www.tiwariacademy.

net

TOPIC 4
CONTINUITY AND DIFFRENTIABILITY
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

Topic Concepts Degree of Refrences

importance NCERT Text Book XII Ed. 2007

Continuity& 1.Limit of a function

Differentiability 2.Continuity *** Ex 5.1 Q.No- 21, 26,30
3.Differentiation * Ex 5.2 Q.No- 6
Ex 5.3 Q.No- 4,7,13
4.Logrithmic Differentiation *** Ex 5.5 QNo- 6,9,10,15
5 Parametric Differentiation *** Ex 5.6 QNo- 7,8,10,11
6. Second order derivatives *** Ex 5.7 QNo- 14,16,17
7. Mean Value Theorem ** Ex 5.8 QNo- 3,4

SOME IMPORTANT RESULTS/CONCEPTS

* A function f is said to be continuous at x = a if d

(xiii) (cot x) = cosec2x, x R.
Left hand limit = Right hand limit = value of dx
the function at x = a d
i.e. lim f (x ) lim f ( x ) f (a ) (xiv) (sec x) = sec x tan x, x R.
dx
x a x a
d
i.e. lim f (a h) lim f (a h) f (a ) . (xv) (cosec x) = cosec x cot x, x R.
h 0 h 0 dx
* A function is said to be differentiable at x = a d 1
if Lf (a ) Rf (a ) i.e (xvi) (sin-1x) = .
dx 1- x2
f (a h ) f (a ) f (a h ) f ( a )
lim lim d
(cos-1x) =
-1
h 0 h h 0 h (xvii) .
dx 1- x2
d
(i) (xn) = n xn - 1. d 1
dx (xviii) (tan-1x) = , xR
d dx 1 x2
(ii) (x) = 1 d 1
dx (xix) (cot-1x) = , x R.
d dx 1 x2
(iii) (c) = 0, c R d 1
dx (xx) (sec-1x) = ,.
(iv)
d
(ax) = ax log a, a > 0, a 1.
dx | x | x 2 1
dx d 1
d (xxi) (cosec-1x) = .
(v) (ex) = ex. dx | x | x 2 1
dx
1 d x
(vi)
d
(logax) =, a > 0, a 1, x (xxii) (| x |) = ,x0
dx x log a dx |x|
d 1 d du
(vii) (log x) = , x > 0 (xxiii) (ku) = k
dx x dx dx
(xxiv)
d
u v du dv
dx dx dx

www.tiwariacademy.com
Focus on free education
 www.tiwariacademy.net
d 1 d dv du
(viii) (loga| x |) = , a > 0, a 1, x 0 (xxv) (u.v) = u v
dx x log a dx dx dx
d 1 du dv
(ix) (log | x | ) = , x 0 v u
d u dx dx
dx x (xxvi)
d dx v v 2
(x) (sin x) = cos x, x R.
dx
d
(xi) (cos x) = sin x, x R.
dx
d
(xii) (tan x) = sec2x, x R.
dx

2.Continuity
LEVEL-I

1.Examine the continuity of the function f(x)=x2 + 5 at x=-1.

1
2. Examine the continuity of the function f(x)= ,x R.
x3

3. Show that f(x)=4x is a continuous for all x R.

LEVEL-II
1. Give an example of a function which is continuous at x=1,but not differentiable at x=1.
kx 2 , if x 2
2. For what value of k,the function is continuous at x=2.
3, if x 2
3.Find the relationship between a and b so that the function f defined by:
[CBSE 2011]
ax + 1 if x 3
f(x)= is continuous at x=3.
bx + 3 if x > 3


sin 3x
, when x 0
4. If f(x)= x . Find whether f(x) is continuous at x=0.

1 , when x 0

LEVEL-III

1 cos 4x
,x0
1.For what value of k, the function f(x)= 8x 2 is continuous at x=0?
k ,x0
2x 3 sin x
2. If function f(x)= , for x 0 is continuous at x=0, then Find f(0).
3x 2 sin x

www.tiwariacademy.com
Focus on free education
 www.tiwariacademy.net
1 sin 3 x
2
, if x
3 cos x 2
3.Let f(x) = If f(x) be a continuous function at x= , find a and b.
a if x 2
2
b (1 sin x )
if x

( 2x )
2
2

sin x x cos x
4.For what value of k,is the function f(x) = , when x 0 continuous at x= 0?
x

k , when x 0

3.Differentiation
LEVEL-I

1. Discuss the differentiability of the function f(x)=(x-1)2/3 at x=1.

2x
2.Differentiate y=tan-1 .
1 x2
( x 3)(x 2 4) dy
3. If y= , Find .
3x 4 x 5
2
dx

LEVEL-II
dy
1. Find , y = cos(log x)2.
dx
dy 1 x 2 1
2. Find of y= tan 1
dx x
d2 y dy
3.If y=eaxsin bx, then prove that 2
2a +(a2+b2)y=0.
dx dx
d2 y 3at 2at 2
4.Find , if y= , x= .
dx 2 1 t 1 t

LEVEL-III

dy 1 x2 1 x2
1.Find , if y = tan 1
dx 1 x 2 1 x 2

dy 1 sin x 1 sin x
2.Find y = cot 1 , 0<x< .
dx 1 sin x 1 sin x 2
a b cos x
3. If y sin 1 , show that dy = b a .
2 2

b a cos x dx b a cos x

www.tiwariacademy.com
Focus on free education
 www.tiwariacademy.net

d 1 x2 2 x 1 1 2x 1
4.Prove that log 2 tan 1 .
x 2 x 1 2 2 1 x 1 x
2 4
dx 4 2

4.Logrithmic Differentiation
LEVEL-I
1.Differentiate y=log7(log x).
2. Differentiate , sin(log x),with respect to x.
3.Differentiate y= ( )

LEVEL-II
dy
1. If y. x 2 1 =log[ x 2 1 -x],show that (x2 +1) +xy+1=0.
dx
dy
2. Find , y = cos(log x)2.
dx
dy
3. Find if (cosx)y = (cosy)x [CBSE 2012]
dx
LEVEL-III
dy y
1.If x p .y q ( x y) pq , prove that
dx x
x2 1
2. y = log x cos x
dy
, find
x 1
2 dx
3. If Show that = [CBSE 2011]
* ( )+
dy 2x 2 3
4. Find when y x cot x 2 [CBSE 2012]
dx x x2

5 Parametric Differentiation
LEVEL-II

1.If y = tanx, prove that

2. .If x = a cos log tan and y a sin find at .
2 4

3. If x = tan. /, show that ( ) ( ) [CBSE 2011]

6. Second order derivatives

LEVEL-II

www.tiwariacademy.com
Focus on free education
 www.tiwariacademy.net
2
2d y dy
1. If y = a cos (log x) + b sin(log x), prove that x x y 0.
2 dx
dx
2
d y dy
2.If y=(sin-1 x)2, prove that (1-x2) -x =2
dx 2 dx
3/2
dy
2

1
dx
3.If ( ) + ( ) = c2for some c>0.Prove that is a constant, independent
d2 y
dx 2
7. Mean Value Theorem
LEVEL-II
1.It is given that for the function f(x)=x3-6x2+px+q on[1,3] , Rolles theorem holds with
1
c=2+ . Find the values p and q.
3
2. Verify Rolles theorem for the function f(x) = sinx, in [0, ].Find c, if verified
3.VeifyLagranges mean Value Theorem f(x) = in the interval [2,4]
Questions for self evaluation
1.For what value of k is the following function continuous at x = 2 ?
2 x 1 ; x 2

f (x) k;x2
3x 1 ; x 2

3ax b, if x 1
2.If f(x) = 11 if x 1 , continuous at x = 1, find the values of a and b.[CBSE 2012 Comptt.]
5ax - 2b , if x 1

3. Discuss the continuity of f(x) = x 1 x 2 at x = 1 & x = 2.
4. If f(x), defined by the following is continuous at x = 0, find the values of a, b, c

sin(a 1) x sin x , x 0
x
f (x) c ,x0
x bx 2 x
,x0
bx 3 / 2

dy
5.If x = a cos log tan and y a sin find at .
2 dx 4
x2 1
6. If y = log x cos x
dy
, find .
x 2 1 dx

www.tiwariacademy.com
Focus on free education
 www.tiwariacademy.net
dy
7. If xy + y2 = tanx + y , find .
dx
1 1 dy
8. If y = x 2 1 log 1 2 , find
.
x x dx

dy 1 y2
9.If 1 x 2 1 y 2 = a(x y) , prove that = .
dx 1 x2
dy
10. Find if (cosx)y = (cosy)x
dx

d2y dy
11.If y = a cos (log x) + b sin(log x), prove that x 2 x y 0.
2 dx
dx
dy y
12.If x p .y q ( x y) pq , prove that .
dx x

www.tiwariacademy.com
Focus on free education