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Exercise - 1
Concept Building Questions

Definition of LHL/RHL and Indeterminate forms

1. Evaluate the following limits :

(i)  im (x + sin x)
x 2
(ii)
x 3

im tan x  2x , 
5e x
(iii)  im  x cos x  x 
x
3
(iv)
x 5

im x x  2x  (v)  im
x 1 sin x
4

2. Examine the graph of y = f(x) as shown and evaluate the y

following limits :
(i)  im f(x) 6
x 1
(ii) im f (x)
x 2 4
(iii) im f (x)
x 3
2
(iv)  im f (x)
x 1.99
(v) im f (x) x
0 1 2 3 4
x 3

3.  im sin–1 (sec x) is equal to

x 0

(A) (B) 1 (C) zero (D) none of these
2

4.  im (1 + [x – 1] + [1 – x]) is equal to (where [.] denotes greatest integer function)

x 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) does not exist

5. Evaluate the following limits,

where [.] represents greatest integer function and {.} represents fractional part function
x
(i) im [sin x] (ii) im   (iii) im sgn [tan x]
x
 x 2  2  x 
2
(iv)  im sin–1 (nx) (v) im sin x 
x 1 3
x
2
 x 1 , x 1
6. If f(x) =  , evaluate  im f(x).
 2x  3 , x  1 x 1

 x 2  2 , x  2  2x , x  1
7. If f(x) =  and g(x) =  , evaluate  im f(g(x)).
 1  x , x  2 3  x , x  1 x 1

8. Which of the following are indeterminate forms. Also state the type.
[x]
(i) im , where [.] denotes the greatest integer function

x 0 x

(ii)  im
x 
 x2  1  x 
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(iii) im (tan x) tan 2x


x
2
1
(iv)  im

x nx , where { . } denotes the fractional part function
x 1

(v) im
x 
 x2  x  x 
(vii)
x 0

im 1   x 
1/ x
 ,[.] is G.I.F.
Factorisation, Rationalisation, Standard limits Method

9. Evaluate each of the following limits, if exists

x3  3x  1 4x 3  x 2  2x  1 a  2x  3x
(i) im (ii)  im (iii)  im ,a  0
x 1 x2 x 1 x 6 3
 5x  2x  4 x a 3a  x  2 x

10. Evaluate the following limits, if exists

(i) im
1  cos 4x
(ii)  im
 3 sin 2 x  cos x  sin x 
x 0 1  cos 6x  
x
6
x
6
2
tan 3x  2x
im
 a  x  sin  a  x   a 2 sin a
(iii)  im (iv)
x
 3x  sin 2 x x 0 x
6

11.  im
 x 3  27  n  x  2 
is equal to
x 3
 x 2  9
(A) – 8 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) – 9

 4x  1
3

12. im is equal to

x 0  x   x2 
sin   n 1  
 p   3 

(A) 9 p (n 4) (B) 3 p (n 4)3 (C) 12 p (n 4)3 (D) 27 p (n 4)2

13.  im

sin e x  3  1  is equal to
x 3 n  x  2 
(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) 2 (D) 1

sin  n 1  x  
14. The value of im is equal to
x 0 n 1  sin x 
1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 1
2 4

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ebx  eax
15. (i) Evaluate im where 0 < a < b
x 0 sin x

(ii) Evaluate  im

x e 2 x  e 2 
2
x 0 1  cos x
n 1  3x 
(iii) Evaluate  im
x 0 3x  1
x n  2n
(iv) Find n  N, if  im = 12
x 2 x  2

 100 k 
  x   100
16. im  k 1  is equal to
x 1 x 1
(A) 0 (B) 5050 (C) 4550 (D) – 5050

5 5

17. Evaluate  im
 x  2 2  a  2 2
x a x a

Substitution method, Infinite limits

18. Evaluate the following limits.

(i)
 1 2 x 
 im  2  2  ...  2 
x   x x x 
(ii) im cos
x 
 
x  1  cos  x
 
3
n 3  2n 2  1  n 4  1
(iii) im x 2  8x  x (iv) im
x  x  4 5
n 6  5n 5  2  n 7  3n 2  1
 2 2
(v) im   x  1 3   x  1 3 
x   

 3n    1
n
19.  im is equal to (n N)
4n    1
n  n

3 3 3
(A)  (B)  if n is even ; if n is odd
4 4 4
3
(C) not exist if n is even ;  if n is odd (D) 1 if n is even ; does not exist if n is odd
4

5n 1  3n  22n
20.  im is equal to
n  5n  2 n  32n 3
(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) zero

Use of expansion, Finding coefficients a, b, c or existence of limits, L- Hospital rule

cos1 1  x 
21. im is equal to
x 0 x
1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
2

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22. im
  is equal to
sin 6x 2


x 0 n cos 2x 2  x

(A) 12 (B) – 12 (C) 6 (D) – 6

23. Evaluate the following limits using expansions :

1 1 tan 2 x
e x  1  sin x 
(x  2) 2  (15x  2) 5 2
(i) im (ii)  im
x 2 1 x 0 x3
(7x  2) 4 x
a  bsin x  cos x  ce x
24. If  im exists, find the values of a, b, c. Also find the limit
x 0 x3

x n x xn
Limit of form 1 , 00 ,  0 ,  im , , , Sandwich theorem and Miscellaneous problems on limits.
x  e x x ex
x 1
x2 2
25.  im   is equal to
x   x  2 
(A) e4 (B) e–4 (C) e2 (D) none of these

5
26.
x 0

im 1  tan 2 x  x2 is equal to

(A) e5 (B) e2 (C) e (D) none of these

27. Evaluate the following limits :

x
im  tan x 
tan 2x  1  2x 
(i) (ii)  im  
 x   1  3x 
x
4
x
x2
im 1  nx 
sec
(iii) 2 (iv)  im  x  (v) im (tan x)cos x
x1 x 0 
x
2
1 x
(vi) im [x] , where [.] denotes greatest integer function
x 1

[1.2x]  [2.3x]  .....  [n.(n  1)x]

28. Evaluate im , where [.] denotes greatest integer function.
n n3

x 2n  1
29. If f(x) =  im , find range of f(x).
n  x 2n  1

Miscellaneous
1
x 3 sin
 x 1
30. im x is equal to
x  x2  x  1
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) none of these
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 x 
tan  
im  2  
a  2a 
31. is equal to
x a  x
(A) e–a/π (B) e–2a/π (C) e–2/π (D) 1
x
 x 2  2x  1 
32.  im  2  =
x   x  4x  2 
 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) e2 (D) e

1
33. The value of im 1  [x] n(tan x) (where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer function) is equal to

x
4
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D)
e

n
 1 1 
34. If f(x) =   x    x    1  then  im f(0) is.
  
1 
x 

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) None

x x x x x
35.  im cos cos 2 cos 3 cos 4 ………cos n is equal to
n  2 2 2 2 2
sin x x
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) (D)
x sin x
Continuity at a point
 sin (a  1) x  sin x
 x for x  0

36. 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
 3 cos2 x , x  /2

37. Find the values of ' a ' & ' b ' so that the function, f (x) =  a , x   / 2 is continuous at
 b (1  sin x)
 , x  /2
 (   2 x)
2

x = /2.
38. 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
39. 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

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(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
40. If f(x) = (x  0) is continuous at x = 0. Find A & B. Also find f (0).
x5
41. If graph of function y = f(x) is

2
1

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.

Continuity in an interval, Continuity of composite functions, IMVT
42. Find interval for which the function given by the following expressions are continuous :
3x  7 1 x2
(i) f(x) = (ii) f(x) = –
x  5x  6
2
| x | 1 2

x2  1  x 
(iii) f(x) = (iv) f(x) = tan  
1  sin2 x  2 
43. 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
44. If f(x) = and g(x) = tan x, then discuss the continuity of fog (x).
x2  1

1  x , 0  x  2
45. Let f(x) =  . Determine the composite function g(x) = f (f(x)) & hence find the point
3  x , 2  x  3
of discontinuity of g , if any.
3 1
46. Find the point of discontinuity of y = f(u), where f(u) = and u = .
2u  5u – 3
2
x  2

x3 7
47. Show that the function f(x) = – sin x + 3 takes the value within the interval [–2, 2].
4 3

48. 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}
 

Derivability at a point

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49. 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
 
50. 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.
51. Prove that f (x) = |x| cos x is not differentiable at x = 0

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

 xm sin 1 ; x  0

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.
2
53. Examine the differentiability of f (x) = 1  e x at x = 0.
 a x2  b if | x |  1
54. If f(x) =  1 is derivable at x = 1. Find the values of a & b.
 | x | if | x |  1

Derivability in an interval
55. 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
56. Discuss the continuity & derivability of f (x) =  2
 x . [x] ; 1 x  2

where [ x ] indicates the greatest integer x.
57. Discuss continuity and differentiability of y = f(x) in [–2, 5] where [.] denotes GIF & {.} denotes FPF
 [x] , x  [–2, 0]
 {x} , x  (0, 2)

 x2
f(x) =  , x  [2, 3)
 4
 1
 , x  [3, 5]
 log4 (x  3)
  x2 
58. Check differentiability of f(x) = sgn (x2/3) + cos  2 
+ |x – 1|5/3 in [–2, 2] where [.] denotes GIF.
  1  x 
59. 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

Functional equations and Miscellaneous

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60. If f : R  R satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), for all x, y  R and f(1) = 2, then 
r 1
f(r) is :

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f(1  cos x)  f(2)
61. If f ' (2) = 4 then, evaluate lim 2
x 0 tan x

62. Let a function f : R  R be given by f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) for all x, y  R and f(x)  0 for any x  R. If the
function f (x) is differentiable at x = 0, show that f '(x) = f '(0) f(x) for all x  R. Also, determine f(x).
 1  1
63. Let f(x) be a polynomial function satisfying the relation f(x). f   = f(x) + f    x  R – {0} and
x x
f(3) = –26. Determine f '(1).
64. Let function f(x) satisfying the relation f(x + y)+ f(x – y) = 2f(x).f(y), then prove that it is even function
65. Let f(x) be a bounded function. L1 = im (f '(x) – f(x)) and L2 = im f(x) where  > 0. If L1, L2 both
x x

L
exist and L1 = L, then prove that L2 = – .


66. Let R be the set of real numbers and f: RR be such that for all x & y in R |f(x) – f(y)|  |x – y|3. Prove that
f(x) is constant.

Exercise - 2
Single choice correct with multiple options

1. The value of im tan2 x

x
  
2sin 2 x  3sin x  4  sin 2 x  6sin x  2 is equal to:
2
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 11 12 8
 
x  2 
2.  im   is : (where [.] represents greatest integer function.
x   / 2  cos x 
 
(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) – 2 (D) does not exist
  1 
3. im  x  x 2 n  1    is equal to :
x    x 
(A) 1/2 (B) 3/2 (C) 1/3 (D) 1
2 /2
e x  cos x
4.  im 
x 0 x 3 sin x
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/12 (D) 1/8

5. The limiting value of (cos x)1/sin x as x  0 is:

(A) 1 (B) e (C) 0 (D) none of these

6. If [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, then  im

n  n
1
4  1 x   2 x   ...  n x   is
3 3 3

equal to
x x x x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 6 4

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 1  1 
 x sin    sin  2  x 0
7. Let f(x) =  x x  , then im f(x) equals
 x
 0 x 0
(A) 0 (B) – 1/2 (C) 1 (D) none of these

 | x |3  x  3 
8. im      (a > 0), where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x is
x  a   a  a  
(A) a2 + 1 (B) a2– 1 C) a2 (D) –a2

1
x 2 sin  
 x  , is
9.  im
x  2
9x  x  1
1 1
(A) (B)  (C) 0 (D) does not exist
3 3

xn
10.  im  0, ninteger number, is true for
x  e x
(A) no value of n (B) all values of n
(C) only negative values of n (D) only positive values of n

sin 1 x  tan 1 x
11.  im =
x 0 x3
(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) none of these

 x  1 , x 1  x  1 , x  0
12. If f(x) =  2 , g(x) =  2 and h(x) = |x| then find im f(g(h(x)))
2x  2 , x  1  x  1 , x  0 x 0

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) does not exists

1
13. If α and β be the roots of ax + bx + c = 0, then im 1  ax  bx  c
2
x 
 2
 x  is

(A) a (α–β) (B) ln |a (α – β) | (C) e a (    ) (D) ea | |

ax 2  bx  c
14. Let α, β be the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, where 1 <α<β and im = 1, then which of the
x x 0 ax 2  bx  c
following statements is incorrect
(A) a > 0 and x0< 1 (B) a > 0 and x0>β
(C) a < 0 and α< x0<β (D) a < 0 and x0< 1

x3
15. If  im = 1 then the constants ‘a’ and ‘b’ are (where a > 0)
x 0 a  x  bx  sin x 
(A) b = 1, a = 36 (B) a = 1, b = 6 (C) a = 1, b = 36 (D) b = 1, a = 6

 
16. 
 im  1  e
x 0 
x
 sinx x  (where [.] represents greatest integer function, is equal to
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) does not exist

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 x 
17. im sec1   is equal to
x   x 1

(A) 0 (B) π (C) (D) does not exist
2

18. im log x sin x is equal to

x 0  sin
2
1
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D)
4

19. If  =  im (sin x  1 – sin x ) and m =  im [sin x  1 – sin x ] where [.] denotes the greatest
x  x 
integer function then :
(A)  = m = 0 (B)  = 0 ; m is undefined
(C) , m both do not exist (D)  = 0, m  0 (although m exist)

 tan 2 [x]
 2 2
x0
 (x  [x] )
20. Given a real valued function f such that f(x) =  1 x0

 {x} cot {x} x  0


where, [x] is the integral part and {x} is the fractional part of x, then
(A)  im f(x) = 1 (B) im f(x) = cot 1
x 0 x 0
2
 
(C) cot   im f (x)  = 1
–1
(D) f is continuous at x = 0
 x 0  

1  cos x cos 2x
21.  im is equal to
x 0 x2
1 1 3
(A) (B)  (C) (D) 1
2 2 2

  n sin    n tan   
22.  im         , where [x] is the greatest integer function and n  N, is
 0       
(A) 2n (B) 2n + 1 (C) 2n – 1 (D) does not exist

x 2  1 , x  0 , 2
sin x, x  n, n  0, 1, 2,........ 
23. If f(x) =  and g(x) = 4 , x0 then  im g (f(x)) is :
2 , Otherwise 5 , x2
x 0

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) does not exists

 1 1 1 1 
24. Evaluate  im     .............  
n   2 2 2 2 
 n n 1 n 2 n  2n 
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 0 (D) 2

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 2x x
25. The graph of the function f(x) =  im  cot 1 2  , is
t 0   t 
y y

1 y=x
(A) x (B) x

–1

y y
p/2

(C) x (D) x

 1 1 
  x n  ex  x n  ex 
x
e  2   3  
    
  , n N is equal to :
26. im n
x  x
(A) 0 (B) n(2/3) (C) n(3/2) (D) none

27.


im  im
 
ay


by 
exp x n 1  x  exp  x n 1  x  

=
 
y0  x  y 
 
 
(A) a + b (B) a – b (C) b – a (D) – (a + b)

sin 2 x
 2 2 2 
28.  im  11/ sin x  21/ sin x  ....  n1/ sin x 
x 0  
n(n  1)
(A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) (D) n
2

4x 2  2
 4x 2  1 
29.  im  2  is equal to
x   4x  3 
 
(A) e (B) e–4 (C) e–8 (D) e4
x3
30. im is equal to
x  e x
(A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) Cannot say

31.  im

sin  cos 2 x  equals to
x 0 x2

(A)  (B)  (C) (D) 1
2

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32. If im
  a  n  nx  tan x  sin nx = 0, where n is a non-zero real number, then a is equal to
x 0 x2
n 1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) n (D) n 
n n
1 sin x
1
33. For x > 0,  im  sin x  x    is equal to
x 0 x
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2
1
34. The value of im x   , where [.] is G.I.F. is
x0  x 

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Infinite

n x n  [x]
35. im is equal to n N, [.] denotes G.I.F.
x  [x]
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) does not exist
Continuity at a point
cos(sin x)  cos x
36. A function f(x) is defined as below f(x) = , x   0 and f(0) = a
x2
f(x) is continuous at x = 0 if 'a' equals
(A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
 1
37. Let f(x) =  x   [x] , when – 2  x  2. where [ . ] represents greatest integer function. Then
2 

(A) f(x) is continuous at x = 2 (B) f(x) is continuous at x = 1

(C) f(x) is continuous at x = – 1 (D) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0

38. The function f(x) is defined by f(x) = 


log( 4x  3) x 2  2x  5  , if 3 
4
x  1 or x  1
 4 , if x  1

(A) is continuous at x = 1
(B) is discontinuous at x = 1 since f(1+) does not exist though f(1–) exists
(C) is discontinuous at x = 1 since f(1–) does not exist though f(1+) exists
(D) is discontinuous since neither f(1–) nor f(1+) exists.

39. If f(x) = x sin   x  2[x]   , then f(x)is {where [.] denotes GIF}
 2 

(A) Discontinuous at x = 2 (B) Discontinuous at x = 1

(C) Continuous at x = 1 (D) Continuous at x = 3
Continuity in an interval, Continuity of composite functions, IMVT
 (1  p x)  (1  p x)
 x , 1  x  0
40. f (x) =  is continuous in the interval [ –1, 1 ], then ' p' is equal to:
 2x  1 , 0 x 1
 x  2
(A) – 1 (B) – 1/2 (C) 1/2 (D) 1

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41. Let f(x) = Sgn(x) and g(x) = x (x2 – 5x + 6). The function f(g(x)) is discontinuous at
(A) infinitely many points (B) exactly one point
(C) exactly three points (D) no point
1 1
42. If y = where t = , then the number of points of discontinuities of y = f(x), x  R is
t2  t  2 x 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) infinite

43. The equation 2 tan x + 5x – 2 = 0 has

(A) no solution in [0,  /4] (B) at least one real solution in [0,  /4]
(C) two real solution in [0,  /4] (D) None of these
Derivability at a point
44. If f(x) = x  
x  x  1 , then indicate the correct alternative(s):

(A) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0

(B) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0
(C) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(D) none
 x(3e1/ x  4)
 , x0
45. If f(x) =  2  e1/ x , then f(x) is
 0 , x  0

(A) continuous as well differentiable at x = 0
(B) continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(C) neither differentiable at x = 0 nor continuous at x = 0
(D) none of these
x
46. If f(x) = be a real valued function, then
x 1 x
(A) f(x) is continuous, but f'(0) does not exist (B) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0
(C) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (D) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
47. The function f(x) = sin1 (cos x) is:
(A) discontinuous at x = 0 (B) continuous at x = 0
(C) differentiable at x = 0 (D) none of these
 x  {x}  x sin{x} for x  0
48. If f(x) =  , where { . } denotes the fractional part function, then:
0 for x  0
(A) f is continuous & differentiable at x = 0 (B) f is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(C) f is continuous & differentiable at x = 2 (D) none of these.
   [x] 2[  x]   5 
   x  
log a [x]  [  x] a  for x  0 ; a  1
 
x
  1 
49. Given f(x) =  a x
  3  a 
 
  
 0 for x  0
where [.] represents the integral part function, then:
(A) f is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(B) f is continuous & differentiable at x = 0
(C) the differentiability of 'f' at x = 0 depends on the value of a
(D) f is continuous & differentiable at x = 0 and for a = e only.

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 x2  1
 , 0  x  2
x2  1

 , 2  x  3
50. If f (x) =  1
4
(x 3
 x2 ) , then:

9
4  x  4  2  x  , 3  x  4

(A) f (x) is differentiable at x = 2 & x = 3
(B) f (x) is non-differentiable at x = 2 & x = 3
(C) f (x) is differentiable at x = 3 but not at x = 2
(D) f (x) is differentiable at x = 2 but not at x = 3.
Derivability in an interval
x
51. The set of all points where the function f(x) = is differentiable is:
1 |x|
(A) (  ,  ) (B) [0,  ) (C) (  ,0)  (0,  ) (D) (0,  )
52. If f (x) is differentiable everywhere, then :
2
(A) |f| is differentiable everywhere (B) f is differentiable everywhere
(C) f |f| is not differentiable at some point (D) f + |f| is differentiable everywhere
53. Let f (x) be defined in [– 2 , 2] by
max

f (x) = 
 4x 2
, 
1  x2 ,  2  x  0
, then f (x) :
 min  4x 2
, 1 x  2
, 0  x  2

(A) is continuous at all points
(B) is not continuous at more than one point .
(C) is not differentiable only at one point
(D) is not differentiable at more than one point
54. The number of points at which the function f(x) = max. {a – x, a + x, b}, –  < x <  , 0 < a < b cannot be
differentiable is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none of these
max f(t), 0  t  x, 0  x  1
55. Let f(x) = x – x2 and g(x) =  , then in the interval [0,  )
 sin x , x  1
(A) g(x) is everywhere continuous except at two points
(B) g(x) is everywhere differentiable except at two points
(C) g(x) is everywhere differentiable except at x = 1
(D) none of these
56. Consider the following statements :
S1 : Number of points where f(x) = | x sgn (1 – x2) | is non-differentiable is 3.
 
a sin 2 (x  1) , x  0
S2 : Defined f(x) =  , In order that f(x) be continuous at x = 0, 'a' should be
 tan x  sin x , x  0
 x3
1
equal to
2
S3 : The set of all points, where the function 3
x 2 | x | is differentiable is (–  , 0)  (0,  )
1
S4 : Number of points where f(x) = is non-differentiable in the interval (0,3) is 3.
sin–1(sin x)
State, in order, whether S1, S2, S3, S4 are true or false
(A) TTTF (B) TTTT (C) FTTF (D) TFTT

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57. Consider the following statements :
sin (  [x  ])
S1 : Let f(x) = , where [ . ] stands for the greatest integer function. Then f(x) is
1  [x]2

discontinuous at x = n +  , n  I
S2 : The function f(x) = p[x + 1] + q [x – 1], (where [.] denotes the greatest integer function) is
continuous at x = 1 if p + q = 0
S3 : Let f(x) = |[x] x| for – 1  x  2, where [.] is greatest integer function, then f is not differentiable
at x = 2.
S4 : If f(x) takes only rational values for all real x and is continuous, then f'(10) = 10.
(A) FTTT (B) TTTF (C) FTTF (D) FFTF
58. For what triplets of real numbers (a, b, c) with a  0 the function
 x , x  1
f(x) =  is differentiable for all real x?
2
ax  bx  c , otherwise

(A) {(a, 1–2a, a) | a  R, a  0} (B) {(a, 1–2a, c) | a, c  R, a  0}

(C) {(a, b, c) | a, b, c  R, a + b + c =1} (D) {(a, 1–2a, 0) | a  R, a  0}
Functional Equations and Miscellaneous
f(2h  2  h2 )  f(2)
59. Given that f'(2) = 6 and f'(1) = 4, then lim =
h 0 f(h  h2  1)  f(1)

(A) does not exist (B) is equal to –3/2 (C) is equal to 3/2 (D) is equal to 3
10
60. If f(x + y) = f(x) . f(y),  x & y  N and f(1) = 2, then the value of  f(n) is
n1

(A) 2036 (B) 2046 (C) 2056 (D) 2066

61. If f(1) = 1 and f(n + 1) = 2f(n) + 1 if n  1, then f(n) is equal to
(A) 2n + 1 (B) 2n (C) 2n – 1 (D) 2n–1 – 1

62.  1
If y = f(x) satisfies the condition f x  1x = x2 + 2 (x  0), then f(x) is equal to
x
(A) – x2 2 (B) – x2 – 2
(C) x2 – 2, x  R – {0} (D) x2 – 2, |x|  [2,  )
63. A function f : R  R satisfies the condition x2 f(x) + f(1 – x) = 2x – x4. Then f(x) is:
(A) – x2 – 1 (B) – x2 + 1 (C) x2 – 1 (D) – x4 + 1
64. If f: R  R be a differentiable function, such that f(x + 2y) = f(x) + f(2y) + 4xy  x, y  R. then
(A) f'(1) = f'(0) + 1 (B) f'(1) = f'(0) – 1 (C) f'(0) = f'(1) + 2 (D) f'(0) = f'(1) – 2
65. Let [x] denote the integral part of x  R and g(x) = x – [x]. Let f(x) be any continuous function with f(0)
= f(1), then the function h(x) = f(g(x)) :
(A) has finitely many discontinuities (B) is continuous on R
(C) is discontinuous at some x = c (D) is a constant function.

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
 a(1  x sin x)  bcos x  5
 x0
x2

66. Let f(x) =  3 x0
 1/ x
   cx  dx3  
  1    x0
   x2 

If f(x) is continuous at x = 0 then find (a – b – c + ed)

(A) 0 (B) 6 (C) –6 (D) 2

x 2 if x is irrational
67. Let f(x) =  1 if x is rational , then:

(A) f(x) is discontinuous for all x
(B) discontinuous for all x except at x = 0
(C) discontinuous for all x except at x = 1 or  1
(D) none of these
68. A point (x, y), where function f(x) = [sin [x]] in (0, 2  ) is not continuous, is
([.] denotes greatest integer  x).
(A) (3, 0) (B) (2, 0) (C) (1, 0) (D) (4, –1)
 (1  sin x)t  1
69. The function f defined by f(x) = tlim   . is
 (1  sin x)  1
 t

(A) everywhere continuous (B) discontinuous at all integer values of x

(C) continuous at x = 0 (D) none of these
  1
 x  1  x sin x  , x  0
  
  1
70. If f(x) =   x  1  x sin  , x  0 , then f(x) is
  x
 0 , x0



(A) continuous as well as diff. at x = 0 (B) continuous at x = 0, but not diff. at = 0

(C) neither continuous at x = 0 nor diff. at x = 0 (D) none of these
71. The functions defined by f(x) = max {x2, (x – 1)2, 2x (1 – x)}, 0  x  1
(A) is differentiable for all x
(B) is differentiable for all x except at one point
(C) is differentiable for all x except at two points
(D) is not differentiable at more than two points.
72. [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If f(x) = [x] [sin  x] in (–1,1), then f(x) is:
(A) continuous at x = 0 (B) continuous in (–1, 0)
(C) differentiable in (–1,1) (D) none
73. Let f(x) = [n + p sin x], x  (0,  ), n  Z, p is a prime number and [x] is greatest integer less than or
equal to x. The number of points at which f(x) is not differentiable is
(A) p (B) p – 1 (C) 2p + 1 (D) 2p – 1

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74. Let f: R  R be any function and g (x) = . Then g is
f(x)

(A) onto if f is onto (B) one-one if f is one-one

(C) continuous if f is continuous (D) differentiable if f is differentiable
max f (t) for 0  t  x for 0  x  1
75. Let f(x) = x3 – x2 + x + 1 and g(x) =,  then:
 3 x  x for 1  x  2
2

(A) g(x) is continuous & derivable at x = 1

(B) g(x) is continuous but not derivable at x = 1
(C) g(x) is neither continuous nor derivable at x = 1
(D) g(x) is derivable but not continuous at x = 1
 x  y  f(x)  f(y)
76. Let f : R  R be a function such that f  = , f(0) = 0 and f'(0) = 3, then
 3  3
f(x)
(A) is differentiable in R
x
(B) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable in R
(C) f(x) is continuous in R
(D) f(x) is bounded in R
xy 4  2(f(x)  f(y))
77. If a differentiable function f satisfies f  =  x, y  R, then f(x) is equal to
 3  3
1 2 8 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 7 7

Exercise - 3
Multiple choice correct with multiple options

cos 2  cos 2x
1. Let f(x) = , then
x2  x
(A)  im f(x) = 2 sin 2 (B)  im f(x) = 2 sin 2
x 1 x 1
(C)  im f(x) = 2 cos 2 (D)  im f(x) = 2 cos 2
x 1 x 1
2
x  9x  20
2. Let f(x) = (where [x] is the greatest integer not greater than x), then
x  [x]
(A) im f(x) = 0 (B) im f(x) = 1
x 5 x 5
(C)  im f(x) does not exist (D) none of these
x 5

x2  2
3. Let f(x) = then
3x  6
1 1 1 1
(A)  im f(x) = – (B)  im f(x) = (C)  im f(x) = (D)  im f(x) = –
x  3 x  3 x  3 x  3
x(1  a cos x)  bsin x 1  a cos x bsin x
4. If  = im = im – im , where  R, then
x 0 x3 x 0 x2 x 0 x3
(A) (a, b) = (–1, 0) (B) a & b are any real numbers
1
(C)  = 0 (D)  =
2
5. If  im (cos x + a sin b x) = e , then the possible value of 'a' & 'b' is :
1/x 2
x 0
(A) a = 1, b = 2 (B) a = 2, b = 1 (C) a = 3, b = 2/3 (D) a = 2/3, b = 3

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6. Let f(x) = | x |sin x , then

(A) im f(x) = 1 (B) im f(x) = 1 (C)  im f(x) = 1 (D) limit does not exist
x 0 x 0 x 0

sin 2x  a sin x
7. If  im = p (finite), then
x 0 x3
(A) a = – 2 (B) a = – 1 (C) p = – 2 (D) p = – 1
x
8. Let f(x) = , then
sin x

(A) f(–π+) = – 1 (B) f(–π–) = 1

(C)  im f(x) does not exists (D) im f(x) does not exists
x  x 

9. If  im (1 + ax + bx2)2/x = e3, then find values of a and b :

x 0

3 1 3 3 3
(A) a = 3, b = 0 (B) a = ,b= (C) a = ,b= (D) a = ,b=0
2 2 2 2 2

(ax  1)n
10.  im =
x  xn  A
(A) anif n  N (B)  if n  Z–& a = A = 0
1
(C) if n = 0 (D) an if n Z–, A = 0 & a ≠ 0
1 A
 2x
1  , 0  x 1
11. Let f(x) =  a , if  im f(x) exists then a is
 x 1
ax, 1  x  2
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) –2
 1  
12. Let f(t) =  t    for t > 0. ([.] denotes G.I.F.). Then
  t 
(A) f(f(t)) is discontinuous at finite number of points
(B) f(f(t)) is discontinuous at infinite number of points
1
(C) f    1
 2
 3
(D) f    1
 4
x2
a  a2  x2 
13. Let L =  im 4 , a > 0. If L is finite, then
x 0 x4
1 1
(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1 (C) L  (D) L 
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14. Which of the following is correct?
ex x7 n x x3
(A)  im 7  0 (B)  im x  0 (C) im 0 (D)  im 0
x  x x  e x x3 x  n x
1
15. 
If f  x   1   x   x  x , [.] GIF, {.} is FPF a  lim f  x  , b  lim f  x  , c  lim f  x  then
x 0 x 0 x 0

(A) only ‘a’ exist (B) b = 1

(C) ‘a’ and ‘c’ does not exist (D) None a, b, c exists
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16. Let h(x) = min (x, x2}, for every real number of x. Then
(A) h is continuous for all x. (B) h is differentiable for all x
(C) h(x)  1, for all x > 1 (D) h is not differentiable at two values of x.
| x  3 |, x 1
 2
17. The function f (x)   x 3x 13 is
   , x 1
4 2 4
(A) continuous at x = 1 (B) differentiable at x = 1
(C) continuous at x = 3 (D) differentiable at x = 3
18. If x  | y | 2y, then y as a function of x is
(A) defined for all real x (B) continuous at x = 0
dy 1
(C) differentiable for all x (D) such that  for x < 0
dx 3
19. A function f(x) is defined in the interval [1, 4] as follows:
log [x] , 1  x  3
f (x)   e the graph of the function f(x)([.] represents greatest integer function)
| log e x | , 3  x  4
(A) is broken at two points
(B) is broken at exactly one point
(C) does not have a definite tangent at two points
(D) does not have a definite tangent at more than two points
20. Let f(x) be a non-constant twice differentiable function defined on such that f(x) = f(1 – x) and
1
f     0. Then
 4
1
(A) f (x) vanishes at least twice on [0, 1] (B) f     0
 2
1/ 2 1/ 2 1
 1
(C)  f  x  2  sin x dx  0 (D)  f (t)esin t dt   f (1  t)esin t dt
1/ 2 0 1/ 2
21. Which of the following function(s) defined below has/have single point continuity.
 1 if x  Q  x if x  Q
(A) f(x) =  (B) g(x) = 
0 if x  Q 1 x if x  Q
 x if x  Q  x if xQ
(C) h(x) =  (D) k(x) = 
0 if x  Q  x if x  Q
 | x3| , x  1

22. The function f(x) =  x2   3x   13  is:
        , x 1
 4   2   4 
(A) continuous at x = 1 (B) differentiable at x = 1
(C) continuous at x = 3 (D) differentiable at x = 3

1
23. If f(x) = x – 1, then on the interval [0, ]
2
1
(A) tan (f(x)) and are both continuous
f(x)
1
(B) tan (f(x)) and are both discontinuous
f(x)
(C) tan (f(x)) and f–1 (x) are both continuous
1
(D) tan (f(x)) is continuous but is not.
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0 , x
24. Let f(x) and g(x) be defined by f(x) = [x] and g(x) =  (where [ . ] denotes the greatest
 x 2
, x  R
integer function), then
(A) lim g(x) exists, but g is not continuous at x = 1
x 1

(B) lim f(x) does not exist and f is not continuous at x = 1

x 1

(C) gof is continuous for all x

(D) fog is continuous for all x
25. Let f(x) = [x] + x  [x] , where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer function. Then
(A) f(x) is continuous on R+ (B) f(x) is continuous on R
(C) f(x) is continuous on R – I (D) discontinuous at x = 1
26. The points at which the function, f(x) = |x – 0.5| + |x – 1| + tan x does not have a derivative in the interval
(0, 2) are:
(A) 1 (B) /2 (C) /4 (D) 1/2
27. f(x) = (sin x)². cos (1/x) if x 0; f(0) = 0, f(x) is:
-1

(A) continuous no where in –1 x  1 (B) continuous everywhere in –1  x  1

(C) differentiable no where in –1  x  1 (D) differentiable everywhere in –1 < x < 1
n
28. If f(x) = a0 + a
k 1
k | x |k , where ai 's are real constants, then f(x) is

(A) continuous at x = 0 for all ai (B) differentiable at x = 0 for all ai  R

(C) differentiable at x = 0 for all a2k – 1 = 0 (D) none of these
29. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(0) = 1 and for any x, y  R, f(xy + 1) = f(x) f(y) – f(y) – x + 2.
Then f is
(A) one-one (B) onto (C) many one (D) into
30. Suppose that f is a differentiable function with the property that f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + xy and
1
lim f(h) = 3 where [.] represents greatest integer function, then
h0 h
(A) f is a linear function (B) 2f(1) =  lim (1  2x)1/ x 
 x 0 
x2
(C) f(x) = 3x + (D) f '(1) = 4
2
31. Let ‘f’ be a real valued function defined for all real numbers x such that for some positive constant ‘a’ the
1
 f(x) holds for all x. Then f(x) is periodic function with period equal
2
equation f(x  a)   f(x) 
2
to
(A) 2 a (B) 4 a (C) 6 a (D) 8 a

Exercise –4
Section - I : Numerical Value/Subjective Type Questions

1. If  im
 cos  x   sin  x  cos 2  
= a cos4α ln (cos α) –b sin4α ln (sin α), α  0,  , then a + b is
x 4 x4  2
 
x 5 tan  1 2   3 | x |2  7
2. If  im  x  = –λ, find λπ.
x  | x |3  7 | x |  8

1  ax sin x    b cos x 
3. Find b – 2a if im is a finite limit.
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4. Find a + c if  im
x 
 x 4  ax 3  3x 2  bx  2  x 4  2x 3  cx 2  3x  d = 4 
 n 1  x (1 x) 1 
5. Find the following limit im   
x 0  x 2 x
 
sin1(1  {x})  cos1(1  {x})
6. Let f(x) = if im f(x) = a and im f(x) = b. Find a – 2 b.
2{x} (1  {x}) x0 x0
(where {x} denotes the fractional part of x.)
7.  is an arc of a circle. Tangents are drawn at A and B to meet at C. Let M be the mid point of AB
AB .
ABC
Tangent drawn at M meet AC and BC at D, E respectively (figure). Evaluate  im .
AB0 DEC

A D C
M
E
B

axe x  b n 1  x   cxe – x
8. If  im = 2. Find a + b + c
x 0 x 2 sin x
1  x , 0  x  2
9. If f(x) =  then number of values of x at which the function fof is not differentiable is
3  x , 2  x  3

10.
 minimum x, x 2

If f(x) = 
  ; x0
, then number of points in the interval [–2, 2], where f(x) is
minimum 2x, x 2  1
   , x0

non-differentiable is :
f  3x  f  2x 
11. If f(x) is a real valued continuous function  im  1, then  im is equal to
x  f x  x  f x

Section - II : Match the Column

12. im f (x) , where f (x) is as in column - I is

x 0
Column-I Column –II
tan[e 2 ]x 2  tan[ e 2 ]x 2
f (x) =
(A) sin 2 x (p) 2 /8
where [x] is the greatest integer function.

(B)
 2

f (x) = min t  4t  6 

sin x 
x 
 (q) 15
where [x] is the greatest integer function.
3
1  x 2  4 1  2x
(C) f(x) (r) 1
x  x2
2  1  cos x
(D) f(x) = (s) 1/2
sin 2 x

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a 0 x m  a1x m1  .....  a k x m k
13. Let  (x) = where a0 0, b0 0 then im  (x) is equal to
b0 x n  b1x n 1  ....  b x n  x 0

Column-I Column–II
(A) m > n (p) ∞
(B) m = n (q) –∞
(C) m < n and n – m is even, a0/b0> 0 (r) a0/b0
(D) m < n and n – m is even, a0/b0< 0 (s) 0

14.
Column-I Column –II
Number of points where the function
  x 
1  cos 2  1  x  2
  
(A) f (x)  1  {x} 0  x  1 and f(1) = 0 is (p) 0
| sin x | 1  x  0



continuous but non-differentiable

x 2e1/ x , x  0
(B) f (x)   , then f (0 )  (q) 1
0 , x  0

1
The number of points at which g(x)  is not
2
1
f (x)
(C) (r) 2
1
differentiable where f (x)  , is
1
1
x
Number of points where tangent does not exist for the curve
(D) (s) 3
y  sgn(x 2  1)

15.
Column-I Column –II
For x  R,

(A) f (x)  {sin( x)} is discontinuous for x  (p) [0, 1)

 sin x 
(B) g(x)    is discontinuous for x  (q) {1}
 x 
{sin x}
(C) h(x)  is non-differentiable for x  (r) {0}
{x}

u(x) 
(sin x)
is discontinuous function for x 
1 
(D) (s)  
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Section - III : Comprehension

Comprehension# 1 (16 to 18)

n
 x  4b
Consider two functions f(x) =  im  cos  and g(x) = – x where
n   n
b =  im
x 
 
x 2  x  1  x 2  1 . Then

16. f(x) is
x 2 x2
x2 x2
(A) e (B) e2 (C) e (D) e2
17. g(x) is

(A) –x2 (B) x2 (C) x4 (D) –x4

18. Number of solutions of equation f(x) + g(x) = 0 is

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 0 (D) 1

Comprehension#2 (19 to 21)

sin x  ae x  be x  c n (1  x)
Consider f(x) = , where a, b, c are real numbers.
x3

19. If im f(x) is finite, then the value of a + b + c is

X0
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) – 2

20. If im f(x) =  (finite), then the value of  is

X0
1 1
(A) – 2 (B) – (C) – 1 (D) –
2 3

21. Using the values of a, b, c as found above, the value of im x f(x) is
X0
1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) – (D) 2
2 2
Comprehension# 3 (22 to 23)

If left hand derivative and right hand derivative of a function is same and finite then the function
is continuous as well as differentiable. If left hand and right hand derivatives are different but
finite then the function is continuous but not differentiable. If one of the derivatives is infinite
then the function may be continuous but not differentiable.
x
22. If f  x    t  dt, then
0
(A) f  x  is continuous and diff. at x  N (B) f  x  is continuous but not diff. at x  N
(C) f  x  is discontinuous at x  N (D) f  x  is continuous and diff. at x  Q

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x
23. f  x  1
is
1 2x
(A) continuous at all points (B) differentiable at all points
(C) continuous for x  R  0 (D) non diff. at x = 0

Comprehension#4 (24 to 25)

 x 2 n x   2 n, 2 n  1 ,

f  x   ; where n  Z
x   2 n  1, 2 n  2 
2 n 1
 x

24. The number of integral points where f  x  is continuous, is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) all integers

25. The number of integral points where f  x  is differentiable, is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) all integers

Exercise –5
Revision exercise (Moderate to Tough)

729 x  243x  81x  9 x  3x  1

1. lim 
x0 x3
(A)  n3 (B) 3  n3 (C) 6  n3 (D) 3  n3
3 3 3 2

2. The value of lim


 / 3  sin 1 2 x 1  x2 
x
3 3
2 x
2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

e2 x  cos x  n 1  2 x 
3. lim 
x0 x tan x  sin x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
 n    n  1  
lim   1 sin   n 2   1  sin 
n
4. 
n 
 2   2n 
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
2

5. If lim
x 
 
Ax 2  Bx  Cx  2, then the value of
B
C
=
(A) 4, where C  0 (B) 4, when C  0 (C) 4, where C  0 (D) 2, where C  0

 n 1
6. lim   r  ;  denotes GIF
n
 r 1 2 
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) does not exist (D) 2

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 n  2  n  2  n  2  .... n  2 
2 n
7. lim n n 0 1 2  n 1

n

(A) 1 (B) e (C) e 2 (D) None of these

8. Number of points of discontinuity of f  x    4 x   3 x in x   0, 5  is ([.] denotes GIF and {.}

denotes FPF)
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 35

9. Let f  x  be a continuous function defined x  R and

  1  
lim  ef  x   n 1  ef  x    nf  x    1, then f  0  is equal to
x0
  e  
1 1
(A) (B) 0 (C) 1 (D)
e 2

10. The function f  x    x 2   sgn  x  1 x2

sin 2 x  3
x2
x2
([.] is GIF, {x} is FPF)
(A) Continuous at x = 2
(B) differentiable at x = 2
(C) Continuous and differentiable at x = 2
(D) discontinuous at x = 2

11. If f  x   x  1  cos  x  and f  x    has a solution for x   0,1 , then  

(A)   2,1 (B) 1, 2  (C)  2, 1 (D)  0,1

 
 e x  1 x sin x
 x0
12. If f  x    xn

 0 x0
is differentiable at x = 0, then interval of possible values of n is
(A) 1,   (B)   ,1 (C)   , 2  (D) 1, 2 

     
 f  x   , x   0,    ,  
13.


If g  x   
 2 2 
and f  x  
 
2 sin x  sin n x  sin x  sin n x
, where
 3 x
  
2 sin x  sin n x  sin x  sin n x
 2

n  R then at x  , g  x  is ([.] denotes GIF)
2
(A) Cont. but not diff. when n > 1 (B) Discontinuous when n > 1
(C) Cont. and derivable when n > 1 (D) Cont. but not diff. when 0 < n < 1

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14. Let f : R   R  be a monotonic continuous function so that there exists atleast one
 f  a  f b
c   a , b  , a , b  0 such that f  c   ,   0, then possible value(s) of c is
 1
 2 f  a  f b    f 2  a   f 2 b  
(A) c  f 1  (B) c  f 1 
 f  a   f  b    f  a   f  b  
   
 2 f  a  f b    f 3 a   f 3 b 
(C) c  f 1  (D) c  f 1 
 f  a   f  b    f  a   f  b  
   

15.  
f  x   sin 1 3 x  4 x 3 is non-diff. at
(A) no point (B) one point (C) two points (D) three points

  1  2 x 2  3  
3   cot  2  , x  0
   x  
16. Find f  0  , if f  x    is continuous at x = 0
  1 

  
x 2 cos  e x 
 
, x0
  
([.] denotes GIF, {x} denotes FPF)

Multiple Answers
 1
 sin a  x 
17. If f  x   lim x sin b n   , where a, b   0,  / 2  , then f  x  can take values(s)
x 
 sin a 
 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 2 (D) 5

18. Let f be a continuous real function such that f 11  10 and for all x, f  x  f  f  x    1, then
f 9  
1 10 9
(A) 9 (B) (C) (D)
9 9 10
n2
 2 
 sin   
n 1
19. lim   2  , where [.] GIF, {.} FPF
n   1 1 n  cos n 
  2n tan n  tan n 
  
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

20. Let f  x  be a function which is differentiable everywhere any number of times and f 2 x 2  1  
 2 x f  x  x  R, then f
3 2010
0  ? (f n
 x is nth derivative of f  x  )
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 xg  x 
 x0
21. If f  x    x
 0 x0

and g  0   0  g '  0  , then f '  0  is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) does not exist

Multiple Answers
sin  x cos x 
23. If x = a satisfies equation tan 1  x  2   cot 1 4 x  20  lim and
x
 cos  x sin x 
2
1
3
1 x 
1  x 
 bx
x

lim e  0 , then
x 0 5 x  kx 2  x3
(A) a  2 (B) ab  3 (C) a  1, b  3 (D) k  R

Multiple Answers
24. Consider a continuous function f :  0,     0,   . If f  ab   f  a  f  b  for all a, b in the
domain of f and lim f  x  is a non-zero finite number, then
x 
10 10
(A) f  2   2 (B)  f  r   55 (C)  f  r   11 (D) f '  2   0
r 1 r 0

Multiple Answers
25. If f  x   sin  x  1  2 , then
(A) f  x  is cont. at x = 2 (B) f  x  is diff. at x = 2
(C) f '  2   cos1 (D) f  x  is non diff. at x = 0

max  f  t  , x  t  x  1, 0  x  3
28. Let f  x   1  4 x  x 2 and g  x    , then g  x  is
 min  x  3 3 x 5
(A) continuous for all x   0, 3  (B) differentiable for all x   0, 3 
(C) discontinuous at x = 3 (D) non-differentiable at x = 1

Comprehension
 : R  R is a continuous function satisfying relation   x   2        x 2 and   0   1
x x
2 4
29. The graph of y    x  is a
(A) parabola (B) ellipse (C) hyperbola (D) circle

30. Length of L.R. of conic is

9 16 16 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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Exercise –6
Section – I : JEE (Advanced) Questions Previous Years

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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8.

9.

10.

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14.

15.

16. Let the function f : R  R be defined by f (x) = x3 – x2 + (x – 1) sin x and let g : R  R be an arbitrary
function. Let f g: R  R be the product function defined by (f g)(x) = f (x)g(x). Then which of the
following statements is/are TRUE? [JEE (Advanced) 2020, P-1]
(A) If g is continuous at x = 1, then f g is differentiable at x = 1
(B) If f g is differentiable at x = 1, then g is continuous at x = 1
(C) If g is differentiable at x = 1, then f g is differentiable at x = 1
(D) If f g is differentiable at x = 1, then g is differentiable at x = 1

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17. Let e denote the base of the natural logarithm. The value of the real number a for which the right hand

(1  x)1/x  e 1
limit lim is equal to a nonzero real number, is _____ [JEE (Advanced) 2020, P-1]
x 0 xa

18. Let the functions f:(–1, 1)  R and g: (–1, 1)  (–1, 1) be defined by f(x) = |2x – 1| + |2x + 1| and
g(x) = x – [x], where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Let fog :(–1, 1)  R be the
composite function defined by (fog)(x) = f(g(x)). Suppose c is the number of points in the interval (−1,1)
at which fog is NOT continuous, and suppose d is the number of points in the interval (−1,1) at which fog
is NOT differentiable. Then the value of c + d is _____ [JEE (Advanced) 2020, P-2]

19. The value of the limit

4 2(sin 3x  sin x)
lim is _____ [JEE (Advanced) 2020, P-2]
x   2sin 2x sin
 3x 5x   3x 
2
 cos    2  2 cos 2x  cos 
 2 2   2 

20. Let f : R  R and g: R  R be functions satisfying f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(x)f(y) and f(x) = xg(x) for all
x, y  R. If lim g(x)  1, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
x 0
(A) f is differentiable at every x  R [JEE (Advanced) 2020, P-2]

(B) If g(0) = 1, then g is differentiable at every x  R

(C) The derivative f '(1) is equal to 1

(D) The derivative f '(0) is equal to 1

21. Let α be a positive real number. Let f : R  R be g : (α, )  R be the functions defined by

 x 
f (x) = sin 
2 log e x  
.
 
 and g(x) = [JEE (Advanced) 2022, P-1]
 12  loge e x  e   
Then, the value of lim f (g(x)) is _______
x  

1 1
x3 3 3 2 2
e  (1  x )  ((1  x )  1)sin x
22. If   lim , then the value of 6 is ________.
x 0 2
x sin x
[JEE (Advanced) 2022, P-2]

d 2f
23. Let S be the set of all twice differentiable functions f from  to  such that (x)  0 for all x  (–1, 1).
dx 2
For f  S, let Xf be the number of points x  (–1, 1) for which f (x) = x. Then which of the following statements
is(are) true? [JEE (Advanced) 2023, P-2]
(A) There exists a function f  S such that Xf = 0
(B) For every function f  S, we have Xf  2
(C) There exists a function f  S such that Xf = 2

(D) There does NOT exist any function f in S such that Xf = 1

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Limit - February

Limit - March

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ANSWER KEY
Exercise – 1
3 3 3
1. (i) 2 + sin 2 (ii) tan 3 – 23 (iii) cos +
4 4 4
5e
(iv) 55 + 25 (v)
sin1

2. (i) Limit does not exist (ii) 6 (iii) 6 (iv) 6 (v) 6

3. (D) 4. (A)
5. (i) 0 (ii) Limit does not exist (iii) Limit does not exist
(iv) 0 (v) –1
6. Limit does not exist
7. 6
8. (i) No (ii) Yes,    (iii) Yes, ∞0form
(iv) No (v) No (vi) No
12 2
9. (i) –1 (ii) (iii)
19 3 3
4 1
10. (i) (ii) 1 (iii) (iv) 2a sin a + a2 cos a
9 3
11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (D)
3
15. (i) (b – a) (ii) e2 (iii) (iv) 3
n3
3
5
16. (B) 17.  a  2 2
2
1
18. (i) (ii) 0 (iii) –4 (iv) 1 (v) 0
2
19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (B) 22. (B)
2 1 1
23. (i) – (ii) 24. a = 2, b = 1, c = –1 and limit = –
25 3 3
25. (C) 26. (A)
2
1 
27. (i) (ii) 0 (iii) e  (iv) 1 (v) 1 (vi) 0
e
x
28. 29. {–1, 0, 1} 30. (C) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (B)
3
34. (A) 35. (C)
3 1 1
36. a = – , b  0, c = 37. a= ,b=4
2 2 2
38. (i) continuous at x = 1 (ii) continuous (iii) discontinuous (iv) continuous at x = 1, 2
39. (a) –2, 2, 3 (b) K=5 (c) even
40. A = – 4, B = 5, f(0) = 1
41. Continuous at x = 1 but discontinuous at x = 2
42. (i) x  R – {2, 3} (ii) x  R – {– 1, 1} (iii) x  R (iv) x  R – {(2n + 1), n  I}
43. discontinuous at all integral values in [ 2, 2]

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44. discontinuous at n  ± , (2n + 1) , n  I
4 2
45. g(x) = 2 + x ; 0  x  1,
= 2  x ; 1 < x  2,
= 4  x ; 2 < x  3,
g is discontinuous at x = 1 & x = 2
7
46. – , – 2, 0
3
47. 2
48. continuous at both points but differentiable only at x = 2
49. continuous but not differentiable at x = 0; differentiable & continuous at x =  /2
52. not differentiable at x = 0
53. a = 1/2, b = 3/2
54. f is not derivable at all integral values in –1 < x  3
55. f is continuous but not derivable at x = 1/2, f is neither differentiable nor continuous at x = 1 & x = 2
56. discontinuous and non-differentiable at –1, 0, 1, 3, 4
57. Differentiable in [–2, 2]
58. continuous everywhere in (0, 3) but non differentiable at x= 2
59. 56
60. –2
61. f(x) = exf '(0)  x  R
62. –3
Exercise – 2
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (C)
8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (D)
15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (C) 21. (C)
22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (D) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (B) 28. (D)
29. (B) 30. (B) 31. (B) 32. (D) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (B)
36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (B) 41. (C) 42. (C)
43. (B) 44. (B) 45. (B) 46. (B) 47. (B) 48. (D) 49. (B)
50. (B) 51. (A) 52. (B) 53. (D) 54. (B) 55. (C) 56. (A)
57. (C) 58. (A) 59. (D) 60. (B) 61. (C) 62. (D) 63. (B)
64. (D) 65. (B) 66. (B) 67. (C) 68. (D) 69. (B) 70. (B)
71. (C) 72. (B) 73. (D) 74. (B) 75. (C) 76. (C) 77. (D)
Exercise – 3
1. (AB) 2. (ABC) 3. (AB) 4. (AD) 5. (ABCD) 6. (ABC) 7. (AD)
8. (ABC) 9. (BCD) 10. (ABCD) 11. (BC) 12. (BC) 13. (AC) 14. (BC)
15. (CD) 16. (ACD) 17. (ABC) 18. (AD) 19. (AC) 20. (ABCD)
21. (BCD) 22. (ABC) 23. (CD) 24. (ABC) 25. (ABC) 26. (ABD)
27. (BD) 28. (AC) 29. (AB) 30. (BCD) 31. (ABCD)
Exercise – 4
Section – I
1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. 7 5. 0.5 6. 0 7. 4
8. 24 9. 2 10. 3 11. 1

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Section – II
12. (A)  (q), (B)  (r), (C)  (s), (D)  (p)
13. (A)  (s), (B)  (r), (C)  (p), (D)  (q)
14. (A)  (q), (B)  (p), (C)  (s), (D)  (p)
15. (A)  (r, s), (B)  (r), (C)  (q, r), (D)  (p, q, r)
Section – III
16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (A) 22. (B)
23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (A)

Exercise – 5
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (C)
8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (A)
15. (C) 16. 0 17. (BD) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (C) 21. (B)
22. (CD) 23. (BD) 24. (CD) 25. (ABD) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (A)

Exercise – 6
Section – I
1. (D) 2. (BCD or BC) 3. (ABCD) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B)

7. (B) 8. (BD) 9. (AD) 10. 0 11. 3 12. (D) 13. (AD)

14. (ABC) 15. 2 16. (A,C) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (8) 20. (ABD)

21. 0.50 22. (5) 23. (A,B,C)

Section – II
Session-2019
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (4)
8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (1) 13. (3) 14. (2)
15. (1)
Session-2020
1. (C) 2. (36) 3. (3) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (5) 7. (A)
8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (40) 14. (A)
15. (A) 16. (8) 17. (B) 18. (10)
Session-2021
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1. (4) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (4)
Continuity and Differentiability – February
1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (5) 4. (2)
Continuity and Differentiability – March
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (6) 5. (4) 6. (4)
Session-2022
Limit - June
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (3) 6. (C) 7. (11)
Limit – July
1. (C) 2. (5) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (1) 7. (C)
Continuity and Differentiability – June
1. (7) 2. (C) 3. (62) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (B)
Continuity and Differentiability – July
1. (3) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (D)
Session-2023
Limit - January
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (2)
Limit – April
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (3)
Continuity and Differentiability – June
1. (2) 2. (4)
Continuity and Differentiability – July
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