Continuity & Differentiability – DPP 9.

If 𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑒 1/𝑥 , when 𝑥 ≠ 0
, then
0, when 𝑥 = 0
1. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 2 ∣, then (a) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒
(a) lim𝑥→2+ 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0 (b) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 0
(b) lim𝑥→2− 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0 (c) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0
(c) lim𝑥→2+ 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ lim𝑥→2− 𝑓(𝑥) (d) None of these
(d) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 2
𝑥 2 −4𝑥+3
for 𝑥 ≠ 1
,
𝑘cos⁡ 𝑥 𝜋 10. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 2 −1 , then
, when 𝑥 ≠
2. If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋−2𝑥 2
be 2, for 𝑥 = 1
𝜋
3, ⁡ when 𝑥 = 2 (a) lim𝑥→1+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
𝜋
continuous at 𝑥 = 2 , then 𝑘 = (b) lim𝑥→1− 𝑓(𝑥) = 3
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) None of these
(d) None of these
log⁡(1+𝑎𝑥)−log⁡(1−𝑏𝑥)
3. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = is not sin 𝑥
𝑥 + cos 𝑥 , when 𝑥≠0
defined at 𝑥 = 0. The value which should be 11. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 then
2, when 𝑥 ⁡= 0
assigned to 𝑓 at 𝑥 = 0 so that it is continuos at 𝑥 = (a) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 2
0, is (b) lim𝑥→0− 𝑓(𝑥) = 0
(a) 𝑎 − 𝑏 (b) 𝑎 + 𝑏 (c) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡
(c) log⁡ 𝑎 + log⁡ 𝑏 (d) log⁡ 𝑎 − log⁡ 𝑏 (d)None of these
𝑥 3 +𝑥 2 −16𝑥+20
, if 𝑥 ≠ 2 𝑥 2 sin⁡ ,
1
when 𝑥 ≠ 0
4. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { (𝑥−2)2 . If 𝑓(𝑥) be 12. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 , then
𝑘 , if 𝑥 = 2 0, when 𝑥 = 0
continuous for all 𝑥, then 𝑘 = (a) 𝑓(0 + 0) = 1 (b) 𝑓(0 − 0) = 1
(a) 7 (b) −7 (c) ±7 (d) None of these (c) 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 (d) None of these
𝑥 2 + 𝑘, when 𝑥 ≥ 0 13. The value of 𝑘 so that the function
5. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 . If the
−𝑥 − 𝑘, when 𝑥 < 0
function 𝑓(𝑥) be continuous at 𝑥 = 0, then 𝑘 = 𝑘(2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ), when 𝑥 < 0
𝑓(𝑥) = { is continuous at
(a) O (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) −2 cos⁡ 𝑥, when 𝑥 ≥ 0
𝑥 = 0,, is
6. In order that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)1/𝑥 is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) None of these
continuous at 𝑥 = 0, 𝑓(0) must be defined as
(1 + 2𝑥)1/𝑥 , for 𝑥 ≠ 0
(a) 𝑓(0) = 0 (b) 𝑓(0) = 𝑒 14. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { , then
𝑒 2 , for 𝑥 = 0
(c) 𝑓(0) = 1/𝑒 (d) 𝑓(0) = 1
(a) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒
𝑥, when 0 < 𝑥 < 1/2 (b) lim𝑥→0− 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 2
7. If 𝑓(𝑥) = {1, ⁡ when 𝑥 = 1/2 , then (c) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0
1 − 𝑥, when 1/2 < 𝑥 < 1 (d) None of these
(a) lim𝑥→1/2+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
21/𝑥 , for 𝑥 ≠ 0
(b) lim𝑥→1/2− 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 15. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { , then
3, for 𝑥 = 0
1
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = (a) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑓(𝑥) = 0
2
(d) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 2
1 (b) lim𝑥→0− 𝑓(𝑥) = ∞
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 (d) None of these
(𝑥 2 /𝑎) − 𝑎, when 𝑥 < 𝑎 1
8. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 0, when 𝑥 = 𝑎, then sin⁡ 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ≠ 0
16. If 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥 , then
2
𝑎 − (𝑥 /𝑎), when 𝑥 > 𝑎 0, 𝑥 = 0
(a) lim𝑥→𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 (a) lim𝑥→0+ 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 𝑎 (b) lim𝑥→0− 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 𝑎 (c) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
(d) None of these (d) None of these
 𝑥 2 −1 25. The value of 𝑘 which makes 𝑓(𝑥) =
, when 𝑥 ≠ 1
17. If function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥−1 is 1
𝑘, when 𝑥 = 1 sin⁡ 𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0
{ continuous at 𝑥 = 0 is
continuous at 𝑥 = 1, then the value of 𝑘 will be 𝑘, 𝑥 = 0
(a) −1 (b) 2 (c) −3 (d) −2 (a) 8 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) None of these

18. At which points the function 𝑓(𝑥) = [𝑥], where

𝑥 26. Let

[.] is greatest integer function, is discontinuous 𝑥−4

+ 𝑎, 𝑥 < 4
|𝑥−4|
(a) Only positive integers
𝑓(𝑥) = ⁡ 𝑎 + 𝑏, 𝑥 = 4. Then 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous .
(b) All positive and negative integers and (0,1) 𝑥−4
(c) All rational numbers |𝑥−4|
+ 𝑏, 𝑥 > 4
{
(d) None of these
at 𝑥 = 4 when
sin2 ⁡ 𝑎𝑥
, when 𝑥 ≠ 0 (a) 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = 0 (b) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1
19. For the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥2
1, when 𝑥 = 0 (c) 𝑎 = −1, 𝑏 = 1 (d) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = −1
which one is a true statement (cos⁡ 𝑥)1/𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 27. If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { is
𝑘, 𝑥 = 0
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0, when 𝑎 ≠ ±1 continuous at 𝑥 = 0, then the value of 𝑘 is
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 𝑎 (a) 1 (b) −1 (c) O (d) 𝑒
(d) None of these
28. If the function 𝑓(𝑥) =
1 + 𝑥 2 , when 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 5𝑥 − 4 , if 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
20. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { , then { 2 is continuous at every
1 − 𝑥, when 𝑥 > 1 4𝑥 + 3𝑏𝑥 , if 1 < 𝑥 < 2
(a) lim𝑥→1+ 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0 point of its domain, then the value of 𝑏 is
(b) lim𝑥→1− 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 2 (a) −1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1
(d) None of these 29. The values of 𝐴 and 𝐵 such that the function
𝜋
−2sin⁡ 𝑥, 𝑥 ≤ −2
21. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 𝑏 ∣, then function 𝜋 𝜋
(a) Is continuous at 𝑥 = 1 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝐴sin⁡ 𝑥 + 𝐵, − 2 < 𝑥 < 2 ,
𝜋
(b) Is continuous at 𝑥 = 𝑏 { cos⁡ 𝑥, 𝑥≥2
(c) Is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 𝑏 is continuous everywhere are
(d) None of these (a) 𝐴 = 0, 𝐵 = 1 (b) 𝐴 = 1, 𝐵 = 1
|𝑥−𝑎| (c) 𝐴 = −1, 𝐵 = 1 (d) 𝐴 = −1, 𝐵 = 0
, when 𝑥 ≠ 𝑎
22. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥−𝑎 , then
1, when 𝑥 = 𝑎 30. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = sin⁡ |𝑥| is
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 𝑎 (a) Continuous for all 𝑥
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 𝑎 (b) Continuous only at certain points
(c) lim𝑥→𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 (c) Differentiable at all points
(d) None of these (d) None of these

𝑥−|𝑥| 31. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|, then 𝑓(𝑥) is

when 𝑥 ≠ 0
,
23. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 , then (a) Continuous for all 𝑥
2, when 𝑥 = 0
(b) Differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
(c) Neither continuous nor differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0
(d) None of these
(c) lim𝑥→0 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
(d) None of these 32. The function ' 𝑓 ' is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1, if
𝑥 > 2, 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘 if 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 2 − 1, if ⁡𝑥 < 2 is
𝑥 2 +3𝑥−10
, when 𝑥 ≠ −5 continuous, then the value of 𝑘 is equal to
24. If 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥 2 +2𝑥−15 is continuous
𝑎, when 𝑥 = −5 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) −3
at 𝑥 = −5, then the value of ' 𝑎′ will be
3 7 8 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 8 7 3
33. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| +
|𝑥|
is 𝑒 2𝑥 − 1 𝑥≤0
𝑥 41. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑏𝑥 2 is
(a) Continuous at the origin 𝑎𝑥 + 2
− 1, 𝑥 > 0
continuous and differentiable for
(b) Discontinuous at the origin because |𝑥| is
(a) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 2 (b) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 4
discontinuous there
|𝑥|
(c) 𝑎 = 2, any 𝑏 (d) Any 𝑎, 𝑏 = 4
(c) Discontinuous at the origin because 𝑥
is
42. Which of the following is not true
discontinuous there
(a) A polynomial function is always continuous
(d) Discontinuous at the origin because both |𝑥|
|𝑥| (b) A continuous function is always differentiable
and 𝑥
are discontinuous there (c) A differentiable function is always continuous
(d) 𝑒 𝑥 is continuous for all 𝑥
34. Which of the following statements is true
(a) A continuous function is an increasing function 1
43. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 sin⁡ 𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0, 𝑓(0) = 0 at
(b) An increasing function is continuous
𝑥=0
(c) A continuous function is differentiable
(a) Is continuous but not differentiable
(d) A differentiable function is continuous
(b) Is discontinuous
35. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 3 ∣, then 𝑓 is (c) Is having continuous derivative
(a) Discontinuous at 𝑥 = 2 (d) Is continuous and differentiable
(b) Not differentiable 𝑥 = 2 𝑥
44. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 1+|𝑥| for 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, then 𝑓 ′ (0) =
(c) Differentiable at 𝑥 = 3
(d) Continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 3 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

𝑥2 45. The value of 𝑚 for which the function 𝑓(𝑥) =

,𝑥 ≠0
36. Consider 𝑓(𝑥) = {|𝑥| 𝑚𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ≤ 1
0, 𝑥 = 0 { is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1, is
2𝑥, 𝑥 > 1
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous everywhere (a) O (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) Does not exist
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous everywhere
(c) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) exists in (−1,1) 46. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥) is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1 and
1
(d) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) exists in (−2,2) limℎ→0 ℎ 𝑓(1 + ℎ) = 5, then 𝑓 ′ (1) equals
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
37. At the point 𝑥 = 1, the given function 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 3 − 1; 1 < 𝑥 < ∞ 47. Let 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑓(𝑦) and
{ is
𝑥 − 1; −∞ < 𝑥 ≤ 1
(a) Continuous and differentiable 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 + sin⁡(3𝑥)𝑔(𝑥) where 𝑔(𝑥) is continuous
(b) Continuous and not differentiable then 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) is
(c) Discontinuous and differentiable (a) 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(0) (b) 3𝑔(0)
(d) Discontinuous and not differentiable (c) 𝑓(𝑥)cos⁡ 3𝑥 (d) None⁡of⁡these

𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑥, 𝑥<0 48. The set of all those points, where the function
38. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 is differentiable at 𝑥
𝑏(𝑥 − 1) , 𝑥 ≥ 0 𝑓(𝑥) = 1+|𝑥| is differentiable, is
𝑥 = 0,, then (𝑎, 𝑏) is
(a) (−∞, ∞) (b) [0, ∞]
(a) (−3, −1) (b) (−3,1) (c) (3,1) (d) (3, −1)
(c) (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞) (d) (0, ∞)
39. The function 𝑦 = 𝑒 −|𝑥| is
49. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 − 1| is
(a) Continuous and differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
(a) Continuous at 𝑥 = 1, but not differentiable at
(b) Neither continuous nor differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
𝑥=1
(c) Continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
(b) Both continuous and differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
(d) Not continuous but differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
(c) Not continuous at 𝑥 = 1
1 + 𝑥, 𝑥 ≤ 2 (d) Not differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
40. A function 𝑓(𝑥) = { is
5 − 𝑥, 𝑥 > 2
(a) Not continuous at 𝑥 = 2
(b) Differentiable at 𝑥 = 2
(c) Continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 2
(d) None of these
 −(
1 1
+ ) 58. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| at 𝑥 = 0 is
50. If 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥𝑒 , 𝑥 ≠ 0, then 𝑓(𝑥) is
|𝑥| 𝑥
(a) Continuous but non-differentiable
0, 𝑥=0
(a) Continuous as well as differentiable for all 𝑥 (b) Discontinuous and differentiable
(b) Continuous for all 𝑥 but not differentiable at (c) Discontinuous and non-differentiable
(d) Continuous and differentiable
𝑥=0
(c) Neither differentiable nor continuous at 𝑥 = 0 59. Function 𝑓(𝑥) =
1−cos⁡ 4𝑥
, where 𝑥 ≠ 0 and
8𝑥 2
(d) None of these 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘 where 𝑥 = 0 is a continous function at
𝑥 = 0 then the value of 𝑘 will be
51. The function which is continuous for all real
(a) 𝑘 = 0 (b) 𝑘 = 1
values of 𝑥 and differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 is
1 (c) 𝑘 = −1 (d) None of these
(a) |𝑥| (b) log⁡ 𝑥 (c) sin⁡ 𝑥 (d) 𝑥 2
2𝑥−sin−1 ⁡ 𝑥
2 60. In the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥+tan−1 ⁡ 𝑥 , (𝑥 ≠ 0) is
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏; 𝑥 ≤ 0
52. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { possesses derivative continuous at each point of its domain, then the
𝑥2; 𝑥 > 0
at 𝑥 = 0, then value of 𝑓(0) is
(a) 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = 0 (b) 𝑎 > 0, = 0 (a) 2 (b) 1/3 (c) 2/3 (d) −1/3
(c) 𝑎 ∈ 𝑅, = 0 (d) None of these
𝑓(5)−𝑓(1)
53. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4 and = 𝑓 ′ (𝑐) then
5−1
value of 𝑐 will be
(a) O (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
𝑥, 0≤𝑥≤1
54. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { , then
2𝑥 − 1, 1 < 𝑥
(a) 𝑓 is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1
(b) 𝑓 is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
(c) 𝑓 is continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
(d) None of these

55. 𝑓(𝑥) = ||𝑥| − 1| is not differentiable at

(a) O (b) ±1,0 (c) 1 (d) ±1

𝑥, if 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
56. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = { is
1, if 1 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
(a) Continuous at all 𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 and
differentiable at all 𝑥, except 𝑥 = 1 in the interval
[0,2]
(b) Continuous and differentiable at all 𝑥 in [0,2]
(c) Not continuous at any point in [0,2]
(d) Not differentiable at any point [0,2]

57. The function defined by

⁡⁡⁡|𝑥 − 3|; ⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡𝑥 ≥ 1

𝑓(𝑥) = {1 2 3 13 is
𝑥 − 𝑥 + ;𝑥 < 1
4 2 4
(a) Continuous at 𝑥 = 1
(b) Continuous at 𝑥 = 3
(c) Differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
(d) All the above