MATHEMATICS

Q.1 Which of the following statements are true of f ' (x )

c, the limit of as
the function f(x) defined for –1 x 3 in the g' (x)
figure shown –
x   is finite, then -
(A) c can not be less than 1
2
3
(B) for c > 1, limit is
2
1
3
(C) for c = 1, limit is
2
–1 0 1 2 3 (D) for c > 1, limit is 0 [A,C,D]

(A) lim f(x) = 0

x  –1 x p  x p1  1
Q.5 lim , where p > 0, q > 0 is
x  x q  x q  2  2
(B) lim
x 1
f(x) does not exist
(A) 0 if p < q (B) 1 if p = q
(C) xlim
c
f(x) exists at every c between 0 & 2 (C) infinite, if p > q (D) 1 if p > q [A,B,C]
 1  x 1  x  p 
Sol. lim x pq  =
(D) xlim
2
f(x) = 1 [A,C,D] x  2
 1  x  2x
q 


Q.2 If xlim
0
(cos x + a sin bx)1/x = e2, then the values  0, if p  q

 1, if p  q
of a and b are – infinite,
 if p  q
(A) a = 1, b = 2 (B) a = 2, b = 1/2
1
(C) a = 2 2 , b = (D) a = 4, b sin 1 (1  {x}) cos 1 (1  {x})
2 Q.6 Let f(x) = ,
2{x} (1  {x})
=2 [A,C]
where {} denotes fractional part of x, then -

Q.3 lim (A) lim f(x) is equal to 

n  x 0  4

 1 1 1 1 
 (B) lim f(x) is equal to 2 times lim f(x)
   .....  x 0  x 0 
 2 2 2 
 n a –1 n 2a 2 – 22 n 2 a 2 – 32 2 2
n a –n 
lim f(x) is equal to 
is - (C)
x 0  2 2

lim f(x) is equal to 

–1 –1
(A) sin (1/a) (B) cot (1/a)
(D) [B,C]
x 0 4 2
(C) /2–cot–1(a) (D) /2– sec–1(a) [A,D]
Sol lim f(x) = lim
c 2x x 0  x 0
Q.4 Let g(x) = x e & f(x) =
sin 1 (1  x ) cos 1 (1  x )
x 2 x (1  x )

e Put cos (1 – x) = 
2t 2 1/ 2 –1
(3t  1) dt , for a certain value of
0

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  Now use binomial expansion and then we will
  2
Then lim f(x) = lim
0
2
get given limit = 
1
x 0
2(1  cos ) cos  12
 
    Q.8 lim f(x) does not exist when ;
 2   x c
= xlim
0
=
 2 (A) f(x) = [[x]] – [2x – 1]; c = 3
2 sin cos 
2
(B) f(x) = [x] – x; c = 1
lim f(x) = lim sin 1 (  x ) cos 1 (  x )
x 0
= (C) f(x) = {x}2 – {–x}2 ; c = 0
x 0 – 2(1  x ) (  x )
tan(sgn x )
 (D) f(x) = ;c=0 [B,C]
sgn x
.
2 2 where [x] denotes step up function and {x}
fractional part function.
Q.9 If ,  are the roots of x 2 + qx + r = 0 where
Q.7 Which of the following is/are true
 2n  | x 2  qx  r |
Lim   1 <  < , and xlim
n = 1, then -
3n  1  x 2  qx  r
(A) n   sinn  =0
(A) n < 1 (B) n > 
n (1  x 2  e x )
Lim (C)  < n <  (D) n <  [A,B,D]
(B) x  n (1  x 4  e 2 x )
=1  x 
2x
Q.10 If f(x) =   , then
(C) xLim (tanx)tan2x = e–1 2x 
 / 4

cos x  3 cos x  1 (A) xlim f(x) = e–6 (B) xlim f(x) = 2

(D) Lim
x 0   
sin 2 x 12
(C) xlim

f(x) = e–4 (D) lim
x 1
f(x) = 1/9
Sol. [A,C,D]
n Sol. [C, D]
  2n 
(A) Limsin   = 0 2x 2x
n    3n  1   x   2 
  = 1  
2x   2 x
 2n  3
 Lim sin 
  =
n   3n  1  2
(B) 2  x  2 
 2x 
 2   2  2 x 
1  
 2 x 
1  x2  2 x
x  n  x  1 Also xlim  2  2
= lim (1 + t)1/t =
n (1  x 2  e x )   1  
Lim  Lim  e  1  2x  t 0

x  n (1  x 4  e 2 x ) x  1  x 4  2 2
2 x  n  2 x  1 e and xlim . 2x = –4
 e  
2x
 
Thus, xlim

f(x) = e–4, so (A) and (B) are not
Lim tan2x
Lim –1
(C)  (tanx) = 
(tan x – 1) tan2x = e correct.
x x
4
4 e
Moreover, we have
2
1 1
lim f(x) =  1  = 1
 2 x 2  2 x 3 x 1
(D) 1  2 sin   1  2 sin   2 1 9
2 2
Lim   
x 0 sin 2 x
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 e[ x ] | x |  2 If g(x) = ax + b, a  0 then lim f(x) = a and
Q.11 If f(x) = x then x 0 
[ x ] | x |

(A) lim f(x) = –1 lim f(x) = –a.

x 0  x 0 
lim f(x) = 0
(B)
x 0  Hence xlim
0
f(x) exists if g(x) = x2 or g(x) = x3
(C) lim f(x) does not exist
x 0  h(x) where h(x) is a polynomial.

(D) xlim
0
f(x) does not exist
Sol. [A, B, D] lim a sin x  bx  cx 2  x 3
Q.13 If x 0
exists
e 1 x  2 2 x 2 log(1  x )  2x 3  x 4
For – 1 < x < 0, f(x) = x .
1 x and is finite, then
So,
1
(A) a = b (B) c = 0
lim f(x) = 0 × e  2 = 0 (C) a = b (D) c = 2
x 0 1
Sol. [A, B, C]
ex  2
For 0 < x < 1, f(x) = x = ex – 2 lim
x x 0

So, lim f(x) = 1 – 2 = –1

x 0 

Thus xlim f(x) doesn't exist.  x3 x5 

0 a  x    ......   bx  cx 2  x 3
 6 120 
e1/ x  e 1/ x  2 3 
Q.12 Let f(x) = g(x) , where gis the x x
e1/ x  e 1/ x 2 x 2  x    ........   2 x 3  x 4
 2 3 
derivative of g and is a continuous function
= lim
then xlim
0
f(x) exist if x 0

(A) g(x) is polynomial

(a  b) x  cx 2  (1  a / 6) x 3  ax 5 / 120  ......
(B) g(x) = x
2x 5 / 3  x 6 / 2  ......
(C) g(x) = x2
For this limit to exist we must have a – b = 0, c = 0,
(D) g(x) = x3 h(x) where h(x) is a polynomial
and 1 –a/6= 0, that is, a = b =6 and c = 0
Sol. [C, D]
1 / x
1/ x
lim e  e 1  e 2 / x
= lim =1
x 0 1/ x 1 / x x 0 2 / x
e e 1 e
Q.14 Which of the following limits tends to unity?
1/ x
e 1 / x 2/ x
1 sin(tan t )
and lim e = lim e = (A) lim
x 0
e1/ x  e 1/ x x 0
e2/ x 1 t 0 sin t
sin(cos x )
–1 (B) lim
x  / 2 cos x
Hence xlim
0
f(x) exists if g(0) = 0 1 x  1 x
(C) lim
x 0 x

(D) lim x2 [A,B,C]

x0 x

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  ax  1 
x Q.19 If f(x) = sinx + cosx, [x] is the greatest integer
Q.15 Consider the function f (x)   
 bx  2  function, then

(A) lim– [f(x)] = 0

where a2 + b2  0 then xlim

f (x) x 

(A) exists for all values of a and b lim

(B) x ( 2n   / 2) — [f(x)] = 1 (n I)
(B) is zero for a < b
(C) is non existent for a > b (C) xlim
 2 n
[f(x)] = 0, (n I)
1 1
   
(D) is or b if a = b [B,C,D] (D) Range of f(x) is {–2, –1, 0, 1} [A,B]
e a e

lim f(x) does not exist when- Q.20 If f(x) = e[cot x], where [·] denotes the
Q.16 x c greatest integer function, then -
(A) f(x) = [ [x] ] – [2x –1], c = 3 lim lim 1
(A) x
 f(x) = 1 (B) x
 f(x) =
(B) f(x) = [x] – x, c = 1 2 2 e
(C) f(x) = {x}2 – {–x}2, c = 0 lim– lim– 1
tan(sgn x ) (C) x
 f(x) = 1 (D) x
 f(x) =
(D) f ( x )  ,c=0 [B,C] 2 2 e
sgn x
[B,C]
Where [.] denotes greatest integer function &
{x} fractional part function. x a i
Q.21 If A i = , i = 1, 2, 3,....n and
| x a i |
Q.17 Identify the true statement(s).
if a1 < a2 < a3 < ...< an then -
 n 1
(A) lim 
n  
 r
  1 , where [.] denotes the
 r 1 2 
(A) xlim
a 
(A1 A2... An) = (–1)n – m + 1
m

(B) xlim
greatest integer function
a 
(A1 A2... An) = (–1)n–m
(B) If f(x) = (x –1) {x} , then limit of f(x) does m

(C) xlim
not exist at all integers except {1} n–m+1
– (A1 A2... An) = (–1)
a m
 tan x 
(C) lim    1 , where [.] denotes the
x 0  x  (D) xlim– (A1 A2... An) = (–1)
a m
n–m
[B,C]
greatest integer function.
Q.22 Let tan.x + sin.y =  and cosec.x + cos. y =
 tan x 
(D)  lim  1 , where [.] denote the

x 0 x  1 be two variable straight lines,  being the
parameter. Let P be the point of intersection of
greatest integer function [C,D]
the lines. In the limiting position when   0,
cot x cos x
a a the point P lies on the line-
Q.18 For a > 0, let  = lim and
x  cot x  cos x

2
(A) x = 2 (B) x = –1
(C) y + 1 = 0 (D) y = 2 [A,C]
m  lim  x 2  ax  x 2  ax  then- Q.23 If f(x) = |x – 1|– [x], where [x] is the greatest
x   
(A)  is always greater than ‘m’ for all values of a > integer less than or equal to x, then-
0 (A) f(1 + 0) = –1, f(1 – 0) = 0
(B)  is always greater than ‘m’ only when a  1 (B) f(1 + 0) = 0 = f(1 – 0)
(C)  is always greater than ‘m’ for all values of (C) xlim
1
f(x) exists
‘a’ satisfying a > e–a
(D) e + m = 0 [C,D] (D) xlim
1
f(x) does not exist [A,D]

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 h
x2 h
Lim x  x  2
a  a2  x2  f(x) + f(1/x) =
h 0
Q.24 Let 4 ,a>0 h
L  lim 4
x 0 x Lim 
 x  1 x  1
h h

f(x) + f(1/x) =    x
If L is finite, then [IIT 2009] h 0 
 h  h 

(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1 >0
1 1 f(x) + f(1/x) = {lnx – ln(x)} = 0  x > 0
(C) L  (D) L
64 32
 x h 1 
[A,C] f(x) = Lim n(x1/n – 1) = Lim   =
n  h 0 
 h 

lnx
Questions Add (24–6-09)
 yh 1 
f(y) = Lim n (y1/n – 1) = Lim   =
n  h 0 
 h 


lny
Q.25 Which of the following is not true
tan x – x f(xy) = Lim n[(xy)1/n – 1]
1 n 
(A) xlim
0 2
=
x 3
Lim  ( xy)  1  log xy  lnx +
h
f(xy) =
1/ x h 0  h 
 n ( x  1)   
(B) xlim
0   = e–1/2
 x  lny
f(xy) = f(x) + (y)
x 2  x 4 – 20
(C) xlim
2 = 32 Option (C) and (D) are correct.
x–2
2x
 x 
3
1  3x 2
–1 Q.27 f(x) =   , then
(D) xlim
0 =0  2  x
x
Sol. [A,B,C] (A) Lim
x 
f(x) = – 4 (B) Lim
x 
f(x) = 2

Only (D) is true 1

(C) Lim
x 
f(x) = e– 4 (D) Lim
x 1
f(x) =
9
Sol. [C, D]
Q.26 If f(x) = Lim
n 
n (x1/n – 1) for x > 0 then which 2x
 x 
f(x) =  
of the following is (are) true ? 2x 
(A) f(1/x) = 0 2x
Lim f(x)  x 
x 
= Lim
x    = Lim
x 
1 2x 
(B) f(1/x) =
f (x )
2x
 x 
(C) f(1/x) = – f(x) 1   1
 2x 
(D) f(xy) = f(x) + f(y)
 2   x 
lim 2 x    lim  4  = e– 4
Sol. [C, D]  2 x   2 x 
e x 
e x 

f(x) = Lim n (x1/n – 1)  x > 0 1 1

2
n 
Also lim
x 1
f(x) =   
3
  9
 1 

1/ n 

f(1/x) = Lim
n 
n    1
 x 
 



 1
1/ n 

f(x) + f(1/x) = Lim
1/ n
n x    2  x >
n   x

 

0
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 1 2x 2x
lim  f (x )  x lim 1  a  b  lim 1  1  2 
Q.28 If x  0 1  x  x  = e3, then (A) x
 x x2  = x
 x x2 
lim f (x )  1 2 
lim  x  2  2 x
(A) x  0 x 2 =2 =e x   x  = e–2
x
lim 1  f ( x )  lim a  e
1/ x
lim  1  e
1/ x

(B) x  0   (B) = = xlim

0 
tan 2 x  = 0 x 0
1  be1/ x
x 0
1  2e1 / x
lim
 e 1 / x  1
x 2
(C) x  [1 + x f(1/x)] = e 1
 f (x)  1 / x

lim 1  ( 1) x  e 2 2
(D) x  0 
 

=2
(C) lim n n 1/n lim n 1/n
Sol. [A, C, D] n   {(– a) + b } = n   {1 + 2 }
1
lim  f (x) x lim
1
log(1 2 n )
2 n log 2
x 0  1  x   = e3 = n = lim
x  e n 
e n  1 2 n

1
1
where xlim
lim  f (x)  x
 e x  0 x  = e3 = log nlim
 x  0 
e   2 n 1  e log 2  2
f (x )
=0 (D) lim cos ax  cos bx = lim
x x0 x0
x2
 f (x)  f (x )
 xlim
0  
1  2  = 3  xlim
0  2
=2 cos x  cos 2 x
 x  x x2
x
 f (x)  3x x
Now xlim
0  1   = (1 + 2)0 = 1 lim 2 sin sin 3 1 3
2
 tan x  x0 2 2  
= 2 =2× 2 2 2
and xlim x lim xf (1 / x ).x x
  (1 + x f(1/x)) = e x  
  x if x  1
f (x) Q.5 Let f ( x )   and g(x) =
= lim x 2 f (1 / x ) lim
 x2  3  x if x  1
e x   e x 0  e2
  f (x)

lim 1  
(1) x  x 2 if x  1
Also x  0   = 1 + (+ 1)0 = 2  then
 
2  x if x  1
 2
lim  an  n  2  
(A) xLim f (g ( x ))  1
Q.29 If n    n  2  = b, then 1
2x
lim  a b  (B) Lim f (g ( x )) exists
(A) x   1  x  x 2  = e–2 x1

lim a  e
1/ x
1 (C) Lim g (f ( x )) doesn't exist
(B) x  0 1/ x
 x1
1  be 2
lim n n 1/n
(D) xLim
 1
g (f ( x )) exists
(C) n   {(– a) + b )} = 2
lim cos ax  cos bx  3 Sol. [A, B, C, D]
(D) x  0 x2 2 x2
Sol. [A, B, C, D] a  a2  x2 
Q.30 Let L = 4 ; a > 0, if L
lim  an  2an  n  2 
2 2
Lim
n  n2 =b x 0 x4
 
is finite, then
lim  (a  1)n  2an  2 
 2

   
n =b (A) a = 2 (B) a = 1
n2  (C) L = 1/64 (D) L = 1/32
as the given limit is a finite number so a + 1 = 0
a=–1 Sol. [A, C]
lim  2n  2 
x
 |x| 
Now n    n  2  = b  b = 2 Q.31 If f(x) =   then
 | x | 2 

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(A) lim f ( x )  e (B) lim f ( x )  e
x  x 

(C) xlim f ( x )  0 (D) lim f ( x )  1

 x 0

x
 |x| 
Sol.[A,B] Lit   is l form.
x  | x | 2 


ea / x  e a / x
Q. 32 Let f(x) = g'(x) where g' is the
e a / x  e a / x
derivative of g and is a continuous function and

lim f ( x ) exist if
a > 0 then x 0

(A) g(x) is polynomial

(B) g(x) = x
(C) g(x) = x2
(D) g(x) = x3 h(x) where h(x) is a polynomial

e a / x  e a / x
Sol.[C,D] lim has RHL = 1 and LHL =
x0 e a / x  e a / x
–1

x 2n  1
Q.33 Let f (x), nlim

then -
x 2n  1
(A) f (x) = 1, for |x| > 1
(B) f (x) = –1 for |x| < 1
(C) f (x) is not defined for any value of x
(D) f (x) = 1 for |x| = 1 [A,B]

2 2 x2
a  a  x 
Q.34 Let L = xlim
0 4 , a > 0. If L
4
x
is finite, then [IIT- 2009]
(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1
1
(C) L = (D) L =
64

1
[A,C]
32

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