CONTINUITY

ASSIGNMENT-1

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; x≠0
1. Test the continuity of the following function at the origin: f (x) = ! "
1; x = 0
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x sin " , x ≠ 0
2. Show that the function f(x) given by f(x) = ! is continuous at x = 0.
0, x = 0
5x − 4, when 0 < x ≤ 1
3. Show that f(x) = , is continuous at x = 1.
4x $ − 3x, when 1 < x < 2
4. Determine the value of k for which the following function is continuous at x = 3.
"! %&
, x≠3
f(x) = ! "%$
k, x = 3
5. Find the value of the constant λ so that the function given below is continuous at x = -1.
"! %'"%$
, x ≠ −1
f(x) = ! "(#
λ, x = −1.
6. Find the value of the constant k so that the function given below is continuous at x = 0.
#%)*+ '"
, x≠0
f(x) = ! '"!
k, x=0
2x − 1, x < 2
7. Find the value of ‘a’ if the function f(x) defined by f(x) = ; a, x = 2 is continuous at x = 2.
x + 1, x > 2
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, if x ≠ 0
8. If the function f(x) defined by f(x) = ! "
k, if x = 0
+23! /"
9. Find the value of ‘a’ so that the function f(x) defined by f(x) = ! "!
, x ≠ 0 may be
1, x=0
continuous at x = 0.
3ax + b, if x > 1
10. If the function f(x) given by f(x) = ; 11, if x = 1 is continuous at x = 1, find the values of
5ax − 2b, if x < 1
a and b.
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⎧ "!
, if x < 0
11. Let f(x) = a, if x = 0 determine the value of a so that f(x) is continuous at x = 0.
⎨ √"
, if x > 0
⎩6#7(√"%4
12. Prove that the greatest integer function [x] is continuous at all points except at integer points.

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, x≠4
1. If a function f is defined as f(x) = ! "%4 Show that f is everywhere continuous except at
0, x = 4
x = 4.
+23 '"
, if x < 0
2. Discuss the continuity of the function f(x) = ! " .
x + 2, if x ≥ 0
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, if x ≠ 0
3. Discuss the continuity of the function f(x) = ! " .
0, if x = 0
2x − 1, if x < 0
4. Discuss the continuity of the function f(x) given by f(x) = ,
2x + 1, if x ≥ 0
1, if x ≤ 3
5. If f(x) = ;ax + b, if x < x < 5 . Determine the values of a and b so that f(x) is continuous.
7, if 5 ≤ x

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 DIFFERENTIABILITY

1. Show that f(x) = |x| is not differentiable at x = 0.

x − 1, if x < 2
2. Show that the function f(x) = , is not differentiable at x = 2.
2x − 3, if x ≥ 2

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x ' sin F"G , if x ≠ 0
3. Show that the function f(x) = ! is differentiable at x = 0 and f’(0) = 0.
0, if x = 0

4. Show that f(x) x2 is differentiable at x = 1 and find f ‘ (1).

5. Show that the function f(x) = |x+1|+|x-1| for all x ∈ R, is not differentiable at x = -1 and x = 1.

6. Discuss the differentiability of f(x) = x |x| at x = 0.

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x sin " , when x ≠ 0
7. Show that the function f(x) = ! is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0.
0, when x = 0

lim "! 8(/)%/! 8(")

8. If f(x) is differentiable at x = a, find
x→a "%/

lim "8(')%'8(")
9. If f(2) = 4 and f’(2) = 1, then find
x→2 "%'

1. If f(x) = x2 + 2x + 7, find f’(3)

2. Find f’(2) and f’(5) when f(x) = x2 + 7x + 4.

3. For the function f given by f(x) = x2 – 6x + 8, prove that f’(5) – 3f’(2) = f’(8).

4. Discuss the differentiability of f(x) = |x - 1| + |x - 2

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 DIFFERENTIATION
ASSIGNMENT-1

1. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x from first principles:

!
i. e!
ii. e"!
iii. e√!
iv. e$%& !
1. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
"
i. e'
ii. log ( (log ( x)
iii. log ! 2
2. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
i. sec (log xn)
) !
ii. log tan % * + "'

+!
iii. (log )sin % − 1'/.
,

3. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:

i. log 01 + √3" + 1 " 4
-./ $%& +
ii. log )-0/ $%& +/
'" .'#"
iii. '" 0'#"

1.$%& +
iv. log (10$%& +

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4. Find 2!, when

i. y = eax cos (bx + c)

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5. If y = 51 + √1 " + 3" 6 , then prove that 2! = √+ !
.- !

+ 784#$ + 23 784#$ +
6. If y = √10+ !
+ log √1 − 1 " , then prove that 2! = (10+ ! )%/!

7. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:

i. sin (m sin-1 x)
#$ !)!
ii. e($%&
#$ =√10!! >
iii. e;<$
8. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:

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 i. log1? x + log ! 10 + log ! x + log1? 10
!
ii. 5,0+ + (3 - 1 " )5
√- ! .+ ! .√- ! 0+ ! 23 "@! @!
9. If y = √-! , show that 2! = !%
)1 + √@' /
.+ ! 0√- ! 0+ ! 0!'

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10. If y = (1.+, prove that (1 – x2) 2! + y = 0.
!.1
11. If f(x) = √1 " + 1, g(x) = !! .1 and h(x) = 2x – 3, then find f’ (h’(g’(x))).

12. Differentiate each of the following functions with respect to x.

1 1
i. sin-1 021√1 − 1 " 4, - <x<
√" √"
1 1
ii. cos-1 021√1 − 1 " 4, - <x<
√" √"

13. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x.

10;<$ +
i. tan-1 ) $%& +
/, - π < x < π

10;<$ +
ii. tan-1 <(1.;<$ +=, - π < x < π

1.;<$ +
iii. tan-1 <(10;<$ +=, 0 < x < π

;<$ +
iv. tan-1 )1.$%& +/, 0 < x < π

1.$%& + ) )
v. tan-1 <(10$%& +=, " < x < "

) )
vi. tan-1 (sec x + tan x), - " < x < "

14. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x.

i. tan-1 5√1 + 1 " + 16, x ∈ R

ii. tan-1 5√1 + 1 " − 16, x ∈ R

√1.+ ! 01
iii. tan-1 ? +
@, x ≠ 0

√1.+ ! .1
iv. tan-1 ? +
@, x ≠ 0

v. cot-1 5√1 + 1 " + 16

√1.$%& + . √10$%& +
vi. tan-1 ) /, 0 < x < π.
√1.$%& +0 √10$%& +

15. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x.

@.!
i. tan-1 %10@!'

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 @ ;<$ !0A $%& ! ) ) @
ii. tan-1 %A ;<$ !.@ $%& !', - " < x < " and A tan x > - 1
,@! !0!% 1 + 1
iii. tan-1 %@% 0,@!! ', <-<
√, √,

-0+
iv. tan-1 (-.+, -a < x < a

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16. If y = sin-1 51√1 − 1 − √1 √1 − 1 " 6 and 0 < x < 1, then find 2!
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17. If y = cos-1 51√1 − 1 + √1 √1 − 1 " 6 and 0 < x < 1, find 2!.
√1.+ ! .√10+ ! 23
18. If y = tan-1 ?√1.+ ! @, -1 < x < 1, x ≠ 0 find 2!.
0√10+ !

"! 10!!
19. Differentiate sin-1 %1.!! ' + cos-1 %1.!! '. with respect to x, if
"! 10!!
20. Differentiate tan-1 %10!! ' + cos-1 %1.!!'. with respect to x, when

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21. If x B1 + C + y √1 + 1 = 0 and x ≠ y, prove that 2! = - (!.1)! .

!! 03! 23 3
22. If cos-1 %!! .3! ' = tan-1 a, prove that 2! = !.

23 $%&! (@.3)
23. If y sin y = x sin (a + y), prove that 2! = $%& @
.

23 !! 105 !
24. If √1 − 1 B + B1 − C B = a (x3 – y3), prove that 2! = 3! (10+ ! , where -1 x < 1 and -1 < y < 1.
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25. If x2 + y2 = t - C and x4 + y4 = t2 + C! , then prove that 2! = !% 3.
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26. If y = b tan-1 %@ + tan01 !', find 2!.
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27. If y = (sin x)tan x + (cos x)sec x, find 2!.

28. Differentiate: (log x)x + xlog x with respect to x.

29. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x.
"!! 0,
i. x ;<C ! + !! .!."

ii. cos (x ! )
iii. log (x ! + cosec2 x)
iv. x ! e"(!.,)
23 D<E !
30. If xy = ex-y, prove that 2! = (1.D<E !)! .
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31. If xy + yx = 2, find 2!.
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32. If xy = yx = 2, find 2!.

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33. If (cos x)y = (sin y)x, find 2!
23
34. If y = ax + ex + xx + xa, find 2! at x = a.
√10!! ("!0,)$/! 23
35. If y = (!! .")!/%
, find 2!.

√!(!.*)%/!
36. Find the derivative of (*!0,)'/%
with respect to x.
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37. If xm yn = (x + y)m+n, prove that 2! = ! .
! ! ! $%& ! 1 ! 1 ! 1
38. Given that cos " . cos * . cos F .... = !
, prove that "! sec2 " + "' sec2 * + .... = cosec2 x - !!

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39. If y = x ! , find 2!

23 ;<$ !
40. If y = (sin 1 + Bsin 1 + √sin 1 + ⋯ HI∞, prove that 2! = "301 .
"…) 23 3! D<E 3
!*
41. If y = a , prove that 2! = !(103 D<E ! .D<E 3)
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42. If y = e!.' , show that 2! = 103 .

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43. Find 2! in each of the following
1 C
i. x = a )cos H + "
log tan" "/ and y = a sin t.

ii. x = a (θ - sin θ) and y = a (1 – cos θ).

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44. If x = a sec3 θ and y = a tan3 θ, find at θ = .
2! ,
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45. Find 2!, when x = a cos3 t and y = a sin3 t.
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46. If x = B3 784 , y = B3IJ7
#$ H #$ H
, a > 0 and -1 < t < 1, show that 2! = - ! .
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47. If x = sin-1 %1.C! ' and y = tan-1 %10C! ', t > 1. Prove that 2! = - 1.

2K √10K!
48. If u = sin (m cos-1 x), v = cos (m sin-1 x), prove that 2L = 10L!
.
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49. If x = sec θ - cos θ and y = secn θ - cosn θ, prove that (x2 + 4) %2!' = n2 (y2 + 4)

50. Differentiate log sin x with respect to √cos 1

1."!
51. Differentiate tan-1 %10"!' with respect to √1 + 4x " .

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52. Differentiate tan-1 O !
P with respect to tan-1 x, x ≠ 0.
"!
53. Differentiate tan-1 %1.!! ' and v = tan-1 x.

54. Differentiate xx with respect to x log x.

√1.!! 0√10!!
55. Differentiate tan-1 ?√1.!! @ with respect to cos-1 x2.
.√10!!
#$ !
56. Differentiate x $%& with respect to sin-1 x.
1 √10!!
57. If x ∈ % , 1', differentiate tan-1 O !
P with respect to cos-1 021 √1 − x " 4.
√"

"! "!
58. Differentiate tan-1 %10!! ' with respect to sin-1 %1.!! ', if
1 1 ,!0!% "!
59. If - <x< , differentiate tan-1 %10,!! ' with respect to tan-1 %10!! '.
√, √,

60.

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