JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2
1. Ans. (B) CY0013
Sol. f(x) is continuous function on R.
Given x 2 + (f (x) - 2)x - 3f (x) + 2 3 - 3 = 0

( )
Þ f (x) x - 3 + x 2 - 2x + 2 3 - 3 = 0

For x ¹ 3

®
x 2 - 2x + 2 3 - 3
f (x) = -
x- 3

f (x) = -
(x 2
(
- 3) - 2 x - 3 ) ,x ¹ 3
(x - 3)
f (x) = - x - 3 + 2, x ¹ 3

Since f(x) is continuous,

f ( 3 ) = lim f (x) = lim ( -x -

x® 3 x® 3
3 +2 )
(
= 2 1- 3 )
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SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

2. Ans. (B) CY0016

1 x4
f ( g(x) ) = =
Sol. æ 1 öæ 1 ö (1 - x 2 )(1 - 2x 2 )
ç 2 - 1÷ç 2 - 2 ÷
èx øè x ø

ì 1 1 ü
Q Domain of f(g(x)) = R - í-1, - , 0, ,1ý
î 2 2 þ

®
The function f(g(x)) is continous in its domain.
\ Set of points where f(g(x)) is discontinous in its domain is f.
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2
3. Ans. (A,B,C,D) CY0018

æ p ö
Sol. (A) The value of sin ç ÷ oscillalis between –1 and 1 as x approaches 0.
è 2x ø

æ p ö
\ lim sin ç ÷ does not exist
x ®0 è 2x ø
\ f(x) is discontinous at x = 0.

®
ì æpö
ïx sin ç ÷ x ¹ 0
(B) g(x) = í èxø
ï p x= 0
î

æpö
lim g(x) = lim x sin ç ÷ = 0 ¹ g(0)
x ®0 x®0 èxø
\ g(x) is discontinous at x = 0

ìx
ï x¹0
(C) h(x) = í x
ï1 x=0
î
– +
h(0 ) = –1 ; h(0 ) = 1

Þ lim
x ®0
h(x) does not exist

\ h(x) discontinous at x = 0

ì 1
ï x¹0
(D) k(x) = í1 + e cot x
îï 0 x= 0

1
lim- k(x) = lim- =1
x®0 x ®0 1 + e cot x
1
lim+ k(x) = lim+ =0
x®0 x ®0 1 + e cot x

Q lim
x®0
k(x) does not exist

\ k(x) is discontinous at x = 0
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

4. Ans. (A,B) CY0019

A sin x + sin 2x
Sol. lim
x ®0 x3

sin x ( A + 2 cos x )
= lim
x ®0 x3

®
for limit to exist A = –2
-2 sin x(1 - cos x) 1
\ lim f(x) = lim 3
= -2 ´ = -1
x ®0 x ®0 x 2
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

5. Ans. (B,C,D) CY0021

- 1
Sol. (A) f(0 ) = xlim0 - =1
® 1 + 2 cotx
1
f(0 + ) = lim+ =0
x ®0 1 + 2cotx
Q Limit does not exist

®
\ can’t be defined continously at x = 0
æ - sin x ö
(B) f(0 - ) = lim- cos ç ÷ = cos( -1) = cos(1)
x ®0 è x ø

æ sin x ö
f(0 + ) = lim+ cos ç ÷ = cos(1)
x®0 è x ø
\ for f(x) to be continous at x = 0 f(0) = cos1
p
(C) f(0 - ) = f(0 + ) = lim x sin =0
x ®0 x
\ for f(x) to be continous at x = 0, f(0) = 0

- + 1
(D) f(0 ) = f(0 ) = lim =0
x ®0 ln x
\ for f(x) to be continous at x = 0, f(0) = 0
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

6. Ans. (A,C,D) CY0023

Sol. (A) for this to be always true f(x) must be continous

a
(B) b

correct statement as can be inferred by the graph

®
(C) a c b

incorrect statement as can be explained by graph below

(D) correct only if f(x) is continous
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

7. Ans. (A,C,D) CY0024

(x - 4)(x + 2)
Sol. (A) lim f(x) = lim = -6
x ®-2 x ®-2 (x + 2)
\ for f(x) to be continous at x = –2, f(–2) = –6
x-7
(B) f(7- ) = lim- = -1
x®7 -(x - 7)

®
x-7
f(7+ ) = lim+ =1
x ®7 x-7
Q limit does not exist
\ f(x) cannot be continously defined at x = 7

(x + 4)(x 2 - 4x + 16)
(C) lim f(x) = lim = 48
x ®-4 x ®-4 (x + 4)
for f(x) to be continous at x = –4, f(–4) = 48

3- x 1
(D) lim f(x) = lim =
x ®9 x ®9 (3 - x )( 3 + x ) 6

1
for f(x) to be continous at x = 9, f(9) =
6
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

8. Ans. (A,B,C,D) CY0025

Sol. (A) f(x) = x – cosx

æpö p
f(0) = –1 ; f ç ÷ =
è2ø 2

æpö æ pö
Q f(0).f ç ÷ < 0 Þ f(x) = 0 has at least one root in ç 0, ÷
è2ø è 2ø

®
(B) f(x) = x + sinx – 1

æpö p 1 p-3
f(0) = –1 ; f ç ÷ = + - 1 = (> 0)
è6ø 6 2 6

æpö æ pö
Q f(0).f ç ÷ < 0 Þ f(x) = 0 has at least one root in ç 0, ÷
è6ø è 6ø

a b
(C) f(x) = +
x -1 x - 3
+ –
f(1 ) ® +¥ f(3 ) ® –¥
Þ f(x) = 0 has at least one root in (1, 3)
(D) h(x) = f(x) – g(x)
h(a) = f(a) – g(a) > 0 ; h(b) = f(b) – g(b) < 0
Þ h(x) = 0 has at least one root in (a, b)
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SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

9. Ans. (A)®(Q); (B)®(R); (C)®(S); (D)®(P) CY0026

x3 -1
x -13
x -1 3
lim =
lim = =
3
Sol. (A) x ®1 ln x x ®1 ln (1 + ( x - 1) ) 1
( x - 1)

3x x

®
( cos x - cos 2x ) x.2sin .sin
(B) lim x 2 2
=
lim
x ®0 2sin x - sin 2x x ®0 2 sin x (1 - cos x )

3x x
sin sin
2 2 3 1
´
x x 2 3
2=
=
lim =
x ®0 sin x æ 1 - cos x ö 1 2
ç ÷
x è x 2
ø 2

( tan x )3/2 - ( sin x )3/2 tan 3 x - sin 3 x

(C) lim =
lim
x3 x x x ( ( tan x ) + ( sin x ) )
x ®0 x ®0 3 3/2 3/2

æ tan x - sin x ö æ tan x tan x sin x sin x ö

2 2

ç ÷ç + + ÷
lim è
= x3 øè x 2 x2 x2 ø
x ®0 ( tan x )3/2 ( sin x )3/2
+
x 3/2 x 3/2

1
´3
2 3
= =
2 4

æ 1ö
(D) f ( 0 ) = cos ( 0 ) =
lim cos ç x cos ÷ = 1
x ®0 è xø

tan 2 x
ln (1 + tan x ) 2 2
g ( 0) =
lim ´ x =
1
x ®0 tan x2
sin x
x
\ f(0) + g(0) = 2
 JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED) : LEADER COURSE
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Topic : Continuity Exercise : O2

10. Ans. (A)®(P,Q,R); (B)®(P,Q,T); (C)®(P,Q,T); (D)®(P,Q,S) CY0027

Sol. (A) ƒ(x) = [x] [1 + x]
ƒ(0–) = (–1) × 0 = 0
ƒ(0+) = 0 × 1 = 0
ƒ(0) = 0

®
\ continous at x = 0
(B) ƒ(x) = [–x] [1 + x]
ƒ(0–) = 0 × 0 = 0
ƒ(0+) = –1 × 1 = –1

lim f(x) does not exist

x ®0

(C) ƒ(x) = sgn(x) [2 – x] [1 + |x|]

ƒ(0–) = –1 × 2 × 1 = –2
ƒ(0+) = 1 × 1 × 1 = 1

lim f(x) does not exist

x ®0

(D) ƒ(x) = [cosx]

ƒ(0–) = 0
ƒ(0+) = 0
ƒ(0) = 1

lim ƒ(x) exists but ƒ(x) is discontinous at x = 0

x ®0