Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{2{x^2}} \over a}\,\,,} & {0 \le x < 1} \cr {a\,\,\,,} & {1 \le x < \sqrt 2 } \cr {{{2{b^2} - 4b} \over {{x^3}}},} & {\sqrt 2 \le x < \infty } \cr } } \right.$
is continuous in the interval [0, $\infty $), then an ordered pair ( a, b) is :
f(x) = $\left\{ {\matrix{ { - x} & {x < 1} \cr {a + {{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {x + b} \right),} & {1 \le x \le 2} \cr } } \right.$
is differentiable at x = 1, then ${a \over b}$ is equal to :
and $\,\,g\left( x \right) = f\left( {f\left( x \right)} \right),\,\,$ then :
Let $\alpha$, $\beta$ $\in$ R be such that $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{{x^2}\sin (\beta x)} \over {\alpha x - \sin x}} = 1$. Then 6($\alpha$ + $\beta$) equals _________.
Explanation:
Here, $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{{x^2}\sin (\beta x)} \over {\alpha x - \sin x}} = 1$
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{{x^2}\left( {\beta x - {{{{(\beta x)}^3}} \over {3!}} + {{{{(\beta x)}^5}} \over {5!}} - ....} \right)} \over {\alpha x - \left( {x - {{{x^3}} \over {3!}} + {{{x^5}} \over {5!}} - ....} \right)}} = 1$
$ \Rightarrow \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{{x^3}\left( {\beta - {{{\beta ^3}{x^2}} \over {3!}} + {{{\beta ^5}{x^4}} \over {5!}} - ....} \right)} \over {(\alpha - 1)x + {{{x^3}} \over {3!}} + {{{x^5}} \over {5!}} - ...}} = 1$
Limit exists only, when $\alpha$ $-$ 1 = 0
$\Rightarrow$ $\alpha$ = 1 ...... (i)
$\therefore$ $ \Rightarrow \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{{x^3}\left( {\beta - {{{\beta ^3}{x^2}} \over {3!}} + {{{\beta ^5}{x^4}} \over {5!}} - ....} \right)} \over {{x^3}\left( {{1 \over {3!}} - {{{x^2}} \over {5!}} - ...} \right)}} = 1$
$\Rightarrow$ 6$\beta$ = 1 ....... (ii)
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
6($\alpha$ + $\beta$) = 6$\alpha$ + 6$\beta$
= 6 + 1
= 7
Let a, b $\in$ R and f : R $\to$ R be defined by $f(x) = a\cos (|{x^3} - x|) + b|x|\sin (|{x^3} + x|)$. Then f is
Let $f:\left[ { - {1 \over 2},2} \right] \to R$ and $g:\left[ { - {1 \over 2},2} \right] \to R$ be function defined by $f(x) = [{x^2} - 3]$ and $g(x) = |x|f(x) + |4x - 7|f(x)$, where [y] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to y for $y \in R$. Then
$g\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {k\sqrt {x + 1} ,} & {0 \le x \le 3} \cr {m\,x + 2,} & {3 < x \le 5} \cr } } \right.$
is differentiable, then the value of $k+m$ is :
Explanation:
Given, $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} \left[ {{{{e^{\cos ({\alpha ^n})}} - e} \over {{\alpha ^m}}}} \right] = - {e \over 2}$
$ \Rightarrow \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} {{e\{ {e^{\cos ({\alpha ^n}) - 1}} - 1\} } \over {\cos ({\alpha ^n}) - 1}}.{{\cos ({\alpha ^n}) - 1} \over {{\alpha ^m}}} = {{ - e} \over 2}$
$ \Rightarrow \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} e\left\{ {{{{e^{\cos ({\alpha ^n}) - 1}} - 1} \over {\cos ({\alpha ^n}) - 1}}} \right\}.\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} {{ - 2{{\sin }^2}{{{\alpha ^n}} \over 2}} \over {{\alpha ^m}}} = - e/2$
$ \Rightarrow e \times 1 \times ( - 2)\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} {{{{\sin }^2}\left( {{{{\alpha ^n}} \over 2}} \right)} \over {{{{\alpha ^{2n}}} \over 4}}}.{{{\alpha ^{2n}}} \over {4{\alpha ^m}}} = {{ - e} \over 2}$
$ \Rightarrow e \times 1 \times - 2 \times 1 \times \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\alpha \to 0} {{{\alpha ^{2n - m}}} \over 4} = {{ - e} \over 2}$
For this to be exists,
$2n - m = 0 \Rightarrow {m \over n} = 2$
Let $g:R \to R$ be a differentiable function with $g(0) = 0$, $g'(0) = 0$ and $g'(1) \ne 0$. Let
$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x \over {|x|}}g(x),} & {x \ne 0} \cr {0,} & {x = 0} \cr } } \right.$
and $h(x) = {e^{|x|}}$ for all $x \in R$. Let $(f\, \circ \,h)(x)$ denote $f(h(x))$ and $(h\, \circ \,f)(x)$ denote $f(f(x))$. Then which of the following is (are) true?
Explanation:
$ \Rightarrow \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {\left\{ {{{{{\sin (x - 1)} \over {(x - 1)}} - a} \over {1 + {{\sin (x - 1)} \over {(x - 1)}}}}} \right\}^{1 + \sqrt x }} = {1 \over 4}$
$ \Rightarrow {\left( {{{1 - a} \over 2}} \right)^2} = {1 \over 4}$
$ \Rightarrow {(a - 1)^2} = 1$
$\Rightarrow$ a = 2 or 0
But for a = 2, base of above limit approaches $-$1/2 and exponent approaches to 2 and since base cannot be negative, hence limit does not exist.
The number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is
Explanation:
The points at which the curve taken a sharp turn, are the points of non-differentiability.
Curve of f(x) and g(x) are

h(x) is not differentiable at x = $\pm$1 and 0.
As h(x) take sharp turns at x = $\pm$ 1 and 0.
Hence, number of points of non-differentiability of h(x) is 3.
$a \in R$ (the set of all real numbers), a $\ne$ $-$1,
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {{({1^a} + {2^a} + ... + {n^a})} \over {{{(n + 1)}^{a - 1}}[(na + 1) + (na + 2) + ... + (na + n)]}} = {1 \over {60}}$, Then a = ?
Statement - 1 : $f'\left( 4 \right) = 0$
Statement - 2 : $f$ is continuous in [2, 5], differentiable in (2, 5) and $f$(2) = $f$(5)
$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
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \left( {{{{x^2} + x + 1} \over {x + 1}} - ax - b} \right) = 4$, then
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
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 ?
$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{\sin (p + 1)x + \sin x} \over x}} & {,x < 0} \cr q & {,x = 0} \cr {{{\sqrt {x + {x^2}} - \sqrt x } \over {{x^{3/2}}}}} & {,x > 0} \cr } } \right.$
is continuous for all $x$ in R, are
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
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
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
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {{f(3x)} \over {f(x)}} = 1$. Then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {{f(2x)} \over {f(x)}} = $
Statement-1: gof is differentiable at $x=0$ and its derivative is continuous at that point.
Statement-2: gof is twice differentiable at $x=0$.
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
Then which one of the following is true?
Which of the following is true?
$g\left( u \right) = 2{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{e^u}} \right) - {\pi \over 2}.$ Then, $g$ is
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
such that $f\left( x \right) = f\left( {1 - x} \right)$ and $f'\left( {{1 \over 4}} \right) = 0.$ Then,
$f(x) = \min \left\{ {x + 1,\left| x \right| + 1} \right\}$, then which of the following is true?
$f\left( x \right) = {1 \over x} - {2 \over {{e^{2x}} - 1}}$
can be made continuous at $x$ = 0 by defining $f$(0) as
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 $t$.
The line $y=x$ meets $y=k e^{\mathrm{x}}$ for $k \leq 0$ at
The positive value of $k$ for which $k e^{x}-x=0$ has only one root is
For $k > 0$, the set of all values of $k$ for which $k e^{x}-x=0$ has two distinct roots is
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) | $f(x) < 1$ |
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 ($-1,1$) |
For $x>0, \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0}\left((\sin x)^{1 / x}+(1 / x)^{\sin x}\right)$ is :
0
-1
1
2
If $f(x)=\min \left\{1, x^2, x^3\right\}$, then
$f(x)$ is continuous $\forall \mathrm{x} \in \mathrm{R}$
$f(x)>0, \forall x>1$
$f(x)$ is not differentiable but continuous $\forall x \in \mathrm{R}$
$f(x)$ is not differentiable for two values of $x$
$\left| {f\left( x \right) - f\left( y \right)} \right|$ $ \le {\left( {x - y} \right)^2}$, $x, y$ $ \in R$
and $f(0)$ = 0, then $f(1)$ equals







From graph it is clear that
Concept: Function is non differentiable if it has sharp corner because it indicates that function change its definition abruptly results multiple tangent at that pointed part of curve.