Chapter 19

Continuity and Differentiability

1. Let f(x) = x |x| and g(x) = sin x. 4. Define F(x) as the product of two real functions

Statement-1 : gof is differentiable at x = 0 and its  1

sin , if x  0
derivative is continuous at that point. f1( x )  x, x   , and f2 ( x )   x
 0, if x  0
Statement-2 : gof is twice differentiable at x = 0.
[AIEEE-2009] as follows:
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
f ( x ).f2 ( x ) if x  0
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for F(x)   1
 0, if x  0
Statement-1
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false Statement - 1 : F(x) is continuous on  .
Statement - 2 : f1(x) and f2(x) are continuous on R.
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
[AIEEE-2011]
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
(2) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
2. Let f : (–1, 1)  R be a differentiable function with Statement-2 is a correct explanation of
f(0) = –1 and f (0) = 1. Let g(x) = [f(2f(x) + 2)]2. Statement-1
Then g(0) = [AIEEE-2010] (4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
(1) 4 (2) –4 Statement-2 is not a correct explanation of
Statement-1
(3) 0 (4) –2
5. If function f(x) is differentiable at x = a, then
3. Let f : R  R be a continuous function defined by
x 2f (a )  a2f ( x )
1 lim is [AIEEE-2011]
f (x)  x x a x a
e  2e  x
(1) 2a f(a) – a2 f (a)
1
Statement-1 : f (c )  , for some c  R. (2) 2a f(a) + a2 f (a)
3
(3) – a2 f (a)
1
Statement-2 : 0  f ( x )  , for all x  R.
2 2 (4) a f(a) – a2 f (a)
[AIEEE-2010] 6. If f : R  R is a function defined by
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;  2x  1
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for f ( x )  [ x ]cos    , where [x] denotes the
 2 
Statement-1 greatest integer function, then f is [AIEEE-2012]
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) Discontinuous only at x = 0
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
(2) Discontinuous only at non-zero integral values
Statement-1 of x
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) Continuous only at x = 0
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) Continuous for every real x

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7. Consider the function,

 1 1  6 x x 
11. If for x   0,  , the derivative of tan  
f (x)  x  2  x  5 , x  R  4  1  9x3 

Statement-1 : f (4)  0 is x  g ( x ) , then g(x) equals [JEE (Main)-2017]

Statement-2 : f is continuous in [2, 5], 3x x 3x

(1) (2)
differentiable in (2, 5) and f(2) = f(5). 1 9x 3
1 9x3
[AIEEE-2012]
3 9
(3) 3 (4)
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 1  9x 1  9x 3
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1 12. Let S  {t  R : f ( x )  x   ·(e|x|  1)sin | x | is not
differentiable at t}. Then the set S is equal to
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
[JEE (Main)-2018]
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1 (1)  (an empty set) (2) { 0 }
(3) {  } (4) {0, }
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
13. Let f : R  R be a function defined as
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
8. If f and g are differentiable functions in [0, 1]  5, if x 1
 a  bx, if 1  x3
satisfying f(0) = 2 = g(1), g(0) = 0 and f(1) = 6, f x  
b  5 x, if 3  x 5
 30, if x 5
then for some c ]0, 1[ [JEE (Main)-2014] 
(1) f (c) = g(c) (2) f (c) = 2g(c) Then, f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 2f (c) = g(c) (4) 2f (c) = 3g(c) (1) Continuous if a = –5 and b = 10

9. If the function. (2) Continuous if a = 5 and b = 5

(3) Continuous if a = 0 and b = 5
k x  1 , 0  x  3
g(x )   (4) Not continuous for any values of a and b
 mx  2 , 3  x  5
14. Let f be a differentiable function from R to R such that
is differentiable, the value of k + m is 3
[JEE (Main)-2015] f (x )  f (y )  2 x  y 2 , for all x, y R. If f(0) = 1

1
16
f
2
(1) 2 (2) then ( x ) dx equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 0

10 (1) 1 (2) 0
(3) (4) 4
3
1
(3) (4) 2
10. For x  R, f  x   log2  sin x and 2

g  x   f  f  x   , then [JEE (Main)-2016] d 2y

15. If x = 3 tant and y = 3 sect, then the value of
dx 2
(1) g   0   cos  log2  
at t = , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
(2) g   0    cos  log2 
1 1
(1) (2)
(3) g is differentiable at x = 0 and 6 2 3 2
g(0) = – sin(log2) 3 1
(3) (4)
(4) g is not differentiable at x = 0 2 2 6

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21. Let K be the set of all real values of x where the

max{| x |, x 2 }, | x |  2 
16. Let f ( x )    function f(x) = sin |x| – |x| + 2(x – ) is not
 8  2 | x |, 2  | x |  4  differentiable. Then the set K is equal to
Let S be the set of points in the interval (–4, 4) at [JEE (Main)-2019]
which f is not differentiable. Then S
(1) {}
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2)  (an empty set)
(1) Equals {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2} (3) {0}
(2) Equals {–2, 2} (4) {0, }
(3) Is an empty set 22. For x > 1, if (2x) 2y = 4e 2x – 2y , then
(4) Equals {–2, –1, 1, 2} dy
1  loge 2x 
2
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
17. Let f :(–1, 1) R be a function defined by dx

 
f ( x )  max – x ,– 1– x 2 . If K be the set of all
(1) loge2x
(2) x loge2x
points at which f is not differentiable, then K has
exactly [JEE (Main)-2019] x loge 2 x  loge 2
(3)
x
(1) Three elements (2) Two elements
x loge 2 x – loge 2
(3) One element (4) Five elements (4)
x
18. Let f be a differentiable function such that 23. Let S be the set of all points in (–, ) at which the
3 f (x) function, f(x) = min {sinx, cosx} is not differentiable.
f ( x )  7 – , (x > 0) and f(1)  4. Then
4 x Then S is a subset of which of the following?
 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
lim xf   [JEE (Main)-2019]

 
x 0  x
3  3 
(1) – ,– , ,
(1) Exist and equals 4 4 4 4 4

 
(2) Does not exist 3   3
(2) – ,– , ,
4 4 2 2 4
(3) Exists and equals

 
7
   
(4) Exists and equals 0 (3) – ,– , ,
2 4 4 2
 –1,
19. Let f ( x )   2
 x – 1,
–2  x  0
0x2
and (4)   
– ,0
4 4 
24. Let f be a differentiable function such that
g(x) = | f(x)| +f(|x|). Then, in the interval (–2, 2), g
f (1) = 2 and f (x) = f (x) for all x  R. If h (x) =
is [JEE (Main)-2019]
f(f (x)), then h(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Not differentiable at two points
(1) 2e (2) 2e 2
(2) Not differentiable at one point
(3) 4e (4) 4e 2
(3) Not continuous
2
(4) Differentiable at all points   3 cos x  sin x    
25. If 2y   cot 1  , x   0,  then
  cos x  3 sin x    2
dy   
20. If x loge (loge x) – x2 + y2 = 4 (y > 0), then at
dx dy
x = e is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
dx
(2e  1) (1  2e)
(1) (2)  
2 4e 2
2 4  e2 (1) 2 x  (2) x
3 6
(1  2e ) e
(3) (4)  
4e 2
4  e2 (3) x (4) x
3 6
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   sin x – cos x 
26. If the function f defined on  ,  by 30. The derivative of tan–1   , with respect
6 3  sin x + cos x 
 2 cos x  1  
 , x x   
to , where  x   0,   is
f ( x )   cot x  1 4 2   2 
 
k, x
 4 [JEE (Main)-2019]

is continuous, then k is equal to 1 2

(1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2019] 2 3
(3) 2 (4) 1
1
(1) 1 (2) 31. Let the function, f : [–7, 0]  R be continuous on
2
[–7, 0] and differentiable on (–7, 0). If f (–7) = –3
1 and f (x)  2, for all x  (–7, 0), then for all such
(3) (4) 2 functions f, f(–1) + f(0) lies in the interval
2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
 a   x  1, x  5 (2) (–, 20]
27. If the function f  x    is (1) [–3, 11]
b x    3, x  5
(3) (–, 11] (4) [–6, 20]
continuous at x = 5, then the value of a – b is
[JEE (Main)-2019]  tan   cot   1  3 
32. If y   2 2  2
,   ,  ,
 1  tan   sin   4 
2 2
(1) (2)
5 5 dy 5
then at   is [JEE (Main)-2020]
d 6
2 2
(3) (4) 4
5 5
(1) 4 (2)
3
 sin ( p  1) x  sin x 1
 , x 0 (3)  (4) –4
x 4

28. If f ( x )   q , x0 33. The value of c in the Lagrange’s mean value
 2 theorem for the function f(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 8x + 11,
 xx  x , x 0

3
x 2 when x  0,1 is [JEE (Main)-2020]

is continuous at x = 0, then the ordered pair 4 7 4 5

(p, q) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
3 3

5 1  3 1 2 7 2
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (3) (4)
2 2  2 2 3 3

 3 1  1 3 34. If c is a point at which Rolle’s theorem holds for the

(3)   ,   (4)  , 
 2 2  2 2  x2   
function, f ( x )  loge   in the interval [3, 4],
29. Let f : R  R be differentiable at c  R and  7x 
f(c) = 0. If g(x) = |f(x)|, then at x = c, g is : where R, then f (c) is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Not differentiable if f(c) = 0
1 1
(2) Differentiable if f(c) = 0 (1)  (2)
24 12
(3) Not differentiable
3 1
(4) Differentiable if f(c)  0 (3) (4) 
7 12
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35. Let f be any function continuous on [a, b] and 40. If a function f(x) defined by [JEE (Main)-2020]
twice differentiable on (a, b). If for all x  (a, b ) ,
f(x) > 0 and f(x) < 0, then for any ae x  be  x ,  1  x < 1

f (c )  f (a ) f  x   cx 2 , 1  x 3
c  (a, b), is greater than  2
f ( b )  f (c )
ax  2cx , 3 < x  4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
be continuous for some a, b, c  R and
ba f(0) + f(2) = e, then the value of a is
(1) 1 (2) [JEE (Main)-2020]
ba

c a bc e e
(3) (4) (1) 2 (2) 2
bc c a e  3e  13 e  3e  13

e 1
 sin(a  2) x  sin x (3) 2 (4) 2
 ; x0 e  3e  13 e  3e  13
 x
36. If f ( x )   b ; x 0 41. If (a  2b cos x )(a  2b cos y )  a2  b2 , where
 2 1/3 1/3
 (x  3x )  x ; x 0
dx  
 a > b > 0, then at  ,  is
x 4/3 dy 4 4
is continuous at x = 0, then a + 2b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]

[JEE (Main)-2020] 2a  b ab

(1) (2)
(1) –1 (2) 1 2a  b ab
(3) 0 (4) –2 ab a  2b
(3) (4)
37. Let f and g be differentiable functions on R such ab a  2b
that fog is the identity function. If for some a,
b  R, g(a) = 5 and g(a) = b, then f(b) is equal  1
to [JEE (Main)-2020]  4  tan x,| x |  1
42. The function f ( x )   is
(1) 1 (2) 5  1 | x | 1 , | x |  1
 2
1 2
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
5 5
(1) both continuous and differentiable on
38. If x = 2sin – sin2 and y = 2cos – cos2, R – {–1}
d 2y (2) both continuous and differentiable on
  [0, 2], then 2 at  =  is R – {1}
dx
(3) continuous on R – {–1} and differentiable on R
[JEE (Main)-2020] – {–1, 1}
3 3 (4) continuous on R – {1} and differentiable on
(1) (2) R – {–1, 1}.
4 8
43. If the function
3 3
(3)  (4) 
k ( x  )2  1, x  
8 4
f (x)   1
39. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t and k2 cos x, x   is twice

lim x  4   A. Then the function, f(x) = [x2] sin(x) differentiable, then the ordered pair (k1, k2) is equal
x 0 x to [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
is discontinuous, when x is equal to
1 
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (1, 0) (2)  2 , 1
 
(1) A  21 (2) A 1 
(3) (1, 1) (4)  2 ,  1
(3) A 1 (4) A5  

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44. Let f : R  R be defined as 50. If Rolle’s theorem holds for the function
 5  1 2 4
 x sin  x   5 x , x  0 f(x)  x 3  ax 2  bx  4 , x  [1, 2] with f     0 ,
   3
f (x)   0, x 0 then ordered pair (a, b) is equal to :

 x 5 cos  1   x 2 , x  0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 x
(1) (5, 8) (2) (5, 8)
The value of  for which f”(0) exists, is______.
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) ( 5,  8) (4) ( 5, 8)
45. Let f : R  R be a function defined by 51. The number of points, at which the function
f(x) = max {x, x 2 }. Let S denote the set of
f  x   2x  1 – 3 x  2  x 2  x – 2 , x  R is not
all points in R, where f is not differentiable. Then
differentiable is _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
52. A function f is defined on [–3, 3] as
(1) (an empty set)
(2) {0, 1} 
f  x  

min x ,2 – x2
 , –2  x  2
  x  , 2 x 3
(3) {1}
(4) {0} where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x. The
number of points, where f is not differentiable in (–
 1 1 3, 3) is ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. If the function f defined on   ,  by
 3 3
53. Let f be any function defined on R and let it satisfy
1  1  3x 
 loge   , when x  0 the condition : [JEE (Main)-2021]
f (x)   x  1  2x 
k , when x  0
2
f  x   f  y    x  y  ,   x, y   R

is continuous, then k is equal to _________. If f  0   1, then :
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) f  x  can take any value in R
47. Suppose a differentiable function f(x) satisfies the
(2) f  x   0,  x  R
identity f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + xy2 + x2y, for all real
f (x ) (3) f  x   0,  x  R
x and y. If lim = 1 , then f(3) is equal
x 0 x
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2020] (4) f  x   0,  x  R
54. Let f : R  R be defined as
x
48. Let f ( x )  x    , for –10 < x < 10, where [t]
2   x 
2 sin  – 2  , if x  – 1
denotes the greatest integer function. Then the   
number of points of discontinuity of ƒ is equal to  2
f(x)  | ax  x  b |, if – 1  x  1
______. [JEE (Main)-2020] sin ( x), if x  1

49. If f : R  R is a function defined by f(x) = [x – 1] 

 2x  1  If f(x) is continuous on R, then a + b equals :
cos    , where [] denotes the greatest
 2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
integer function, then f is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –1 (2) –3
(1) discontinuous only at x = 1
(3) 3 (4) 1
(2) continuous for every real x
55. Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of
(3) discontinuous at all integral values of x except
the polynomial 2x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 10x +
at x = 1
10 lie in the interval (a, a + 1). Then, | a | is equal
(4) continuous only at x = 1 to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]

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56. Let the function  : R  R and g : R  R be cos 1(x  [x]2 )  sin1(x  [x]2 )
defined as: 61. The value of lim ,
x 0 x  x3
where [x] denote the greatest integer x is
 x  2, x < 0  x3 , x<1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
  x   2 and g  x   
 x , x  0 3x – 2, x  1

(1) (2) 0
Then, the number of points in R where (fog) (x) is 4
NOT differentiable is equal to : 
(3) (4) 
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
(1) 3 (2) 0
  1  22x  
(3) 2 (4) 1 62. If f(x)  sin  cos 1    and its first derivative
  1  22x  
  
b
ae x – b cos x  ce – x with respect to x is  loge 2 when x = 1, where
57. If lim  2, then a + b + c is a
x 0 x sin x a and b are integers, then the minimum value of
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] |a2 – b2| is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]

58. Let   R be such that the function cos(sin x)  cos x

63. If the function f(x)  is
x4
 cos–1(1–{x}2 )sin–1(1–{x}) 1
 , x 0 continuous at each point in its domain and f(0)  ,
{x}–{x}3 k
f(x)   is then k is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]

 , x 0
sin1 x  tan1 x
64. If lim is equal to L, then the
continuous at x = 0, where {x} = x – [x], [x] is the x 0 3x3
value of (6L + 1) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
greatest integer less than or equal to x.
(1) 6 (2) 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1
 (3) (4)
(1) No such  exists (2)   2 6
2
 1
 ; |x|1
 65. If f(x)   | x | is differentiable at
(3)  = 0 (4)  
4  2
ax  b ; | x |  1
59. Let  : S  S where S = (0, ) be a twice every point of the domain, then the values of a and
differentiable function such that (x + 1) = x(x). b are respectively : [JEE (Main)-2021]
If g : S  R be defined as g(x) = loge(x), then the 1 3 5 3
(1)  , (2) ,
value of g''(5)  g''(1) is equal to : 2 2 2 2

[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 3 1 1
(3) , (4) ,
2 2 2 2
205 66. Let f : R R be a function defined as
(1) (2) 1
144
 sin(a  1)x  sin2x
 , if x  0
2x
187 197 
(3) (4)  b , if x  0
144 144 f(x)  
 x  bx3 – x
60. Let  : R R and g : R R be defined as  , if x  0
 5
 bx 2
 x  a, x  0  x  1, x0
f(x)   and g(x)   2 If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of a +
 x – 1, x  0  x – 1  b, x  0 b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If 5 3
(1) – (2) –
(go) (x) is continuous for all x  R , then a + b is 2 2
equal to________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) –3 (4) –2

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67. Let f : R  R satisfy the equation f(x + y) = 73. Let f :R  R be a function defined as
f(x)·f(y) for all x, yR and f(x)  0 for any xR. If
  x
the function f is differentiable at x = 0 and f(0) = 3  1–  if x  2
1 f (x)    2
3, then lim  f(h)  1 is equal to ________ .  if x  2
h 0 h  0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
68. Let a function f : R  R be defined as Let g : R  R be given by g(x) = f(x + 2) – f(x – 2).
If n and m denote the number of points in R where
sin x  e x g is not continuous and not differentiable,
if x  0 respectively, then n + m is equal to _______.

f ( x )  a  [ x ] if 0 < x < 1
[JEE (Main)-2021]
2 x  b if x  1

x
74. If f ( x )   
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal  (5  1  t )dt, x  2
to x. If f is continuous on R, then (a + b) is equal to : , then
0

[JEE (Main)-2021] 5 x  1, x2
(1) 5 (2) 3
(1) f(x) is everywhere differentiable
(3) 4 (4) 2
(2) f(x) is not continuous at x = 2
 x 2 

69. If the value of lim 2 – cos x cos 2x
x 0
  2 
 x  is equal
(3) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 1
(4) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
to ea, then a is equal to _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
70. If f : R  R is given by f(x) = x + 1, then the value Px
75. Consider the function f  x   , x2
1  5   10   5  n  1   sin  x  2 
of nlim f (0)  f    f    ...  f    ,
 n  n  n   n   7 , x2

is [JEE (Main)-2021] where P(x) is a polynomial such that P(x) is
always a constant and P(3) = 9. If f(x) is
7 3 continuous at x = 2, then P(5) is equal to_____.
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
76. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(2) = 4 and
5 1
(3) (4) x 2f (2)  4f ( x )
2 2 f(2) = 1. Then, the value of lim is
x 2 x 2
71. If equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
xe   loge 1  x   x e
x 2 x (1) 16 (2) 8
lim  10,     R,
x 0 2 (3) 4 (4) 12
x sin x
then the value of  +  +  is_______.
  
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 77. Let f :   ,   R be defined as
 4 4
72. Let f : R  R be defined as
 3a
   (1 | sin x |)|sin x| 
,  x0
 x3  1  2 xe2 x   4
 loge  , x  0 
f  x    1  cos 2 x 2
  f (x)   x 0
2 b ,
 1  xe  x 
    
  ecot 4 x /cot 2 x , 0x
  , x =0  4

If f is continuous at x = 0, then  is equal to
If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of 6a + b2
[JEE (Main)-2021] is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 0 (2) 1 (1) 1 + e (2) 1 – e
(3) 2 (4) 3 (3) e (4) e – 1
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78. Let f : [0, 3]  R be defined by 83. Let a, b  R, b  0. Define a function

f(x) = min{x – [x], 1 + [x] – x}
 
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal  a sin 2 ( x  1), for x  0
f (x)  
 tan 2 x  sin 2 x , for x  0.
to x.
 bx 3
Let P denote the set containing all x  [0, 3]
where f is discontinuous, and Q denote the set If f is continuous at x = 0, then 10 – ab is equal
containing all x  (0, 3) where f is not to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
differentiable. Then the sum of number of elements 84. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or equal
in P and Q is equal to _______. to t. Let f(x) = x – [x], g(x) = 1 – x + [x], and h(x) =
[JEE (Main)-2021] min{f(x), g(x)}, x [–2, 2]. [JEE (Main)-2021]

79. Let f : (a, b)  R be twice differentiable function (1) Not continuous at exactly four points in [–2, 2]
x (2) Continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable at
such that f ( x )  a g (t)dt for a differentiable
more than four points in (–2, 2)
function g(x). If f(x) = 0 has exactly five distinct roots
in (a, b), then g(x)g(x) = 0 has at least (3) Not continuous at exactly three points in [–2, 2]

[JEE (Main)-2021] (4) Continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable at

exactly three points in (–2, 2)
(1) Twelve roots in (a, b) (2) Three roots in (a, b)
(3) Five roots in (a, b) (4) Seven roots in (a, b) 85. The function f(x) = |x2 – 2x – 3| 9 x 2 12 x  4 is
e
80. Let f : [0, )  [0, 3] be a function defined by
not differentiable at exactly : [JEE (Main)-2021]
max {sin t : 0  t  x} , 0  x   (1) One point (2) Four points
f (x)  
2  cos x, x (3) Two points (4) Three points
Then which of the following is true?
[JEE (Main)-2021]   x
(1) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable
 1  1 a 
 loge   , x0
exactly at two points in (0, )  x  1– x 
(2) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable   b

exactly at one point in (0, ) 86. If the function f ( x )   k , x 0
(3) f is differentiable everywhere in (0, )  2 2
 cos x – sin x – 1 , x  0
(4) f is not continuous exactly at two points in 
 x2  1 – 1
(0, )


  1– x  
81. Let f ( x )  cos  2 tan –1 sin  cot –1   ,0  x  1 .
  x 
1 1 4
Then [JEE (Main)-2021] is continuous at x = 0, then   is equal to :
a b k
(1) (1– x )2 f ( x ) – 2(f ( x ))2  0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 5 (2) 4
(2) (1– x )2 f ( x )  2(f ( x ))2  0 (3) –4 (4) –5

(3) (1  x )2 f ( x ) – 2(f ( x ))2  0 87. Let f be any continuous function on [0, 2] and
twice differentiable on (0, 2). If f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1 and
(4) (1  x )2 f ( x )  2(f ( x ))2  0 f(2) = 2, then [JEE (Main)-2021]

82. If y = y(x) is an implicit function of x such that (1) f (x) > 0 for all x  (0, 2)

d2y (2) f (x) = 0 for some x  [0, 2]

loge(x + y) = 4xy, then at x = 0 is equal to
dx 2 (3) f (x) = 0 for some x  (0, 2)
[JEE (Main)-2021] (4) f (x) = 0 for all x  (0, 2)

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94. If f(1) = 1, f(1) = 3, then the derivative of f(f(f(x)))

tan3 x – tan x + (f(x))2 at x = 1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
88. If   lim and
x  /4  
cos  x   (1) 33 (2) 12
 4
(3) 9 (4) 15
  lim (cos x )cot x are the roots of the equation, 95. Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10|; x  R. Then the set of all
x 0
ax2 + bx – 4 = 0, then the ordered pair (a, b) is values of x, at which the function, g(x) = f(f(x)) is
not differentiable, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (10, 15) (2) {5, 10, 15, 20}
(1) (–1, –3) (2) (–1, 3)
(3) {10} (4) {5, 10, 15}
(3) (1, 3) (4) (1, –3) 96. Let f(x) = log e (sinx), (0 < x < ) and g(x) =
89. Let f : R  R be a continuous function. Then sin–1 (e–x), (x  0). If  is a positive real number
such that a = (fog) () and b = (fog)(), then
sec 2 x [JEE (Main)-2021]

4  f ( x )dx (1) a2 – b – a = 1 (2) a2 + b + a = 0
lim 2 is equal to (3) a2 – b – a = 0 (4) a2 + b – a = –22
x

2 2
4 x  97. Let S be the set of points where the function,
16
f  x   2 – x – 3 , x R, is not differentiable. Then
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) f(2) (2) 4f(2)  f  f  x  is equal to ________.
x S

(3) 2f(2) (4) 2f  2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

98. For all twice differentiable functions f : R  R, with
90. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. The f(0) = f(1) = f(0) = 0, [JEE (Main)-2021]
number of points where the function
(1) f(0) = 0
  
f ( x )  [ x ] | x 2  1|  sin    [ x  1], x  (–2, 2) (2) f(x) = 0, for some x (0, 1)
 [x]  3 
is not continuous is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) f(x) = 0, at every point x (0, 1)
91. Let f(x) = x6 + 2x4 + x3 + 2x + 3, x  R. Then the (4) f(x)  0, at every point x (0, 1)

x nf (1)  f ( x ) 99. Let a function g : [0, 4]  R be defined as

natural number n for which lim  44
x 1 x 1 max {t 3  6t 2  9t  3}, 0  x  3
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 
g (x )  0  t  x ,then
92. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(x) = x3 + 4  x , 3 < x  4

x2f (1) + xf(2) + f (3), x  R. Then f(2) equals
[JEE (Main)-2021] the number of points in the interval (0, 4) where
g(x) is NOT differentiable, is______.
(1) 8 (2) –4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) –2 (4) 30
100. Let y = y(x) be a function of x satisfying
93. Let f : [–1, 3]  R be defined as
y 1  x 2  k  x 1  y 2 where k is a constant
 x   x ,  1  x  1
  1 1 dy 1
f ( x )  x  x , 1  x  2 and y     . Then at x  , is equal to
 2 4 dx 2
 x   x , 2  x  3,
[JEE (Main)-2021]
where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or
equal to t. Then, f is discontinuous at : 5 2
(1)  (2)
2 5
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) Only one point (2) Only two points 5 5
(3) (4) 
(3) Only three points (4) Four or more points 2 4
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   105. Let ƒ(x) be a polynomial function such that ƒ(x) +

101. If y 2  loge  cos2 x   y , x  – ,  , then
 2 2 ƒ(x) + ƒ(x) = x 5 + 64. Then, the value of

[JEE (Main)-2021] ƒ( x )
lim is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) y (0)  y (0)  3 x 1 x 1

(2) y (0)  y (0)  1 (1) –15 (2) –60

(3) y (0)  0 (3) 60 (4) 15
(4) y (0)  2
2 x  3, x  0
102. Let f :    be defined as 106. Let f(x) = [2x 2 + 1] and g(x) =  ,
2 x  3, x  0
  x2 – 5x  6
 where [t] is the greatest integer  t. Then, in the
, x2
 (5 x – x 2 – 6) open interval (–1, 1), the number of points where
 fog is discontinuous is equal to _______.
f ( x )   tan( x –2)
 x –( x )
e ,x2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
 ,x2

107. ƒ g : R  R be two real valued functions defined
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal 
to x. If f is continuous at x = 2, then  +  is
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 
 x 3, x 0
as ƒ  x    x and
(1) 1 (2) e(e – 2)  e , x0
(3) e(–e + 1) (4) 2e – 1
103. The number of points where the function  x 2  k x , x  0
g x  1 , where k and k are
 | 2 x 2  3 x  7 | if x  1 4 x  k2 , x  0 1 2


f  x     4 x 2  1 if 1  x  1
  real constants. If (goƒ) is differentiable at x = 0,

| x  1|  | x  2 | if x  1, then (goƒ) (–4) + (goƒ) (4) is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[t] denotes the greatest integer  t, is
discontinuous is _____________. (1) 4(e4 + 1) (2) 2(2e4 + 1)
(3) 4e4 (4) 2(2e4 – 1)
[JEE (Main)-2022]
108. Let f(x) = min {1, 1 + x sin x}, 0  x  2. If m is
 the number of points, where f is not differentiable
 and n is the number of points, where f is not
 continuous, then the ordered pair (m, n) is equal

 sin  x   x  to [JEE (Main)-2022]
104. Let f  x    , x   2, –1
 x   x  (1) (2, 0) (2) (1, 0)

 max 2 x, 3 | x | , | x | < 1 (3) (1, 1) (4) (2, 1)
1 , otherwise
 5
y x
109. If cos1    loge   , y  2, then :
Where [t] denotes greatest integer  t. If m is the 2 5
number of points where f is not continuous and n
is the num ber of points where f is not [JEE (Main)-2022]
differentiable, then the ordered pair (m, n) is (1) x2y + xy – 25y = 0
[JEE (Main)-2022] (2) x2y – xy – 25y = 0
(1) (3, 3) (2) (2, 4) (3) x2y – xy + 25y = 0
(4) x2y + xy + 25y = 0
(3) (2, 3) (4) (3, 4)

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114. Let f : R  R be a continuous function such that

d2x
110. If y(x) = (xx)x, x > 0, then  20 at x = 1 is equal f(3x) – f(x) = x. If f(8) = 7, then f(14) is equal to
dy 2
to __________. [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) 4 (2) 10
111. Let ƒ :    be defined as
(3) 11 (4) 16
 e x  , x 0 115. If the function
  
 x 
ƒx  
ae   x  1, 0  x  1   
 loge 1  x  x 2  loge 1  x  x 2

f (x)  
    
, x   ,   0
 b  sin  x   , 1  x  2 sec x  cos x  2 2
   
 k , x0
 e  x   c, x2
   is continuous at x = 0, then k is equal to

Where a, b, c   and [t] denotes greatest integer [JEE (Main)-2022]

less than or equal to t. Then, which of the following (1) 1 (2) –1
statements is true? [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) e (4) 0
(1) There exists a, b, c   such that ƒ is 116. If
continuous on  .

x  a , x  0  x  1 , x  0 
(2) If ƒ is discontinuous at exactly one point, then f (x)   and g ( x )   
2
a+b+c=1  x4 , x 0  x  4   b , x  0 

(3) If ƒ is discontinuous at exactly one point, then

are continuous on R, then (gof) (2) + (fog) (–2) is
a+b+c  1
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) ƒ is discontinuous at atleast two points, for any (1) –10 (2) 10
values of a, b and c
(3) 8 (4) –8
112. Let f , g : R  R be functions defined by
117. Let a function f :    be defined as :

 x  x
 e  x
x
 , x0 , x0   (5 | t  3 |) dt , x  4
f x   and g  x   
 1  x , x  0
2
 x  1 –1 , x  0 f ( x )  0

 x 2  bx, x4
Where [x] denote the greatest integer less than or
equal to x. Then, the function fog is discontinuous where b  . If f is continuous at x = 4 then which of
at exactly : [JEE (Main)-2022] the following statements is NOT true?
(1) one point (2) two points [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) three points (4) four points (1) f is not differentiable at x = 4

35
 4 x 2 – 8 x  5 , if 8 x 2 – 6 x  1  0 (2) f (3)  f (5) 
 4
113. Let f (x)  
  4 x 2 – 8 x  5  , if 8 x 2 – 6 x  1  0
   1
(3) f is increasing in  ,   (8, )
 8 
where [] denotes the greatest integer less than or
1
equal to . Then the number of points in R where f (4) f has a local minima at x 
8
is not differentiable is [JEE (Main)-2022]

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122. Let the function

7 p  729  x   3
118. If for p  q  0, the function f  x    loge 1  5 x   loge 1  x 
3 729  qx 9  ; if x 0
is continuous at x = 0, then f x   x b e
 10 ; if x  0

[JEE (Main)-2022]
continuous at x = 0. Then  is equal to
(1) 7pq f(0) – 1 = 0 (2) 63q f(0) – p2 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 21q f(0) – p2 = 0 (4) 7pq f(0) – 9 = 0
(1) 10 (2) –10
119. For the curve C : (x2 + y2 – 3) + (x2 – y2 – 1)5 = 0, the
value of 3y – y3y, at the point (, ),  > 0, on C is (3) 5 (4) –5
equal to ________.
123. If [t] denotes the greatest integer  t, then the number
[JEE (Main)-2022]
of points, at which the function
120. The function f :    defined by  1
f  x   4 2x  3  9  x    12  x  20  is not
 2 
cos  2x   x 2n sin  x  1
f  x   lim is differentiable in the open interval (–20, 20), is
n  1  x 2n 1  x 2n ________.
continuous for all x in
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1)   1 (2)   1, 1 124. The number of points, where the function
f :   , f(x) = |x – 1|cos|x – 2|sin|x – 1| + (x –
(3)    1  (4)    0  3)|x2 – 5x + 4|, is NOT differentiable, is

[JEE (Main)-2022]
121. Let x  t   2 2 cos t sin2t and
(1) 1 (2) 2
  (3) 3 (4) 4
y  t   2 2 sin t sin2t , t   0,  . T hen
 2 d 
125. The value of loge 2  logcos x cosecx  at x  is
dx 4
2
 dy 
1   [JEE (Main)-2022]
 dx  
2 at t  is equal to
d y 4 (1) 2 2 (2) 2 2
dx 2
(3) –4 (4) 4

[JEE (Main)-2022]
–1

3 3
126. If y  tan sec x – tan x ,  
2
 x3 
3
2
, then

[JEE (Main)-2022]
2 2 2
(1) (2) 3
3 3 (1) xy + 2y = 0 (3) x2y – 6y + 0
2

1 2 (3) x2y – 6y + 3 = 0 (4) xy – 4y = 0

(3) (4)
3 3


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