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5.CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY CLASS - XII

CONTINUITY
1. 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑥
, 𝑥≠0
Find the values of a so that the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥2 } may be
8 , 𝑥=0
continuous at x=0
2. 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑎𝑥
, 𝑥<0
𝑥2
Find the values of a and b so that the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑏 , 𝑥 = 0 } is
log(1+3𝑥)
, 𝑥>0
𝑒 2𝑥 −1
continuous at x=0
3. 𝑘𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 2
𝜋−2𝑥
Find the value of k so that the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋 }is continuous at
3 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 2
𝜋
x=
2

4. 𝜋
(𝑥 − 1) tan ( − 𝑥) , 𝑥 ≠ 1
For what value of K is the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 } is continuous at x=1
𝑘 ,𝑥 = 1
𝜋
5. 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 (𝑥 + 1), 𝑥 ≤ 0
Find the values of ‘a ‘for which 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 } is continuous at x=0.
,𝑥 > 0
𝑥3

6. 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥
,𝑥 < 0
𝑥2
Find the values of ‘a’ if 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 ,𝑥 = 0 is continuous at x=0.
√𝑥
,𝑥 > 0
{ √16+√𝑥−4 }

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

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

9. 𝑥−5
|𝑥−5|
+ 𝑎 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 5
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 + 𝑏 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 5 is continuous at x=5 then find a and b
𝑥−5
{ + 𝑏 , 𝑖𝑓𝑥 > 5 }
|𝑥−5|

𝜋
𝑥 + 𝑎√2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4
𝜋 𝜋
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥 + 𝑏 , ≤𝑥≤2 is continuous on[0,8] find the values of a and b.
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𝜋
{𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 − 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 , 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋}

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

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

27𝑥 −9𝑥 −3𝑥+1

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

13.  5x + x 
 if x  0 
f ( x) =  3x 
2 if x = 0 
 
Show that 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0.

14. Find the value of “𝛼" for which the function

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

15. 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 − 1

,𝑥 ≠ 0
If 𝑓(𝑥) = { √𝑥 2 +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

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

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

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.

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.

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

3𝑥 + 4√1 − 𝑥 2
𝑦 = cos −1 ( )
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1 1
𝑦 = √𝑥 2 + 1 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( + √1 + 2 )
𝑥 𝑥

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

√1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + √1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
cot −1 [ ]
√1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − √1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥

√1 + 𝑥 + √1 − 𝑥
sin−1
2

1−𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2 tan−1 {√ })
1+𝑥

2𝑥 − 3√1 − 𝑥 2
𝑦 = cos −1 ( )
√13

6. 𝑑𝑦 𝑦
If 𝑥 13 𝑦 7 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)20 Prove that =𝑥
𝑑𝑥

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 3𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥) + 4 sin(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥), show that 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0
7.
𝑥 𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
If 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎+𝑏𝑥 Show that 𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥 2 = (𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑦)
8.
𝑑𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝑎+𝑦)
9. If sin 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑎 + 𝑦), Prove that 𝑑𝑥
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎

𝑑2𝑦
𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 2 , 𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑡 ,
10. If find in terms of t only
𝑑𝑥 2

𝑚
2
11. If 𝑦 = {𝑥 + √𝑥 + 1} , Show that (𝑥 2 + 1)𝑦2 + 𝑥𝑦1 = 𝑚2 𝑦

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + √1 + 𝑥 2 ) then prove that (𝑥 2 + 1) 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 0.
12.

13. −1 𝑥 𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ,1≤ x ≤1 , show that (1 − 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 2 − 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑎2 𝑦 = 0.
14. If (𝑥 − 𝑎)2 + (𝑦 − 𝑏)2 = 𝑐 2 for some c>0
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𝑑𝑦 2 2
(1+(𝑑𝑥 ) )
Prove that 𝑑2 𝑦
is a constant independent of a and b.
𝑑𝑥2

𝑑2𝑦 𝜋
𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃 then find the value of 𝑎𝑡 𝜃 = 6
15. If 𝑑𝑥 2

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1𝑥 , 𝑥 > 1 then show that 𝑥(𝑥 2 − 1) 𝑑𝑥 2 + (2𝑥 2 − 1) 𝑑𝑥 = 0
16.
2𝑥+1 3𝑥
Differentiate sin−1 (1+(36)𝑥) with respect to 𝑥
17.

3𝑥+4√1−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = cos −1 [ ] , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑
18. 5 𝑑𝑥

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 3𝑒 2𝑥 + 2𝑒 3𝑥 prove that 𝑑𝑥 2 − 5 𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 0.
19.

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

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

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

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

𝑥 𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( ) then show that 𝑥 3 = (𝑥 − 𝑦).
24. 𝑎+𝑏𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥

𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥
If 𝑦 = + 𝑙𝑜𝑔√1 − 𝑥 2 prove that = 3 .
25. √1−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 (1−𝑥 2 )2

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

1 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 2 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (1+𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥). Prove that = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2𝑥.
27. 𝑑𝑥

1+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑦
28. If 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (√1−𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥). Prove that 𝑑𝑥
= 𝑠𝑒𝑐2𝑥.
𝑥
29 If 𝑦 = cot −1 √𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − tan−1 √𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 then prove 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 2
𝑦 𝑥 𝑛
30 If cos −1 (𝑏 ) = log (𝑛) prove 𝑥 2 𝑦2 + 𝑥𝑦1 + 𝑛 2 𝑦 = 0

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