Limits, Continuity & Differentiability

EXERCISE-4
PART -1 : SINGLE OPTION CORRECT TYPE
  
sec 2  
    2 – bx 

1. im  sin 2     is equal to :

x 0  2 ax 
   
a2 a2 2a 2
–
b2 b2 b2
(A) e (B) e (C) e (D) None of these
x   5
2. If lim = 500, then positive values of  is
x 5 x  5

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

3. If Lim (x3 sin 3x + ax2 + b) exists and is equal to zero then :
x0

(A) a =  3 & b = 9/2 (B) a = 3 & b = 9/2

(C) a =  3 & b = 9/2 (D) a = 3 & b = 9/2
1
1
 1  x  x x
im  
4. x 0  e  is equal to :
 
1 3 1
–
2 2 2
(A) e (B) e (C) e (D) None of these

Limit

cot  1 x  a log a x 
5. The value of (a > 1) is equal to :
x 
sec 1 a x
log x a
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) –1

2.3n  3.5n
6. Lt =
n  3.3n  4.5n

(A) 2/3 (B) –3/4 (C) 1 (D) 0

  1  1 
x sin   sin  2  , x 0
7. Let f (x) =  x
  x  , then x
im f(x) is equal to

 0 , x0
1
(A) 0 (B)  (C) 1 (D) none of these.
2

 3 3
|x|  x  
8. im     (a < 0), where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, is
xa  a
  a  

equal to
(A) a 2 1 (B) – a 2 – 1 (C) a 2 (D) – a 2

9. im 1  a x sin x  b cos x may have a finite limit :

The value of ‘a+b’ so that x  0 4
x
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) None of these
2
10. im  x 4  ax 3  3 x 2  bx  2  x 4  2x 3  cx 2  3 x  d  = 4, then which of the following is not
If x   
possible ?
(A) a = 2 (B) b = –1 (C) d = 0 (D) c = 6
1

11. im 1  ax  bx  c
If  and  be the roots of equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0, then x
 2
 x 
is equal to

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(A) a () (B) n |a (| (C) ea(   ) (D) ea|  |

a n  bn
12. lim , where a > b > 1, is equal to
n  a n  bn
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) a / b
 sin x 
13. x 0 

im  1  e x 
x  , where [] represents greatest integer function, is equal to

(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) does not exist

axe x  b n (1  x )  cxe  x
14. If xim  2 , then the value of ‘a + b + c’ is :
0
x 2 sin x
(A) 15 (B) 22 (C) 24 (D) None of these
2  2 x  sin 2x
15. Evaluate Lim
x  (2 x  sin 2x )esin x
(A) equal to zero (B) equal to 1 (C) equal to  1 (D) non existent
16. If Lim [ f ( x )  g ( x )]  2 and Lim [ f ( x )  g ( x )]  1 , then Lim f (x ) g ( x )
x a x a x a

3
(A) need not exist (B) exist and is
4
3 4
(C) exists and is – (D) exists and is
4 3
17. Given a real valued function f such that
 tan 2 [ x ]
 2 2
, x0
 ( x  [x] )

f(x) = 
1 , x0


 { x } cot { x } , x  0
where [.] represents greatest integer function and {.} represents fractional part function, then
2
 =1(D) x0
 im f ( x ) 
(A) x
im f(x) = 1
0
(B) x0
im f(x) = cot 1 (C) cot –1
 im f(x) = 1

 x 0  

sin 2 (x 3  x 2  x  3)
18. Lim has the value equal to
x 1 1  cos(x 2  4 x  3)
(A) 18 (B) 9/2 (C) 9 (D) none
19. If x is a real number in [0, 1] then the values of Limit Limit
m   n   [1 + cos
2m (n !  x)] according as x is

rational or irrational are :

(A) 1 or 2 respectively (B) 1 or 0 respectively (C) 2 or 1 respectively (D) None of these
sin 1(1  { x }) . cos 1(1  { x })
20. Let f(x) = , then the value of x 0
im f(x) and im f(x) are respectively :
2{ x } (1  {x }) x 0

(where {.} denotes the fractional part function)

     
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) None of these
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2
21. Limit 1  log2 x cosx
x0  cos 
2
(A) is equal to 4 (B) is equal to 9 (C) is equal to 289 (D) is non existent

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3f ( x )  1  
22. If xim f(x) exists and is finite and nonzero and im  f ( x ) 

 = 3, then the value of im
 x   f 2 ( x)  x 
f(x) is equal to
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) none of these
 ay   by   
 exp x n 1  x    exp x n 1  x   
  
im  im    
23. y 0  x   y  is equal to
 
 
 
(A) a + b (B) a  b (C) b  a (D)  (a + b)

 1 1 
e x   2 x  e   3 x  e 
n x n x

     
24. im   , n  N, is equal to
x 
xn
2 3
(A) 0 (B) n  3  (C) n  2  (D) none of these
   

25. im cos (sin x )  cosx is equal to

The value of x0 4
x
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 6 4 2
26. Let f (x) be continuous and differentiable function for all reals.
f (h )
f (x + y) = f (x) – 3xy + f (y). If Lim = 7, then the value of f ' (x) is
h 0 h
(A) – 3x (B) 7 (C) – 3x + 7 (D) 2 f (x) + 7

x 2n  1
27. The function f (x) = Lim is identical with the function
n  x 2n  1
(A) sgn( x – 1) (B) sgn( | x | + 1) (C) sgn( | x | – 1) (D) None of these

 tan 6x
  6  tan 5x , 0 x 

 5 2
 

28. If function f(x) = b2 , x , then the value of 'a – 2b' , if f is
 2
 a tan x 
 




 1  cos x  b
   , x
2

continuous at x = /2 :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) None of these

1  sin x n (sin x )   
29. Let f(x) = . 2 2
,x . The value of f  2  so that the function is
(   2x ) 2
n (1    4x  4 x ) 2  
continuous at x = /2 is:
(A) 1/16 (B) 1/32 (C)  1/64 (D) 1/128
30. Let f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) for all x, y where f(0)  0. If f(0) = 2, then f(x) is equal to
(A) 1ex (B) 1e2x (C) 2x (D) None of these
x x x
31. If f(x) =    .............. , then the function f(x) is :
x 1 ( x  1)(2x  1) (2x  1)(3 x  1)
(A) continuous at x = 0 (B) differentiable at x = 0
(C) discontinuous at x = 0 (D) continuous everywhere
x
 x 1
32. Let l = Lim   then the value of {l}, where {x}denotes the fractional part function, is :
x   x 1 

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(A) e2 (B) e –2 (C) e2 – 7 (D) None of these
 (1  sin x ) t  1
33. lim
The function f defined by f(x) = t   .   is
t
 (1  sin x )  1
(A) everywhere continuous (B) discontinuous at all integer values of x
(C) continuous at x = 0 (D) none of these
  1
 x 1  x sin  , x0
  x
  1
34. If f(x) =    x 1  x sin  , x  0 , then f(x) is
  x
0 , x0


(A) continuous as well as diff. at x = 0 (B) continuous at x = 0, but not diff. at = 0
(C) neither continuous at x = 0 nor diff. at x = 0 (D) none of these
1 1 1
35. If f(x) = x sin sin
1 where x  0, x  r & f(0) = f (1/r) = 0, r = 1, 2, 3,....... , then
x
x sin
x
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at one point in 0  x  1
(B) f(x) is discontinuous at more than one points in 0  x  1
(C) f(x) is continuous in 0  x  1
(D) None of these
maxf( t ) for 0  t  x for 0  x  1
36. Let f(x) = x3  x2 + x + 1 and g(x) =  3  x x 2 for 1  x  2
, then:

(A) g(x) is continuous & derivable at x = 1
(B) g(x) is continuous but not derivable at x = 1
(C) g(x) is neither continuous nor derivable at x = 1
(D) g(x) is derivable but not continuous at x = 1
xy f ( x )  f ( y)
37. Let f : R  R be a function such that f  3  = , f(0) = 0 and f(0) = 3, then
  3

f(x)
(A) is differentiable in R
x
(B) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable in R
(C) f(x) is continuous in R
(D) f(x) is bounded in R

log( x2) x 2n sinx

38. If f (x) = Limit (n  N) , then choose the correct option :
n x 2n 1
(A) f(x) is continuous at x=1 (B) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(C) f(x) is differentiable at x=1 (D) None of these
PART- 2: ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTIONS CORRECT TYPE

1. im sin 2 x  a sin x = p (finite), then

If x  0 3
x
(A) a = – 2 (B) a = – 1 (C) p = – 2 (D) p = – 1
|x|
2. Let f(x) = , then
sinx
(A) f(–) =  1 (B) f(–) = 1
(C) xim
  f(x) does not exist (D) x 
im f(x) does not exist


3. If x 
im 1  ax  bx 2 x = e3 , then possible values of a and b is/are :
0

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(A) a = 3, b = 0 (B) a = ,b= (C) a = ,b= (D) a = ,b=0
2 2 2 2 2

(ax  1)n
4. im is equal to
x  xn  A
–
(A) a n if n  N (B)  if n  Z & a=A=0
1 –
(C) if n = 0 (D) a n if n  Z , A = 0 & a  0
1 A
5. Let f be a function satisfying f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) and f(x) = x3(x) for all x and y, where (x) is
continuous function then f(x) is equal to
(A) (0) (B) (0) (C) 0 (D) None of these
1
6. If f(x) = x – 1, then on the interval [0, ]
2
1 1
(A) tan (f(x)) and are both continuous (B) tan (f(x)) and
are both discontinuous
f(x) f(x)
1
(C) tan (f(x)) and f–1 (x) are both continuous (D) tan (f(x)) is continuous but is not.
f(x)
0 , x
7. Let f(x) and g(x) be defined by f(x) = [x] and g(x) =  2 (where [ . ] denotes the
 x , x  R
greatest integer function), then
(A) xlim
1
g(x) exists, but g is not continuous at x = 1

(B) xlim
1
f(x) does not exist and f is not continuous at x = 1
(C) gof is continuous for all x
(D) fog is continuous for all x
8. If a function f : R  R be such that f(x + y) = f(x) . f(y) for all x, y  R where f(x) = 1 +x(x) and
lim  ( x )  1 , then
x 0

(A) f(x) does not exist (B) f(x) = 2f(x) for all x
(C) f(x) = f(x) for all x (D) None of these
n

9. If f(x) = a 0 + a
k 1
k | x |k , where a s are real constants, then f(x) is
i

(A) continuous at x = 0 for all a i (B) differentiable at x = 0 for all a i  R

(C) differentiable at x = 0 for all a 2k – 1 = 0 (D) none of these
10. If f(x) = x ( x – x  1 ), then –
(A) f(x) is continuous every where in the domin
(B) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0
(C) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(D) none of these

11. If lim f  x   lim  f  x   ([.] denotes the greatest integer function) and f(x) is non-constant continuous
x a x a

function, then

(A) lim f  x  is an integer (B) lim f  x  is non-integer

x a x a

(C) f(x) has local maximum at x = a (D) f(x) has local minimum at x=a
xy
12. Let f(x, y) = x  y , x + y  1, then

(A) lim lim f  x, y   1 (B) lim lim f  x, y   1

x 0 y 0 x 0 y 0

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(C) lim lim f  x, y   1 (D) lim lim f  x, y   1

y 0 x 0 y  0 x 0

13. If f(x) = Min (tan x, cot x) then

 5  3
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0, & (B) f(x) is continuous at x = &
4 4 2 2
 /2

(C)  f(x) dx  2ln

0
2 (D) f(x) is periodic with period 

m
14. Let f(x) =  x    x   , where m is a non negative integer, then at x = 
(A) f(x) is not differentiable, if m  0
(B) f (x) is differentiable, if m  1

(C) f   x  is not differentiable, if m = 1

(D) f   x  is differentiable, if m  2 .

sin    x  
15. If f(x)  where [.] denotes the G.I. F., then f(x) is
1   x 2 

(A) continuous at integral points

(B) continuous everywhere but not differentiable
(C) differentiable once but higher order derivatives do not exist
(D) differentiable for all x

xp  xp 1  1
16. lim , where p > 0, q > 0 is
x  x q  x q 2  2

(A) 0 if p < q (B) 1 if p = q (C) infinite, if p > q (D) 1 if p > q

17. If f(x) = e[cotx] where [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then
1 1
(A) lim f (x)  1 (B) lim  f (x)  lim  f (x)  1
(C) x  (D) lim  f (x) 
x  / 2 x  / 2 e /2 x  / 2 e
18. Let f(x) = 2  x  1 x

(A) lim
x a
[f(x)] = 2 where a  [0, 1/2] and [.] denotes the greatest integer function.
(B) f(x) will be increasing for x < 1/2

 1
(C) range of f(x) is [1 + 2, 6 ] when x   0, 2 
 
(D) Domain of f(x) is  1,  
19. If x + | y | = 2y then y as a function of x is
(A) defined for all real x (B) continuous at x = 0
dy 1
(C) differentiable for all x (D) such that = for x < 0
dx 3
20. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If f(x) = [ x sin x ] , then f(x) is
(A) continuous at x = 0 (B) continuous in (-1, 0)
(C) differentiable at x = 1 (D) differentiable in (-1, 1)

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x
21. The set of points where the function f(x) = is differentiable, is
(1 | x |)
(A) (–, ) (B) [0, ) (C) (–, 0) (0, ) (D) (0, )
2 3
22. If f(x) = min {1, x , x }, then
(A) f(x) is continuous everywhere
(B) f(x) is continuous and differentiable everywhere
(C) f(x) is not differentiable at two points
(D) f(x) is not differentiable at one point

x
 1  1  t  dt , x  2
23. Let f(x) =  0 , then

5x  1 , x2

(A) f(x) is not continuous at x = 2

(B) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
(C) f(x) is differentiable everywhere
(D) the right derivative of f(x) at x = 2 does not exist

1   1
 2  x   2 
24. The function f(x)      , 1/4  x  2 ( [ . ] denotes the G.I.F) has discontinuity at
x
(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 3/2

   
25. If f(x) = cos   cos   x  1  , where [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then f(x) is continuous
x 2 
at
(A) x=0 (B) x = 1 (C) x = 2 (D) none of these

26. If f(x) = x + |x| + cos [2] x and g(x) = sin x, where  denotes the greatest integer function then
(A) f(x) + g(x) is continuous everywhere
(B) f(x) + g(x) is differentiable everywhere
(C) f(x)  g(x) is differentiable everywhere
(D) f(x)  g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
27. Let f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + 2xy  1  x , y  R. If f(x) is differentiable and f(0) = sin, then
(A) f(x) < 0  x  R (B) f(x) > 0  x  R
3
(C) f(x)  xR (D) 1  f(x)  1  x  R
4 

a sin x  be x  cos x  2
28. If lim  6 , then
x 0 x2
(A) a=–7 (B) a+b=0 (C) b+c=2 (D) b – c = 12.

 x logcos x
 for x  0
29. If f  x    log(1  x 2 )
 0 for x  0, then

(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(B) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0

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(C) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0 (D) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0
2 3
30. Let F(x) = 1 + f(x) + (f(x)) + (f(x)) where f(x) is an increasing differentiable function  xR and F(x)
= 0 has a positive root then
(A) F(x) is an increasing function (B) F(0) < 0
(C) f(0) < – 1 (D) F (0) > 0
PART- 3: INTEGER TYPE (SINGLE OR DOUBLE DIGIT)
x
1. f1 (x) =  10
2
fn (x) = f1 (fn–1 (x)) n2
then evaluate nlim f (x)
 n

1 2 3 n
2. im 2 
Evaluate n    ....... 


 2 2 2 2
 n 1 n 2 n 3 n n

loge loge x 
3. Evaluate x
im
 x
e
n1 nx 
e x
4. Evaluate im1 
x ( e )
x  e 1

5. Let f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) – 2xy – 1 for all x and y. if f  (0) exists and f  (0) = – sin  , then the value of
f{ f  (0)} is
6. Let f(x) be a function satisfying the condition f (- x ) = f (x) for all real x. If f ( 0) exists, its value is

7. If [x] denotes the integral part of x, find f(x) lim

1 x  2 x  ...  n x , then f(6) is equal to
2 2 2

n  n3

x 1  a cos x   b sin x
8. If lim  1 , then |a + b| is equal to
x 0 x3

n2
9. Let ‘f’ be a continuous function on R. If f (1 / 4 )  sin e e
n
 n
 n2
 2
n 1
, then find f(0).

10. If f(x) be a twice differentiable function from R  R such that t2f(x) – 2tf (x) + f(x) = 0 has two equal
 f(x)  1 t 
values of t for all x and f(0) = 1, f (0) = 2. Find  lim  .
 x 0 x 2

11. Let L = Lt
sin x  ln  (1  sin2 x )  sin x  then find the value of 6L + 5.
3
x 0 sin x
12. The minimum area bounded by the function y= f(x) and y = x + 9 (R) where f satisfies the relation
f(x + y) = 2f(x) + xf(y) + y f(x)  x, yR and f(0) = 0 is 9A, value of A is
13. Let f(x) = x + cosx + 2 and g(x) be the inverse function of f(x) then g(3) equals
f(x  2y) f(x)  2f(y)
14.   x, yR. If f (0) exists equals to 1, f(0) = 2, find f(2).
3 3

PART- 4: COMPREHENSION
Comprehension # 1
If f(x) is a differentiable function defined from R  R satisfying a relation f(x + y) = f(x). f(y) for all x; y
in R. Given that f(x)  0 for any x  R and f(0) = 2, then

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1. The function f(x) is
(A) 2ex (B) e2x (C)  n | x | (D) 2x
f(x) - f(- x)
2. lim is equal to
x 0 x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
f'(x)
3. The ratio for all x, equals to
f(x)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) x (D) 2x
Comprehension # 2
sin x  ae x  be  x  c n (1  x)
Consider f(x) = , where a, b, c are real numbers.
x3
4. If X0
im f(x) is finite, then the value of a + b + c is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) – 2

5. If X0
im f(x) =  (finite), then the value of  is

1 1
(A) – 2 (B) – (C) – 1 (D) –
2 3
6. Using the values of a, b, c as found in Q.No. 5 or Q. No. 6 above, the value of x0
im x f(x) is

1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) – (D) 2
2 2
Comprehension # 3
If both xLim
c 
f(x) and xLim
c 
f(x) exist finitely and are equal , then the function f is said to have

removable discontinuity at x = c
If both the limits i.e. xLim
c 
f(x) and xLim
c 
f(x) exist finitely and are not equal, then the function f is
said to have non-removable discontinuity at x = c and in this case | xLim
c 
f(x) – xLim
c 
f(x) | is called
jump of the discontinuity.
7. Which of the following function has non-removable discontinuity at the origin ?
1  1  | sin x | 
(A) f(x) = n | x | (B) f(x) = x sin (C) f(x) = 1  2cot x (D) f(x) = cos  x 
x  
8. Which of the following function not defined at x = 0 has removable discontinuity at the origin ?
1
1 1 e x 1 1
(A) f(x) = 1 (B) f(x) = tan–1 (C) f(x) = 1 (D) f(x) = n | x |
1 2 x x ex 1
 1 
tan (tan x); x  4
9. If f(x) =   , then jump of discontinuity is
  [x]  1 ; x 
 4
(where [ . ] denotes greatest integer function)
   
(A) –1 (B) +1 (C) 1 – (D) – 1 –
4 4 4 4

Comprehension # 4
 x g( x ) , x0
Let f(x) = x  ax 2  x 3 , x  0 , where g(t) = lim (1 + a tan x)t/x, a is positive constant, then
 x0

10. If a is even prime number, then g(B) =

(A) e2 (B) e3 (C) e4 (D) none of these

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11. Set of all values of a for which function f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(A) (–1, 10) (B) (–, ) (C) (0, ) (D) none of these
12. If f(x) is differentiable at x = 0, then a 
(A) (–5, –1) (B) (–10, 3) (C) (0, ) (D) none of these
Comprehension # 5
 ax 2  b, 0  x 1

Consider two function y = f(x) and y = g(x) defined as f(x) =  2bx  2b, 1  x  3 and
(a  1) x  2a  3, 3  x  4

 cx 2  d , 0  x  2

dx  3  c, 2  x  3
g(x) =  .
 x 2  b  1, 3  x  4

13 f(x) is continuous at x = 1 but not differentiable at x = 1, if
(A) a = 1, b = 0 (B) a = 1, b = 2 (C) a = 3, b = 1 (D) a and b are any integers
14 g(x) is continuous at x = 2, if
(A) c = 1, d = 2 (B) c = 2, d = 3 (C) c = 1, d = –1 (D) c = 1, d = 4
15. If f is continuous and differentiable at x = 3, then
1 2 2 1 1 2 1
(A) a = – , b = (B) a = ,b=– (C) a = ,b=  (D) a = 2, b =
3 3 3 3 3 3 2
PART- 5: COLUMN MATCHING
1. Column-I Column-II

(A) Lim  x  x  x  x  equals (P)– 2

x   
sin 2 x  2 tan x
(B) The value of the limit, Lim is (Q)– 1
x 0 ln (1  x 3 )
(C)
x 0

Lim ln sin 3 x  ln (x 4  ex 3 ) equals  (R)0

(D) Let tan(2 | sin  | ) = cot (2 | cos  | ), where   R (S)1

 2 
and f (x) = ( | sin  | + | cos  | )x. The value of Lim   equals
x   f (x ) 
(Here [ ] represents greatest integer function)
2. Column-I Column-II
1  cos 2 x
(A) Lim 2 equals (P) 1
x 0
ex  ex  x
1x
 3 x   1 
(B) If the value of Lim   can be expressed in the (Q) 2
x 0  3 x   1 

form of ep/q, where p and q are relative prime then (p + q) is equal to

tan 3 x  tan x 3
(C) Lim equals (R) 4
x 0 x5
x  2 sin x
(D) Lim (S) 5
x 0
x  2 sin x  1  sin 2 x  x  1
2

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3. Let [.] denotes the greatest integer function.
Column – I Column – II
(A)If P(x) = [2 cos x], x  [–, ], then P(x) (P)is discontinuous at exactly 7 points
(B)If Q(x) = [2 sin x], x  [–, ], then Q(x) (Q)is discontinuous at exactly 4 points
  
(C)If R(x) = [2 tan x/2], x   2 , 2  , then R(x) (R)is non differentiable at some points
 

 x  
(D)If S(x) = 3 cosec 3  , x   2 , 2 , then S(x) (S)is continuous at infinitely many values
   
4. Column – I Column – II
(A) f(x) = |x3| is (P) continuous in (–1, 1)

(B) f(x) = | x | is (Q) differentiable in (–1, 1)

–1
(C) f(x) = |sin x| is (R) differentiable in (0, 1)
(D) f(x) = cos–1 |x| is (S) not differentiable atleast at one point

EXERCISE-4

1. If a function f : [–2a, 2a]  R is an odd function such that f(x) = f(2a – x) for x  [a, 2a] and
the left hand derivative at x = a is 0, then find the left hand derivative at x = –a. [IIT-JEE- 2003]

b sin 1 c  x  ,  1  x  0
  2  2
1  1
2. If |c|  and f(x) is a differentiable function at x = 0 given by f(x) =  , x0
2  2
ax
 2
 e 1 , 0x
1
 x 2
Find the value of 'a' and prove that 64 b2 = 4 – c2 [IIT- JEE 2004]

3. If f(x – y) = f(x) . g(y) – f(y) . g(x) and g(x – y) = g(x) . g(y) + f(x) . f(y) for all x, y  R and right hand
dervative at x = 0 exists for f(x), then find derivative of g(x) at x = 0. [IIT- JEE 2005]

4. A function f(x) is defined in the interval [1, 4] as follows : [IIT-JEE 2006]

loge [ x ] , 1  x  3
f(x) = 
| loge x | , 3  x  4
the graph of the function f(x) ([.] represents greatest integer function)
(A) is broken at two points
(B) is broken at exactly one point
(C) does not have a definite tangent at two points
(D) does not have a definite tangent at more than two points

5. If f(x) = min {1, x2, x3}, then [IIT-JEE 2006]

(A) f(x) is continuous  x  R
(B) f(x) > 0,  x > 1
(C) f(x) is not differentiable but continuous  x  R
(D) f(x) is not differentiable for two values of x

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6. Match the column [IIT-JEE 2007]
Column I Column II
(A) x | x | (p) continuous in (– 1, 1)
(B) |x| (q) differentiable in (– 1, 1)
(C) x + [x] (r) strictly increasing in (– 1, 1)
(D) | x – 1 | + | x + 1 | (s) not differentiable at least at one point in (– 1, 1)
x2
a  a2  x 2 
4
7. Let L = x 
im
0 x4 , a > 0. If L is finite, then
[IIT-JEE-2009]

1 1
(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1 (C) L = (D) L =
64 32

8. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y),  x, y  R. If f(x) is differentiable at x = 0,

then [IIT-JEE-2010]
(A) f(x) is differentiable only in a finite interval containing zero
(B) f(x) is continuous  x  R
(C) f(x) is constant x  R
(D) f(x) is differentiable except at finitely many points

  
 x  2 , x
2
 

9. If f(x) =   cos x ,   x  0 , then [IIT-JEE-2011]
 2
 x 1 , 0  x 1
 n x , x 1


(A) f(x) is continuous at x = – (B) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
2
3
(C) f(x) is differentiable at x = 1 (D) f(x) is differentiable at x = –
2

10. For every integer n, let an and bn be real numbers. Let function f : R  R be given by
an  sin  x, for x  [2n, 2n  1]
f(x) = b  cos x, for x  (2n  1, 2n) , for all integers n.
 n
If f is continuous, then which of the following hold(s) for all n ? [IIT-JEE 2012]
(A) an–1 – bn–1 = 0 (B) an – bn = 1 (C) an – bn+1 = 1 (D) an–1 – bn = –1

11. For every pair of continuous functions f, g:[0, 1]  R such that

max {f(x) : x  [0,1]} = max {g(x) : x [0, 1]}, [JEE (Advanced) 2014]
the correct statement(s) is (are) :
(A) (f(c))2 + 3f(c) = (g(c))2 + 3g(c) for some c  [0, 1]
(B) (f(c))2 + f(c) = (g(c))2 + 3g(c) for some c  [0, 1]
(C) (f(c))2 + 3f(c) = (g(c))2 + g(c) for some c  [0, 1]
(D) (f(c))2 = (g(c))2 for some c  [0, 1]
1 x
  ax  sin( x  1)  a  1 x 1
12. The largest value of the non-negative integer a for which lim    is
x 1
 x  sin( x  1)  1  4
[JEE (Advanced) 2014]

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13. Let f : R  R and g : R  R be respectively given by f(x) = |x| + 1 and g(x) = x2 + 1. Define h : R  R
max {f(x),g(x)} if x  0,

by h(x)   The number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is
 min {f(x),g(x)} if x  0.

[JEE (Advanced) 2014]

 x
 g(x ), x  0
14. Let g: R  R be a differentiable function with g(0) = 0, g'(0) = 0 and g'(1)  0. Let f(x) =  | x |
 0, x 0
and h(x) = e|x| for all x  R. Let (foh)(x) denote f(h(x)) and (hof)(x) denote h(f(x)). Then which of the
following is(are) true? [JEE (Advanced) 2015]
(A) f is differentiable at x = 0 (B) h is differentiable at x = 0
(C) foh is differentiable at x = 0 (D) hof is differentiable at x = 0
π π  
15. Let f(x) = sin  sin  sinx   for all x  R and g(x) = sin x for all x  R. Let (fog) (x) dentoe f(g(x)) and
 6  2  2
(gof) (x) denote g(f(x)). Then which of the following is(are)true? [JEE (Advanced) 2015]
 1 1  1 1
(A) Range of f is   2 , 2  (B) Range of fog is   2 , 2 
   

f(x) π
(C) xlim  (D) There is an x  R such that (gof)(x) = 1
0 g(x) 6

x 2 sin  βx 
16. Let  R be such that lim  1 . Then 6( + ) equals [JEE (Advanced) 2016]
x  0 x  sin x

17.  3
Let a, b  R and f ; R  R be defined by f (x)  a cos x  x  b x sin x  x . Then f is   3

[JEE (Advanced) 2016]
(A) differntiable at x  0 if a  0 and b  1
(B) differentiable at x  1 if a  1 and b  0
(C) NOT differentiable at x  0 if a  1 and b  0
(D)NOT differentiable at x  1 and a  1 and b  1

 1   1 
18. Let f :   , 2   R and g :   , 2   R be functions defined by f (x)  [x 2  3] and
 2   2 
g(x) | x | f (x)  | 4x  7 | f (x), where [y] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to y for y  R.
Then [JEE (Advanced) 2016]
 1 
(A) f is dicontinuous exactly at three points in   , 2 
2  
 1 
(B) f is discontinuous exactly at four points in   , 2 
2  
 1 
(C) g is NOT differentiable exactly at four points in   , 2 
 2 
 1 
(D) g is NOT differentiable exactly at five points in   , 2 
 2 

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19. Let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equals to x. Then, at which of the following
points (s) the function f(x) = cos(  (x + [x])) is discontinuous ? [JEE (Advanced) 2017]
(A) x = – 1 (B) x = 1 (C) x = 0 (D) x = 2
1  x 1 |1  x |  1 
20. Let f(x) = cos   for x  1. Then [JEE (Advanced) 2017]
|1  x |  1 x 
(A) xlim
1
f(x) does not exist (B) xlim
1
f(x) = 0

(C) xlim
1
f(x) = 0 (D) xlim
1
f(x) does not exist

21. For every twice differentiable function f : R [–2, 2] with (f(0))2 + (f’(0))2 = 85, which of the following
statement(s) is (are) TRUE? [JEE (Advanced) 2018]
(A) There exist r, s  R, where r < s, such that f is one-one on the open interval (r, s)
(B) There exists x0  (–4, 0) such that |f’(x0) < 1
(C) lim f(x) = 1
x 

(D) There exists   (–4, 4) such that f() + f’’() = 0 and f’() 0

f (x)sin t  f (t) sin x

22. Let f : (0,  )  R be a twice differentiable function such that lim  sin 2 x for all
tx tx
x  (0,  ) . [JEE (Advanced) 2018]

 
If f    , then which of the following statement(S) is (are) TRUE?
6 12

  x4
(A) f   (B) f (x)   x 2 for all x  (0,  )
4 4 2 6
 
(C) There exists   (0,  ) such that f '( )  0 (D) f ''  f   0
2 2

 
23. Let f : R  R, f :   ,    R; f :  1, e 2  2   R and f 4 : R  R be functions defined by
1 2   3
 2 2  

(i) f1 (x)  sin  1 e   x2

[JEE (Advanced) 2018]

 sin x
 1 if x  0
f (x)   tan x , where the inverse trigonometric function
(ii) 2
tan 1 x assumes values in
1 if x  0


  
 , 
 2 2
(iii) f3 (x)  [sin(log e (x  2))], where for t  R,[t] denotes the greates integer less than or equal to t,

 2 1
 x sin   if x  0
(iv) f 4 (x)   x
0 if x  0


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P. The function f1 is 1. NOT continuous at x = 0
Q. The function f2 is 2. Continuous at x = 0 and NOT differentiable at x = 0
R. The function f3 is 3. differentiable at x = 0 and its derivative is NOT continuous at x = 0
S. The function f4 is 4. differentiable at x = 0 and its derivative is continuous at x = 0
The correct option is :
(A) P  2, Q  3; R  1; S  4
(B) P  4, Q  1; R  2; S  3
(C) P  4, Q  2; R  1; S  3
(D) P  2, Q  1; R  4; S  3

24. Let f : R  R be a function we say that f has [JEE (Advanced) 2019]

f (h)  f (0)
PROPERTY 1 if lim exists and is finite, and
h 0 |h|
f (h)  f (0)
PROPERTY 2 if lim exists and is finite.
h 0 h2
Then which of the following options is/are correct?
(A) f(x) = |x| has PROPERTY 1 (B) f(x) = x|x| has PROPERTY 2
2/3
(C) f(x) = x has PROPERTY 1 (D) f(x) = sin x has PROPERTY 2
PART - 2 : PRACTICE PROBLEMS (JEE ADVANCED)

SECTION-1 : (Only One option correct Type)

This section contains 12 multiple choice questions. Each questions has four choices (A), (B),
(C) and (D) out of which Only ONE option is correct.

n
  n  1
1. Lim     sin  when   Q is equal to -
n    n  1  n

(A) e– (B) –  (C) e1– (D) e1+

sin x
2. Lim where [ ] denotes greatest integer function, is -
x
 1  1 
2 cos  (3 sin x  sin 3x)
4 
2 4
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) does not exist
 

3. Lim
 (1  cosx)  (1  cosx)  (1  cosx)  .........  1  equals -
2
x0 x
1
(A) 0 (B) (C)  (D) 2
2
a b c
cos  cos cos
4. Let a, b, c are non zero constant number then Lim r r r equals -
r  b c
sin sin
r r
a2  b2  c2 c2  a2  b2 b2  c2  a2
(A) (B) (C) (D) independent of a, b and c
2bc 2bc 2bc

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x
if 1  x  2
 [x]

5. Consider the function f (x) =  1 if x  2


6x if 2  x  3
where [x] denotes step up function then at x = 2 function
(A) has missing point removable discontinuity
(B) has isolated point removable discontinuity
(C) has non removable discontinuity finite type
(D) is continuous

x[x]2log(1+x) 2 for 1<x< 0

6. Consider f(x) = e 2
ln ex  2 { x} j for 0 <x<1
where [*] & {*} are the greatest integer function

tan x

& fractional part function respectively, then -

(A) f(0) = ln2  f is continuous at x = 0 (B) f(0) = 2  f is continuous at x = 0
(C) f(0) = e2  f is continuous at x = 0 (D) f has an irremovable discontinuity at x = 0

asin2n x for x  0 and n  

7. Let f(x)   then -
2m
 bcos x  1 for x  0 and m  

(A) f(0–)  f(0+) (B) f(0+)  f(0) (C) f(0–)  f(0) (D) f is continuous at x = 0

8. bg
Consider f x  Lim
n
x n  sin x n
x n  sin x n
for x  0, x  1 f(1)=0 then -

(A) f is continuous at x = 1
(B) f has a finite discontinuity at x = 1
(C) f has an infinite or oscillatory discontinuity at x = 1
(D) f has a removable type of discontinuity at x=1
2
9. The function f(x) = (x2 – 1 ) x  3x  2  cos(| x| ) is NOT differentiable at :

(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2

10. If f(x) = [x sin x], then f is (where [.] denotes greatest integer function) -
(A) continuous at x = 0 (B) continuous in (–1, 0)
(C) differentiable in (–1, 1) (D) all of these
11. Let f be a differentiable function on the open interval (a, b). Which of the following statements must be true ?
(i) f is continuous on the closed interval [a, b]
(ii) f is bounded on the open interval (a, b)
(iii) If a < a1 < b1 < b and f(a1) < 0 < f(b1), then there is a number c such that a1 < c < b1 and f(c) = 0
(A) (i) and (ii) only (B) (i) and (iii) only
(C) (ii) and (iii) only (D) only (iii)

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 1
 g(x).cos if x  0
12. Let f(x) =  x where g(x) is an even function differentiable at x = 0, passing through the
0 if x  0
origin. Then f'(0)
(A) is equal to 1 (B) is equal to 0 (C) is equal to 2 (D) does not exist

Section-2 : (One or More than one options correct Type)

This section contains 12 multiple choice questions. Each questions has four choices (A), (B),
(C) and (D) out of which ONE or MORE THAN ONE are correct.

13. Lim f(x) does not exist when -

x c

(A) f(x) = [[x]] – [2x–1], c = 3 (B) f(x) = [x] – x, c = 1

tan(sgn x)
(C) f(x) = {x}2 – {–x}2, c = 0 (D) f(x) = ,c=0
sgn x

where [x] denotes step up function & {x} fractional part function.
14. Identify the true statement(s) -

 n 1
(A) Lim
n  
 r  = 1, where [.] denotes the greatest integer function.
 r 1 2 

(B) If f(x) = (x – 1) {x}, then limit of f(x) does not exist at all integers.

 tan x 
(C) Lim  =1, where [.] denotes the greatest integer function.
x0  x 


  tan x
(D)  lim  x  = 1, where [.] denotes the greatest integer function.
x 0 

  1 1
(x  1)e | x|  x  (x  0)
15. On the interval I = [–2, 2], the function f(x) = 
0 (x  0)
then which one of the following hold good ?
(A) is continuous for all values of x  I (B) is continuous for x  I –(0)
(C) assumes all intermediate values from f(–2) & f(2) (D) has a maximum value equal to 3/e
  
16. If f(x) = cos   cos   x  1 ; where [x] is the greatest integer function of x, then f(x) is continuous at -
x 2
(A) x = 0 (B) x = 1 (C) x = 2 (D) none of these


3

x 
3   cot 1 2 x 2 3 
  for x0
17. Given f(x)   where { } & [ ] denotes the fractional part and the integral
  
 x2 cos e1 / x  for x0

part functions respectively, then which of the following statement does not hold good -
(A) f (0– ) = 0 (B) f(0+)=3
(C) f(0)=0  continuity of f at x = 0 (D) irremovable discontinuity of f at x = 0

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n n n 2 n2
18. Let ‘f’ be a continuous function on R. If f (1 / 4 )  (sin e )e  then f(0) is -
n2  1
(A) not unique (B) 1
(C) data sufficient to find f(0) (D) data insufficient to find f(0)

 x.n(cosx)
 2
x0
19. If f(x)  n(1  x ) then -
0 x0

(A) f is continuous at x = 0
(B) f is continuous at x = 0 but not differentiable at x = 0
(C) f is differentiable at x = 0
(D) f is not continuous at x = 0

20. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

(A) The derivative of a differentiable periodic function is a periodic function with the same period.
(B) If f(x) and g(x) both are defined on the entire number line and are aperiodic then the function
F(x) =f(x).g(x) can not be periodic.
(C) Derivative of an even differentiable function is an odd function and derivative of an odd
differentiable function is an even function.
(D) Every function f(x) can be represented as the sum of an even and an odd function.

1
2 e x
, xe
 (x  e)2
21. Let f(x) =  , then -
0 , xe

(A) f is continuous and differentiable at x = e (B) f is continuous but not differentiable at x = e

(C) f is neither continuous nor differentiable at x = e (D) geometrically f has sharp corner at x = e

1
sin [x]
22. Let [x] be the greatest integer function f(x) = 4 is -
[x]

3
(A) not continuous at any point (B) continuous at
2
4
(C) discontinuous at 2 (D) differentiable at
3
23. f(x) = (sin–1x)2. cos (1/x) if x  0 , f(0) = 0, f(x) is :

(A) continuous no where in 1  x  1 (B) continuous every where in 1  x  1

(C) differentiable no where in 1  x  1 (D) differentiable everywhere 1  x  1
24. f(x) = 1 + [cosx] x in 0  x   / 2 , where [ ] denotes greatest integer function then -

(A) it is continuous in 0  x   / 2 (B) it is differentiable in 0  x   / 2

(C) its maximum value is 2 (D) it is not differentiable in 0  x   / 2

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Section-3 : (Subjective Type.)

This section contains 8 questions. Each question is subjective type question.

 x2  1, x  0, 2
sin x, x  n, n  0,  1,  2,....... 
25. If ƒ (x) =  &g(x) = 4, x  0 , then find the lim g( (x))
2, otherwise 5, x 0
x2


26. Discuss the continuity of ‘f’ in [0,2] where f x  b g LM[cos

4 x  5 [ x] for x  1
; where [x] is the greatest integer not
N x ] for x  1

greater than x. Also draw the graph

27. Discuss the continuity of the function f x  Lim bg b g

ln 2  x  x 2 n sin x
at x = 1
n  1  x 2n

 1  ax  xax n a
 for x  0
28. Consider the function g(x)=  ax x 2 where a > 0.
 2 x ax  xn2  xn a  1
 for x  0
 x2
Find the value of ‘a’ & ‘g(0)’ so that the function g(x) is continuous at x = 0.
  2  x  
29. Given f(x)=cos–1  sgn  3x  x   where sgn (.) denotes the signum function & [.] denotes
    
the greatest integer funcion. Discuss the continuity & differentiability at x =  1.
 1 , 2  x  0
30. Let f(x) be defined in the interval [–2, 2] such that f(x)=  & g(x) = f  x  f(x) 
x  1 , 0  x  2
Test the differentiability of g(x) in (–2,2).
x
31. A derivable function f : R+  R satisfies the condition f(x) – f(y)  n  x  y  x, y  R . If g denotes the
y
100
 1
derivative of f then compute the value of the sum  g  n  .
n 1

 m  1
 x sin   x0
32. Find the set of values of m for which f(x)    x
0 x0
(a) is derivable but its derivative is discontinuous at x = 0
(b) is derivable and has a continuous derivative at x = 0

SECTION-4 : Comprehension Type (Only One options correct)

This section contains 3 paragraphs, each describing theory, experiments, data etc. 3 questions
relate to each paragraph. Each question has only one correct answer among the four given
options (A), (B), (C) and (D)

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Comprehension # 1
A circular arc of radius 1 subtends an angle of x radians as shown in figure. C
B
The centre of the circle is O and the point C is the intersection of two tangent
lines at A and B. Let T(x) be the area of triangle ABC and let s(x) be the area x
A
O
of shaded region
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
T(x)
33. Lim
x0 x3
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 8
s(x)
34. Lim
x 0 x
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) none of these
2
T(x)
35. Lim
x0 s(x)
1 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
4 4 2

Comprehension # 2
n
x x2 x2
If Sn (x)    .........  n
and x > 1
x  1 (x  1)(x 2  1) (x  1)(x 2  1).....(x 2  1)

lim S n (x)  
n 

 ax  b  1
 , x0
g(x)   x
1 , x0

h : R  R h(x) = x9 – 6x8 – 2x7 + 12x6 + x4 – 7x3 + 6x2 + x – 7
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

36. If g(x) is continuous at x = 0 then a + b is equal to -

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
37. If g(x) is continuous at x = 0 then g'(0) is equal to -

h(6)
(A)  (B) (C) a – 2b (D) does not exist
2
38. Identify the incorrect option -
(A) h(x) is surjective (B) domain of g(x) is [–1/2, )
(C) h(x) is bounded (D)  = 1

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2  (x  1)2 if x 1
ƒ (x) = 2 if x [1,3]
2  (x  3)2 if x 3


2  x if x0

g(x) =  x  2 if x  [0, 4]

3x  6 if x  (4,  )

4  aex if x0

h(x) =  x  2 if x  [0,3]

 2 3
b  7b  18  x if x3

k(x) = 1  x 1  (x  1) 1  (x  2)(x  4) , x > 0

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

39. Which of the following is continuous at each point of its domain -
(A) ƒ (x) (B) g(x) (C) k(x) (D) all three f, g, k
40. Value of (a, b) for which h(x) is continuous ∀ x R :
(A) (4, 3) (B) (–2, 3) (C) (3, 4) (D) none of these
41. Which of the following function is not differentiable at exactly two points of its domain -
(A) ƒ (x) (B) g(x) (C) k(x) (D) none of these

SECTION-5 : Matching List Type (Only One options correct)

This section contains 2 questions, each having two matching lists. Choices for the correct
combination of elements from List-I and List-II are given as options (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of
which one is correct

42. Column-I Column-II

cos(tan 1 (tan x))
(A) If L = lim then cos(2L) is (p) 1
x   / 2 x/ 2
(B) Number of solutions of the equation cosec = k (q) –1
3
n r 1
in [0, ] where k = lim 
n  r 2 r3  1
(C) If c satisfies the equation (r) 0
x
 xc  ec
lim   = 4 then  is
x   x  c  2
(3x 4  2x 2 )sin(1 / x) | x| 3  5 k
(D) If lim = k, then is (s) 2
x   | x| 3  | x| 2 | x|  1 2

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43. Column-I Column-II

sin{x} ; x  1
(A) If f(x) =  where {.} denotes (p) 1
cosx  a; x  1

the fractional part function, such that f(x) is

a
continuous at x = 1. If |k| =
(4  )
2 sin
4

then k is

(1  cos(sin x))
(B) If the function f(x) = is (q) 0
x2

continuous at x = 0, then f(0) is

 x , xQ
(C) f(x) =  , then the values (r) –1
1  x , x  Q

of x at which f(x) is continuous

1
(D) If f(x) = x + {–x} + [x], where [x] and {x} (s)
2
represents integral and fractional part
of x, then the values of x at which f(x)
is discontinuous

44. Column - I Column - II

(A) Number of points where the function (p) 0

  x 
1  cos  1  x  2
  2 
f(x) =  and f(1) = 0 is
 1  {x} 0  x 1
| sin x| 1x 0
continuous but non-differentiable (q) 1
where [ ] denote greatest integer and { } denote fractional part function
 x 2 e1 / x , x  0
(B) f(x) =  , then f'(0–) is equal to
0 , x0

1
(C) The number of points at which g(x) = (r) 2
2
1
f(x)

1
is not differentiable where f(x) = , is
1
1
x

(D) Number of points where tangent does (s) 3

not exist for the curve y = sgn(x2 – 1)

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE-4
PART-1
1. ((A)) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (C)
8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (C)
15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (C)
22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (C) 28. (A)
29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (C)
36. (C) 37. (C) 38. (B)

PART-2
1. (AD) 2. (ABCD) 3.(BCD) 4. (ABCD)
5. (C) 6. (CD) 7.(ABC) 8. (C)
9. (AC) 10. (A, B) 11.(A, D) 12. (B, C)
13. (C, D) 14. (A, B, C, D) 15.(A, D) 16. (A, B, C)
17. (B, C) 18. (A, B, C) 19.(A, B, D) 20. (A, B, D)
21. (A, B, C, D) 22. (A, D) 23.(A, D) 24. (B, C, D)
25. (B, C) 26. (A, C) 27.(B, C) 28. (A, B, C, D)
29. (A, C) 30. (A, B, C, D)

PART-3
1. 20 2. 1 3. 0 4. 0 5. 1 6. 0 7. 2
8. 4 9. 1 10. 1 11. 6 12. 8 13. 1 14. 4
PART-4
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (C)
8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (A)
15. (D)

PART-5
1. (A) S; (B) P ; (C) Q; (D) R
2. (A) R; (B) S; (C) P; (D) Q
3. (A)(P, R, S),(B)(P, R, S),(C)(Q ,R,S),(D)(R, S)
4. (A)(P, Q, R),(B)(P, R, S),(C)(P, R, S),(D)(P, R, S)

EXERCISE-5
PART - 1
1. 0 2. 1 3. 0 4. (AC) 5. (AC)
6. (A)  p, q, r, (B)  p, s, (C)  r, s, (D)  p, q
7. (AC) 8. (B, C, D) or (B,C) 9. (A, B, C, D)
10. (BD) 11. (AD) 12. (0) 13. (3) 14. (AD)
15. (ABC) 16. (7) 17. (AB) 18. (BC) 19. (ABD)
20. (BD) 21. (ABD) 22. (BCD) 23. (D) 24. (AC)

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A
8. B 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. B,C 14. C,D
15. B,C,D 16. B,C 17. B,D 18. B,C 19. A,C 20. B,D 21. B,D

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22. B,C,D 23. B,D 24. A,B 25. 1
1
26. the function ‘f’ is continuous everywhere in [0,2] except for x = 0, ,1 & 2
2
27. discontinuous at x = 1

1  n2 2
28. a= , g(0)=
2 8
29. f is continuous & derivable at x = –1 but f is neither continuous nor derivable at x =1
30. not derivable at x = 0 & x =1
31. 5150
32. (a) m  (1, 2] (b) m  (2, )
Comprehension # 1 : 33. D 34. A 35. C
Comprehension # 2 : 36. D 37. B 38. C
Comprehension # 3 : 39. D 40. B 41. B
42. (A) (p); (B) (r); (C) (q); (D) (q)

43. (A)  (p, r); (B)  (s); (C)  (s); (D)  (p, q, r)

44. (A)  (q); (B)  (p); (C)  (s); (D)  (p)

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