ASSIGNMENT ON CONTINUITY FOR CLASS XII (2023 – 24):-

Continuity at a point

 1 + kx − 1 − kx
 −1 1   , for − 1 / 3  x  0
1. If f :  ,  → defined by f ( x ) =  x is continuous at x = 0, then k is
 3 3  2 x 2 + 3x − 2, for 0  x  1 / 3

equal to
(a) −4 (b) −3 (c) −2 (d) −1

 cos3x − cos 4 x
 2
, for x  0
2. The function f ( x ) =  x at x = 0 is
 7
, ,for x = 0
 2
(a) continuous (b) discontinuous (c) left continuous (d) cannot be determined
 sin 3x
 x , x  0
3. The function f ( x ) =  is continuous at x = 0, then k =
k , x=0
 2
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
5 x − 4, 0  x 1
4. The value of b for which the function f ( x ) =  2 is continuous at every point of its
4 x + 3bx, 1 x  2

domain, is
13
(a) −1 (b) 0 (c) (d) 1
3
 x2 − x
 2 , x  0,1
 x −x

5. If f ( x ) define by f ( x ) =  1, x = 0 then f ( x ) is continuous for all
 − 1, x = 1



(a) x (b) x , except at x = 0 (c) x , except at x = 1 (d) x , except at x = 0 and x = 1

1
 5 ( 2 x + 3) , x 1
2


6. The point of discontinuity of the function f ( x ) = 6 − 5 x, 1  x  3 is (are)
 x − 3, x3


(a) x = 1 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 1,3 (d) none of these

 2 x + 2 − 16
 , x2
7. The value of a for which the function f ( x ) =  4 x − 16 is continuous at x = 2 is
 x=2
 k,
(a) 1/ 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) −1
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  1
 x.sin , for x  0
8. The function f defined by f ( x ) =  x at x = 0 is
 0, for x = 0
(a) continuous (b) right continuous (c) left continuous (d) cannot be determined

 1 − cos 4 x , if x  0
 x2

9. If the function f ( x ) =  a , if x = 0 is continuous at x = 0 then a =

 x
, if x  0
 16 + x − 4

1
(a) 8 (b) (c) −8 (d) 0
8

1 − cos10 x , x0
 x2

10. If f ( x ) =  a, x = 0, then the value of a so that f ( x ) may be continuous at x = 0, is

 x
,x  0
 625 + x − 25

(a) 25 (b) 50 (c) −25 (d) none of these
 e1/ x − 1
 , x0
11. The function f ( x ) =  e1/ x + 1
 0, x=0

(a) is continuous at x = 0
(b) is not continuous at x = 0
(c) is not continuous at x = 0 , but can be made continuous at x = 0
(d) none of these

( )
1 1
 x + bx 2 2
−x 2
, if x  0
 3
2
 bx
12. Let f ( x ) =  c, , if x = 0 is continuous at x = 0 then
 sin a + 1 x + sin x
 ( ) , if x  0
 x

−3 1 −3 1
(a) a = , b  0, c = (b) a = , b  0, c = −
2 2 2 2
3 1 3 1
(c) a = , b  0, c = (d) a = , b  0, c = −
2 2 2 2
 x  x
log e 1 +  − log e 1 − 
13. The value of f ( 0 ) so that the function f ( x ) =  a  b  , ( x  0 ) ; may be continuous at
x
x = 0 is
a+b a −b ab ab
(a) (b) (c) (d)
ab ab a+b a −b
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 1 − 2 sin x 
 , if x 
14. If f ( x ) =   − 4 x 4 is continuous at x =  then a =
  4
a, if x =
 4

1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d)
4
1 − sin x   
15. If f ( x ) = , when x  and f   =  , then f ( x ) will be continuous function at x =  / 2, when  =
( − 2 x ) 2
2
2

1
(a) 1/ 8 (b) 1/ 4 (c) (d) none of these
2
1
16. The discontinuous points of f ( x ) = are
log e x

(a) 0,  2 (b) 1,  2 (c) 0, 1 (d) 0,  3

17. Let f ( x ) = x + x − 1 , then

(a) f ( x ) is continuous at x = 0, as well as at x = 1

(b) f ( x ) is continuous at x = 0, but not at x = 1

(c) f ( x ) is continuous at x = 1, but not at x = 0

(d) none of these

 x+2
 x 2 + 3x + 2 , if x − −1, −2

18. If f : → is defined by f ( x ) =  −1, if x = −2 then f is continuous on the set
 0, if x = −1


(a) (b) − −2 (c) − −1 (d) − −1, −2

 1 + cx − 1 − cx 1
 , for −  x  0
 1 1  1 1
19. If f :  − ,  → is defined by f ( x ) =  x 3 is continuous on  − 3 , 3  then
 3 3  x+3 1
, for 0  x 
 x +1 3
c=
3 3 2
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
2 2 3
1
20. If f ( x ) = x x −1 for x  1and f is continuous at x = 1 then f (1) =
(Optional)
(a) e (b) e −1 (c) e−2 (d) e2

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 21. The number of points at which the function f ( x ) =
1
. denotes the greatest integer function is not
x −  x

continuous is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these
 
 x + a 2 sin x, 0 x
4

  
22. If the function f ( x ) = 2 x cot x + b , x is continuous in the interval 0,   , then the values of
 4 2
 
 a cos 2 x − b sin x,  x 
 2

( a, b ) are
             
(a)  ,  (b)  , −  (c)  − , −  (d)  − , 
 6 12   6 12   6 12   6 12 

x + x 2 + ... + x n − n
23. Let f ( x ) = , x  1 , the value of f (1) so that f is continuous at x = 1 is
x −1
n +1 n ( n + 1) n ( n − 1)
(a) n (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2
Continuity at an interval:
24. f ( x ) = x + 3 + x − 1 is continuous at
(a) -3 only (b) -3,1 only (c) every where (d) no where
tan  x 2 + 2  
25. Let f : → defined by f ( x ) = ; where  x  denotes G . I .F then f ( x ) is
1 +  x 2 

(a) Continuous for x  (b) Continuous for x  −

(c) Continuous for x  − (d) None of these

ANSWER KEY:

1. (c) 9. (a) 17. (a)

2. (a) 10. (b) 18. (c)
3. (b) 11. (b) 19. (a)
4. (a) 12. (a) 20. (a)
5. (d) 13. (a) 21. (d)
6. (b) 14. (d) 22. (b)
7. (a) 15. (a) 23. (c)
8. (a) 16. (c) 24. (c)
25. (a)

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