 sin (a  1) x  sin x

 x for x  0

1. Determine the values of a, b & c for which the function f (x) =  c for x  0
 (x  bx2 )1/2  x1/2
 for x  0
 b x3/2
is continuous at x = 0.

 1  sin3 x , x  /2
 3 cos2 x

2. Find the values of ' a ' & ' b ' so that the function, f (x) =  a , x   / 2 is
 b (1  sin x)
 , x  /2
 (   2 x)
2

continuous at x = /2.
3. If f(x) = {x} & g(x) = [x] (where {. } & [.] denotes the fractional part and the integral part functions
respectively), then discuss the continuity of :
(i) h(x) = f(x). g(x) at x = 1 and 2 (ii) h(x) = f(x) + g(x) at x = 1
(iii) h(x) = f(x) – g(x) at x = 1 (iv) h(x) = g(x) + f(x) at x = 1 and 2
 f(x)
, x3
4. Suppose that f(x) = x  3x  4x + 12 and h(x) =  x  3
3 2
, then

 K , x3
(a) find all zeros of f
(b) find the value of K that makes h continuous at x = 3
(c) using the value of K found in (b), determine whether h is an even function.
sin3x  A sin 2x  B sin x
5. If f(x) = (x  0) is continuous at x = 0. Find A & B. Also find f(0).
x5
6. Find interval for which the function given by the following expressions are continuous :
3x  7 1 x2
(i) f(x) = 2 (ii) f(x) = –
x  5x  6 | x | 1 2
x2  1  x 
(iii) f(x) = (iv) f(x) = tan  
1  sin2 x  2 
7. If graph of function y = f(x) is

0 1 2 3

and graph of function y = g(x) is

1 2
then discuss the continuity of f(x) g(x) at x = 3 and x = 2.
8. If f(x) = x + { x} + [x], where [ . ] is the integral part & { . } is the fractional part function. Discuss
the continuity of f in [  2, 2 ]. Also find nature of each discontinuity.
x2  1
9. If f(x) = 2 and g(x) = tan x, then discuss the continuity of fog (x).
x 1
1  x , 0  x  2
10. Let f(x) =  . Determine the composite function g(x) = f (f(x)) & hence find
3  x , 2  x  3
the point of discontinuity of g , if any.
3 1
11. Find the point of discontinuity of y = f(u), where f(u) = and u = .
2u  5u – 3
2
x2
x3 7
12. Show that the function f(x) = – sin  x + 3 takes the value within the interval [–2, 2].
4 3
13. If g(x) = (|x – 1| + |4x – 11|) [x2 – 2x – 2], then find the number of point of discontinuity of g(x) in
1 5
 2, 2  {where [.] denotes GIF}
 
14. Test the continuity & differentiability of the function defined as under at x = 1 & x = 2.
 x ; x  1

f(x) =  2  x ; 1  x  2
 2  3 x  x 2 ; x  2



 1 for    x  0
 
15. A function f is defined as follows: f(x) =  1  sin x for 0  x 
 2
  
2

2   x   for  x  
  2 2
Discuss the continuity & differentiability at x = 0 & x = /2.

16. Prove that f (x) = |x| cos x is not differentiable at x = 0

17. Show that the function f (x) =   

 xm sin 1 ; x  0
 x is,

 0 ; x  0
(i) differentiable at x = 0, if m > 1.
(ii) continuous but not differentiable at x = 0, if 0 < m  1.
(iii) neither continuous nor differentiable, if m  0.
Examine the differentiability of f (x) = 1  e x at x = 0.
2
18.
 a x 2  b if | x |  1

19. If f(x) =  1 is derivable at x = 1. Find the values of a & b.
 | x | if | x |  1

20. Draw a graph of the function, y = [x] + |1  x| , 1  x  3. Determine the points, if any, where this
function is not differentiable, where [. ] denotes the greatest integer function.
 1
 x  ; 0 x  1
21. Discuss the continuity & derivability of f (x) =  2
 x . [x] ; 1 x  2

where [ x ] indicates the greatest integer x.
22. Discuss continuity and differentiability of y = f(x) in [–2, 5] where [.] denotes GIF & {.} denotes
 [x] , x  [–2, 0]
 {x} , x  (0, 2)

 x 2
FPF f(x) =  , x  [2, 3)
 4
 1
 , x  [3, 5]
 4  3)
log (x
  x2 
23. Check differentiability of f(x) = sgn (x 2/3) + cos  2 
+ |x – 1|5/3 in [–2, 2] where [.] denotes
  1  x 
GIF.
24. Discuss the continuity and differentiability of h(x) = f(x) g(x) in (0, 3) if
 | x  1|  | x  2 |
 , x  (0, 1)
 2
e e
x

f(x) = {where [.] denot GIF} and g(x) =  | x  1|  | x  2 | , x  [1, 2)
[x]  1  3 | x  1|  | x  2 |
  
, x  [2, 3)
 2