ST U T U andD N T U DY
| TIO N N S T I O S
D Y(A)N
| xA
(B) - 1 A
N T1IO N A T IO (CH-06) ATI O(C) Continuous
N
O (B) Non-continuous
D Y NandAnon-differentiable.
differentiable.
N A T ION
U
ST STUDY STUDY STUDY
x
(C) (D) Undefined
N U
T Neither continuous
S(D) DY
STUnor differentiable. (ME-12)
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 CALCULUS GATE Previous Year Questions Based on Continuity & Differentiation
14. Which one of the following functions is continuous at x = 3 ?

D Y NA- DY NA- T
A - f ( x) 
1
T isION (PE-16)ION S
T
TU UDY SHETUD(A) Y N DY N 1A
NAT
19. The function
 U
ON SATION ST2,
|x|
if x O 3 N ST N S U
T but not differentiable. U D Y ST
A T I I O N continuous and
S
differentiable.
T I O N
DY N (A) Tf (U x )  Y
D N if x  3 Y NAT(CS-13)NASTIO (C) not continuous
x  1,
D Y
(B) continuous
N A T N
IbutOdifferentiable. Y N AT
T I O N S IO  x  3 ST U
 N if x  3N ST
UD T
S T U DY
(D)
N S
not continuous and not differentiable. TUD N ST
A T
NA Y 3NAT I O N AT I O T I O
TIO D 2πxY NA
U
U D Y N A D Y N D TU
ST N STUD 4, if T
U D Y S T
20. U At x = 0, the function f ( x
S) T
 sUin ,
TIO N S
ATIO (B) N  ON S
I x3
A T I ON Y A T I ON L
Y N A U
f (Ax)  T 8  x, if x  3DY N
 N
D  Nx  , L>0) is STUD
(Y (PI-16) N ST
Y U U ATI O
STUD ST SAT (A) continuous N

I O N I O N A T I Odifferentiable. Y N ST
and
N A T x  3, if x  3 NAT T
D Y Ncontinous and notSdifferentiable.
T U D O N
Y Y U (B) not
butN I
STUD (C) 4, STU
D STI IbutO AT
f ( x)  
O x N if x  3
T I O N N A T
(C) not continous differentiable.
D Y N ST
A T I Y N A O
U D Y
(D) continuous not
T U
differentiable.
N as S T I O N
T U D Y(D)Nf ( x)  1 S, TUifDx  3 I O N SNT21. A functionAT
N
f  xIO is defined
D Y A
N(EE-17) ST
S T I O N N A T D Y S T U I O N
NA 
DY STTU f  x  N ATeION x  1, where T
3

NRAWhich
x 27
U D15.Y If a function is continuous S T U
Nfunction may not existNatAtheTpoint I O N
x

D Y ST
ST  1U
at a point,
O H UDY ln x  ax  bx SxT

(A) the T I
Afunction must beT SET of the following
2
N
x
I O
one
N
DY O is TRUE? Y NAT
limit of the
D Y Nthe S U I O N A T Istatement
ST U (B)
I O
derivable
Nfunction at the point
at the point
N A T STUD
N
Yf x is NOT differentiable T Ux D ST
T Y S = 1 for any TION
(C) the limit of the to infinity
N A
the limit must exist at theU D S  
TI O N
Y ST ION T NA
(D) point (ME-14) (A) at
STUD 16. If f ( xA
N I O N
) Te and g ( x) | xD
 x2
|eY , N
 x2
then A T
T U D Y N
values Aof a and b.
S T U D Y
I O N ST
STUD (A)
Y f and g are differentiable
O N S TU T I O N SD U
N A T ION x = 1 for theDunique
(B) f  x  is differentiable
Y N ATof a
values
ST
(B) f isA T I everywhere
everywhere butY notA
g is N D Y S T U I O N
Y(C)Ng is differentiable everywhere UDbut f is not Y TU T
and b.
D
differentiable
S O N x = 1 for all values A
S T U
T I O N S T
A T I O N N (C)
Yf  N
x  A
is T I
differentiable
T U D Y N of a
N S TUD
NA N TUD and b such = e.S TIO
(D) g is discontinuous at x = 0 (PH-15)
Y thatO a+bN A
U D Y S T U D a function f : R N ,A S A T I Y N TU
ST
17. Given the following statements
I O N
about
N A T IO T D R
(D)Yf N x  is differentiable
S T Uat xD = 1 all values of a ON S
I
D Y Nf(x)AisTcontinuous atSxT
select the right option:
U D Y
I O N SI TU A andT b.ION
D Y N AT
N ST
ST U P: If
O N  x , then it is
A
also Tdifferentiable
D Y N S T U I O
A, TI Y N N ST U   x,N x  1 x, A xT
0
O 1 N
N D  IO Y
0
Y T U g Ax T f  xD
 Y U D
U D at x  x
ION at xDY S T I O N 22. LetN and
T U 
S.
T
ST Q: N NA DY 
NS

ON UDY
0 2
 x 1, x 1  x , x 0
A Tcontinuous S T U T I O
Acompostion ofDf and A T I
Y If f(x) is
TU x , the it may not
ON T UD
be differen-
ConsiderN YN ST
STUD tiable S I Y N
g,
N T
0 the
O
ATatI x  x . TUDY N A ST i.e.,  f I O S T U I O
T (EE-17)N STU
N g N x   f  g  x   . Y NA
H
Y N S
0
I O T D T I O N ST
TUD R:A If f(x)IisO
T N at x  x , then Y N isA
T
also continuous DY N
E A
N S T U
f Y
N A
D Y N
differentiable
N S T UD 0 it
N S TU S NThe A T IO of discontinuties
number
S T in D
U g  x  present in I
N A T theO in-
TU at x  x , I O
TQ is false, R isYfalseNATI O U DTY terval  T,0IO
N U DY ST
Y N A 0
S T N A is:
S T I O N
STUD (B) IP O
(A) P is true,
N UD
SisTture, A TION N STDUDY(A) 0 NAT(B)IO
U
1 N
Y NA (D)T
A TIO
is false, Q
T P is false,SQTis true,
R is true
Y N O Y
(C) 2
ST STUD U D Y
4
N
D Y NA(C) N UDRRisisfalse N A TI(EC-16) N SY TU
D
T I O N N N S T UD
U 18.AT
(D)
IO P is ture, Q
The values of x for S
is false,
T U DY
true
the function NAT
IO N 23. DIf Yf  xN  A e then at x  0,Ithe
x

N A T Ofunction fA xT  isIO

AT
Y N O N which
Y T U Y Y N Y N
D N ATIx  3x N4 STUD I O N SA N (B) (A)
S UD but notSdifferentable.
continuous
Tcontinuous
and
UD N STUD ION
differentiable.
T
Y x)  TIO
2
T
NareA (ME-16) ITO (C)Nneither N
O nor A IO DY NAT
TUD Yf (N Ax  3x  4 is NOT D Y
continuous
N A T A T Icontinuous N T
differentiable.
S1TU(C)S-4TandU1 D(D)Y-4 and -1STU I DY(D) not continuous DY but differeniable.STU (MT-17)
DY
2

STUD (A) 4 and T -1 I O(B)N 4 and

N N N S T U T I O N S T U
D Y NA NATIO NATIO NANTIO DY NA O
N A T ION
U
ST STUDY STUDY STUDY ST U Y
STUD
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