Question Bank (Single Variable Calculus)

Practice Problems
September 2023
1. Consider the function


1
 if x ≥ 0
f (x) = 0 if x = 0

−1 if x < 0.

Check whether the limit of the function exists at x = 0.

sinx
2. Find the value of lim x
if it exists.
x→∞
3. Distance s(t) travelled by a vehicle at a time t is given by
s(t) = 3t2 − 5t + 7.
Then find
(a) Speed of the vehicle at time t = 2.

(b) Acceleration of the vehicle at time t = 1.
4. Find maxima and minima of
f (x) = x3 − 3x + 2.
5. Show that lim [x] does not exist.

x→0
6. Is the following function differentiable at x = 0 ?

(
x2 cos sin1 x x ̸= 0
f (x) =
0 x = 0.
If yes why? If not why not?
1
7. Show that the function f (x) = 3x − cos x + 9 has at least one root. Is
the root unique? Justify your answer.
8. Is the following function continuous everywhere?

(
sin x
x2
, x > 0;
f (x) =
1, x ≤ 0.
9. Find left-hand and right-hand limit at x = 0 for


1/x
e
 x<0
f (x) = e −1/x
x>0

0 x = 0.

10. Evaluate h x i
lim [x] − .
x→4 4
11. A function f : R → R satisfies f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) for all x, y ∈ R
and f is continuous at 0. Prove that f is continuous at every point in
R.
12. Is the following function discontinuous? If yes, find the point of dis-
continuity and justify your answer.

| x |
, if x ∈ R \ {0}.
f (x) = x (3)
0, if x = 0.
.
(
1 − 2 cos2 (x), if x < a
13. Let f (x) = , where a is a real number. Is f
sin2 x, if x ≥ a
continuous ?
√
14. Evaluate lim+ x sin( x1 ) = 0.
x→0
15. Prove that lim sin( x1 ) does not exists.

x→0
16. Find the set of points of discontinuity of the following functions.
(a) f (x) = [ x2 ].
(b) f (x) = [x] + [−x], where x ∈ R.
2

 [x]
, where x ∈ R \ {0}.
(c) f (x) = x
0, if x = 0.

| x |
, where x ∈ R \ {0}.
(d) f (x) = x .
0, if x = 0.

(e) f (x) = sin 2x , where x ∈ [0, π].
17. If limx→c f (x) = 0, and limx→c g(x) = −5, then find the value of
limx→c |f (x) + 5g(x)|.
18. Check if e|x−1| is differentiable at x = 1.
19. Answer the following.
(i) Let f (x) = sin x, for all x ∈ R. Using the limit definition of differ-
entiation and show that f ′ (x) = cos x, for all x ∈ R.

x2 sin 1 , if x ̸= 0
(ii) Let f : R −→ R be a function defined by f (x) = x .
0, if x = 0
Prove that f is differentiable at x = 0 but f ′ is not continuous at

x = 0. (4)
(iii) Let f (x) = x5 − 5x4 + 5x3 + 10, for all x ∈ R. Prove that f has a
local maxima at x = 1, a local minima at x = 3 and f has neither a
local maxima and nor a local minima at x = 0. (4)
x
20. Prove that 1+x < log(1 + x) < x, ∀x > 0 [ Hint: Use monotone
property and then mean value theorem]
R
21. Evaluate x cos(x2 + 2) dx.
R1 R −1/3
22. If 0 f (x) dx = 10, calculate −2/3 f (3x + 2) dx.
R7 R7 R4
23. If 0
f (x) dx = 10 and 4
f (x) dx = −1. Find 0
f (x) dx.
24. Given that the functions f : R → R and g : R → R are continuous at

point x = x0 . Prove that the function h(x) = f (x)2 g(x) is continuous
at x = x0 .
25. Answer the following questions.
3
(a) Find the length of the curve traced by graph of function f (x),
where
1
f (x) = (ex + e−x ), 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 2.
2
dy
(b) Use the Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus to find ,
dx
R4 1
where y = t
dt.
1+3x2 2 + e
26. Evaluate the following:
(i) Find the arc length of f (x) = x2/7 from x = 0 to x = 9.

x3
(ii) Find the arc length of f (x) = 8
− ln(x) from x = 1 to x = 2.
(iii) Find the total area of the region enclosed by the functions f (x) =
−2x + 5 and g(x) = x3 − 7x2 + 12x − 3.
(iv) Compute the area of the regions bounded by the lines y = x + 1,
y = −2x + 7 and y = −x
2
+ 25 .
27. (i) State the “Fundamental Theorem of Calculus” and apply it to eval-
R5 5
uate the derivative of F (x) = (t )dt.
cos x
(ii) Evaluate (sin5 (x) cos8 (x))dx.
R
28. For each of the following functions on R to R find points of relative

extrema, the intervals on which the function is increasing, and those
on which it is decreasing:
(a) f (x) = x3 − 3x − 4
(b) f (x) = x + x1 , x ̸= 0
29. Find F ′ (x) when F is defined on [0, 1] by

R x2
(a) F (x) = 0 (1 + t3 )−1 dt
Rx √
(b) F (x) = x2 1 + t2 .dt
(Hint: Use fundamental theorem of calculus.)
30. Let f : R → R and let c ∈ R. Show that limx→c f (x) = L if and only
if limx→0 f (x + c) = L.
4
31. Let f : R → R be such that f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) for all x, y in R.
Assume that limx→0 f (x) = L exists. Prove that L = 0, and then prove
that f has a limit at every point c ∈ R.
Hint: First note that f (2x) = f (x) + f (x) = 2f (x) for every x ∈ R.
Also note that f (x) = f (x − c) + f (c) for x, c in R.

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Practice Problems

1. Consider the function

Check whether the limit of the function exists at x = 0.

3. Distance s(t) travelled by a vehicle at a time t is given by

(a) Speed of the vehicle at time t = 2.

4. Find maxima and minima of

5. Show that lim [x] does not exist.

6. Is the following function differentiable at x = 0 ?

If yes why? If not why not?

8. Is the following function continuous everywhere?

9. Find left-hand and right-hand limit at x = 0 for

15. Prove that lim sin( x1 ) does not exists.

16. Find the set of points of discontinuity of the following functions.

18. Check if e|x−1| is differentiable at x = 1.

19. Answer the following.

Prove that f is differentiable at x = 0 but f ′ is not continuous at

24. Given that the functions f : R → R and g : R → R are continuous at

25. Answer the following questions.

26. Evaluate the following:

(i) Find the arc length of f (x) = x2/7 from x = 0 to x = 9.

28. For each of the following functions on R to R find points of relative

29. Find F ′ (x) when F is defined on [0, 1] by

(Hint: Use fundamental theorem of calculus.)

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