Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

496 Questions
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
Let f : S $ \to $ S where S = (0, $\infty $) be a twice differentiable function such that f(x + 1) = xf(x). If g : S $ \to $ R be defined as g(x) = loge f(x), then the value of |g''(5) $-$ g''(1)| is equal to :
A.
1
B.
${{187} \over {144}}$
C.
${{197} \over {144}}$
D.
${{205} \over {144}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
Let $\alpha$ $\in$ R be such that the function $f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{{{\cos }^{ - 1}}(1 - {{\{ x\} }^2}){{\sin }^{ - 1}}(1 - \{ x\} )} \over {\{ x\} - {{\{ x\} }^3}}},} & {x \ne 0} \cr {\alpha ,} & {x = 0} \cr } } \right.$ is continuous at x = 0, where {x} = x $-$ [ x ] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then :
A.
no such $\alpha$ exists
B.
$\alpha$ = 0
C.
$\alpha$ = ${\pi \over 4}$
D.
$\alpha$ = ${\pi \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
Let ${S_k} = \sum\limits_{r = 1}^k {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{{{6^r}} \over {{2^{2r + 1}} + {3^{2r + 1}}}}} \right)} $. Then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{k \to \infty } {S_k}$ is equal to :
A.
${\cot ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 2}} \right)$
B.
${\pi \over 2}$
C.
tan$-$1 (3)
D.
${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 2}} \right)$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
Let the functions f : R $ \to $ R and g : R $ \to $ R be defined as :

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + 2,} & {x < 0} \cr {{x^2},} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$ and

$g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x^3},} & {x < 1} \cr {3x - 2,} & {x \ge 1} \cr } } \right.$

Then, the number of points in R where (fog) (x) is NOT differentiable is equal to :
A.
0
B.
3
C.
1
D.
2
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let f(x) be a differentiable function at x = a with f'(a) = 2 and f(a) = 4.

Then $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} {{xf(a) - af(x)} \over {x - a}}$ equals :
A.
4 $-$ 2a
B.
2a + 4
C.
a + 4
D.
2a $-$ 4
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let $f(x) = {\sin ^{ - 1}}x$ and $g(x) = {{{x^2} - x - 2} \over {2{x^2} - x - 6}}$. If $g(2) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 2} g(x)$, then the domain of the function fog is :
A.
$( - \infty , - 2] \cup \left[ { - {4 \over 3},\infty } \right)$
B.
$( - \infty , - 2] \cup [ - 1,\infty )$
C.
$( - \infty , - 2] \cup \left[ { - {3 \over 2},\infty } \right)$
D.
$( - \infty , - 1] \cup [2,\infty )$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
Let f : R $ \to $ R be defined as

$f(x) = \left\{ \matrix{ 2\sin \left( { - {{\pi x} \over 2}} \right),if\,x < - 1 \hfill \cr |a{x^2} + x + b|,\,if - 1 \le x \le 1 \hfill \cr \sin (\pi x),\,if\,x > 1 \hfill \cr} \right.$ If f(x) is continuous on R, then a + b equals :
A.
$-$3
B.
3
C.
$-$1
D.
1
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Morning Shift
The value of $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} 2\left\{ {{{\sqrt 3 \sin \left( {{\pi \over 6} + h} \right) - \cos \left( {{\pi \over 6} + h} \right)} \over {\sqrt 3 h\left( {\sqrt 3 \cosh - \sinh } \right)}}} \right\}$ is :
A.
${4 \over 3}$
B.
${2 \over 3}$
C.
${3 \over 4}$
D.
${2 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {\left( {1 + {{1 + {1 \over 2} + ........ + {1 \over n}} \over {{n^2}}}} \right)^n}$ is equal to :
A.
${{1 \over 2}}$
B.
1
C.
0
D.
${{1 \over e}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift
If f : R $ \to $ R is a function defined by f(x)= [x - 1] $\cos \left( {{{2x - 1} \over 2}} \right)\pi $, where [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then f is :
A.
continuous for every real x
B.
discontinuous at all integral values of x except at x = 1
C.
discontinuous only at x = 1
D.
continuous only at x = 1
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 ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\alpha x{e^x} - \beta {{\log }_e}(1 + x) + \gamma {x^2}{e^{ - x}}} \over {x{{\sin }^2}x}} = 10,\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma \in R$, then the value of $\alpha$ + $\beta$ + $\gamma$ is _____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
If the value of $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {(2 - \cos x\sqrt {\cos 2x} )^{\left( {{{x + 2} \over {{x^2}}}} \right)}}$ is equal to ea, then a is equal to __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Evening Shift
Let f : R $ \to $ R satisfy the equation f(x + y) = f(x) . f(y) for all x, y $\in$R and f(x) $\ne$ 0 for any x$\in$R. If the function f is differentiable at x = 0 and f'(0) = 3, then

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} {1 \over h}(f(h) - 1)$ is equal to ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Morning Shift
If the function $f(x) = {{\cos (\sin x) - \cos x} \over {{x^4}}}$ is continuous at each point in its domain and $f(0) = {1 \over k}$, then k is ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
Let f : R $ \to $ R and g : R $ \to $ R be defined as

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + a,} & {x < 0} \cr {|x - 1|,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$ and

$g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + 1,} & {x < 0} \cr {{{(x - 1)}^2} + b,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$,

where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If (gof) (x) is continuous for all x $\in$ R, then a + b is equal to ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{a{e^x} - b\cos x + c{e^{ - x}}} \over {x\sin x}} = 2$, then a + b + c is equal to ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
A function f is defined on [$-$3, 3] as

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\min \{ |x|,2 - {x^2}\} ,} & { - 2 \le x \le 2} \cr {[|x|],} & {2 < |x| \le 3} \cr } } \right.$ where [x] denotes the greatest integer $ \le $ x. The number of points, where f is not differentiable in ($-$3, 3) is ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
If $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{ax - ({e^{4x}} - 1)} \over {ax({e^{4x}} - 1)}}$ exists and is equal to b, then the value of a $-$ 2b is __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
The number of points, at which the function
f(x) = | 2x + 1 | $-$ 3| x + 2 | + | x2 + x $-$ 2 |, x$\in$R is not differentiable, is __________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \tan \left\{ {\sum\limits_{r = 1}^n {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {1 + r + {r^2}}}} \right)} } \right\}$ is equal to ______.
2021 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 1 Online
Let f : R $\to$ R be defined by $f(x) = {{{x^2} - 3x - 6} \over {{x^2} + 2x + 4}}$

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
A.
f is decreasing in the interval ($-$2, $-$1)
B.
f is increasing in the interval (1, 2)
C.
f is onto
D.
Range of f is $\left[ { - {3 \over 2},2} \right]$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

If $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{11 x^3-3 x+4}{13 x^3-5 x^2-7}\right)=\frac{a}{b}$, then the value of $a+b$ equals

A.
11
B.
13
C.
8
D.
24
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 1} \frac{(1-x)\left(1-x^2\right) \ldots\left(1-x^{2 n}\right)}{\left\{(1-x)\left(1-x^2\right) \ldots \ldots\left(1-x^n\right)\right\}^2}= $ _____________, $\forall n \in N$

A.
${ }^{2 n} P_n$
B.
${ }^{2 n} \mathrm{C}$
C.
$(2 n) !$
D.
$\frac{(2 n) !}{n !}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

If $f(x)=\frac{\log _e\left(1+x^2(\tan x)\right)}{\sin x^3}, x \neq 0$ is to be continuous at $x=0$, then $f(0)$ must be equal to

A.
1
B.
0
C.
$\frac{1}{2}$
D.
$-$1
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {{n{{(2n + 1)}^2}} \over {(n + 2)({n^2} + 3n - 1)}}$ is equal to

A.
0
B.
4
C.
2
D.
$\infty$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

If the function $f(x)$, defined below, is continuous on the interval $[0,8]$, then $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}x^2+a x+b & , \quad 0 \leq x < 2 \\ 3 x+2, & 2 \leq x \leq 4 \\ 2 a x+5 b & , 4 < x \leq 8\end{array}\right.$

A.
$a=3, b=-2$
B.
$a=-3, b=2$
C.
$a=-3, b=-2$
D.
$a=3, b=2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

If $f(x)$, defined below, is continuous at $x=4$, then

$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{{x - 4} \over {|x - 4|}} + a} & , & {x < 4} \cr {a + b} & , & {x = 4} \cr {{{x - 4} \over {|x - 4|}} + b} & , & {x > 4} \cr } } \right.$

A.
$a=0$ and $b=0$
B.
$a=1$ and $b=1$
C.
$a=-1$ and $b=1$
D.
$a=1$ and $b=-1$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}\frac{e^{\alpha x}-e^x-x}{x^2}, & x \neq 0 \\ \frac{3}{2}, & x=0\end{array}\right.$

Find the value of $\alpha$ for which the function $f$ is continuous

A.
1
B.
0
C.
4
D.
2
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

The value of $k(k > 0)$, for which the function $f(x)=\frac{\left(e^x-1\right)^4}{\sin \left(\frac{x^2}{k^2}\right) \log \left(1+\frac{x^2}{2}\right)}$, where $x \neq 0$ and $f(0)=8$

A.
1
B.
4
C.
2
D.
3
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If $f^{\prime \prime}(x)$ is continuous at $x=0$ and $f^{\prime \prime}(0)=4$, then find the following value. $\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{2 f(x)-3 f(2 x)+f(4 x)}{x^2}$ is equal to

A.
4
B.
8
C.
12
D.
16
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

$\lim _\limits{z \rightarrow 1} \frac{z^{(1 / 3)}-1}{z^{(1 / 6)}-1}$ is equal to

A.
$-$1
B.
1
C.
2
D.
$-$2
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} \frac{72^x-9^x-8^x+1}{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{1+\cos x}}, & x \neq 0 \\ K \log 2 \log 3, & x=0 \end{array}\right.$

Find the value of $k$ for which the function $f$ is continuous.

A.
$\sqrt{2}$
B.
$24$
C.
$18 \sqrt{3}$
D.
$24 \sqrt{2}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If the function $f(x)$, defined below is continuous in the interval $[0, \pi]$, then $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}x+a \sqrt{2}(\sin x) & , \quad 0 \leq x < \frac{\pi}{4} \\ 2 x(\cot x)+b, & \frac{\pi}{4} \leq x \leq \frac{\pi}{2} \\ a(\cos 2 x)-b(\sin x), & \frac{\pi}{2} < x \leq \pi\end{array}\right.$

A.
$a=\frac{\pi}{6}, b=\frac{\pi}{12}$
B.
$a=\frac{-\pi}{6}, b=\frac{\pi}{12}$
C.
$a=\frac{-\pi}{6}, b=\frac{-\pi}{12}$
D.
$a=\frac{\pi}{6}, b=\frac{-\pi}{12}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
Let f : R $ \to $ R be a function defined by
f(x) = max {x, x2}. Let S denote the set of all points in R, where f is not differentiable. Then :
A.
{0, 1}
B.
{0}
C.
$\phi $(an empty set)
D.
{1}
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
For all twice differentiable functions f : R $ \to $ R,
with f(0) = f(1) = f'(0) = 0
A.
f''(x) $ \ne $ 0, at every point x $ \in $ (0, 1)
B.
f''(x) = 0, for some x $ \in $ (0, 1)
C.
f''(0) = 0
D.
f''(x) = 0, at every point x $ \in $ (0, 1)
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{x\left( {{e^{\left( {\sqrt {1 + {x^2} + {x^4}} - 1} \right)/x}} - 1} \right)} \over {\sqrt {1 + {x^2} + {x^4}} - 1}}$
A.
is equal to 0.
B.
is equal to $\sqrt e $.
C.
is equal to 1.
D.
does not exist.
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
If the function
$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{k_1}{{\left( {x - \pi } \right)}^2} - 1,} & {x \le \pi } \cr {{k_2}\cos x,} & {x > \pi } \cr } } \right.$ is
twice differentiable, then the ordered pair (k1, k2) is equal to :
A.
$\left( {{1 \over 2},-1} \right)$
B.
(1, 1)
C.
(1, 0)
D.
$\left( {{1 \over 2},1} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
If $\alpha $ is positive root of the equation, p(x) = x2 - x - 2 = 0, then

$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\alpha ^ + }} {{\sqrt {1 - \cos \left( {p\left( x \right)} \right)} } \over {x + \alpha - 4}}$ is equal to :
A.
${1 \over \sqrt2}$
B.
${1 \over 2}$
C.
${3 \over \sqrt2}$
D.
${3 \over 2}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
Let $f:\left( {0,\infty } \right) \to \left( {0,\infty } \right)$ be a differentiable function such that f(1) = e and
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to x} {{{t^2}{f^2}(x) - {x^2}{f^2}(t)} \over {t - x}} = 0$. If f(x) = 1, then x is equal to :
A.
${1 \over e}$
B.
e
C.
${1 \over 2e}$
D.
2e
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
The function
$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{\pi \over 4} + {{\tan }^{ - 1}}x,} & {\left| x \right| \le 1} \cr {{1 \over 2}\left( {\left| x \right| - 1} \right),} & {\left| x \right| > 1} \cr } } \right.$ is :
A.
continuous on R–{–1} and differentiable on R–{–1, 1}
B.
both continuous and differentiable on R–{1}
C.
both continuous and differentiable on R–{–1}
D.
continuous on R–{1} and differentiable on R–{–1, 1}
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} {{{{\left( {a + 2x} \right)}^{{1 \over 3}}} - {{\left( {3x} \right)}^{{1 \over 3}}}} \over {{{\left( {3a + x} \right)}^{{1 \over 3}}} - {{\left( {4x} \right)}^{{1 \over 3}}}}}$ ($a$ $ \ne $ 0) is equal to :
A.
$\left( {{2 \over 9}} \right){\left( {{2 \over 3}} \right)^{{1 \over 3}}}$
B.
$\left( {{2 \over 3}} \right){\left( {{2 \over 9}} \right)^{{1 \over 3}}}$
C.
${\left( {{2 \over 3}} \right)^{{4 \over 3}}}$
D.
${\left( {{2 \over 9}} \right)^{{4 \over 3}}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Morning Slot
Let [t] denote the greatest integer $ \le $ t. If for some
$\lambda $ $ \in $ R - {1, 0}, $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \left| {{{1 - x + \left| x \right|} \over {\lambda - x + \left[ x \right]}}} \right|$ = L, then L is equal to :
A.
1
B.
2
C.
0
D.
${1 \over 2}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {\left( {\tan \left( {{\pi \over 4} + x} \right)} \right)^{{1 \over x}}}$ is equal to :
A.
2
B.
1
C.
$e$
D.
$e$2