Functions, Limits , Continuity and Differentiability 925

(x 2 / a) − a, when x < a

Continuity 8.

If f (x) =  0, when x = a, then
 2
1. If f (x) =| x − 2 | , then [Roorkee 1984] a − (x / a), when x > a
(a) lim f (x) ≠ 0 (a) lim f (x) = a
x → 2+ x →a

(b) lim f (x) ≠ 0 (b) f (x) is continuous at x = a

x → 2−
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = a
(c) lim f (x) ≠ lim f (x)
x → 2+ x → 2− (d) None of these
(d) f (x) is continuous at x = 2 e1 / x , when x ≠ 0
9. If f (x) =  , then
 k cos x π 0, when x = 0
 π − 2 x , when x ≠ 2
2. If the function f (x) =  be continuous (a) lim f (x) = e
3, π x →0 +
when x =
 2 (b) lim f (x) = 0
x →0 +
π
at x = , then k = (c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0
2
(d) None of these
(a) 3 (b) 6
 x2 − 4x + 3
(c) 12 (d) None of these  , for x ≠ 1
10. If f (x) =  x 2 − 1 , then [IIT 1972]
log(1 + ax) − log(1 − bx ) 
3. The function f (x) = is not defined at  2, for x = 1
x
x = 0 . The value which should be assigned to f at x =0 so (a) lim f (x) = 2
x →1 +
that it is continuos at x = 0 , is [IIT 1983; MP PET 1995;
Karnataka CET 1999; Kurukshetra CEE 2002; AMU 2002] (b) lim f (x) = 3
x →1−
(a) a − b (b) a + b (c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(c) log a + log b (d) log a − log b (d) None of these
 x 3 + x 2 − 16 x + 20 x +1
 , if x ≠ 2 11. The points at which the function f (x) = is
4. Let f (x) =  (x − 2)2 . If f (x) be x 2 + x − 12
 k, if x = 2 discontinuous, are

(a) –3, 4 (b) 3, –4
continuous for all x, then k = [IIT 1981]
(c) –1,–3, 4 (d) –1, 3, 4
(a) 7 (b) –7
(c) ±7
 sin x
(d) None of these  + cos x, when x ≠ 0
12. If f (x) =  x then [DSSE 1986]
 x 2 + k, when x ≥ 0  2, when x = 0
5. Let f (x) =  . If the function f (x) be 
− x 2 − k, when x < 0 (a) lim f (x) ≠ 2 (b) lim f (x) = 0
x →0+ x →0−
continuous at x = 0 , then k =
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2  2 1
 x sin , when x ≠ 0
1/ x 13. If f (x) =  x , then
6. In order that the function f (x) = (x + 1) is continuous at
 0, when x = 0
x = 0 , f (0) must be defined as [MNR 1989] 
(a) f (0 + 0) = 1 (b) f (0 − 0) = 1
(a) f (0) = 0 (b) f (0) = e
(c) f is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
(c) f (0) = 1 / e (d) f (0) = 1
14. The value of k so that the function
 x, when 0 < x < 1 / 2 k(2 x − x 2 ), when x < 0
 f ( x) =  is continuous at x = 0 , is
7. If f (x) = 1, when x = 1 / 2 , then
1 − x, when 1/2 < x < 1  cos x, when x ≥ 0

(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) lim f (x) = 2 (c) 4 (d) None of these
x →1 / 2 +

(b) lim f (x) = 2  x

x →1 / 2 −  , when x ≠ 0
15. If f (x) =  e1 / x + 1 , then
1  0 , when x = 0
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 
2
(a) lim f (x) = 1 (b) lim f (x) = 1
1 x →0 + x →0 −
(d) f (x) is discontinuous at x =
2 (c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
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(1 + 2 x)1 / x , for x ≠ 0  sin2 ax
16. If f (x) =  , then  , when x ≠ 0
23. For the function f (x) =  x 2 which one is a
 e 2 , for x = 0
 1, when x = 0

(a) lim f (x) = e
x →0 + true statement
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
(b) lim f (x) = e2
x →0 −
(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0 , when a ≠ ±1
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0 (c) f (x) is continuous at x = a
(d) None of these (d) None of these
2 , for x ≠ 0
1/ x
 − x 2 , when x ≤ 0
17. If f (x) =  , then 
 3, for x = 0  5 x − 4, when 0 < x ≤ 1
24. If f ( x) =  , then
2
(a) lim f (x) = 0 (b) lim f (x) = ∞ 4 x − 3 x, when 1 < x < 2
x →0 + x →0 −  3 x + 4, when x ≥ 2

(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
1 2
 sin x , x ≠ 0 (b) f (x) is continuous x = 2
18. If f (x) =  x , then
 0 , x = 0 (c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1

(d) None of these
(a) lim f (x) ≠ 0 (b) lim f (x) ≠ 0
x →0 + x →0 − sin−1 | x |, when x ≠ 0
25. If f (x) =  then
(c) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (d) None of these  0, when x = 0
 x − 1, x < 0 (a) lim f (x) ≠ 0
 x →0 +
 1
19. If f (x) =  , x = 0 , then [Roorkee 1988] (b) lim f (x) ≠ 0
 4 x →0 −
 x 2, x > 0 (c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
(a) lim f (x) = 1 (d) None of these
x →0 +
 sin 2 x
(b) lim f (x) = 1  , when x ≠ 0
x →0 − 26. If f (x) =  5 x is continuous at x = 0 , then
 k , when x = 0
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0 
the value of k will be [AI CBSE 1991]
(d) None of these
2
20. Which of the following statements is true for graph (a) 1 (b)
5
f (x) = log x
2
(a) Graph shows that function is continuous (c) − (d) None of these
5
(b) Graph shows that function is discontinuous
1 + x 2 , when 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
(c) Graph finds for negative and positive values of x 27. If f (x) =  , then
1 − x , when x > 1
(d) Graph is symmetric along x-axis
(a) lim f (x) ≠ 0
 x2 − 1 x →1+
 , when x ≠ 1
21. If function f ( x) =  x − 1 is continuous at (b) lim− f (x) ≠ 2
 k , when x = 1 x →1

x = 1 , then the value of k will be (c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
(a) –1 (b) 2 (d) None of these
(c) –3 (d) –2 x2 −1
 , when x ≠ −1
x 28. If f (x) =  x + 1 ,then
22. At which points the function f (x) = , where [.] is greatest  − 2, when x = −1
[ x] 
integer function, is discontinuous (a) lim f (x) = −2
x →(−1)−
(a) Only positive integers
(b) All positive and negative integers and (0, 1) (b) lim f (x) = −2
x →(−1)+
(c) All rational numbers (c) f (x) is continuous at x = −1
(d) None of these
(d) All the above are correct
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5 
 2 − x , when x < 2  1 − cos 4 x
, when x < 0
  x2
29. If f (x) =  1 , when x = 2 , then 
 36. If f (x) =  a, when x = 0 ,
3
 x − , when x > 2 
 2  x
, when x > 0

(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 2  (16 + x ) − 4
(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 2 is continuous at x = 0 , then the value of 'a' will be
(c) lim f (x) = 1 [IIT 1990; AMU 2000]
x→2
(a) 8 (b) –8
(d) None of these (c) 4 (d) None of these
30. If f (x) =| x − b |, then function [AI CBSE 1984] ax 2 − b, when 0 ≤ x < 1
(a) Is continuous at x = 1 (b) Is continuous at x = b 
37. If f (x) =  2, when x = 1 is continuous at x = 1 ,
(c) Is discontinuous at x = b (d) None of these  x + 1, when1 < x ≤ 2

| x − a|
 , when x ≠ a then the most suitable value of a, b are [BIT Ranchi 1983]
31. If f (x) =  x − a ,then [AI CBSE 1983]
 (a) a = 2, b = 0 (b) a = 1, b = −1
 1 , when x = a
(c) a = 4, b = 2 (d) All the above
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = a
 x−| x |
(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = a  , when x ≠ 0
38. If f (x) =  x , then [AI CBSE 1982]
(c) lim f (x) = 1  2 , when x = 0
x →a 
(d) None of these (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
 x 2 , when x ≠ 1 (b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 0
32. If f (x) =  then
 2, when x = 1 (c) lim f (x) = 2
x →0
(a) lim f (x) = 2 (d) None of these
x →1

(b) f (x) is continuous at x = 1  x 4 − 16

 , when x ≠ 2
39. If f (x) =  x − 2 , then [AISSE 1984]
(c) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1 
 16 , when x = 2
(d) None of these
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 2
1 + x, when x ≤ 2
33. If f (x) =  , then (b) f (x) is discountinous at x = 2
5 − x, when x ≤ 3
(c) lim f (x) = 16
(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 2 x →2

(b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 2 (d) None of these

(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 3  x 2 , when x ≤ 1
40. If f (x) =  , then [AISSE 1983]
(d) None of these  x + 5, when x > 1
 3π (a) f (x) is continuous at x = 1
1, when 0 < x ≤
 4 , then (b) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 1
34. If f (x) =  [IIT 1991]
2 sin 2 x, when 3π < x < π (c) lim f (x) = 1
 9 4
x →1

(d) None of these

(a) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
 x 2 + 3 x − 10
(b) f (x) is continuous at x = π  , when x ≠ −5
41. If f (x) =  x 2 + 2 x − 15 is continuous at
3π  a
(c) f (x) is continuous at x =  , when x = −5
4
x = −5 , then the value of 'a' will be [MP PET 1987]
3π
(d) f (x) is discontinuous at x = 3 7
4 (a) (b)
2 8
 π 8 2
 x sin x, when 0 < x ≤ (c) (d)
35. If f (x) =  2 , then [IIT 1991] 7 3
 π sin(π + x), when π < x < π  x + λ, x < 3
 2 2 
42. If f (x) =  4, x = 3 is continuous at x = 3 , then λ =
(a) f (x) is discontinuous at x = π / 2 3 x − 5, x > 3

(b) f (x) is continuous at x = π / 2
[MP PET 1994, 2001; RPET 1999]
(c) f (x) is continuous at x = 0 (a) 4 (b) 3
(d) None of these (c) 2 (d) 1
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 1  πx
sin , x ≠ 0 1 + sin 2 , for − ∞ < x ≤ 1
43. The value of k which makes f (x) =  x continuous
 
 k, x = 0 50. If the function f ( x) =  ax + b, for 1 < x < 3 is
at x = 0 is [MNR 1995]
 xπ
 6 tan , for 3 ≤ x < 6
(a) 8 (b) 1  12
(c) –1 (d) None of these continuous in the interval (−∞, 6) , then the values of a and b
are respectively [MP PET 1998]
 x 2 + 1, x ≠ 0, 2
sin x, x ≠ nπ , n ∈ Z  (a) 0, 2 (b) 1, 1
44. If f (x) =  and g(x) =  4, x = 0 ,
 2, otherwise  (c) 2, 0 (d) 2, 1
 5, x = 2
 1
then lim g { f (x)} is [Kurukshetra CEE 1996]  x sin , x ≠ 0
x →0 51. If f (x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 , then the
 k , x = 0
(a) 5 (b) 6 
(c) 7 (d) 1 value of k is [MP PET 1999; AMU 1999; RPET 2003]
(a) 1 (b) –1
 x−4
| + a, x < 4 (c) 0 (d) 2
x − 4|

45. Let f (x) =  a + b, x = 4 . Then f (x) is continuous at  sin[ x]
 , for x > 0
 x−4 [ x] + 1
 + b, x > 4 
| x − 4|  π
cos [ x]
 2
x = 4 when 52. If f (x) =  , for x < 0 ; where [x] denotes the
 [ x]
(a) a = 0, b = 0 (b) a = 1, b = 1  k, at x = 0

(c) a = −1, b = 1 (d) a = 1, b = −1 

 x 4 − 5x 2 + 4
 , x ≠ 1, 2 greatest integer less than or equal to x, then in order that f
| (x − 1)(x − 2)| be continuous at x = 0 , the value of k is

46. Let f (x) =  6, x = 1 [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
 12, x = 2
 (a) Equal to 0 (b) Equal to 1
 (c) Equal to –1 (d) Indeterminate
Then f (x) is continuous on the set x + 2 , 1 ≤ x ≤ 2

(a) R (b) R − { 1} 53. The function f (x) = 4 , x=2 is continuous at
3 x − 2 , x > 2

(c) R − { 2} (d) R − { 1,2}
[DCE 1999]
47. The value of f (0) , so that the function
(a) x = 2 only (b) x ≤ 2
(27 − 2 x)1 / 3 − 3
f (x) = , (x ≠ 0) is continuous, is given by (c) x ≥ 2 (d) None of these
9 − 3(243 + 5 x)1 / 5
 5x − 4 , if 0 < x ≤ 1
(a) 2 / 3 (b) 6 54. If the function f (x) =  2 is
 4 x + 3bx , if 1 < x < 2
(c) 2 (d) 4 continuous at every point of its domain, then the value of b
(cos x)1 / x , x ≠ 0 is [RPET 2000]
48. If the function f ( x) =  is continuous at
 k, x = 0 (a) – 1 (b) 0
x = 0 , then the value of k is [Kurukshetra CEE 1996] (c) 1 (d) None of these
(a) 1 (b) –1 55. The values of A and B such that the function
(c) 0 (d) e  π
 − 2 sin x, x≤−
2
 x − 1, x < 2  π π
49. Function f (x) =  is a continuous function f (x) =  A sin x + B, − < x < , is continuous
2 x − 3, x ≥ 2  2 2
 cos x, π
[MP PET 1996] x≥
 2
(a) For all real values of x
everywhere are
(b) For x = 2 only
(a) A = 0, B = 1 (b) A = 1, B = 1
(c) For all real values of x such that x ≠ 2
(c) A = −1, B = 1 (d) A = −1, B = 0
(d) For all integral values of x only
 Functions, Limits , Continuity and Differentiability 929
x 2 − 10 x + 25 (c) –6 (d) 1/6
56. If f (x) = for x ≠ 5 and f is continuous at
x 2 − 7 x + 10  1 
−1

x = 5, then f (5) = [EAMCET 2001]  x 2 + e 2 − x  , x ≠ 2 , is

65. The function defined by f (x) =  
(a) 0 (b) 5   
 k , x=2
(c) 10 (d) 25
continuous from right at the point x = 2, then k is equal to
57. In order that the function f (x) = (x + 1)cot x is continuous at
[Orissa JEE 2002]
x = 0 , f (0) must be defined as
(a) 0 (b) 1/4
[UPSEAT 2000; Kurukshetra CEE 2001; Pb. CET 2004]
(c) –1/4 (d) None of these
1
(a) f (0) = (b) f (0) = 0 loge (1 + x) − loge (1 − x)
e 66. For the function f ( x) = to be
x
(c) f (0) = e (d) None of these
continuous at x = 0, the value of f (0), should be
58. The function f (x) = sin| x | is [DCE 2002]
[MP PET 2003]
(a) Continuous for all x (a) –1 (b) 0
(b) Continuous only at certain points
(c) –2 (d) 2
(c) Differentiable at all points
(d) None of these  1 + kx − 1 − kx
 , for − 1 ≤ x < 0 , is continuous
59. If f (x) =| x | , then f (x) is [DCE 2002] 67. If f (x) =  x
 2x 2 + 3 x − 2 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
(a) Continuous for all x 
(b) Differentiable at x = 0 at x = 0 , then k = [EAMCET 2003]
(c) Neither continuous nor (a) – 4 (b) – 3
differentiable at x = 0 (c) – 2 (d) – 1
(d) None of these 1 − sin x + cos x
68. The function f (x) = is not defined at x = π .
 1 − sin x π 1 + sin x + cos x
 π − 2 x , x ≠ 2
60. If f (x) =  , be continuous at x = π / 2, The value of f (π ), so that f (x) is continuous at x = π , is

π
λ, x = [Orissa JEE 2003]
 2
1 1
then value of λ is [RPET 2002] (a) − (b)
2 2
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 1
 sinπx  1 − cos x
 , x≠0  ,x ≠ 0
61. Let f (x) =  5 x . If f (x) is continuous at x = 0, 69. If f (x) =  x is continuous at x = 0 then k =
 k, x=0  k, x = 0

then k = [Karnataka CET 2002] [Karnataka CET 2004]
π 5 1
(a) (b) (a) 0 (b)
5 π 2
(c) 1 (d) 0 1 1
(c) (d) −
2− x +4 4 2
62. If f (x) = , (x ≠ 0), is continuous function at
sin 2 x 70. A function f on R into itself is continuous at a point a in R, iff
x = 0 , then f (0) equals [MP PET 2002] for each ∈> 0 , there exists, δ > 0 such that [UPSEAT 2004]
1 1 (a) | f (x) − f (a)| <∈ ⇒| x − a| < δ
(a) (b) −
4 4 (b) | f (x) − f (a)| >∈ ⇒| x − a| > δ
1 1
(c) (d) − (c) | x − a| > δ ⇒| f (x) − f (a)| >∈
8 8
(d) | x − a| < δ ⇒| f (x) − f (a)| <∈
 x , if x is rational
63. If function f ( x) =  , then f (x) is
1 − x, if x is irrational  e1 / x − 1
 ,x≠0
continuous at ...... number of points [UPSEAT 2002] 71. For the function f (x) =  e1 / x + 1 , which of the
(a) ∞ (b) 1 0 ,x=0

(c) 0 (d) None of these following is correct [MP PET 2004]
 x2 − 9 (a) lim f (x) does not exist

64. If f (x) =  x − 3 , if x ≠ 3 , is continuous at x = 3, then x →0

 2 x + k , otherwise (b) f (x) is continuous at x = 0

k= [Kerala (Engg.) 2002] (c) lim f (x) = 1
x →0
(a) 3 (b) 0
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(d) lim f (x) exists but f (x) is not continuous at x = 0 (d) All of these
x →0
1 − cos 4 x
72. The function 'f' is defined by f (x) = 2 x − 1, if x > 2, 79. Function f ( x) = , where x ≠ 0 and f (x) = k
2
8x 2
f (x) = k if x = 2 and x − 1, if x < 2 is continuous, then the
where x = 0 is a continous function at x = 0 then the
value of k is equal to [Pb. CET 2002] value of k will be [AMU 2005]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) –3 (a) k = 0 (b) k = 1
2 x − sin −1 x (c) k = −1 (d) None of these
73. In the function f (x) = , (x ≠ 0) is continuous at
2 x + tan −1 x  ex ; x ≤ 0
each point of its domain, then the value of f (0) is 80. If f (x) =  , then [Roorkee 1995]
| 1 − x |; x > 0
[RPET 2000]
(a) 2 (b) 1 / 3 (a) f (x) is differentiable at x = 0
(c) 2 / 3 (d) −1 / 3 (b) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
| x| (c) f (x) is differentiable at x = 1
74. The function f (x) =| x | + is [Karnataka CET 2003]
x (d) f (x) is continuous at x = 1
(a) Continuous at the origin
(b) Discontinuous at the origin because |x| is Differentiability
discontinuous there
| x| 1. Which of the following statements is true
(c) Discontinuous at the origin because is
x (a) A continuous function is an increasing function
discontinuous there (b) An increasing function is continuous
| x| (c) A continuous function is differentiable
(d) Discontinuous at the origin because both |x| and
x (d) A differentiable function is continuous
are discontinuous there
75. The value of f at x = 0 so that the function  x + 1, when x < 2
2. If f (x) =  , then f ' (2) equals
2 x − 2−x 2 x − 1, when x ≥ 2
f ( x) = , x ≠ 0 , is continuous at x = 0 , is
x [MP PET 1997]
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) log 2 (c) 2 (d) Does not exist
(c) 4 (d) e 4  e(1 / x ) − e(−1 / x )
x ,x ≠ 0
(e) log 4 3. If f ( x) =  e(1 / x ) + e(−1 / x ) then which of the
2  0 , x = 0
2x + 7 
76. The function f (x) = is discontinuous for
x 3 + 3x 2 − x − 3 following is true [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
[J&K 2005] (a) f is continuous and differentiable at every point
(a) x = 1 only (b) f is continuous at every point but is not differentiable
(b) x = 1 and x = −1 only (c) f is differentiable at every point
(c) x = 1, x = −1, x = −3 only (d) f is differentiable only at the origin
(d) x = 1, x = −1, x = −3 and other values of x 4. If f (x) =| x − 3 |, then f is [SCRA 1996; RPET 1997]

 p 1 (a) Discontinuous at x = 2
 x sin , x ≠ 0
77. Let f (x) =  x then f (x) is continuous but not (b) Not differentiable x = 2
0 , x = 0
 (c) Differentiable at x = 3
differential at x = 0 if [DCE 2005] (d) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 3
(a) 0 < p ≤ 1 (b) 1 ≤ p < ∞ 5. Let h(x) = min{ x, x 2 } , for every real number of x. Then
(c) −∞ < p < 0 (d) p = 0 [IIT 1998]
 1 − ( x) (a) h is continuous for all x
 , x ≠ −1
78. If f (x) =  1 + x , then the value of f (| 2k |) will (b) h is differentiable for all x
 1 , x = −1
 (c) h' (x) = 1 , for all x > 1
be (where [ ] shows the greatest integer function) (d) h is not differentiable at two values of x
[DCE 2005]
6. There exists a function f (x) satisfying f (0) = 1 ,
(a) Continuous at x = −1
f ' (0) = −1, f (x) > 0 for all x and [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(b) Continuous at x = 0
1 (a) f (x) < 0 , ∀x (b) −1 < f ' ' (x) < 0, ∀x
(c) Discontinuous at x =
2