CHENNAI PUBLIC SCHOOL- ANNANAGAR

5.CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY CLASS - XII

CONTINUITY

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1. 1−cosax
,x≠0
Find the values of a so that the function f defined by f ( x )= x
2
may be continuous at x=0
8 , x=0

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2. 1−cos 2 ax
, x <0
x2
Find the values of a and b so that the function f defined by f ( x )= b , x=0 is continuous at
log (1+3 x )
, x >0
e 2 x −1
x=0

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3. kc osx π
,if x ≠
π −2 x 2 π
Find the value of k so that the function f defined by f ( x )= is continuous at x=
π 2
3 ,if x=
2

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4.
For what value of K is the function f ( x )=
π
(
( x−1 ) tan −x , x ≠ 1
2 )
is continuous at x=1
k , x=1

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5. π
( x +1 ) , x ≤ 0
asin
2
Find the values of ‘a ‘for which f ( x )= tanx−sinx is continuous at x=0.
, x >0
x3

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6. 1−cos 4 x
2
, x<0
x
Find the values of ‘a’ if f ( x )= a , x=0 is continuous at x=0.
√x , x >0
√16+ √ x−4

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7. sin ( a+1 ) x + sinx
,if x <0
x
c ,if x=0
If f ( x )= is continuous at x=0 then find the values of a,b,c
√ x +b x 2−√ x , if x> 0
3
2
bx

8.

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2
x + ax+ b , 0 ≤ x <2
If f ( x ) = 3 x +2 ,2 ≤ x ≤ 4 is continuous on[ 0,8 ] find the values of a and b.
2 ax +b , 4 < x ≤ 8

9. If f ( x )=¿ is continuous at x=5 then find a and b

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π
x+ a √ 2 sinx , 0 ≤ x ≤
4
π π
If f ( x )= 2 xcotx+ b , ≤ x ≤ is continuous on[ 0,8 ] find the values of a and b.
4 2
π
acos 2 x−bsinx , < x ≤ π
2

10
. Test the continuity of the function f ( x )=
2 x−1 , x <0
2 x +1 , x ≥ 0 {
at x=0. }

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11 |sinx|
. , x≠0
Examine the continuity of the function f ( x )= x at x=0.
1 , x=0

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x x x
27 −9 −3 +1
f ( x ) = , x ≠0
Find the value of k so that the function f defined by 1−cosx is continuous at x=0
k , x=0

13
.

Show that f ( x) is discontinuous at x=0 .

14 Find the value of “α for which the function

.

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

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15 2 2
cos x−sin x−1
. , x≠0
If f ( x )= √ x2 +1−1 is continuous at x=0 find the value of K
K , x=0

16
. Find the relationship between ‘a’ and ‘b’ so that the function defined by

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f ( x )= ax +1 ,if x ≤ 3 is continuous at x=3.
bx +3 , ifx>3
17
. Find the relationship between ‘a’ and ‘b’ so that the function defined by

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f ( x )= ax +1 ,if x ≤ 3 is continuous at x=3.
bx +3 , ifx>3
DIFFERENTIABILITY
1.
Show that the function f ( x )=
3−2 x , x <2
{
3 x−7 , x ≥ 2 }
is continuous but not differentiable at x=2.

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2. Show that f ( x )=| x−4| is continuous but not differentiable at x=4.

3. Show that the function g ( x )=|x−2|, x ∈ R ,is continuous but not differentiable at
x = 2.

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4. 1
xsin , x ≠ 0
If f ( x )= x show that f is not differentiable at x=0.
0 , x=0

5. Differentiate the following with respect to x.

secx ¿ 3 logy x y x
1 ¿ log ( x + cot x ) , 2 ¿¿ ( sinx ) + ( cosx ) , ¿ x ¿ + ( siny ) =1 , 4 ¿ ( cosx ) ¿ + ( cosy )
sinx 2 tanx

( )
x+1
−1 2
y=cos x
1+4

( 3 x+ 4 √ 1−x
)
2
−1
y=cos
5

y= √ x 2 +1−log
( √ )
1
x
1
+ 1+ 2
x

tan−1 ( 1−x
1+ x )
−tan (
1−2 x )
x+ 2 −1

cot −1
[ √ 1+sinx + √ 1−sinx
√ 1+ sinx−√ 1−sinx ]
sin
−1 √ 1+ x + √ 1−x
2

y=sin 2 tan
( −1
{√ })
1−x
1+ x

( 2 x−3 √ 1−x
)
2
−1
y=cos
√ 13
6. dy y
If 13 7
x y =(x + y )
20
Prove that =
dx x
2
2 d y dy
7. If y=3 cos ( logx )+ 4 sin ( logx ) , show that x + x + y=0
dx 2
dx

( )
2 2
x 3 d y dy
8. If y=xlog Show that x = x −y
a+bx dx
2
dx

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sin y=xsin ( a+ y ) , Prove that dy sin ( a+ y )
If =
9. dx sina

d2 y
10 If x=a t 2 , y =2 at , find in terms of t only
. dx 2
m
11 If y= { x+ √ x 2 +1 } , Show that ( x 2 +1 ) y 2+ x y 1=m 2 y
.
2
d y dy
12 y=log ( x+ √1+ x 2 ) ( x 2 +1 ) + x =0.
If then prove that dx
2
dx
.

13 2
2 d y dy
. If y=e
−1
cos x
,1≤ x ≤1 , show that ( 1−x ) 2
2
−x −a y =0.
dx dx
2 2 2
If ( x−a ) + ( y−b ) =c for some c>0

( ( ))
2 3
dy 2
1+
dx
14
. d2 y
2
dx
Prove that is a constant independent of a and b.

d2 y π
15 If x=a cos 3 θ∧ y =a sin 3 θ then find the value of at θ=
dx
2
6
.
2
d y ( 2 ) dy
x ( x −1 )
2
16 −1
If y=cosec x , x>1 then show that + 2 x −1 =0
dx 2 dx
.

( )
x+1 x
−1 2 3
17 Differentiate sin x with respect to x
. 1+ ( 36 )

18
.
If y=cos−1 [ 3 x + 4 √ 1−x 2
5
, find
dy
dx ]
2
d y dy
19 2x
If y=3 e +2 e 3x
prove that 2
−5 +6 y =0.
dx dx
.

( 5 x +12 √ 1−x
) dy
2
20 If y=sin−1 , find .
13 dx
.

21
.
(
If x=a cosθ +logtan
θ
2 )
and y=asinθ , find the value of
dy
dx
π
at θ= .
4

dy x √ 1− y
2 6
22 If √ 1−x 6 +√ 1− y 6=a x3 −a y 3 then prove that =
dx y 2 √ 1−x 6
.
.

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 ( )
2+3 x
3+ x
23 f ( x )= , find f ' ( 0 ) .
. 1+ x

24
.
If y=xlog ( x
a+ bx ) then show that x
3 d2 y
dx 2 ( dy
= x −y .
dx )
−1
x sin x
−1 dy sin x
+log √1−x prove that dx =
2
25 If y= 3.

. √1−x 2
( 1−x )
2 2

y dy x+ y
If log ( x + y )=2 tan
2 2 −1
26 , Show that = .
x dx x− y
.

27
.
1
If y= log
2 (
1−cos 2 x
1+ cos 2 x
. Prove that ) dy
dx
=2 cosec2 x .

28
.
If y=log (√ 1−tanx
1+ tanx
) .Prove that dydx =sec 2 x .
2 x
29 If y=cot−1 √ cosx−tan−1 √ cosx then prove siny=tan
2

( ) ( ) prove x y + x y +n y=0
n
−1 y x 2 2
30 If cos =log 2 1
b n

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