AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Power Grid Complex. Sec.-43

Gurgaon
CLASS XII
Continuity and Differentiability
Assignment

1. Find the value of the constant k so that the function f defined below is continuous at 𝑥 = 0, where
1−cos 4𝑥
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0
𝑓(𝑥) = { 8𝑥2
𝑘 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
2. Discuss the continuity of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 . 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥.
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𝑥 sin 𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0
3. Show that the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
4. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 /(𝑥 – 1) . Find the points of discontinuity of the composite function
𝑦 = 𝑓 [𝑓(𝑥)].
5. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 |𝑥| , for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. Discuss the derivability of 𝑓(𝑥) at 𝑥 = 0
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𝑒𝑥 − 1
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0
6. Show that the function f given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑒 𝑥1 +1 is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
2𝑥 + 3 𝑖𝑓 − 3 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
7. Examine the differentiability of the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 + 1 𝑖𝑓 − 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
𝑥+2 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1

√2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥−1 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
8. If 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥−1 , 𝑥 ≠ 4 find the value of 𝑓 ( 4 ) so that 𝑓 (𝑥) becomes continuous at 𝑥 = 4 .
9. Find the values of a and b such that the function f defined by

𝑥 −4
|𝑥 −4|
+ 𝑎, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 4
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎+𝑏 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 4
𝑥 −4
{|𝑥−4| + 𝑏 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 4
√1+𝑘𝑥 − √1−𝑘𝑥
, 𝑖𝑓 − 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
10. Find the value of k for which the function f defined by (𝑥) = { 𝑥
2𝑥 +1
𝑥 −1
, 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
Is continuous at x = 0
11. Determine the values of a and b such that the following function is continuous at x = 0
𝑥 + sin 𝑥
𝑖𝑓 − 𝜋 < 𝑥 < 0
sin[(𝑎 + 1)𝑥]
𝑓(𝑥) = 2 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
2(𝑒 sin 𝑏𝑥 − 1)
{ 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 0
𝑏𝑥
𝜋
𝑘 sin 2 (𝑥 + 1) 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 0
12. Find k, if 𝑓(𝑥) = { tan 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 Is continuous at x = 0
𝑥3
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 0
1− 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑥 𝜋
3𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝑥
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
𝜋
13. Find values of p and q, for which f (x) = 𝑝 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 2
Is continuous at x = 0
𝑞(1− sin 𝑥) 𝜋
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 >
{ (𝜋−2𝑥)2 2
 1 − cos 4𝑥
𝑥2
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
𝑎 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
14. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥
For what value of a, f is continuous at x = 0?
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 0
√16+√𝑥−4
{
𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏, 𝑥 < 1
15. Find a and b ,if the function given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
2𝑥 + 1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 1
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
16. The function 𝑓 (𝑥) = [𝑥], where [𝑥] denotes the greatest integer function, is continuous at
(A) 4 (B) – 2 (C) 1 (D) 1.5
17. The function given by 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 is discontinuous on the set
(A) { 𝑛𝜋 ∶ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 } (B) {2𝑛𝜋: 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍}
𝜋 𝑛𝜋
(C) {(2𝑛 + 1) 2 ∶ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍} (D) { 2 ∶ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍}
18. Let 𝑓 (𝑥) = |𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥|. Then,
(𝐴) 𝑓 is everywhere differentiable.
(B) f is everywhere continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 𝑛𝜋, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 .
(C) f is everywhere continuous but not differentiable at x = (2n + 1) π / 2 , n∈ Z .
(D) none of these.
𝑥2
19. If 𝑓 (𝑥) = 2𝑥 and 𝑔 (𝑥) = 2
+ 1 , then which of the following can be a discontinuous function
𝑓(𝑥)
(A) 𝑓 (𝑥) + 𝑔 (𝑥) (B) 𝑓 (𝑥) – 𝑔 (𝑥) (C) 𝑓 (𝑥) . 𝑔 (𝑥) (D)
𝑔(𝑥)

sin 𝑥
+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0
20. The function 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 𝑥 is continuous at x = 0, then the value of k is
𝑘 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 1.5
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21. The number of points at which the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = is not continuous is
𝑥−[𝑥]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none of these
22. The function 𝑓 (𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 – 1| is
(A) continuous at x = 0 as well as at x = 1. (B) continuous at x = 1 but not at x = 0.
(C) discontinuous at x = 0 as well as at x = 1. (D) continuous at x = 0 but not at x = 1.
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𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑖𝑓𝑥 ≠ 0
23. The value of k which makes the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { , continuous
𝑘 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
at 𝑥 = 0 is
(A) 8 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) none of these
𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2
24. The number of point of discontinuity of the rational function 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥−𝑥3 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none

25. The number of point of discontinuity of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 1| + |𝑥 − 2| + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥, 𝑥𝜖[0,4]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
1−𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 𝜋
,𝑥≠4 𝜋
26. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4𝑥−𝜋 𝜋 is continuous at 𝑥 = 4 , then the value of k is
𝑘, 𝑥 = 4
(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) 1/2 (D) -1/2
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27. If 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 sin ( ), where 𝑥 ≠ 0, then the value of the function 𝑓 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 0, so that the
𝑥
function is continuous at 𝑥 = 0, is
(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) 1 (D) none of these
|𝑥|
28. The function f (x) = 𝑒 is
(A) continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x = 0 (B) not continuous at x = 0
(C) continuous and differentiable everywhere (D) none of these.
4−𝑥 2
29. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥−𝑥3 is
(A) discontinuous at only one point (B) discontinuous at exactly two points
 (C) discontinuous at exactly three points (D) none of these
30. The function 𝑓 (𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 – 1| is
(A) differentiable at x = 0 but not at x = 1. (B) differentiable at x = 1 but not at x = 0
(C) neither differentiable at x = 0 nor at x = 1. (D) differentiable at x = 0 as well as at x = 1