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CHAPTER 5

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

SAY 2020

1. i) The number of discontinuity of the function f

defined by f(x) = [x] in the interval (2,5) is
(1)
a) sinx b) |sinx|
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) Infinite
c) sin|x| d) cosx (1)
ii) Draw the graph of the function f(x) = |x|. (1)
ii) Is the above function differentiable? Why? (1)
iii) Check the differentiability of the function,
f(x) =|x| at x=0. (1) iii) Find the derivative of y  tan x (1)

dy dy
2. Find , if x y  y x (3) 6. i) Find , if y  x x  x sin x . (3)
dx dx
3. i) If x  a (cos t  t sin t ) and d2y
ii) If y  x cos x, find . (1)
dy dx 2
y  a (sin t  t cos t ) , then Find (2)
dx IMPROVEMENT 2019

1  x 2  dy 7. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function

ii) If y  cos 1  2
, then Find (2)
1  x  dx f  x   x 2  2 x  8, x  [4, 2] (3)

MARCH 2020 8. Find

dy
dx

, if y  log cos  e x   (2)
4. i) Which among the following is not true?
a) A polynomial function is always
(1)
 
9. If y  sin 1 x, show that 1  x 2 y2  xy1  0 (2)

continuous.
b) A continuous function is always MARCH 2019
differentiable.
c) A differentiable function is always 10. a) Write the function whose graph is shown below:
continuous. (1)
d) logx is continuous for all x greater than
zero.
dy
ii) Find , if x 2  y 2  xy  100 (2)
dx
5. i) Identify the following function.
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b) Discuss the continuity of the function obtained 1 1

in part (a) (2) f  x   sin 1 2 x 1  x 2 ,  x
2 2
c) Discuss the differentiability of the function
obtained in part (a). (1)
i) Show that f  x   2sin 1 x (2)
dy ii) Find f   x  . (1)
11. Find for the following:
dx
a) sin 2 x  cos 2 y  1 (2) MARCH 2018
b) yx x
(2)
c) x  a  t  sin t  , y  a 1  cos t  (2) 14. a)
d x
dx
 a   ............. (1)
x
i) a
IMPROVEMENT 2018 ii) log a x 
iii) a x log a
12. a) Which of the following functions is not
continuous at zero? (1) iv) x a x 1
dy
b) Find if x y  y x (3)
i) f  x   sin x dx
 sin x
 if x  0 15. a) Prove that the function defined by
f  x   x
f  x   cos  x 2  is a continuous function.
ii)
 1 if x  0
(2)
 1
sin   if x  0 b) i) If y  e a cos 1 x
,  1  x  1, show that
iii) f  x     x 
 0
1

 if x  0 dy ae a cos x
 (1)
 1
dx 1  x2
 x sin   if x  0
iv) f  x    x
 ii) Hence prove that
 0 if x  0 2

b) Find the values of a and b such that the 1  x  ddxy  x dy

2

dx2
a 2
y0 (3)
function defined by
 10 if x  3
 SAY 2017
f  x   ax  b if 3  x  4 is a
 20 if x  4 16. a) Examine whether the function defined by

 x  5 if x  1
continuous function. (3) f x    is continuous or not.
 x  5 if x  1
13. a) Verify mean value theorem for the (2)
1 1

function f  x   x 2  4 x  3 in the b) If x  a sin t ; y  a cos t , a  0, show that

dy  y
2

interval [1, 4]. (3)  (2)

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c) If y  sin 1 x, show that d 2 y  dy 

2

c) If e  x  1  1 , show that
y
 
dx 2  dx 
1  x  ddx y  x dy
2
2
2
(2)
dx (2)

MARCH 2015
MARCH 2017
21. a) Find a and by if the function
17. a) Find the values of a and b such that the
 sin x
 x , 2  x  0
function
 
 5a x0 f  x    a.2 x , 0  x  1 is a
   b  x, 1  x  2
f  x   a sin x  cos x 0  x 
 2 
  
 b x
 2 2 discontinuous function on  2, 2 (3)

b) How many functions f  x   x , g  x   x

is continuous. (3) 2

and h  x   x are not differentiable.

3
t
g  x  x ?
SAY 2016 2
(1)
dy
18. a) Find , if x  a cos 2 , y  b sin 2  (3) dy
dx 22. Find if
b) Find the second derivative of the function dx
y  e x sin x (3) a) x 3  2 x 2 y  3 xy 2  4 y 3  5 (2)

b) x  2 cos3 ; y  2sin 3  (2)

19. a) Find all points of discontinuity of f, where f is
2 x  3 x  2
 
c) y  sin 1 2 x 1  x 2 ;  1  x  1 (2)
defined by f  x    (2)
2 x  3 x  2
x y
b) If e  x y , then SAY 2014
dy log x
prove that  (4) 23. a) Find the relationship between a and b so that
dx log  ex   2
  the function f defined by

ax 2  1, x  2
SAY 2015 f  x   is continuous. (2)
 bx  3, x  2
20. a) Find the relationship between a and b, if the
b) Given that e x  y  x y , then show that
 ax  1, x  3
function f defined by f  x    dy log x
bx  3, x  3  (2)
dx  log ex 2
is continuous. (2)
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c) Verify mean value theorem for the function

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dy
b) Find , if y x  x y . (2) f  x   x 2  4 x  3 in the interval [1,4].
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(2)
f  x  

 k x 2  x  1 , x  0 
is continuous.
 cos x , x  0
24. a) Find the value of k if the function: (2)
n
b) If y   x  x 2  9  ,
kx  1 if x  5  
f  x   is
3x  5 if x  5 show that
dy

ny
(2)
continuous at x  5 . (2) dx x2  9
dy dy
, if x  a  t  sin t  ;
sin 1 t 1
b) Find c) Find , if x  a ; y  a cos t (2)
dx dx
y  a 1  cos t  (2)
c) Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function MARCH 2012
f  x   x 2  2 in the interval  2, 2 (2) kx 2 , if x  2
28. a) Find the value of k if f  x   
 2 x , if x  2
SAY 2013 is continuous. (2)
dy
25. a) Find
dy
, if y  log x, x  0 . (1)
b) Find , if y  x sin x , x  0 (2)
dx dx
c) If y  sin 1 x, show that
b) Is f  x   x differentiable at x  0 ? (1)
2

dy 1  x  ddxy  x dy
2
2
0 (2)
c) Find , if x  sin   cos  and dx
dx
SAY 2011
y  sin   cos  (1)
29. a) Check the continuity of the function f given by
MARCH 2013  1
 x sin , x  0
3x  8, x  5 f  x   x (2)
26. a) Consider f  x    .  1 , x0
 2k , x  5
Find the value of k if f  x  is continuous 30. a) Find the derivative of x a  a x with respect
to x. (1)
at x  5 . (2)
dy
dy b) Find , if x  a cos3 t and y  a sin 3 t (2)
, if y   sin x  ,sin x  0 .
log x
b) Find (2) dx
dx
c) If e  x  1  1 , show that
y

 
2
c) If y  sin 1 x , then show that 2
d 2 y  dy 
2   (3)
1  x2  d y
dx 2
x
dy
dx
 2. . (2) dx 2  dx 

MARCH 2011
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34. a) Evaluate the limit lim x2  8

31. (a) The function 3

x 2 x 4
5 ; x2

f  x    ax  b ; 2  x  10 [First year portion] (2)
 21 x  10 b) Prove that the function f  x   x  x is
 ;
is continuous. Find a and b. (2) continuous at the origin. (2)
dy 35. a) Differentiate e x with respect to x from first
(b) (i) Find if y= sin x sin x (1)
dx principle. [First year portion] (2)
(ii) If y = a e mx  b e nx , show that
d2y dy
  m  n   mny  0 (3) b) If y  sin  log x  ,
2
dx dx
d2y dy
prove that x 2
x y0
2
(2)
SAY 2010 dx dx

32. (a) Show that the function f  x  defined by MARCH 2009

f  x   sin  cos x  is a continuous function.  x2  x  6
 , x  2
(2) 36. Consider f  x    x  2
 5 , x2
d 2x 

d2y dy 2 a) What is the value of f  2  ?
(b) If dy  1 , show that  (2) (1)
dx dx dx 2  dx 3
dy  dy  b) Check whether the function is continuous at
 
x  2 . (2)
MARCH 2010 c) Match the following: (2)
1  cos 6 x
33. (a) the value of lim
x 0
1  cos 4 x
is ………… (a)  1 
d sin 3 x  4 x  
3
  1
2
[First year portion] (1)  
dx  cos 1 4 x 3  3 x 
 
(b) Consider the function (b) d  1 1  cos x  1
3ax  b , if x  1  tan 
 dx  1  cos x  2
f  x   " , if x  1
5ax  2b , if x  1 0

(i) Find lim f  x  and lim f  x  (1)
x 1 x 1 37. a) If y  3cos  log x   4sin  log x 
(ii) Find the constant a and b if f  x  is dy
i) Find (1)
dx
continuous at x  1 . (2)
d2y dy
ii) Prove that x 2 x y0
5

2
(2)
dx dx
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b) i) Find the derivative of e 2 x from first

principle.[First year portion] (2)
ii) Find the derivative of e 2 x  log x (1,1)
1
w.r.t. x (1)
-1 1
dy
iii) Find , if x  a    sin   ; -1
dx (-1,-1)

y  a 1  cos   (2)

1
MARCH 2008 [ f  x  ; f  x   x2 ; f  x   ex ;
x

  f  x   log e x ]
m
(1)
38. (a) Let y  x  1  x 2

dy ii) [First year portion]

i) Find (2)
dx
 1  cos x  3x  8 if x  5
(b) Let y  tan 1   iii) Consider f  x    find the
 sin x   2k ifx  5
i) Express 1  cos x and sin x in terms of value of K, if f  x  is continuous at x  5 .
(2)
x x 40. i) Differentiate x sin x
w.r.t. x (2)
sin   and cos   . (2)
2 2 d2y
ii) If x  at 2 , y  2t , then find . (2)
dy dx 2
ii) Hence find (2)
dx iii) If y  sin 1  cos x   cos 1  sin x  ,
dy
OR find (3)
dx
(a) Differentiate y  e x with respect to x, from MARCH 2006
first principles. [First year portion] (4)
dy
(b) If x y  e x  y 41. If y  a x , then is …………
dx
i) Express y in terms of x. (1)
a) a x b) a x log x c) xa x 1
dy
ii) Find (2) d) a x log a (1)
dx
42. If Sin y  x Sin  a  y  , prove that
MARCH 2007
dy Sin  a  y 
2

 (2)
39. i) Choose the correct function from the bracket dx Sina
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43. Prove that the function

which represents the following graph
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 sin x dy

1
  cos x, if x  0 that (2)
f  x   x is continuous at dx x  2 y  1
 2 , if x  0 m
52. If y   x  x 2  1  , show that
 
x 0. (3)
2
d y 1  x  y
2
2  xy1  m 2 y  0 (3)
44. If x  a Cos 3, y  b Sin3, find (3)
dx 2
SAY 2004
45. If y  Cosx  Cosx  Cosx  ....... , then dy
53. Find , if x   cos3  , y   sin 3  . (2)
dy Sinx dx
prove that  (3) dy
dx 1  2 y 54. Find , if y  sin x  sin x . (2)
dx
dy 55. Examine the continuity of the function
46. Find for the function
dx 1  x ; x  2
f  x   at the point x=2. (3)
 Cosx 
y
  Sin y   k
x
(5) 5  x ; x  2
dy
56. Find if y  x x  a x  x a (3)
dx
MARCH 2005 dy
57. If x  e y , then is
dx
47. Derivative of log a x with respect to x is: 1
a) x b)
1 1 x
a) b) x
x log a e x log a x c) e d) y (1)
dy
c) 1 d) 1 (1) 58. If y  sec1 2 x, then is (1)
x log e a x log x a dx
1 1
a) b)
 sin x 
48. Derivative of tan  1
 is 2x 4x 1 2
x 4 x2 1
 1  cos x  2 2
1 c) d) (1)
a)  b) 1 x x2 1 4 x2  1
2
59. The slope of the tangent of the curve
c) 1 d) 1 (1)
y  e  x at x  1 is
2
2
dy 2
49. If x  a cos3 t and y  a sin 3t find (2) a) 0 b) 
dx e
50. Determine k so that the function 2
c) 2e d) (1)
f  x  

 k x  2 2
 if x  0
is continuous
e
dy log x
 cos x if x  0 60. If x y  e x  y , show that  (3)
dx 1  log x 2
at x  0 (2)
d2y c
, given that x  ct , y 
7

61. Find 2
(3)
51. If y  log x  log x  log x  ...... , show dx t
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62. Differentiate sin 2 x w.r.t.  log x  3x

2 3x
(3) c) d) (1)
2 3x  7
2
2 3x 2  7
 
2
63. If y  sin 1 x ,
d2y 1  x2
prove that 1  x 2 
dy
2
x 2 (5) 73. If y  sin 1 ,
dx dx 2
1  x 2 1 2x dy x
64. Differentiate tan 1 w.r.t tan 1 (5) showthat  (2)
x 1 x 2 dx 1  x4

74. Differentiate  sin x 

MARCH 2004 tan x
w.r.t x (2)
dy dy
65. If y  log  sec x  tan x  , then  75. Find if ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 (2)
dx dx
a)  sec x b) sec x  tan x 76. Find the value of k such that the following

c) sec x d) sec x  tan x (1) function is continuous at x  2

kx 2 , if x  2
f  x  
dy
66. If x  y  3axy , find
3 3
. (2) (3)
dx  3, if x  2
dy
   
2
67. Find , if y  sin tan 1 x (3) 77. If y  cos 1 x ,
dx
d2y
prove that 1  x 2 
dy dy
68. If x y  y m , find (3) 2
x 2 (5)
dx dx dx
 1 for x  3  1  x2 
 78. Differentiate cos 1  2 
w.r.t. tan 1 x. (5)
69. If f  x   ax  b for 3  x  5 is  1 x 
 7 for x  5
 MARCH 2003
continuous, find a and b. (3)

 
70. If show that 1  x 2 y2   2 x  1 y1  0 (5) 79. If y  sin 1 x  sin 1 1  x 2 , then
dy
is :
dx

a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) (1)
SAY 2003 2

dy c d2y
71. If x  sec  , y  b tan  then is : 80. If x  ct ; y  , then (3)
dx t dx 2
a sin  b
a) b) dy
b a sin  81. Find if x  y  4. (2)
a cos  b dx
c) d) (1) x dy
b a cos  82. If y  , prove that x  y 1  y  . (2)
x4 dx
dy
72. If y  3x 2  7 then is
dx
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2 3x  72
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83. Examine the function

1  cos 4 x
 ; x0
f  x   x
 0 ; x0
for continuity at x = 0. (3)

 
2
1
84. If y  sin x , prove that
2

1  x  ddxy  x dy
2
2
dx
2 0 (3)

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