CHAPTER - 5

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

1
x sin , x0
1. Show that the function f ( x) x is continuous at x 0 .
0 x 0

sin x
2. Show that the function f ( x) x cos x, x 0
is continuous at x 0 .
2 x 0

5 x 4 when 0 x 1
3. Show that the function f ( x) 3
is continuous at x 1 .
4 x 3 x when 1 x 2

4. Show that the function f ( x) 2 x | x | is continuous at x 0 .

x | x |
5. Show that the function f ( x) , x 0 is discontinuous at x 0 .
x
2 x 0

| x 4 |
, x 4
6. If f is defined as f ( x ) x 4 . Show that f is everywhere continuous except at x 4 .
0 x4

| sin x |
, x 0
7. Show that the function f ( x) x is discontinuous at x 0 .
1 x 0

8. Find the value of k so that the function f is continuous at the indicated point:

1 cos 2 x x 2 25
, x0 , x5
(a) f ( x) 2 x 2 at x 0 . (b) f ( x) x 5 at x 5 .
k x0 k x 5

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 k cos x
2x , if x
2

15. Find the value of k for which the function f defined by f x 3
, if x
2
3tan 2 x
2x , if x
2

is continuous at x .
2

5x 2 4 x 4
, if x 2
16. For what value of k , is function f x x2 is continuous at x 2 .
k , if x 2

x3 x 2 16 x 20
2
, if x 2
17. For what value of k , is f x x 2 is continuous at x 2 .

k , if x 2

m x 2 x , x 0
2

18. Find the value of m , such that the function f x is continuous at x 0

cos x ,x0

2sin x , x0
x

19. Show that f x 2 , x 0 is continuous at x 0


4 1 1 x ,x0
x

20. (a) If the following function f x is continuous at x 0 , find the values of a , b and c .

sin a 1 x sin x
, x0
x
f x c , x0

x bx 2 x
, x0
bx3 2

3ax 1 , x 1
2
(b) If f x 5 x 7 ,1 x 3 is continuous function. Find the value of a and b .
2bx 8 , x 3

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 x
2
,x0
21. Discuss the continuity of the function f x x 2 x
2 , x0

e1 x 1
, x0
22. Show that the function f x e1 x 1 is discontinuous at x 0 .
0 ,x0

log 1 ax log 1 bx
, x0
23. If f x x is continuous at x 0 , find the value of k .
k ,x0

x 1 if x 2
24. Show that the function f ( x) is not differentiable at x 2 .
2 x 3 if x 2

3x 2 ,0 x 1
25. Show that f x 2 x 2 x ,1 x 2 is continuous at x 2 , but not differentiable thereat.
5x 4 ,x 2

e1 x
if x 0
26. Show that the function f x 1 e1 x is discontinuous at x 0 .
0 if x 0

27. Discuss the continuity and differentiability of f ( x) | x 1| | x 2 | .

Some More Problems

a 2 sin x x if 0 x
4


Q1. For what values of a and b , f x b 2 x cot x if x is continuous on 0 , .
4 2

a cos 2 x b sin x if x
2

Q2. Determine f 0 so that the function f x

4 x
1
becomes continuous at x 0 .
x x2
sin log 1
4 3

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 1 sin 3 x
2
if x
3cos x 2

Q3. If f x a if x is continuous at x , find a and b .
2 2
b 1 sin x
2
if x
2 x 2

2 1 x 2 , x 1
Q4. Discuss the continuity of the function f x at x 1.
1 x 2
2e , x 1

2 cos x 1
Q5. If f x , x , find f so that f x becomes continuous at x .
cot x 1 4 4 4

2 x 2 16
if x 2
Q6. Find the value of k , so that the function f x 4 x 16 is continuous at x 2 .
k if x 2

e x 1
, if x 0
Q7. Examine the continuity of f x at the indicated point. f x log 1 2 x at x 0
7 ,if x 0

x a if x 1
Q8. If f x 2 , show that f is continuous at x 1. Find a so that f is differentiable at
ax 1 if x 1

x 1.

Q9. If the following function is differentiable at x = 2, then find the values of a and b .
x2 ,if x 2
f x
ax b , if x 2
Q10. Let f x x x x 2 , x 1,1 . Find the point of discontinuity, (if any), of this function on

1,1 .

x x if 0 x 2
Q11. Examine the differentiability of f , where f is defined by f x at x 2
x x 1 if 2 x 3

x 2 3 x p ,if x 1
Q12. Find the values of p and q , so that f x is differentiable at x 1 .
qx 2 ,if x 1

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 1 sin 3 x
2
,if x
3cos x 2

Q13. Find the values of p and q , for which f x p , if x is continuous at x .
2 2
q 1 sin x
2
, if x
2 x 2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

Q1. The function f x x for all x R is:

(a) Continuous but not differentiable at x 0 (b) Differentiable but not Continuous at x 0

(c) Neither continuous nor differentiable at x 0 (d) none of these

1 cos 4 x
,x 0
Q2. If the function f x 8 x 2 is continuous at x 0 , then value of k is:
k , x0

1 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) (d)
2 2

1 tan x
Q3. Let f x when 0 x and x , if f x is continuous at x , then f is:
4x 2 4 4 4

(a) 1 / 2 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 1/ 2

2 x 2 x
Q4. To make the function f x ; x 0 , continuous at x 0 , the value of f 0 will be:
x
(a) 0 (b) loge 2 (c) loge 4 (d) 4

sin 4 x 3
Q5. If f x ; x 3 , is continuous at x 3 , then f 3 is:
x2 9
1 2 4 8
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3

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