SHARJAH INDIAN SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS WORKSHEET 1

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

Grade 12

1 (a) Find all points of discontinuity of 𝑓 where 𝑓 is defined by

|𝑥| + 3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ −3
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = {−2𝑥 𝑖𝑓 − 3 < 𝑥 < 3
6𝑥 + 2 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 3

2 (a) Find the value of a and b such that the function 𝑓(𝑥) defined by

5 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 2
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 𝑖𝑓 2 < 𝑥 < 10 is a continuous function.
21 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 10

3 (a) Prove that the function 𝑓 ∶ 𝑹 → 𝑹 given by 𝑓(𝑥) = − |𝑥 − 1| is continuous but not

differentiable at 𝑥 = 1

4 𝑘 𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝑥 𝜋
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 𝜋
(a) If the function 𝑓 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋−2𝑥 𝜋
2
is continuous at 𝑥 = then find 𝑘
2
3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 2

5 𝑥−1
Prove that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is discontinuous exactly at three points.
𝑥(𝑥 2 −1 )

6 𝑒 3𝑥 − 𝑒 −5𝑥
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0
Find the value of 𝑘 so that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 is continuous at x = 0
3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0

7 𝑥 2 −9
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 3
Find the value of 𝑘 if the function 𝑓 defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥−3 is continuous at x=3
𝑘 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 3

8 𝑘𝑥
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
Determine the value of the constant 𝑘 so that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { |𝑥| is
3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0

continuous at 𝑥 = 0

9 Show that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − |𝑥| is continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
 𝜋
10 𝑎 sin 2 (𝑥 + 1) ; 𝑥 ≤ 0
Find the value of 𝑎 for which the function 𝑓 defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = { tan 𝑥−sin 𝑥
; 𝑥>0
𝑥3

is continuous at 𝑥 = 0

11 Find the value of 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 if the function 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 where

𝑆𝑖𝑛(𝑎+1)𝑥+2𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑥
; 𝑥<0
𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = 2 ; 𝑥=0
√1+𝑏𝑥−1
{ ; 𝑥>0
𝑥

12 Show that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 3| ; 𝑥 ∈ 𝑹 is continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 3.

13 Discuss the continuity and differentiability of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 − 1| in the

interval (−1, 2 )

14 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏 ; 𝑥 < 1
Find ′𝑎′ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ′𝑏′ if the function given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { is differentiable at
2𝑥 + 1 ; 𝑥 ≥ 1

𝑥=1

15 𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 ; 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
The function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = { 3𝑥 + 2 ; 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 If 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous
2𝑎𝑥 + 5𝑏 ; 4 < 𝑥 ≤ 8

on [0, 8], find the values of 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏.