REVISION SHEET – CONTINUITY & DIFFERENTIABILITY

CLASS-XII
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.1 Consider the following statements and chose the statement which is false :
(a) Every continuous function is differentiable.
(b) |𝑥| and sin |𝑥| are continuous functions and hence |sin 𝑥| is also a continuous function.
(c) Every differential function is continuous.
(d) Every function is discontinuous at the points not lying in the domain of the function.
𝟒−𝒙𝟐
Q.2 The function 𝒇(𝒙) = is :
𝟒𝒙−𝒙𝟑
(a) Discontinuous at only one point (b) Discontinuous at two points
(c) Discontinuous at exactly three points (d) None of these
𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝒅𝒚
Q.3 If 𝒚 = then is equal to :
𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝒅𝒙
 
(a) −sec 2 ( – 𝑥) (b) sec 2 ( – 𝑥)
4 4
 
(c) log |sec ( 4 – 𝑥)| (d) log |sec ( 4 – 𝑥)|
𝒅𝒚
Q.4 If 𝒚 = 𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒙𝒙 , then is equal to :
𝒅𝒙
e x
(a) x x (1 + log x) (b) log ex (c) log (d) log
x e
𝒅𝟐 𝒚
Q.5 If 𝒚 = 𝟓 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙 – 𝟑 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒙, then is equal to :
𝒅𝒙𝟐
(a) –𝑦 (b) 25 𝑦 (c) 𝑦 (d) 9 𝑦
Q.6 Let [ ] denote the greatest integer function and 𝒇(𝒙) = [𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝒙] , then which of the following
statements are true :
(a) 𝑙𝑖𝑚 does not exist (b) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
𝑥→0

(c) 𝑓 (𝑥) is not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 (d) 𝑓′(0) = 1

d2y
Q.7 If 𝒙 = 𝟖𝒕 , 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟔𝒕 , then the value of
𝟑
at t=1 is :
dx 2
4 4 3 3
(a) (b) − (c) (d) −
3 3 4 4
Q.8 The function 𝒇 (𝒙 ) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏 | 𝒙 | is :
(a) Continuous for all x (b) Continuous only at certain points
(c) Differentiable at all points (d) None of these
Q.9 Differential coefficient of 𝐬𝐞𝐜(𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏 𝒙) w. r. t. 𝒙 is :
𝑥 𝑥 1
(a) (b) (c) 𝑥√1 + 𝑥 2 (d)
√1+𝑥 2 1+𝑥 2 √1+𝑥 2
𝟐𝒙 𝟐𝒙 𝒅𝒖
𝐐. 𝟏𝟎 𝐈𝐟 𝒖 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧−𝟏 ( ) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝒗 = 𝐭𝐚𝐧 −𝟏
( ) , 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 ∶
𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 𝟏 − 𝒙𝟐 𝒅𝒗
1 1−𝑥 2
(a) (b) 𝑥 (c) (d) 1
2 1+𝑥 2
𝟏 𝟏−𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒙 𝒅𝒚
Q.11 If 𝒚 = log (
𝟐 𝟏+𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝒙
) , then is :
𝒅𝒙
(a) 2cosec 𝑥 (b) 2cosec 2𝑥 (c) cosec 2𝑥 (d) None of these


| x | ; x  0
Q.12 The points at which the function given by f ( x) =  is continuous is/are :
x
 − 1 ; x  0
(a) x  R (b) x = 0 (c) x  R − {0} (d) x = −1 & 1

Q.13 Derivative of √𝒆√𝒙 is :

𝑒 √𝑥 √𝑒√𝑥
(a) √𝑒 √𝑥 (b) 𝑒 √𝑥 (c) (d)
2√𝑥 𝑒 √𝑥 4√𝑥
Q.14 The derivative of 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒙 with respect to 𝒆
𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙
is :
2 cos x 2 cos x 2 2
(a) (b) − (c) (d) −
e cos x e cos x e cos x
e cos x

𝒅𝒚
Q.15 If 𝒙𝒚 = 𝒆𝒙−𝒚 , then (𝟏 + 𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒙)𝟐 is equal to :
𝒅𝒙
𝑦 𝑥
(a) (b) − (c) − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 (d) 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥
𝑥 𝑦

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

𝑑𝑦 𝜋
Q.16 Find at 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = if sin2 𝑦 + cos 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑘
𝑑𝑥 4
𝑑2 𝑦
Q.17 If 𝑥 = 𝑎 cos 𝜃; 𝑦 = 𝑏 sin 𝜃, then find
𝑑𝑥 2
Q.18 Show that sin2 𝑥 is a continuous function.
𝑑2𝑦
Q.19 If 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑥, find in the term of ′𝑦′ alone.
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦 𝜋
Q.20 If 𝑥 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 θ and 𝑦 = 𝑏 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃, then find the value of at θ=
𝑑𝑥 2 6
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑥+𝑦
Q.21 If 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 = log √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 , prove that ∶ =
𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥−𝑦
𝑑𝑦 𝑦 log 𝑥
Q.22 If 𝑥 = 𝑒 cos 2𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑒 sin 2𝑡 , prove that ∶ =−
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 log 𝑦

𝜋 𝑑2 𝑥 𝑑2 𝑦
Q.23 If 𝑥 = 𝑎(cos 𝑡 + 𝑡 sin 𝑡) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎(sin 𝑡 − 𝑡 cos 𝑡), 0 < 𝑡 < find ,
2 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑥 2

𝑑𝑦
Q.24 If y = √𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + √𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + √𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + √𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + √𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 +. . . . . . . . . . . +∞ then the value of
𝑑𝑥

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.25 If 𝑥 = 𝑎 cos 𝜃 + 𝑏 sin 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin 𝜃 − 𝑏 cos 𝜃, then show that 𝑦 2
2 −𝑥 +𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-I

𝑎 cos−1 𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.26 If 𝑦 = 𝑒 , −1 < 𝑥 < 1, then show that (1 − 𝑥 2)
−𝑥 −𝑎2 𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.27 If 𝑦 = sin(log 𝑥), then prove that : 𝑥 2 +𝑥 +𝑦 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.28 If 𝑦 = cosec −1 𝑥 , 𝑥 > 1, then show that 𝑥(𝑥 2 − 1) +(2𝑥 2 − 1) =0
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.29 If 𝑦 = 3 cos(log 𝑥) + 4 sin(log 𝑥), show that : 𝑥 2 +𝑥 +𝑦 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.30 If 𝑦 = log[𝑥 + √𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 ], show that (𝑥 2 +𝑎 2)
+𝑥 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑛 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.31 If 𝑦 = (𝑥 + √1 + 𝑥2) then show that (1 + 𝑥 2)
2 +𝑥 = 𝑛2 𝑦
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
1 2
Q.32 If 𝑦 = log (√𝑥 + ) then prove that 𝑥(𝑥 + 1)2 𝑦2 + (𝑥 + 1)2 𝑦1 = 2.
√ 𝑥

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.33 If 𝑦 = sin(sin 𝑥), prove that : 2 + tan 𝑥 +𝑦 cos 2 𝑥 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Q.34 If 𝑥 = sin 𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = sin 𝑝𝑡 then prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 ) −𝑥 + 𝑝2 𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 −1
Q.35 If 𝑥√1 + 𝑦 + 𝑦√1 + 𝑥 = 0, for, −1  x  1 , then prove that = (1+𝑥)2
𝑑𝑥

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-II

Q.36 If given function is a differentiable function in (0,2) , then find ‘𝑎’ and ‘𝑏’ :
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
𝑓(𝑥) = { 2
2𝑥 − 𝑥 𝑖𝑓 1 < 𝑥 < 2
(cos 𝑥)…..∞ 𝑑𝑦 𝑦 2 tan 𝑥
Q.37 If 𝑦 = (cos 𝑥)(cos 𝑥) , then show that =
𝑑𝑥 𝑦 log cos 𝑥−1
Q.38 If the function given by
sin(𝑎 + 1) 𝑥 + 2 sin 𝑥
,𝑥 < 0
𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = 2 , 𝑥=0
√1 + 𝑏𝑥 − 1
{ ,𝑥 > 0
𝑥
is continuous at 𝑥 = 0, then find the values of 𝑎 and b.
Q.39 Find the value of ‘a’ for which the given function 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0.
𝜋(𝑥 + 1)
𝑎 sin ,𝑥 ≤ 0
2
𝑓(𝑥) =
tan 𝑥 − sin 𝑥
{ , 𝑥>0
𝑥3
π
Q.40 Find the value of 𝑝 and 𝑞, for which the given function is continuous at 𝑥 =
2
1 − sin3 𝑥 𝜋
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 <
3 cos2 𝑥 2
𝜋
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑝 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 =
2

𝑞(1 − sin 𝑥) 𝜋
𝑖𝑓𝑥 >
{ (𝜋 − 2𝑥)2 2
Q.41 A potter made a mud vessel, where shape of the pot is based on the function given by :
𝒇(𝒙) = |𝒙 – 𝟑| + | 𝒙 − 𝟐|, where 𝒇(𝒙) represents the height of the pot

Based on the above information, give the answer of the following questions:
(i) What will be the effect on the slope of the function with the value of 𝑥 ?
𝑑𝑦
(ii) Find the value of at 𝑥 =3.
𝑑𝑥

(iii) What can you say about the continuity of the given function ?
OR
If potter is trying to make a pot using function 𝑓(𝑥) = [𝑥] , will he get a pot or not ?
Justify.