Practice Exercise

2x 23 x
6 2 cot x cot 3 x
1. The value of lim is 12. The value of lim is
x 2
2 x
21 x x 1 cot 3 x
a. 16 b. 8 c. 4 d. 2 4
a. b. 1
3
2. Evaluate c. 0 d. None of these
sin( 3x a) 3 sin( 2x a) 3 sin(x a) sin a
lim . sin x 2 sin 3x sin 5 x
x 0 x3 13. Find the value of lim .
x 0 x
a. 0 b. cosa c. cosa d. sin a
a. 1 b. 0
sin[x ]
3. If f (x ) ; [x ] 0, where [x ] denotes the greatest c. 1 d. 3
[x ]
1, 0 x 2 x2
integer less than or equal to x, then lim f (x ) equals 14. If f ( x ) , then quadratic equation
a. 1 b. 0 c. 1
x 0
d. None 2x 3, 2 x 3
whose roots are lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x ), is
1 {cos 2(x 2)} x 2 x 2
4. lim is equal to
x 2 x 2 a. x 2
6x 9 0 b. x 2
7x 8 0
a. 2 b. 2 c. x 2 14x 49 0 d. x 2 10x 21 0
1 2
c. d. Does not exist ex cos x
2 15. lim is equal to
2
x 0 x
1 1 x 1 3 1
5. The value of lim tan is a. b.
x 0x 2x 1 4 2 2
1 2
a. 1 b. c. 2 d. 0 c. d. None of these
2 3
(1 x )1/ x e
6. lim x x x x is equal to 16. The value of lim is
x x 0 x
1 e e 2
a. 0 b. c. log 2 d. e 4 a. 1 b. c. d.
2 2 2 e

7. lim [x 1], where [ ] denotes the greatest integer 17. The values of a and b such that
x 1
x (1 a cos x ) b sin x
function, is equal to lim 1, are
x 0 x3
a. 1 b. 2
5 3 5 3
c. 0 d. Does not exist a. , b. ,
3 2 2 2
1 cos 3 x 5 3
8. The value of lim is c. , d. None of these
x sin2 x 2 2
1 3 1 3
a. b. c. d. 18. lim sin[ n2 1] is equal to
3 2 4 2 n

(x 2)! (x 1)! a. b. 0
9. The value of lim is c. Does not exist d. None of these
x (x 2)! (x 1)!
x 1
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 3x 4 3
19. The value of lim is
1 8 a3 x 3x 2
10. lim is equal to 1/ 3 2/3 1 2
a 1 a4 1 a4 1 a4 a. e b. e c. e d. e
4 3 3
1 1 1 1 x 1 x k
a. b. c. d. 20. If lim lim 2
, then the value of k is
3 4 3 4 x 1 x 1 x k x k2
x 2, x 1 8 5
11. If f (x ) , then find c, if lim f (x ) exists. a. b.
cx 2, x 1 x 1 3 3
5
a. 1 b. 1 c. 0 d. 2 c. d. None of these
3
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2x 1
x 1 30. The value of f ( 0), so that the function
21. lim is equal to
x x 2 ( 27 2x )1/ 3 3
f (x ) (x 0) is continuous, is given
a. e 3 b. e 3
c. e 2
d. e 2 9 3 ( 243 5x )1/ 5
sin x x by
22. lim is equal to a. 2/3 b. 6 c. 2 d. 4
x 0 x3
1 1 1
a. b. | x | cos , x 0
5 6 31. If f (x ) x , then f (x ) is
c. 1 d. 6 0, x 0
a
a. discontinuous at x 0 b. continuous at x 0
1x 2x 3x ... nx x
c. Does not exist d. None of these
23. lim is equal to
x 0 n
32. For what value of k, the function
a. (n !)a /n b. (n !)a 1 kx 1 kx
1 , if 1 x 0
c. d. None of these x
2a (n !) f (x ) is continuous
2x 1
, if 0 x 1
24. The polynomial of least degree, such that x 2
1/ x
x2 f (x ) at x 0?
lim 1 e 2, is
x 0 x2 1 3 1
a. b. 1 c. d.
2 2 2
a. 2x 3 x2 b. 2x 3 x 2
c. 2x 2 3x 3 1
d. None of these x 2 sin , x 0
33. If f (x ) x , then
1 1
sin x tan x 0 , x 0
25. lim is equal to
x 0 x3 a. f ( 0 0) 1
1 b. f ( 0 0) 1
a. b. 2
2 c. f (x) is continuous at x 0
1
c. d. None of these d. None of the above
2
34. Let f (x ) 1 | x 2 | and g (x ) 1 | x |, then the set
26. The value of p for which the function
of all points where fog is discontinuous, is
( 4 x 1)3
,x 0 a. { 0, 2 } b. { 0, 1, 2 }
x x2
f (x ) sin log 1 may be continuous at c. { 0} d. an empty set
p 3
|x | 3, if x 3
12 (log 4 )3 , x 0
35. If f (x ) 2 x , if 3 x 3,then f (x ) is
x 0, is
a. 1 b. 2
6 x 2, if x 3
c. 3 d. None of these a. continuous at x 3 and discontinuous at x 3
2/ x b. continuous at x 3, 3
ax bx cx c. discontinuous at x 3, 3
27. The value of lim ,
x 0 3 d. continuous at x 3 and discontinuous at x 3
where (a , b , c 0) is 3x
4 tan x
a. (abc )3 b. abc 36. If f (x ) is to be defined to make
x
c. (abc )1/ 3 d. None of these continuous at x 0, then the defined function should
28. The values of a , b and c, such that be
x x
3x
4 tan x
ae b cos x ce , x 0
lim 2, are a. f (x ) x
x 0 x sin x 7, x 0
a. a 1, b 2, c 1 b. a 1, b 2, c 1 3x 4 tan x
, x 0
b. f (x ) x
c. a 1, b 2, c 1 d. a 1, b 2, c 1
6, x 0
1 n2 3x 4 tan x
, x 0
29. If lim an b , where a is finite number, then c. f (x ) x
n 1 n
7, x 0
a. a 2 b. a 0 c. b 1 d. b 1 d. None of the above
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37. The value of f ( 0), so that the function ( 3 x 1) 2

44. If f (x ) ,x 0, is continuous at x 0,
2x sin 1 x sin x loge (1 x )
f (x ) is continuous at each point in its
2x tan 1 x then f ( 0) is
domain, is a. loge 3 b. 2 loge 3 c. (loge 3)2 d. None
1 1 2 2
a. b. c. d. 45. If a function f : R R satisfy the equation
3 3 3 3 f (x y ) f (x ) f ( y ), x, y and the function f (x ) is
k cos x continuous at x 0, then
, if x
38. For what value of k, function f (x ) 2x 2 a. f (x ) is continuous for all positive real values of x
b. f (x ) is continuous for all x
3, if x
2 c. f (x ) 0 for all x
d. None of the above
is continuous at x ?
2 46. The values of a and b such that the function f
a. 1 b. 3 defined by
c. R d. 6 x 4
1 a , if x 4
|x a | sin , if x a |x 4 |
39. If f (x ) x a , then f (x ) is f (x ) a b, if x 4
0, if x a x 4
b , if x 4
a. continuous at x a |x 4 |
b. discontinuous at x a
is continuous function at x 4, are
c. discontinuous for all x R
d. None of the above a. a 1and b 1 b. a 1and b 1
c. a 0 and b 1 d. a 1and b 0
40. The values of p and q for which the function
sin( p 1)x sin x 2 cos x 1
, x 0 47. If f (x ) ,x , then the value of f , so
x cot x 1 4 4
f (x ) q, x 0
that f (x ) becomes continuous at x , is
x x 2
x 4
, x 0 1 1
x 3/ 2 a. b.
2
c. 1 d. 9
2
is continuous for all x in R, are
5 1 3 1 1 cos 4x
a. p ,q b. p ,q 2
, if x 0
2 2 2 2 x
1 3 1 3 48. If f (x ) a , if x 0 , then what value of a,
c. p ,q d. p ,q
2 2 2 2 x
, if x 0
k1 16 x 4
x sin ,x 0
41. If f (x ) x is continuous at x 0,
f is continuous at x 0?
0, x 0
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
then
a. k ( , 0) b. k (1, )
49. If the function
c. k ( 1, ) d. None of these 2
x a 2 sin x, 0 x
4
1 sin x 1 sin x
42. If f (x ) , then the value of f at f (x ) x cot x b, x
x 4 2
x 0, so that f is continuous everywhere, is
a. 1/4 b. 1 c. 1 d. 2 b sin 2x a cos 2x , x
2
43. If the function f (x ) defined by is continuous in the interval [ 0, , then the values of
1
1 a and b are respectively
f (x ) x2 e2 x
, x 2 is continuous from a. (0, 0) b. 0,
1
c. (0, 1) d. ( 1, 1 )
2
c, x 2 a sin x sin 2x
50. If f (x ) ,x 0 and f (x ) is continuous at
right at x 2, then c is equal to x3
1 1 1 1 x 0, then
a. b. c. d.
2 3 4 5 a. a 2 b. f ( 0) 1 c. f ( 0) 1 d. a 1
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51. If f (x ) 3x 10 7x 8 5x 6 21x 3 3x 2 7, then the 57. Consider the greatest integer function, defined by
f (1 h ) f (1) f (x ) [x ], 0 x 2. Then,
value of lim is
h 0 h3 3 h a. f is derivable at x 1 b. f is not derivable at x 1
53 22 22 c. f is derivable at x 2 d. None of these
a. b. c. 13 d.
3 3 13 58. Let f (x ) | x | v | x | 2, where , ,v are real
f ( 2h 2 h 2 ) f ( 2) constants. Then, f ( 0) exists, if
52. If f ( 2) 6 and f (1) 4 , then lim
h 0 f (h h2 1) f (1) a. 0 b. v 0 c. 0 d. v
is equal to 59. Consider a function f : R R which satisfies the
a. 3 b. –3/2 equation f (x y ) f (x ) f ( y ), x , y R , f (x ) 0.
c. 3/2 d. Does not exist Suppose that the function is differentiable at x 0 and
ex , x 0 f ( 0) 2. Then, f (x ) is equal to
53. If f (x ) , then 1
| 1 x |, x 0 a. f (x ) b. 2 f (x ) c. f (x ) d. None
2
a. f (x ) is differentiable at x 0
60. Consider the function f (x ), defined by
b. f (x ) is continuous at x 0, 1
c. f (x ) is differentiable at x 1 x, x 1
f (x ) 2
d. None of the above x bx c, x 1
| x 3 |, x 1 Let f (x ) exists finitely, x R. Then,
54. The function defined by f (x ) 1 2 3 13 is
x x ,x 1 a. b 1, c R
4 2 4 b. c 1, b R
a. continuous at x 1 b. continuous at x 3 c. b 1, c 1
c. differentiable at x 1 d. All of these d. b 1, c 1
log(a x) log a log x 1
55. If lim k lim 1, then 61. Consider the function f (x ) | loge x |, x 0. Then,
x 0 x x 0 x e
a. LHD does not exist at x 1
1 b. RHD does not exist at x 1
a. k e 1 b. k e (1 a )
a c. f is differentiable at x 1
c. k e (2 a) d. equality is not possible d. f is not differentiable at x 1
1 1 62. Consider the function f (x ) defined by
|x | x f (x ) |x 2 | | x | | x 2 |. Then,
56. If f (x ) xe , x 0, then f (x ) is
0, x 0 a. f is derivable at x 0, 2
b. f is derivable at x 2, 0
a. continuous as well as differentiable for all x
c. f is derivable at x 2, 2
b. continuous for all x but not differentiable at x 0
d. f is not derivable at x 2, 0, 2
c. neither differentiable nor continuous at x 0
d. discontinuous everywhere

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(1 x )8 1 xm 1
1. lim 2
is equal to [2014] 4. lim n
is equal to [2014]
x 0 (1 x ) 1 x 1 x 1
a. 8 b. 6 c. 4 d. 2 n m
a. b.
tan x2
2 tan x 3 m n
2. lim is equal to [2014] 2m 2n
x tan 1
3 tan x2
4 tan x 3 c. d.
n m
a. 1 b. 2 c. 0 d. 3 1/ x

1 5. If f (x ) tan x , x 0
x4 sin x2 4
x k, x 0
3. lim is equal to [2014]
x 1 | x |3
For what value of k, f (x ) is continuous at x 0? [2014]
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 1 a. 1 b. 0 c. e d. e 2
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1/ x 2 19. If f : R R is defined by f (x ) [x 3] |x 4| for

1 5x 2
6. The value of lim is [2013] x R, then lim f (x ) is equal to [2008]
x 0 1 3x 2 x 3
2 2 a. 2 b. 1 c. 0 d. 1
a. e b. e c. 1/ e d. 1/ e
(2 x ) sin( 2 x ) 2 sin 2 20. If f : R R is defined by [2008]
7. lim is equal to [2012]
x 0 x cos 3x cos x
, for x 0
a. sin 2 b. cos 2 c. 1 d. 2 cos 2 sin 2 f (x ) x 2

, for x 0
3x tan2 x
8. If f (x ) is continuous at x 0, then f ( 0) is and if f is continuous at x 0, then is equal to
x
equal to [2012] a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 0 x f ( 2) 2f (x )
21. If f ( 2) 4 and f ( 2) 1, then lim is equal
log(1 ax ) log(1 bx ) x 2 x 2
9. If f (x ) for x 0 and f ( 0) k to [2008]
x
a. 2 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
and f (x ) is continuous at x 0, then k is equal to [2012]
a. a b b. a b c. a d. b x3 1
22. If lim 2
(ax b) 2, then [2007]
sin x x x 1
10. lim is equal to [2011]
x 0 x a. a 1and b 1 b. a 1and b 1
a. 2 b. 1 c. 1 d. 0 c. a 1and b 2 d. a 1and b 2
cos(sin x ) 1 1 cos x
11. lim 2
is equal to [2011] ,x 0
x 0 x 23. If f (x ) x is continuous at x 0, then
a. 1 b. 1 c. 1/2 d. 1/ 2 x ,x 0
12. In order that the function f (x ) (x 1)1/ x is continuous the value of k is [2007]
at x 0, f ( 0) must be defined as [2011] 1 1 1
a. 0 b. c. d.
a. f ( 0) 0 b. f ( 0) e c. f ( 0 ) 1/e d. f ( 0) 1 2 4 2
tan x sin x
13. The function f (x ) | x | at x 0 is [2011] 24. lim is equal to [2006]
x 0 x3
a. continuous but non-differentiable
b. discontinuous and differentiable a. 1/2 b. 1 / 2 c. 0 d. 1
c. discontinuous and non-differentiable sin 5x
, x 0
d. continuous and differentiable 2x x2
25. If f (x ) is continuous at x 0, then
14. lim (cosec x )1/ log x is equal to [2010]
k
1
, x 0
x 0
2
a. 0 b. 1
the value of k is [2006]
c. 1/e d. None of these
x 4
a. 1 b. 2
x 6 1
15. The value of lim is [2010] c. 2 d.
x x 1 2
a. e b. e 2 c. e 4 d. e 5 26. The value of the constant and such that
2
16. The set of points, where the function f (x ) x | x | is x 1
lim x 0 are respectively [2005]
differentiable, is [2010] x x 1
a. ( , ) b. ( , 0) ( 0, ) a. (1, 1) b. ( 1, 1) c. (1, 1 ) d. (0, 1)
c. ( 0, ) d. [ 0, )
4 tan 2 tan
27. lim is equal to [2005]
1 2 x 3 0 (1 cos 2 )
17. lim is equal to [2009]
x 2 x 2 a. 1 2 b. 1/2
1 1 c. 1 d. 2
a. b. c. 8 3 d. 3
8 3 3 1, x 0
28. If f (x ) , then what is the value of
x 1 sin x , 0 x /2
18. lim(1 x ) tan is equal to [2009]
x 1 2 f (x ) at x 0? [2005]
2 2 a. 1 b. 1
a. b. c. d. c. d. Does not exist
2 2