Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

328 Questions
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.
$3$
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift
If the function $f(x)=\frac{\tan (\tan x)-\sin (\sin x)}{\tan x-\sin x}$ is continuous at $x=0$, then $f(0)$ is equal to ____________.
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift

For $\mathrm{t}>-1$, let $\alpha_{\mathrm{t}}$ and $\beta_{\mathrm{t}}$ be the roots of the equation

$ \left((\mathrm{t}+2)^{1 / 7}-1\right) x^2+\left((\mathrm{t}+2)^{1 / 6}-1\right) x+\left((\mathrm{t}+2)^{1 / 21}-1\right)=0 \text {. If } \lim \limits_{\mathrm{t} \rightarrow-1^{+}} \alpha_{\mathrm{t}}=\mathrm{a} \text { and } \lim \limits_{\mathrm{t} \rightarrow-1^{+}} \beta_{\mathrm{t}}=\mathrm{b} \text {, } $

then $72(a+b)^2$ is equal to ___________.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

The number of points of discontinuity of the function $f(x)=\left[\frac{x^2}{2}\right]-[\sqrt{x}], x \in[0,4]$, where $[\cdot]$ denotes the greatest integer function, is ________.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Let $m$ and $n$ be the number of points at which the function $f(x)=\max \left\{x, x^3, x^5, \ldots x^{21}\right\}, x \in \mathbb{R}$, is not differentiable and not continuous, respectively. Then $m+n$ is equal to _________.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
$If\,\,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{\tan x}{x}\right)^{\frac{1}{x^2}}=p \text {, then } 96 \log _{\mathrm{e}} p \text { is equal to____________ }$
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then the least value of p ∈ N for which

$ \lim\limits_{x \to 0^+} \left( x (\left[ \frac{1}{x} \right] + \left[ \frac{2}{x} \right] + \ldots + \left[ \frac{p}{x} \right] \right) - x^2 \left( \left[ \frac{1}{x^2} \right] + \left[ \frac{2^2}{x^2} \right] + \ldots + \left[ \frac{9^2}{x^2} \right] \right) \geq 1 $ is equal to _______.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

Let $f(x)=\lim \limits_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum\limits_{r=0}^n\left(\frac{\tan \left(x / 2^{r+1}\right)+\tan ^3\left(x / 2^{r+1}\right)}{1-\tan ^2\left(x / 2^{r+1}\right)}\right)$ Then $\lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{e^x-e^{f(x)}}{(x-f(x))}$ is equal to ___________.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{f}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lc}3 x, & x<0 \\ \min \{1+x+[x], x+2[x]\}, & 0 \leq x \leq 2 \\ 5, & x>2\end{array}\right.$

where [.] denotes greatest integer function. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the number of points, where $f$ is not continuous and is not differentiable, respectively, then $\alpha+\beta$ equals _______ .

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

Let the function,

$f(x)= \begin{cases}-3 \mathrm{ax}^2-2, & x<1 \\ \mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b} x, & x \geqslant 1\end{cases}$

be differentiable for all $x \in \mathbf{R}$, where $\mathrm{a}>1, \mathrm{~b} \in \mathbf{R}$. If the area of the region enclosed by $y=f(x)$ and the line $y=-20$ is $\alpha+\beta \sqrt{3}, \alpha, \beta \in Z$, then the value of $\alpha+\beta$ is ___________ .

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

Let $f:(0, \pi) \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a function given by $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}\left(\frac{8}{7}\right)^{\frac{\tan 8 x}{\tan 7 x}}, & 0< x<\frac{\pi}{2} \\ \mathrm{a}-8, & x=\frac{\pi}{2} \\ (1+\mid \cot x)^{\frac{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{a}}|\tan x|}, & \frac{\pi}{2} < x < \pi\end{array}\right.$

where $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b} \in \mathbf{Z}$. If $f$ is continuous at $x=\frac{\pi}{2}$, then $\mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b}^2$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

If $\alpha=\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0^{+}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{e}^{\sqrt{\tan x}}-\mathrm{e}^{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{\tan x}-\sqrt{x}}\right)$ and $\beta=\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0}(1+\sin x)^{\frac{1}{2} \cot x}$ are the roots of the quadratic equation $\mathrm{a} x^2+\mathrm{b} x-\sqrt{\mathrm{e}}=0$, then $12 \log _{\mathrm{e}}(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b})$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

The value of $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} 2\left(\frac{1-\cos x \sqrt{\cos 2 x} \sqrt[3]{\cos 3 x} \ldots \ldots . \sqrt[10]{\cos 10 x}}{x^2}\right)$ is __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Let $[t]$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $t$. Let $f:[0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a function defined by $f(x)=\left[\frac{x}{2}+3\right]-[\sqrt{x}]$. Let $\mathrm{S}$ be the set of all points in the interval $[0,8]$ at which $f$ is not continuous. Then $\sum_\limits{\text {aes }} a$ is equal to __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{a}>0$ be a root of the equation $2 x^2+x-2=0$. If $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow \frac{1}{a}} \frac{16\left(1-\cos \left(2+x-2 x^2\right)\right)}{(1-a x)^2}=\alpha+\beta \sqrt{17}$, where $\alpha, \beta \in Z$, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

Let $f$ be a differentiable function in the interval $(0, \infty)$ such that $f(1)=1$ and $\lim _\limits{t \rightarrow x} \frac{t^2 f(x)-x^2 f(t)}{t-x}=1$ for each $x>0$. Then $2 f(2)+3 f(3)$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

If $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 1} \frac{(5 x+1)^{1 / 3}-(x+5)^{1 / 3}}{(2 x+3)^{1 / 2}-(x+4)^{1 / 2}}=\frac{\mathrm{m} \sqrt{5}}{\mathrm{n}(2 \mathrm{n})^{2 / 3}}$, where $\operatorname{gcd}(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})=1$, then $8 \mathrm{~m}+12 \mathrm{n}$ is equal to _______.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
Let $\{x\}$ denote the fractional part of $x$ and $f(x)=\frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(1-\{x\}^2\right) \sin ^{-1}(1-\{x\})}{\{x\}-\{x\}^3}, x \neq 0$. If $\mathrm{L}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ respectively denotes the left hand limit and the right hand limit of $f(x)$ at $x=0$, then $\frac{32}{\pi^2}\left(\mathrm{~L}^2+\mathrm{R}^2\right)$ is equal to ___________.
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift

If $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{a x^2 e^x-b \log _e(1+x)+c x e^{-x}}{x^2 \sin x}=1$, then $16\left(a^2+b^2+c^2\right)$ is equal to ________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If the function

$f(x)= \begin{cases}\frac{1}{|x|}, & |x| \geqslant 2 \\ \mathrm{a} x^2+2 \mathrm{~b}, & |x|<2\end{cases}$

is differentiable on $\mathbf{R}$, then $48(a+b)$ is equal to __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

Let $f(x)=\sqrt{\lim _\limits{r \rightarrow x}\left\{\frac{2 r^2\left[(f(r))^2-f(x) f(r)\right]}{r^2-x^2}-r^3 e^{\frac{f(r)}{r}}\right\}}$ be differentiable in $(-\infty, 0) \cup(0, \infty)$ and $f(1)=1$. Then the value of ea, such that $f(a)=0$, is equal to _________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift

Let $[x]$ be the greatest integer $\leq x$. Then the number of points in the interval $(-2,1)$, where the function $f(x)=|[x]|+\sqrt{x-[x]}$ is discontinuous, is ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Morning Shift

Let $f:( - 2,2) \to R$ be defined by $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x[x],} & { - 2 < x < 0} \cr {(x - 1)[x],} & {0 \le x \le 2} \cr } } \right.$ where $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer function. If m and n respectively are the number of points in $( - 2,2)$ at which $y = |f(x)|$ is not continuous and not differentiable, then $m + n$ is equal to ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{k}$ and $\mathrm{m}$ be positive real numbers such that the function $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}3 x^{2}+k \sqrt{x+1}, & 0 < x < 1 \\ m x^{2}+k^{2}, & x \geq 1\end{array}\right.$ is differentiable for all $x > 0$. Then $\frac{8 f^{\prime}(8)}{f^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)}$ is equal to ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

Let $a \in \mathbb{Z}$ and $[\mathrm{t}]$ be the greatest integer $\leq \mathrm{t}$. Then the number of points, where the function $f(x)=[a+13 \sin x], x \in(0, \pi)$ is not differentiable, is __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift

If $[t]$ denotes the greatest integer $\leq t$, then the number of points, at which the function $f(x)=4|2 x+3|+9\left[x+\frac{1}{2}\right]-12[x+20]$ is not differentiable in the open interval $(-20,20)$, is __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

Let $f:[0,1] \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be a twice differentiable function in $(0,1)$ such that $f(0)=3$ and $f(1)=5$. If the line $y=2 x+3$ intersects the graph of $f$ at only two distinct points in $(0,1)$, then the least number of points $x \in(0,1)$, at which $f^{\prime \prime}(x)=0$, is ____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

$\lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{(x+2 \cos x)^{3}+2(x+2 \cos x)^{2}+3 \sin (x+2 \cos x)}{(x+2)^{3}+2(x+2)^{2}+3 \sin (x+2)}\right)^{\frac{100}{x}}$ is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift

Let $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{l}\left|4 x^{2}-8 x+5\right|, \text { if } 8 x^{2}-6 x+1 \geqslant 0 \\ {\left[4 x^{2}-8 x+5\right], \text { if } 8 x^{2}-6 x+1<0,}\end{array}\right.$ where $[\alpha]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $\alpha$. Then the number of points in $\mathbf{R}$ where $f$ is not differentiable is ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

Suppose $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{F(x)} \over {{x^3}}}$ exists and is equal to L, where

$F(x) = \left| {\matrix{ {a + \sin {x \over 2}} & { - b\cos x} & 0 \cr { - b\cos x} & 0 & {a + \sin {x \over 2}} \cr 0 & {a + \sin {x \over 2}} & { - b\cos x} \cr } } \right|$.

Then, $-$112 L is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Evening Shift

If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {{\sin (3{x^2} - 4x + 1) - {x^2} + 1} \over {2{x^3} - 7{x^2} + ax + b}} = - 2$, then the value of (a $-$ b) is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift

Let [t] denote the greatest integer $\le$ t and {t} denote the fractional part of t. The integral value of $\alpha$ for which the left hand limit of the function

$f(x) = [1 + x] + {{{\alpha ^{2[x] + {\{x\}}}} + [x] - 1} \over {2[x] + \{ x\} }}$ at x = 0 is equal to $\alpha - {4 \over 3}$, is _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

Let $f(x) = \left[ {2{x^2} + 1} \right]$ and $g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {2x - 3,} & {x < 0} \cr {2x + 3,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$, where [t] is the greatest integer $\le$ t. Then, in the open interval ($-$1, 1), the number of points where fog is discontinuous is equal to ______________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

The number of points where the function

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {|2{x^2} - 3x - 7|} & {if} & {x \le - 1} \cr {[4{x^2} - 1]} & {if} & { - 1 < x < 1} \cr {|x + 1| + |x - 2|} & {if} & {x \ge 1} \cr } } \right.$

[t] denotes the greatest integer $\le$ t, is discontinuous is _____________.

2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift
Let $f(x) = {x^6} + 2{x^4} + {x^3} + 2x + 3$, x $\in$ R. Then the natural number n for which $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {{{x^n}f(1) - f(x)} \over {x - 1}} = 44$ is __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift
Let [t] denote the greatest integer $\le$ t. The number of points where the function $f(x) = [x]\left| {{x^2} - 1} \right| + \sin \left( {{\pi \over {[x] + 3}}} \right) - [x + 1],x \in ( - 2,2)$ is not continuous is _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
Let a, b $\in$ R, b $\in$ 0, Define a function

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {a\sin {\pi \over 2}(x - 1),} & {for\,x \le 0} \cr {{{\tan 2x - \sin 2x} \over {b{x^3}}},} & {for\,x > 0} \cr } } \right.$.

If f is continuous at x = 0, then 10 $-$ ab is equal to ________________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift
Let $f:[0,3] \to R$ be defined by $f(x) = \min \{ x - [x],1 + [x] - x\} $ where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Let P denote the set containing all x $\in$ [0, 3] where f i discontinuous, and Q denote the set containing all x $\in$ (0, 3) where f is not differentiable. Then the sum of number of elements in P and Q is equal to ______________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift
Consider the function


where P(x) is a polynomial such that P'' (x) is always a constant and P(3) = 9. If f(x) is continuous at x = 2, then P(5) is equal to _____________.JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift Mathematics - Limits, Continuity and Differentiability Question 134 English
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
Let f : R $\to$ R be a function defined as $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {3\left( {1 - {{|x|} \over 2}} \right)} & {if} & {|x|\, \le 2} \cr 0 & {if} & {|x|\, > 2} \cr } } \right.$

Let g : R $\to$ R be given by $g(x) = f(x + 2) - f(x - 2)$. If n and m denote the number of points in R where g is not continuous and not differentiable, respectively, then n + m is equal to ______________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift
Let a function g : [ 0, 4 ] $\to$ R be defined as

$g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\mathop {\max }\limits_{0 \le t \le x} \{ {t^3} - 6{t^2} + 9t - 3),} & {0 \le x \le 3} \cr {4 - x,} & {3 < x \le 4} \cr } } \right.$, then the number of points in the interval (0, 4) where g(x) is NOT differentiable, is ____________.