Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

496 Questions
2012 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2012
If $f:R \to R$ is a function defined by

$f\left( x \right) = \left[ x \right]\cos \left( {{{2x - 1} \over 2}} \right)\pi $,

where [x] denotes the greatest integer function, then $f$ is
A.
continuous for every real $x$
B.
discontinuous only at $x=0$
C.
discontinuous only at non-zero integral values of $x$
D.
continuous only at $x=0$
2012 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline

If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \left( {{{{x^2} + x + 1} \over {x + 1}} - ax - b} \right) = 4$, then

A.
a = 1, b = 4
B.
a = 1, b = $-$4
C.
a = 2, b = $-$3
D.
a = 2, b = 3
2012 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline

Let $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x^2}\left| {\cos {\pi \over x}} \right|,} & {x \ne 0} \cr {0,} & {x = 0} \cr } } \right.$

x$\in$R, then f is

A.
differentiable both at x = 0 and at x = 2.
B.
differentiable at x = 0 but not differentiable at x = 2.
C.
not differentiable at x = 0 but differentiable at x = 2.
D.
differentiable neither at x = 0 nor at x = 2.
2012 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 2 Offline

For every integer n, let an and bn be real numbers. Let function f : R $\to$ R be given by

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{a_n} + \sin \pi x,} & {for\,x \in [2n,2n + 1]} \cr {{b_n} + \cos \pi x,} & {for\,x \in (2n - 1,2n)} \cr } } \right.$, for all integers n. If f is continuous, then which of the following hold(s) for all n ?

A.
an $-$ 1 $-$ bn $-$ 1 = 0
B.
an $-$ bn = 1
C.
an $-$ bn $+$ 1 = 1
D.
an $-$ 1 $-$ bn = $-$1
2011 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2011
The value of $p$ and $q$ for which the function

$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{\sin (p + 1)x + \sin x} \over x}} & {,x < 0} \cr q & {,x = 0} \cr {{{\sqrt {x + {x^2}} - \sqrt x } \over {{x^{3/2}}}}} & {,x > 0} \cr } } \right.$

is continuous for all $x$ in R, are
A.
$p =$ ${5 \over 2}$, $q = $ ${1 \over 2}$
B.
$p =$ $-{3 \over 2}$, $q = $ ${1 \over 2}$
C.
$p =$ ${1 \over 2}$, $q = $ ${3 \over 2}$
D.
$p =$ ${1 \over 2}$, $q = $ $-{3 \over 2}$
2011 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2011
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 2} \left( {{{\sqrt {1 - \cos \left\{ {2(x - 2)} \right\}} } \over {x - 2}}} \right)$
A.
Equals $\sqrt 2 $
B.
Equals $-\sqrt 2 $
C.
Equals ${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
D.
does not exist
2011 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {[1 + x\ln (1 + {b^2})]^{1/x}} = 2b{\sin ^2}\theta $, $b > 0$ and $\theta \in ( - \pi ,\pi ]$, then the value of $\theta$ is

A.
$ \pm {\pi \over 4}$
B.
$ \pm {\pi \over 3}$
C.
$ \pm {\pi \over 6}$
D.
$ \pm {\pi \over 2}$
2011 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 1 Offline

Let f : R $\to$ R be a function such that $f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y),\,\forall x,y \in R$. If f(x) is differentiable at x = 0, then

A.
f(x) is differentiable only in a finite interval containing zero.
B.
f(x) is continuous $\forall x \in R$.
C.
f'(x) is constant $\forall x \in R$.
D.
f(x) is differentiable except at finitely many points.
2011 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

If $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ { - x - {\pi \over 2},} & {x \le - {\pi \over 2}} \cr { - \cos x} & { - {\pi \over 2} < x \le 0} \cr {x - 1} & {0 < x \le 1} \cr {\ln x} & {x > 1} \cr } } \right.$, then

A.
f(x) is continuous at x = $-$ $\pi$/2.
B.
f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0.
C.
f(x) is differentiable at x = 1.
D.
f(x) is differentiable at x = $-$3/2.
2010 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2010
Let $f:R \to R$ be a positive increasing function with

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {{f(3x)} \over {f(x)}} = 1$. Then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {{f(2x)} \over {f(x)}} = $
A.
${2 \over 3}$
B.
${3 \over 2}$
C.
3
D.
1
2009 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2009
Let $f\left( x \right) = x\left| x \right|$ and $g\left( x \right) = \sin x.$
Statement-1: gof is differentiable at $x=0$ and its derivative is continuous at that point.
Statement-2: gof is twice differentiable at $x=0$.
A.
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
B.
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
C.
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
D.
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
2009 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline

Let $L = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{a - \sqrt {{a^2} - {x^2}} - {{{x^2}} \over 4}} \over {{x^4}}},a > 0$. If L is finite, then

A.
$a = 2$
B.
$a = 1$
C.
$L = {1 \over {64}}$
D.
$L = {1 \over {32}}$
2008 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2008
Let $f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\left( {x - 1} \right)\sin {1 \over {x - 1}}} & {if\,x \ne 1} \cr 0 & {if\,x = 1} \cr } } \right.$

Then which one of the following is true?
A.
$f$ is neither differentiable at x = 0 nor at x = 1
B.
$f$ is differentiable at x = 0 and at x = 1
C.
$f$ is differentiable at x = 0 but not at x = 1
D.
$f$ is differentiable at x = 1 but not at x = 0
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

Which of the following is true?

A.
$f(x)$ is decreasing on $(-1,1)$ and has a local minimum at $x=1$
B.
$f(x)$ is increasing on $(-1,1)$ and has a local minimum at $x=1$
C.
$f(x)$ is increasing on $(-1,1)$ but has neither a local maximum nor a local minimum at $x=1$
D.
$f(x)$ is decreasing on $(-1,1)$ but has neither a local maximum nor a local minimum at $x=1$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline
Let the function $g:\left( { - \infty ,\infty } \right) \to \left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$ be given by

$g\left( u \right) = 2{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{e^u}} \right) - {\pi \over 2}.$ Then, $g$ is
A.
even and is strictly increasing in $\left( {0,\infty } \right)$
B.
odd and is strictly decreasing in $\left( { - \infty ,\infty } \right)$
C.
odd and is strictly increasing in $\left( { - \infty ,\infty } \right)$
D.
neither even nor odd, but is strictly increasing in $\left( { - \infty ,\infty } \right)$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 1 Offline

Let $g(x) = {{{{(x - 1)}^n}} \over {\log {{\cos }^m}(x - 1)}};0 < x < 2,m$ and $n$ are integers, $m \ne 0,n > 0$, and let $p$ be the left hand derivative of $|x - 1|$ at $x = 1$. If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {1^ + }} g(x) = p$, then

A.
$n = 1,m = 1$
B.
$n = 1,m = - 1$
C.
$n = 2,m = 2$
D.
$n > 2,m = n$
2008 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 1 Offline
Let $f(x)$ be a non-constant twice differentiable function defined on $\left( { - \infty ,\infty } \right)$


such that $f\left( x \right) = f\left( {1 - x} \right)$ and $f'\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right) = 0.$ Then,
A.
$f''\left( x \right)$ vanishes at least twice on $\left[ {0,1} \right]$
B.
$f'\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right) = 0$
C.
$\int\limits_{ - 1/2}^{1/2} {f\left( {x + {1 \over 2}} \right)\sin x\,dx} = 0$
D.
$\int\limits_0^{1/2} {f\left( t \right){e^{\sin \,\pi t}}dt = } \int\limits_{1/2}^1 {f\left( {1 - t} \right){e^{\sin \,\pi t}}dt} $
2007 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2007
Let $f:R \to R$ be a function defined by

$f(x) = \min \left\{ {x + 1,\left| x \right| + 1} \right\}$, then which of the following is true?
A.
$f(x)$ is differentiale everywhere
B.
$f(x)$ is not differentiable at x = 0
C.
$f(x) > 1$ for all $x \in R$
D.
$f(x)$ is not differentiable at x = 1
2007 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2007
The function $f:R/\left\{ 0 \right\} \to R$ given by

$f\left( x \right) = {1 \over x} - {2 \over {{e^{2x}} - 1}}$

can be made continuous at $x$ = 0 by defining $f$(0) as
A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
$-1$
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

Let $f(x)=2+\cos x$ for all real $x$.

STATEMENT - 1 : For each real $t$, there exists a point $c$ in $[t, t+\pi]$ such that $f^{\prime}(C)=0$.

STATEMENT - 2 : $f(t)=f(t+2 \pi)$ for each real $t$.

A.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
B.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
C.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
D.
Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

The line $y=x$ meets $y=k e^{\mathrm{x}}$ for $k \leq 0$ at

A.
no point
B.
one point
C.
two points
D.
more than two points
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

The positive value of $k$ for which $k e^{x}-x=0$ has only one root is

A.
$\frac{1}{e}$
B.
1
C.
$e$
D.
$\log _{\mathrm{e}} 2$
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

For $k > 0$, the set of all values of $k$ for which $k e^{x}-x=0$ has two distinct roots is

A.
$\left(0, \frac{1}{e}\right)$
B.
$\left(\frac{1}{e}, 1\right)$
C.
$\left(\frac{1}{e}, \infty\right)$
D.
$(0,1)$
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline

Let $f(x) = {{{x^2} - 6x + 5} \over {{x^2} - 5x + 6}}$.

Match the conditions/expressions in Column I with statements in Column II.

Column I Column II
(A) If $ - 1 < x < 1$, then $f(x)$ satisfies (P) $0 < f(x) < 1$
(B) If $1 < x < 2$, then $f(x)$ satisfies (Q) $f(x) < 0$
(C) If $3 < x < 5$, then $f(x)$ satisfies (R) $f(x) > 0$
(D) If $x > 5$, then $f(x)$ satisfies (S) $f(x) < 1$

A.
$\mathrm{A-(p), (s);B-(q),(s);C-(q),(s);D-(p),(r)}$
B.
$\mathrm{A-(p), (q), (s);B-(q),(s);C-(q),(s);D-(p),(r),(s)}$
C.
$\mathrm{A-(s);B-(q),(s);C-(q),(s);D-(s)}$
D.
$\mathrm{A-(p), (q), (s);B-(q),(s);C-(s);D-(r),(s)}$
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

In the following [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x.

Match the functions in Column I with the properties Column II.

Column I Column II
(A) $x|x|$ (P) continuous in ($-1,1$).
(B) $\sqrt{|x|}$ (Q) differentiable in ($-1,1$)
(C) $x+[x]$ (R) strictly increasing in ($-1,1$)
(D) $|x-1|+|x+1|$ (S) not differentiable at least at one point in ($-1,1$)

A.
A - (p), (q), (r), B - (p), (s), C - (r), (s), D - (p), (q)
B.
A - (p), (q), B - (p), (s), C - (r), (s), D - (p)
C.
A - (p), (q), (r), B - (p), C - (r), D - (p), (q)
D.
A - (p), (r), B - (p), (s), C - (r), D - (p), (q)
2006 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2006
The set of points where $f\left( x \right) = {x \over {1 + \left| x \right|}}$ is differentiable is
A.
$\left( { - \infty ,0} \right) \cup \left( {0,\infty } \right)$
B.
$\left( { - \infty ,1} \right) \cup \left( { - 1,\infty } \right)$
C.
$\left( { - \infty ,\infty } \right)$
D.
$\left( {0,\infty } \right)$
2006 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

For $x>0, \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0}\left((\sin x)^{1 / x}+(1 / x)^{\sin x}\right)$ is :

A.

0

B.

-1

C.

1

D.

2

2006 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2006

If $f(x)=\min \left\{1, x^2, x^3\right\}$, then

A.

$f(x)$ is continuous $\forall \mathrm{x} \in \mathrm{R}$

B.

$f(x)>0, \forall x>1$

C.

$f(x)$ is not differentiable but continuous $\forall x \in \mathrm{R}$

D.

$f(x)$ is not differentiable for two values of $x$

2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
If $f$ is a real valued differentiable function satisfying

$\left| {f\left( x \right) - f\left( y \right)} \right|$ $ \le {\left( {x - y} \right)^2}$, $x, y$ $ \in R$
and $f(0)$ = 0, then $f(1)$ equals
A.
-1
B.
0
C.
2
D.
1
2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
Suppose $f(x)$ is differentiable at x = 1 and

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} {1 \over h}f\left( {1 + h} \right) = 5$, then $f'\left( 1 \right)$ equals
A.
3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
6
2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the distinct roots of $a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$, then

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \alpha } {{1 - \cos \left( {a{x^2} + bx + c} \right)} \over {{{\left( {x - \alpha } \right)}^2}}}$ is equal to
A.
${{{a^2}{{\left( {\alpha - \beta } \right)}^2}} \over 2}$
B.
0
C.
$ - {{{a^2}{{\left( {\alpha - \beta } \right)}^2}} \over 2}$
D.
${{{{\left( {\alpha - \beta } \right)}^2}} \over 2}$
2005 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2005 Mains

If $f(x-y)=f(x) \circ g(y)-f(y) \circ g(x)$ And $g(x-y) =g(x) \circ g(y)+f(x) \circ f(y)$ for all $x, y \in \mathrm{R}$. If right-hand derivative at $x=0$ exists for $f(x)$, find the derivative of $g(x)$ at $x=0$

A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
3
2004 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2004
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {\left( {1 + {a \over x} + {b \over {{x^2}}}} \right)^{2x}} = {e^2}$, then the value of $a$ and $b$, are
A.
$a$ = 1 and $b$ = 2
B.
$a$ = 1 and $b$ $ \in R$
C.
$a$ $ \in R$ and $b$ = 2
D.
$a$ $ \in R$ and $b$ $ \in R$
2004 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2004
Let $f(x) = {{1 - \tan x} \over {4x - \pi }}$, $x \ne {\pi \over 4}$, $x \in \left[ {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right]$.

If $f(x)$ is continuous in $\left[ {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right]$, then $f\left( {{\pi \over 4}} \right)$ is
A.
$-1$
B.
${1 \over 2}$
C.
$-{1 \over 2}$
D.
$1$
2003 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2003
If $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x{e^{ - \left( {{1 \over {\left| x \right|}} + {1 \over x}} \right)}}} & {,x \ne 0} \cr 0 & {,x = 0} \cr } } \right.$

then $f(x)$ is
A.
discontinuous everywhere
B.
continuous as well as differentiable for all x
C.
continuous for all x but not differentiable at x = 0
D.
neither differentiable nor continuous at x = 0
2003 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2003
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\log \left( {3 + x} \right) - \log \left( {3 - x} \right)} \over x}$ = k, the value of k is
A.
$ - {2 \over 3}$
B.
0
C.
$ - {1 \over 3}$
D.
${2 \over 3}$
2003 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2003
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 2}} {{\left[ {1 - \tan \left( {{x \over 2}} \right)} \right]\left[ {1 - \sin x} \right]} \over {\left[ {1 + \tan \left( {{x \over 2}} \right)} \right]{{\left[ {\pi - 2x} \right]}^3}}}$ is
A.
$\infty $
B.
${1 \over 8}$
C.
0
D.
${1 \over 32}$
2003 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2003
Let $f(a) = g(a) = k$ and their nth derivatives
${f^n}(a)$, ${g^n}(a)$ exist and are not equal for some n. Further if

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} {{f(a)g(x) - f(a) - g(a)f(x) + f(a)} \over {g(x) - f(x)}} = 4$

then the value of k is
A.
0
B.
4
C.
2
D.
1
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\sqrt {1 - \cos 2x} } \over {\sqrt 2 x}}$ is
A.
$1$
B.
$-1$
C.
zero
D.
does not exist
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
$f$ is defined in $\left[ { - 5,5} \right]$ as

$f\left( x \right) = x$ if $x$ is rational

$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$ $ = - x$ if $x$ is irrational. Then
A.
$f(x)$ is continuous at every x, except $x = 0$
B.
$f(x)$ is discontinuous at every $x,$ except $x = 0$
C.
$f(x)$ is continuous everywhere
D.
$f(x)$ is discontinuous everywhere
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
If f(x + y) = f(x).f(y) $\forall $ x, y and f(5) = 2, f'(0) = 3, then
f'(5) is
A.
0
B.
1
C.
6
D.
2
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {\left( {{{{x^2} + 5x + 3} \over {{x^2} + x + 2}}} \right)^x}$
A.
${e^4}$
B.
${e^2}$
C.
${e^3}$
D.
$1$
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\log {x^n} - \left[ x \right]} \over {\left[ x \right]}}$, $n \in N$, ( [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x )
A.
has value $ -1$
B.
has value $0$
C.
has value $1$
D.
does not exist
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
If $f\left( 1 \right) = 1,{f'}\left( 1 \right) = 2,$ then
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {{\sqrt {f\left( x \right)} - 1} \over {\sqrt x - 1}}$ is
A.
$2$
B.
$4$
C.
$1$
D.
${1 \over 2}$
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
f(x) and g(x) are two differentiable functions on [0, 2] such that

f''(x) - g''(x) = 0, f'(1) = 2, g'(1) = 4, f(2) = 3, g(2) = 9

then f(x) - g(x) at x = ${3 \over 2}$ is
A.
0
B.
2
C.
10
D.
-5
2002 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2002
Let $f(2) = 4$ and $f'(x) = 4.$

Then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 2} {{xf\left( 2 \right) - 2f\left( x \right)} \over {x - 2}}$ is given by
A.
$2$
B.
$- 2$
C.
$- 4$
D.
$3$