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TOPIC Ć Continuity
JEE PYQ : Continuity and Differentiability

5.
æ p pö
If the function f defined on ç , ÷ by
è6 3ø
ì 2 cos x – 1 p
éxù ïï ,x ¹
1. Let f (x) = x. ê ú , for –10 < x < 10, where [t] denotes the cot x – 1 4
ë 2û í
f(x) = ï p
k, x=
greatest integer function. Then the number of points of ïî 4
discontinuity of f is equal to ______. is continuous, then k is equal to: [April 09, 2019 (I)]
[NA Sep. 05, 2020 (I)]
1
2. If a function f (x) defined by (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d)
2 2
ìae x + be - x , - 1 £ x < 1 éxù
ïï 6. If f ( x) = [ x] - ê ú , x Î R, where [x] denotes the greatest
f ( x) = í cx 2 , 1 £ x £ 3 be continuous for some ë4û
ï 2 integer function, then: [April 09, 2019 (II)]
ïî ax + 2cx , 3 < x £ 4
(a) f is continuous at x = 4.
a, b, c Î R and f '(0) + f '(2) = e, then the value of a is : lim f(x) exists but lim f(x) does not exist.
(b) x® 4+ x®4-
[Sep. 02, 2020 (I)]
lim f(x) and lim f(x) exist but are not equal.
(c) Both x® 4- x®4+
1 e
(a) (b) lim f(x) exists but lim f(x) does not exist.
e 2 - 3e + 13 e 2 - 3e - 13 (d) x® 4- x®4+

e e 7. If the function

{
(c) (d)
e 2 + 3e + 13 e 2 - 3e + 13 a | p - x | +1, x £ 5
f(x) = b | x - p | +3, x > 5
é4ù
3. Let [t] denote the greatest integer £ t and lim x ê ú = A. is continuous at x = 5, then the value of a – b is:
x ®0 ë x û
[April 09, 2019 (II)]
Then the function, f(x) = [x2] sin(px) is discontinuous, when
x is equal to : [Jan. 9, 2020 (II)] 2 -2 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) A +1 (b) A+5 p+5 p+5 p -5 5-p
8. Let f : [– 1, 3] ® R be defined as
(c) A + 21 (d) A
ì x + [ x ] , - 1£ x < 1
1 1 ï
4. If the function f defined on ç - , ÷ by f(x) = í x + x , 1 £ x < 2
è 3 3ø ï x + [ x ] , 2 £ x £ 3,
î
ì1 æ 1 + 3x ö where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal
ï log , when x ¹ 0
f(x) = í x e çè 1 - 2 x ø÷ is continuous, then k to t. Then, f is discontinuous at : [April 08, 2019 (II)]
ïk , when x = 0
î (a) only one point (b) only two points
is equal to __________. [NA Jan. 7, 2020 (II)] (c) only three points (d) four or more points
9. Let f : R ® R be a function defined as 14. Let k be a non– ero real number.
[Online April 11, 2015]
ì 5, if x £1
ï a + bx, if 1 < x < 3 ì
ï ï
f ( x) = í ï (e x - 1)
ï b + 5 x, if 3 £ x < 5 ïï æ x ö æ xö
, x¹0
ïî 30, x³5 log ç1 + ÷
If f(x) = í çè k ÷ø
if sin
ï è 4ø
Then, f is : [Jan 09, 2019 (I)] , x =0
ï 12
(a) continuous if a = 5 and b = 5 ï
(b) continuous if a = – 5 and b = 10 ïî
(c) continous if a = 0 and b = 5 is a continuous function then the value of k is:
(d) not continuous for any values of a and b (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. If the function f defined as 15. If the function

1 k -1 ì 2 + cos x - 1
f (x) = - ï ,x ¹ p
x e2 x - 1 f ( x ) = í ( p - x)2
x ¹ 0, is continuous at x = 0, ï
îk ,x = p
then the ordered pair (k, f (0)) is equal to?
[Online April 16, 2018] is continuous at x = p, then k equals:
[Online April 19, 2014]
æ1 ö 1 1
(a) (3, 1) (b) (3, 2) (c) ç , 2 ÷ (d) (2, 1)
è3 ø (a) 0 (b)
2
(c) 2 (d)
4
ì 1 æ9ö 2
ï 2- x 16. If f(x) is continuous and fç ÷= , then
11. Let f (x) = í ( x - 1) , x > 1, x ¹ 2 è2ø 9
ïî k, x=2 æ 1 - cos 3x ö
lim f ç ÷ is equal to:
The value of k for which f is continuous at x = 2 is x ®0 è x2 ø
[Online April 15, 2018] [Online April 9, 2014]
(a) e –2 (b) e (c) e –1 (d) 1 9 2 8
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d)
12. The value of k for which the function 2 9 9
17. Consider the function :
ì tan 4x
f (x) = [ x] + | 1 – x |, -1 £ x £ 3 where [x] is the greatest
ï æç 4 ö÷ tan 5x , 0 < x < p
ï p integer function.
f (x) = í è 5 ø2 2
p is continuous at x = , is :
ï k+ 5 , x = 2 Statement 1 : f is not continuous at x = 0, 1, 2 and 3.
2
ïî
æ - x, -1 £ x < 0
ç
[Online April 9, 2017] 1 - x, 0 £ x < 1
Statement 2 : f (x) = ç
2 3 2 ç 1 + x, 1 £ x < 2
17 ç
(a) (b) (c) (d) -
20 5 5 5 è 2 + x, 2 £ x £ 3
13. Let a, b Î R, (a ¹ 0) . if the function f defined as [Online April 25, 2013]
(a) Statement 1 is true ; Statement 2 is false,
ì 2x 2 (b) Statement 1 is true; Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is
ï , 0 £ x <1
ï a not correct explanation for Statement 1.
ï (c) Statement 1 is true; Statement 2 is true; Statement It is
ía , 1£ x < 2
f(x) = ï 2 a correct explanation for Statement 1.
ï 2b - 4b , 2£x<¥ (d) Statement 1 is false; Statement 2 is true.
ïî x 3 18. Let f be a composite function of x defined by
is continuous in the interval [0, ¥) , then an ordered pair f (u ) =
1
, u ( x) =
1
.
(a, b) is : [Online April 10, 2016] u2 + u - 2 x -1
(a) ( - 2,1 - 3) (b) ( 2, -1 + 3) Then the number of points x where f is discontinuous is :
[Online April 23, 2013]
(c) ( 2,1 - 3) (d) ( - 2,1 + 3) (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
19. Let f (x) = – 1 + | x – 2 |, and g (x) = 1 – | x |; then the set of Statement - 1 : f (x) is continuous on R.
all points where fog is discontinuous is :
[Online April 22, 2013] Statement - 2 : f1 ( x) and f 2 ( x) are continuous on R.
(a) {0, 2} (b) {0, 1, 2} (a) Statement -1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2
(c) {0} (d) an empty set is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
20. If f : R ® R is a function defined by f (x) = [x] (b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is
æ 2x - 1 ö NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
cos ç ÷ p , where [x] denotes the greatest integer
è 2 ø (c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
function, then f is . [2012] (d) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
(a) continuous for every real x.
24. The values of p and q for which the function [2011]
(b) discontinuous only at x = 0
(c) discontinuous only at non- ero integral values of x. ì
(d) continuous only at x = 0. ï sin( p + 1) x + sin x , x < 0
ï x
21. Let f : [1, 3] ® R be a function satisfying ï
f ( x) = í q , x = 0 is continuous for all x in R,
ï
x
£ f ( x) £ 6 - x , for all x ¹ 2 and f (2) = 1, ï x+ x - x
2
,x > 0
[ x] ïî x3 / 2
where R is the set of all real numbers and [x] denotes the are
largest integer less than or equal to x.
5 1 3 1
Statement 1: lim f ( x ) exists. [Online May 19, 2012] (a) p = , q = (b) p = - , q =
2 2 2 2
x® 2 -
Statement 2: f is continuous at x = 2. 1 3 1 3
(a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is (c) p = , q = (d) p = , q = -
2 2 2 2
a correct explanation for Statement 1.
(b) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true. 25. The function f : R /{0} ® R given by [2007]
(c) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is
1 2
not a correct explanation for Statement 1. f ( x) = -
(d) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false. x e2 x - 1
22. Statement 1: A function f : R ® R is continuous at x0 if and can be made continuous at x = 0 by defining f (0) as
only if lim f ( x ) exists and lim f ( x ) = f ( x0 ). (a) 0 (b) 1
x ® x0 x® x0
(c) 2 (d) – 1
Statement 2: A function f : R ® R is discontinuous at x0 if
1 - tan x p é pù
and only if, lim f ( x ) exists and lim f ( x ) ¹ f ( x0 ) . 26. Let f ( x) = , x ¹ , x Î ê 0, ú .
x ® x0 x ® x0 4x - p 4 ë 2û
[Online May 12, 2012]
(a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is é pù æ pö
If f (x) is continuous in ê 0, ú , then f çè ÷ø is [2004]
not a correct explanation of Statement 1. ë 2 û 4
(b) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.
(c) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is 1
(a) –1 (b)
a correct explanation of Statement 1. 2
(d) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
1
23. Define f (x) as the product of two real functions (c) - (d) 1
[2011RS] 2
27. f is defined in [-5, 5] as [2002]
ì 1
ïsin , if x ¹ 0 f (x) = x if x is rational
f1 ( x ) = x, x Î R, and f 2 ( x ) = í x
ï0, if x = 0
= – x if x is irrational. Then
î
(a) f (x) is continuous at every x, except x = 0
as follows :
(b) f (x) is discontinuous at every x, except x = 0
ïì f1 ( x ) . f 2 ( x) , if x = 0 (c) f (x) is continuous everywhere
f ( x) = í
ïî 0 if x = 0 (d) f (x) is discontinuous everywhere
 34. Let f and g be differentiable functions on R such that fog
TOPIC n Differentiability
is the identity function. If for some a, b Î R, g¢ (a) = 5 and
28. Let f : R ® R be a function defined by f (x) = max{x, x2}. Let g (a) = b, then f ¢ (b) is equal to: [Jan. 9, 2020 (II)]
S denote the set of all points in R, where f is not
1 2
differentiable. Then: [Sep. 06, 2020 (II)] (a) (b) 1 (c) 5 (d)
5 5
(a) {0, 1} (b) {0}
(c) f (an empty set) 35. Let S be the set of all functions f : [0,1] ® R, which are
(d) {1}
ì
If the function f ( x) í k1 ( x - p) - 1, x £ p is twice dif-
2 continuous on [0, 1] and differentiable on (0,1). Then for
29.
î k2 cos x, x>p
ferentiable, then the ordered pair (k1, k2) is equal to: every f in S, there exists a c Î (0,1), depending on f, such
[Sep. 05, 2020 (I)] that: [Jan. 8, 2020 (II)]

æ1 ö (a) | f (c) – f (l)| < (l – c)|f ¢(c)|

(a) ç ,1÷ (b) (1, 0)
è2 ø f (1) - f (c )
(b) = f ¢(c)
1- c
æ1 ö
(c) ç , -1÷ (d) (1, 1) (c) | f (c) + f (1)| < (1 + c) |f ¢(c)|
è 2 ø
30. Let f be a twice differentiable function on (1, 6). If f (2) = 8, (d) | f (c) – f (1)| < | f ¢(c)|
f '(2) = 5, f '(x) ³ 1 and f ''( x ) ³ 4, for all x Î (1, 6), then : 36. Let the function, f: [–7, 0] ® R be continuous on [ –7, 0]
[Sep. 04, 2020 (I)] and differentiable on (–7, 0). If f(–7) = –3 and f ¢ (x) d” 2, for
(a) f (5) + f '(5) £ 26 (b) f (5) + f '(5) ³ 28
all xÎ(–7, 0), then for all such functions f, f ¢(–1) + f(0) lies
(c) f '(5) + f ''(5) £ 20 (d) f (5) £ 10
in the interval: [Jan. 7, 2020 (I)]
31. Suppose a differentiable function f (x) satisfies the identity
(a) (– ฀ , 20] (b) [–3, 11]
f ( x + y ) = f ( x) + f ( y ) + xy 2 + x 2 y , for all real x and y. If
(c) (– ฀, 11] (d) [–6, 20]
f ( x)
lim = 1, then f '(3) is equal to ___________.
x ®0 x 37. Let S be the set of points where the function,
[NA Sep. 04, 2020 (I)]
f(x) = |2 – |x – 3||, xÎR, is not differentiable.
ìp -1
ïï 4 + tan x, | x |£ 1 Then å f(f(x)) is equal to ¾¾¾. [NA Jan. 7, 2020 (I)]
32. The function f ( x) = í xÎS
ï 1 (| x | -1) , | x |> 1
ïî 2 ì sin (p + 1) x + sin x
is : [Sep. 04, 2020 (II)] ï ,x < 0
x
(a) continuous on R – {1} and differentiable on ï
38. If f (x) = í q ,x=0
R – {–1, 1}. ï
ï x+x - x
2
(b) both continuous and differentiable on R – {1}. , x >0
(c) continuous on R – {–1} and differentiable on î x3/2
R – {–1, 1}. is continuous at x = 0, then the ordered pair (p, q) is equal to:
(d) both continuous and differentiable on R – {–1}.
[April 10, 2019 (I)]
ì sin(a + 2) x + sin x æ 3 1ö æ 1 3ö
ï ; x<0 (a) ç - , - ÷ (b) ç - , ÷
ïï x è 2 2ø è 2 2ø
33. If f ( x) = í b ; x =0
ï æ 3 1ö æ5 1ö
(c) ç - , ÷ (d) ç , ÷
ï ( x + 3x ) - x
2 1/3 1/3
; x>0 è 2 2ø è2 2ø
ïî x 4/3
39. Let f(x) = loge (sinx), (0 < x < p) and g(x) = sin–1 (e–x), (x > 0).
is continuous at x = 0, then a + 2b is equal to: If a is a positive real number such that a = (fog)¢ (a) and
b = (fog) ( a), then: [April 10, 2019 (II)]
[Jan. 9, 2020 (I)]
(a) aa2 + ba + a = 0 (b) aa2 – ba – a =1
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) –2
(c) aa2 – ba – a = 0 (d) aa2 + ba – a = – 2a2
40. Let f : R ® R be differentiable at c Î R and f (c) = 0. If (a) is an empty set
g (x) = f (x) , then at x = c, g is : [April 10, 2019 (I)] (b) equals {– 2, – 1, 0, 1, 2}

(a) not differentiable if f '(c) = 0 (c) equals {– 2, – 1, 1, 2}

(b) differentiable if f "(c) ¹ 0 (d) equals {– 2, 2}
(c) differentiable if f ' (c) = 0 48. Let f : (– 1, 1) ® R be a function defined by f (x) = max

41.
(d) not differentiable
Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10|; x Î R. Then the set of all values of x, { - | x |, - }
1 - x 2 . If K be the set of all points at which f

at which the function, g(x) = f (f(x)) is not is not differentiable, then K has exactly:
differentiable, is: [April 09, 2019 (I)] [Jan. 10, 2019 (II)]
(a) five elements (b) one element
(a) {5, 10, 15} (b) {10, 15}
(c) three elements (d) two elements
(c) {5, 10, 15, 20} (d) {10}
42. If f (1) = 1, f¢(1) = 3, then the derivative of 49. Let S = { t Î R : f (x) = | x - p | (e|x| - 1)sin | x | is not
differentiable at t}. Then the set S is equal to : [2018]
f (f (f (x))) + (f (x))2 at x = 1 is : [April 08, 2019 (II)]
(a) {0} (b) {p}
(a) 33 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 9
(c) {0, p} (d) f (an empty set)
43. Let f be a differentiable function such that f(1) = 2 and 50. Let S = {(l, m) Î R × R : f (t) = (|l|e|t| – m). sin (2|t|), t Î R, is
f ¢ (x) = f (x) for all x Î R. If h (x) = f ( f (x)), then h¢ (1) is equal a differentiable function}. Then S is a subest of?
to : [Jan. 12, 2019 (II)]
[Online April 15, 2018]
(a) 2e2 (b) 4e (c) 2e (d) 4e2
(a) R × [0, ¥) (b) (–¥, 0) × R
ìï -1, -2 £ x < 0 (c) [0, ¥) × R (d) R × (–¥, 0)
44. Let f ( x ) = í 2 and 51. If the function
ïî x - 1, 0 £ x £ 2
g(x) = |f(x)| + f(|x|). Then, in the interval (–2, 2), g is : ìï- x, x <1
f(x) = í -1 is differentiable at
[Jan. 11, 2019 (I)] ïîa + cos (x + b), 1 £ x £ 2
(a) differentiable at all points
(b) not continuous a
x = 1, then is equal to : [Online April 9, 2016]
(c) not differentiable at two points b
(d) not differentiable at one point p+2 p-2
(a) (b)
dy 2 2
45. If x log e ( log e x ) - x 2 + y 2 = 4 ( y > 0 ) , then at x = e is
dx -p - 2
equal to : [Jan. 11, 2019 (I)] (c) (d) –1 – cos–1(2)
2
(1 + 2e ) ( 2e –1) 52. If the function.
(a) 2 (b) 2
2 4+ e 2 4+ e ïì k x + 1, 0 £ x £ 3
g(x) = í is differentiable, then the
(1 + 2e ) e ïî m x + 2, 3 < x £ 5
(c) (d) value of k + m is : [2015]
4+e 2
4 + e2
10
46. Let K be the set of all real values of x where the function (a) (b) 4
3
f (x) = sin | x | – | x | + 2 (x – p) cos | x | is not differentiable. 16
Then the set K is equal to : [Jan. 11, 2019 (II)] (c) 2 (d)
5
(a) f (an empty set) (b) {p}
(c) {0} (d) {0, p} 53. Let f: R ® R be a function such that f ( x ) £ x 2 , for all
x Î R . Then, at x = 0, f is: [Online April 19, 2014]
ìïmax {| x |, x 2 } | x|£ 2
47. Let f (x) = í (a) continuous but not differentiable.
ïî 8 - 2 | x |, 2 <| x|£ 4 (b) continuous as well as differentiable.
Let S be the set of points in the interval (– 4, 4) at which f (c) neither continuous nor differentiable.
is not differentiable. Then S: [Jan 10, 2019 (I)] (d) differentiable but not continuous.