CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIATION – EXTRA QUESTIONS

1−𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥
,𝑥 < 0
𝑥2
1. Find the value of k for which f(x)= 𝑘 ,𝑥 = 0 is continuous at x=0
√𝑥
,𝑥 > 0
{√16+√𝑥−4
2. If f(1)=4; f ’(1)=2, find the value of the derivative of log f(ex) w.r.t. x at the point x=0
3. Determine the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ such that the following function is continuous at x=0:
𝑥 + sin 𝑥
; 𝑖𝑓 − 𝜋 < 𝑥 < 0
sin(𝑎 + 1) 𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = 2 ; 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
2𝑥
𝑒 −1
2 ; 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 0
{ 𝑏𝑥
𝑥
|𝑥|+2𝑥 2 ,𝑥 ≠ 0
4. Prove that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { is discontinuous at x=0, regardless of value of k.
𝑘 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0
(𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏), 𝑥 < 2
5. If f(x)={ 7𝑥 − 4, 𝑥 = 2 } is continuous at x=2 ,find the values of a and b.
3𝑎𝑥 − 2𝑏, 𝑥 > 2
6. Examine the differentiability of the function at x=2.
1 + 𝑥, 𝑥≤2
𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑥−5, 𝑥>2
7. Show that the function f defined as follows, is continuous at x=2, but not differentiable thereat
3𝑥 − 2 ; 𝑖𝑓0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
𝑓(𝑥) = {2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 ; 𝑖𝑓 1 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
5𝑥 − 4 ; 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 2
8. Find whether the following function is differentiable at x=1 and x=2 or not
𝑥 ,𝑥 < 1
f(x)={ 2 − 𝑥 ,1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
−2 + 3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 > 2
9. If the following function is differentiable at x=2, then find the values of a and b.
−𝑥 2 , 𝑥≤2
𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏, 𝑥>2
𝑥
𝑒 + 𝑎𝑥 , 𝑥 < 0
10. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { is differentiable at x=0, find the value of a and b.
𝑏(𝑥 − 1)2 , 𝑥 ≥ 0
11. S.T the function f(x)=|x-1|+|x-2| continuous everywhere but fails to be differentiable at x=1 and x=2.
12. Show that the function f(x)= 2x-|x| is continuous but not differentiable at x=0.
13.
14. Find the second derivative of log7 x with respect to x.
2𝑥+1 𝑑𝑦
15. If y= cos-1( ), find .
1+4𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝜋 𝑥
16. Differentiate log tan ( 4 − 2 ) w.r.t x.
𝑥 sin−1 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 sin−1 𝑥
17. If 𝑦 = √1−𝑥 2
+ 𝑙𝑜𝑔√1 − 𝑥 2 , then prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 = √1−𝑥 2
𝑑𝑦 1−𝑦 2
18. If √1 − 𝑥 2 +√1 − 𝑦 2 = 𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑦), show that 𝑑𝑥 = √1−𝑥 2

𝑑𝑦 1−𝑦 2
19. If 𝑦√1 − 𝑥 2 +𝑥√1 − 𝑦 2 = 1, show that 𝑑𝑥 = −√1−𝑥 2
𝑑𝑦
20. If y= sin-1{𝑥√1 − 𝑥 − √𝑥√1 − 𝑥 2 } and 0 < x < 1 , find 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 6𝑥−4√1−4𝑥 2
21. Find 𝑑𝑥 if 𝑦 = sin−1 [ ]
5

1 1 𝑑𝑦 √1+𝑥 2
22. If 𝑦 = √𝑥 2 + 1 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (𝑥 + √1 + 𝑥 2 ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥
𝑑𝑦
23. If 𝑦√𝑥 2 + 1 = log(√𝑥 2 + 1 − 𝑥) then show that (𝑥 2 + 1) 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 + 1 = 0
…∞ 𝑑𝑦 𝑦 2 cot 𝑥
(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)
24. If y=(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) prove that 𝑑𝑥 = 1−𝑦 log (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)
𝑑𝑦 (1+log 𝑦)2
25. If 𝑦 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑦−𝑥 show that 𝑑𝑥 = log 𝑦
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑥
26. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛( 𝑥 ), find 𝑓 ’(𝑥)
𝑑2 𝑦
27. 𝑦 = log(1 + 2𝑡 2 + 𝑡 4 ) , 𝑥 = tan−1 𝑡 , find 𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
28. If 𝑥 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 + 𝑏 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃– 𝑏 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 then show that 𝑦 2 − 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 =0
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦
29. If x=a{cos t + ½ log tan2 𝑡⁄2} and y= a sin t, find 𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦
30. Find 𝑑𝑥 2 if 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎 (1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃)
𝑑2 𝑦 𝜋
31. If 𝑥 = 3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 3𝑡, 𝑦 = 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑡 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3𝑡, find 𝑑𝑥 2 at 𝑡 = 3
2 2
32. If x= 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡, 𝑦 = sin 𝑝𝑡, prove that (1 − 𝑥 )𝑦′′ – 𝑥𝑦′ + 𝑝 𝑦 = 0
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
33. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑎𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑥 , show that 𝑑𝑥 2 −2𝑎 𝑑𝑥 + (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 )𝑦 = 0
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
34. If 𝑦 = cos(𝑚 cos−1 𝑥) show that (1 − 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 2 − 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑚2 𝑦 = 0
1 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
35. If 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑦) prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 2 − 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑎2 𝑦 = 0
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
36. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥) Show that 𝑑𝑥 2 − 2 𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0
1 2
37. If 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (√𝑥 + ) , then prove that : 𝑥(𝑥 + 1)2 𝑦2 + (𝑥 + 1)2 𝑦1 = 2
√ 𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
38. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 tan−1 𝑥 show that (1 + 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 2 − 2(1 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) + (1 − 𝑥)2 𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
39. If 𝑥 𝑝 𝑦 𝑞 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑝+𝑞 show that 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 and 𝑑𝑥 2 = 0
𝑥 𝑥 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
40. If 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (𝑎+𝑏𝑥) , prove that 𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥 2 = (𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑦)

√1+𝑥 2 +1 𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
41. If 𝑦=tan−1 ( ) . Find and hence prove that (1 + 𝑥 2 ) + 2𝑥 =0
𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
 √1+𝑥 2 −√1−𝑥 2 2𝑥
42. Differentiate 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 [ ] w.r.t.𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 [1+𝑥2 ]
√1+𝑥 2 +√1−𝑥 2
1−𝑥 2𝑥
43. Differentiate (i) 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑥 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥 (ii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (1+𝑥) with respect to 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (1+𝑥 2)
𝑑𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 (𝑎+𝑦) 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
44. If 𝑥 cos(𝑎 + 𝑦) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦 then P.T. 𝑑𝑥 = Hence show that 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑥 2 + sin 2(𝑎 + 𝑦) 𝑑𝑥 = 0
sin 𝑎
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(ii) If f(x)=|cos x -sin x| find f’(x) at x=π/3