Limits of Functions

Single Correct Type Questions

4. The value of lim ( x − 1) sin
2 2
( πx ) is equal to:
sin 2t x →1 4 3
 1 1 1  x − 2x + 2x −1
 sin 2t 2 2 
lim 1 + 2 sin t +…+ n sin t  [29 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
1. t →0 is equal to
 
  2 2
(a) π (b) π
 [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] 6 3
2
(c) π (d) π2
(a) n + n
2
2
αe x + βe − x + γsinx 2
(b) n 5. If lim x →0 2
= , where α,β,γ ∈ R, then
xsin x 3
n ( n + 1)
(c) which of the following is NOT correct?
2
(d) n2  [29 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) α + β + γ = 6
2 2 2
2. The value of
(b) αβ + βγ + γα + 1 = 0
1 + 2 − 3 + 4 + 5 − 6 +…+ ( 3n − 2 ) + ( 3n − 1) − 3n (c) αβ2 + βγ2 + γα2 + 3 = 0
lim
n →∞
2n 4 + 4n + 3 − n 4 + 5n + 4 (d) α2 – β2 + γ2 = 4
is: [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
lim
(
sin cos −1 x − x )
6. is equal to:
(a)
2 +1
(b) 3 ( 2 +1 ) x→
1
2
(
1 − tan cos −1 x )
2
3  [26 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(c) 3 ( 2 +1 ) (d)
2 2 2 (a) 2 (b) − 2
( 3 x + 1 + 3 x − 1)6 + ( 3 x + 1 − 3 x − 1)6 1 1
3. lim x →∞ x3 (c) (d) −
(x + ) +(x − ) 2
6 6
2
x2 − 1 x2 − 1
3x
αx − (e − 1)
 [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] 7. Let β =lim for some a ∈ R. Then the value
x →0 (e3 x − 1)
(a) is equal to 9
of a + b is: [26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(b) is equal to 27
(c) does not exist 14 3
(a) (b)
27 5 2
(d) is equal to
2 5 7
(c) (d)
2 2
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 8. Let f :R →R be a function such that f (2) = 4 and f '(2) =
13. If a is the positive root of the equation, p ( x ) = x − x − 2 =
2

x 2 f (2) − 4 f ( x)
1. Then the value of lim is equal to: 1 − cos ( p ( x ) )
x →2 x−2 0 then lim is equal to.
 [27 July, 2021 (Shift-I)] x →α + x+α−4
[5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
(a) 12 (b) 4
1 1
(c) 16 (d) 8 (a) (b)
2 2
9. If a, b are the distinct roots of x2 + bx + c = 0, then 3 3
( ) − 1 − 2 x 2 + bx + c (c) (d)
lim
e
2 x 2 + bx + c
( ) is equal to 2 2
2
x→β ( x − β)
3x + 33− x − 12
14. lim is equal to [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
 [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
x→2 3− x /2 − 31− x

(a) b2 – 4c (a) 32 (b) 36

(b) b2 + 4c (c) 34 (d) 30
(c) 2(b2 + 4c) 15. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function satisfying
(d) 2(b – 4c) 2
f ′ ( 3) + f ′ ( 2 ) = 0  [8 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]

10. The value of lim

cos −1
( x − [ x] ) ⋅ sin ( x − [ x] ) , where
2 −1 2
1

x−x 3  1 + f ( 3 + x ) − f ( 3)  x
x → 0+ Then lim   is equal to
x →0 1 + f ( 2 − x ) − f ( 2 ) 
[x] denotes the greatest integer ≤ x is:  
 [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] (a) e2 (b) e (c) e–1 (d) 1
(a) π (b) 0 16. π − 2sin −1 x is equal to
lim
x →1− 1− x
π π
(c) (d)  [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
4 2 1
(a) (b) 2
sin −1 x − tan −1 x 2π π
11. If lim is equal to L, then the value of
x →0 3x3 π
(c) (d) π
(6L + 1) is [18 March, 2021(Shift-I)] 2
17. If α and β are the roots of the equation 375x2 – 25x – 2 =
n n
1 1 0, then lim r lim
n →∞ ∑ α + n →∞ ∑ β
r
(a) (b) is equal to:
6 2  =r 1 =r 1

(c) 6 (d) 2  [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]

21 29 1 7
 9  (a) (b) (c) (d)
x 346 358 12 116
lim
12. x → 2  ∑  is equal to:
 n =1 n ( n + 1) x + 2 ( 2n + 1) x + 4 
2  18. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x.
 [26 Aug, 2021(Shift-II)]
Then lim
( )
tan πsin 2 x + ( x − sin ( x [ x ])) 2
9 5 x →0 x2
(a) (b)
44 24  [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
7 1 (a) Does not exist
(c) (d) (b) Equals π
36 5
(c) Equal p + 1
(d) Equals 0

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cot 3 x − tanx
19. lim is [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
x → cos  x + π  t3
π
48 x
24. lim 4 ∫0 6
4   dt is equal to ________.
 4 x →0 x t +1
(a) 4 (c) 4 2
 [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(b) 8 2 (d) 8

x + 2sinx (n + 1) k −1
20. lim is 25. I f lim ( nk + 1) + ( nk + 2 ) + .... + ( nk + n )  =
x →0
x 2 + 2sinx + 1 − sin 2 x − x + 1 x →0 n k +1
 [12 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] 1
33 lim ⋅ 1k + 2k + 3k +……+ n k  then the integral
(a) 3 (b) 2 x →∞ n k +1

(c) 6 (d) 1 value of k is equal to [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]

21. The set of all values of a for which 1  1 

(
lim  x − 5 ]−[ 2 x + 2  =
)
0 , where [m] denotes the greater
e x3
(
− 1− x )
3 3
 (
+  1 − x2 ) 2 − 1 sinx

x→a 26. If β = lim   then the
integer less than or equal to m is equal to x →0 xsin 2 x
value of 6 b is ____. [JEE Adv 2022]
[24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
27. If lim
(
ax − e 4 x − 1 ) exists and is equal to b, then the value
(a) (–7.5, –6.5) (b) (–7.5, –6.5] x →0 ax e ( 4x
−1 )
(c) [–7.5, –6.5] (d) [–7.5, –6.5)
of a – 2b is_______. [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
2 1/ x 2
 3x + 2  28. Let f ( x ) = x 6 + 2 x 4 + x3 + 2 x + 3, x ∈ R . Then the natural
22. lim  2  is equal to [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
x →0 7 x + 2 
 
x n f (1) − f ( x )
number n for which lim = 44 is
1 x →1 x −1
(a) (b) e
e2  [1 Sep, 2021 (Shift-II)]
1 29. Let f (x) be a polynomial of degree 6 in x, in which the
(c) e2 (d)
e coefficient of x6 is unity and it has extrema at x = –1 and
f ( x)
23. Let [t] denote the greatest integer function ≤ t. If for some x = 1. If lim 3 = 1 , then 5 f (2) is equal to _______.
x →0 x
1− x + x
λ ∈ R − { 0,1} , lim = L , then L is equal to  [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
x→0 λ − x + [ x]
30. Let [t] denote the greatest integer ≤ t and {t}denote
 [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)] the fractional part t. Then integral value of a for which
1 the left hand limit of the function f (x) = f [1 + x] +
(a) 2 (b)
2 α [ ] { } + [ x] − 1
2 x+ x
4
(c) 0 (d) 1 at x = 0 is equal to α − , is
2 [ x ] + { x} 3
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1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. [12] 25. [5] 26. [5] 27. [5] 28. [7] 29. [144] 30. [3]

EXPLANATIONS

2 2 2 sin 2t ( x − 1)( x + 1) sin 2 (πx − π)

1. (b) limt →0 1cosec t + 2cosec t +………+ ncosec t  lim
[ sin2(q – p) = sin2q]
  x →1 ( x 4 − 1) − (2 x3 − 2 x)
 (∞º Indeterminate form)
sin 2 (πx − π) 2
sin 2t ( x − 1)( x + 1) π ( x − 1) 2
 cosec2t cosec2t  π2 ( x − 1) 2
 1 2 lim
= limn   +  +…….. + 1 =n x →1 ( x 2 − 1)( x 2 + 1 − 2 x)
t →0   n  n 
 
2. (c) Observe sum of terms in group of three. (1 + 2 – 3) π2 ( x − 1) 2
lim
= π2
+ (4 + 5 – 6) ................. x →1 ( x − 1) 2

0 + 3 + 6 + 9 +….n terms
lim αe x + βe − x + γsinx αe x + βe − x + γ sin x
4 4 5. (c) lim = lim
n →∞ 2n + 4n + 3 − n + 5n + 4 xsin 2 x 2
x →0 x →0
 sin x 
x ⋅ x2 ⋅  
3n ( n − 1)  x 
= lim
n →∞ 2 ( 2n 4 + 4n + 3 − n 4 + 5n + 4 ) = lim x →0
αe x + βe − x + γsinx
3 3 x3
= = ( 2 +1 )
2 ( 2 −1 2 ) 
α 1 +
x x 2 x3
+
  x x 2 x3
+ +… + β 1 − +
  x3 
− +… + γ  x − +…
1! 2! 3! 1! 2! 3! 3!
= lim x →0      
( 3 x + 1 + 3 x − 1)6 + ( 3 x + 1 − 3 x − 1)6 3 x3
3. (b) xlim x
( ) ( )
→∞ 6 6
x + x2 − 1 + x − x2 − 1
α β α β γ
( α + β ) + ( α − β + γ ) x +  +  x 2 +  − −  x3 +… 2
= lim
= x →0
 2 2  6 6 6 (given)
x3 3
  6
   
6
 x3  3 + 1 + 3 − 1  +  3 + 1 − 3 − 1    ⇒ α + β= 0, α − β + γ= 0,
α+β α β γ 2
= 0, − − =
  x x   x x    2 6 6 6 3
3   
lim x ×  
 6 6
x →∞
   1   1    ⇒ β = −α γ = −2α α − β − γ = 4 ⇒ α + α + 2α = 4
 x 6 1 + 1 − 2  + 1 − 1 − 2    ⇒ α = 1, β = −1, γ = −2
 x   x  
  
π
6. (d) Let cos −1 x= +θ
(2 3)6 + 0 4
= 6
3
= 3= ( 27 )
2 + 0 π  π 
sin  + θ  − cos  + θ 
 4   4 
( x 2 − 1) sin 2 (πx) = lim
4. (d) lim θ→0  π 
x →1 x 4 − 2 x3 + 2 x − 1 1 − tan  + θ 
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 = (nx+2) ((n+1)x+2)
π π
2sin  + θ − 
 4 4 9
x
= lim
θ→0
1−
1 + tanθ
∴ ∑ ( nx + 2) (( n + 1) x + 2)
n =1
1 − tanθ
9  
1 1
= lim
2 sin θ
(1 − tan θ )
= 


∑ − 
nx + 2 ( n + 1) x + 2 
θ→0 −2 tan θ n =1

 1 1   1 1  
(1 − tan θ) (1 − 0) 1  x + 2 − 2 x + 2  +  2 x + 2 − 3 x + 2  +…. ⋅
= lim = = −    
θ→0 ( −21/2 cos θ) −21/2 2 = 
  1 1  
+  −  
9 x + 2 10 x + 2
αx + 1 − e3 x    
7. (c) β =lim
x →0  e3 x − 1  1 1 9x
(αx )   3x = − =
x + 2 10 x + 2 (10 x + 2)( x + 2)
 3x 
 9 x2  2 9x 9
∴ lim =
αx + 1 1 + 3 x +  (a − 3) x − 9 x x → 2 (10 x + 2 )( x + 2 ) 44
 2  2
lim
= 2
x →0 (3 x) (αx) 3α x 13. (c) p ( x) = x 2 − x − 2 = 0 ⇒ x = 2, −1

So, a = 3
⇒ a = 2
−3 −1 5
⇒= β = ,  α += β .
2α 2 2 1 − cos ( x 2 − x − 2 )
Now lim+
8. (a) Using L’Hospital Rule x→2 x−2
f '( x)  4(4) − 4
 2 x. f (2) − 4=
lim   = 12  x2 − x − 2 
x →2
 1  1 2 sin  
 2 
9. (d) Given, let a, b be the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0 = lim+
x→2 x−2
So, a + ba + c = 0 & b + bb + c = 0 and a + b
2 2

= –b, ab = c sin ( x 2 − x − 2 )
Also, x2 + bx + c = (x – a) (x – b)
= lim+
2
2 ×
(x 2
− x − 2)
2 ( x 2 + bx + c )
e − 1 − 2 ( x 2 + bx + c ) x→2  x2 − x − 2  2 ( x − 2)
Now, lim  
( x − β) 2  2 
x →β
4 ( x 2 + bx + c ) 8 ( x 2 + bx + c )   ( x2 − x − 2)  
2 3

1 + 2 ( x 2 + bx + c ) + + +…− 1 − 2 ( x 2 + bx + c )

= lim 2! 3!  sin  
2
  2 
  × lim ( x − 2 )( x + 1)
x →β ( x − β)
1
8 = lim+   2
2( x − α ) 2 ( x − β) 2 + ( x − α )3 ( x − β)3 + …… 2 x → 2  x − x − 2  x → 2+ ( x − 2)
= lim 6  2 
( x − β) 2  
x→β
 
= 2 (b – a)2 = 2 [(b + a)2 – 4ab] = 2 [b2 – 4c] 1 3
−1 −1 = × 1× 3=
cos x sin x π 2 2
10. (d) lim+ × =
x →0
(1 − x 2 ) x 2 x/2
14. (b) Let 3 = t
11. (d)
27
12. (a)  n(n+1)x2 + 2(2n+1)x+4 t 2 + 2 − 12
t t 4 + 27 − 12t 2
= lim= lim
= n(n+1)x2+{(2n+2)+2n}x+4 t →3 1 3 t →3 t −3
− 2
t t
= (n+1)x(nx+2)+2(nx+2)

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 = lim
(t 2
− 3) ( t + 3)( t − 3)
= 6 × 6 = 36 R.H.L Lt +
x [ x]
=0
t →3 ( t − 3) x →0 x

\ Limit does not exist.

1
 1 + f ( 3 + x ) − f ( 3)  ∞ x
19. (d) Using LH rule
15. (d) lim   (1 form)
x →0 1 + f ( 2 − x ) − f ( 2 ) 
 
f ( 3 + x ) − f ( 2 − x ) − f ( 3) + f ( 2 )
3cot 2 x ( −cosec 2 x ) − sec 2 x
lim x→0
x (1+ f ( 2 − x ) − f ( 2 ) ) lim =8
⇒e x→
π
 π
4 −sin  x + 
using L 'Hopital  4
f ′( 3 + x ) + f ′( 2 − x )
lim 20. (b) Rationalize
⇒ e x →0 1
1
=

π − 2 sin −1 x π + 2 sin −1 x lim

( x + 2sin x ) ( x 2 + 2sin x + 1 + sin 2 x − x + 1 )
16. (b) xlim × x →0

2 2
x + 2sin x + 1 − sin x + x − 1
→1− 1− x π + 2 sin −1 x

π  ( x + 2sin x )( 2 )
2  − sin −1 x  lim 2 2
x + 2sin x − sin x + x
x →0

lim− 2 
x →1
1− x ( π + 2sin −1 x ) 0
form using L' hospital
0
2cos −1 x 1

lim− . ⋅ (1 + 2 cos x ) × 2 3× 2
1− x 2 πx →1
⇒ lim = 2
=
x → 0 2 x + 2 cos x − 2sin x cos x + 1 3
Assuming x = cos q
2θ 1 2 21. (a) lim ([ x − 5] − [2 x + 2]) =
0
lim+
⋅ = x→a
θ π
2sin   2 π
θ→ 0

2
  lim ([ x] − 5 − [2 x] − 2) =0

x→a
17. (c) 375x2 – 25x – 2 = (x – a) (x – b) (375)
lim ([ x] − [2 x]) =
7
Put x = 1
x→a

348 When a ∈ integer

= (1 − α )(1 − β)
375
[a] – [2a] = 7
25 −2

α+β= , αβ =
⇒ a = –7
375 375
When a ∉ I, a = I + f

⇒ (α + α2 + ..... upto infinite terms) + (β + β2 + ..... upto
α β α − αβ + β − αβ 1 Now, [a] – [2a] = 7
infinite terms) = = + =
1− α 1− β (1 − α )(1 − β) 12
⇒ –I – [2 f ] = 7

( )
tan π sin 2 x π sin 2 x  x − sin ( x [ x ])   1
2
Case-I: f ∈  0, 
18. (a) xL→t0 ⋅ +   2
π sin 2 x x2  x 
2f ∈ (0, 1) ⇒ [2f] = 0
2 2
 sin x [ x ] x [ x ]   x [ x]
⇒ –I = 7
= 1( π ) ⋅ (1) 2 + Lt 1 − ⋅  = π + Lt 1 −
x→0  x [ x] x  x→0  x 

I = –7 ⇒ a ∈ (–7, –6.5)
x [ x]
L.H.L Lt − =1 1 
x→0 x Case-II: f ∈  ,1

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 2f ∈ (1, 2) ⇒ [2f] = 1 1 1
⇒ k + = 33 ⋅ ⇒ ( 2k + 1)( k + 1) = 66
–I – 1 = 7 2 k +1

I = –8 ⇒ a ∈ (–7.5, –7) 13
⇒ (k – 5) (2k + 13) = 0 ⇒ k = 5 or k =
Hence, a ∈ (–7.5, –6.5) 2
1/ x 2 1  3 x2 + 2  1
 3x + 2  2  1

22. (a) Let L lim e x − (1 − x 3 ) 3 +  (1 − x 2 ) 2 − 1 sin x
lim 2  2 −1 3

= =  2  e x →0 x  7 x + 2  .
x →0
 7x + 2  26. [5] β =lim
 
−4 x →0 x sin 2 x
= e=

2
e −2
 1   1 
1 + x 3 +…− 1 − x 3  +  − x 2 +… sin x
1− x + x  3   2 
23. (a) Here lim =L lim 3
x →0 λ − x + [ x]
x →0 x
1 1 6+ 2−3
1+ − ⇒ =5 / 6 6β =5
1+ h + h 1 3 2 6
=
Here L.H.L. lim
=
h →0 λ + h − 1 λ −1
ax − ( e 4 x − 1)
27. [5] Given lim
1− h + h 1 x →0
ax ( e 4 x − 1)
= lim
R.H.L. =
h →0 λ − h − 0 λ
Applying L’Hospital Rule, we get
Q Limit exists. Hence L.H.L. = R.H.L. a − 4e 4 x
lim
So a = 4
⇒ |l – 1| = |l| x →0
a ( e 4 x − 1) + ax ( 4e 4 x )

1 Applying L’Hospital Rule lim

⇒λ= and L = 2
2 −16e 4 x
lim

x →0 4(4e ) + 4(4e 4 x ) + 4 x(16e 4 x )
4x

x t3
∫0 dt
t 6 + 1  0 form 
=
−16 −16
= =
1
− =b
24. [12] 48 lim   4 × 4 + 4 × 4 32 2
x →0 x4 0 
 −1 
Applying L’ Hospitals Rule \ a − 2b = 4 − 2   = 4 + 1 = 5
 2 
x3 1 28. [7] We have , f(x) = x6 + 2x4 + x3 + 2x + 3
48 lim
= × = 12
x →0 x 6 + 1 4 x3 x n f (1) − f ( x )
lim
= 44
(n + 1) k −1  2 n ( n + 1)  x →1 x −1
25.=
[5] lim ⋅ n k + 
9 x n − ( x 6 + 2 x 4 + x 3 + 2 x + 3)
k +1
n →∞ n  2 

⇒ lim = 44
  1  x →1 x −1
 1 +  
n
(n + 1) ⋅ n  k + 
k −1 2
 Using L - hospital’s rule, we get
 2 
  9nx n −1 − (6 x 5 + 8 x 3 + 3 x 2 + 2)
= lim
⇒ lim = 44
n →∞ n k +1
x →1 1

⇒ 9n – 19 = 44 ⇒ n = 7
  1
k −1  1 +  
 1  n 29. [144] Let f ( x ) = x + ax + bx + ax + dx + ex + f
k+
6 5 4 3 2
⇒ lim 1 + 

n →∞  n  2 
  f ( x)
1 k k 1 
lim = 1 Non zero finite
RHS ⇒ nlim
→∞ n k +1
(1 + 2 +…+ n ) = k + 1
k
x →0 x3
 1 So, d = e = f = 0
⇒ k + 
 2 f(x) = x6 + ax5 + bx4 + cx3

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 f ( x)  −3   −3 
lim = 1= c ∴ f ( x) =x 6 +   x5 +   x 4 + x3
x→0 x 3  5  2

And It is given that
∴ 5.f ( 2) =
144

f ′ ( x ) = 0 at x = 1 and x = −1
4
f ′ ( x ) =6 x 5 + 5ax 4 + 4bx 3 + 3 x 2 30. [3] lim− f ( x ) = α −
x →0 3
f ′ (1) = 0 [Given]
α −1 − 2 4 1 4
⇒ 0+ = α− ⇒ 2− = α−
⇒ 6 + 5a + 4b + 3 =
0
−1 3 α 3
−9 …(i)
⇒ 5a + 4b =
1 10
f ′ ( −1) =0 [Given] ⇒α+ = ⇒ 3α 2 − 10α + =
3 0
α 3

−6 + 5a − 4b + 3 =0 …(ii)
⇒ 3a2 – 9a – a + 3 = 0 ⇒ 3a(a – 3) as – 1(a – 3) = 0
Solving (i) and (ii) ⇒ (a – 3) (3a – 1) = 0, So, a = 3 as a ∈ I
a=
−3 / 5, b =
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 Continuity

Single Correct Type Questions 4. Let the function

 log e (1 + 5 x ) − log e (1 + αx )
1. If the function  ; if x ≠ 0 .
f ( x) =  x
 λ π 
(1 + cos x ) cos x , 0 < x < 2  10 ; if x = 0
 be continuous at x = 0, Then α is equal to
 π
f ( x) =
µ , x= is continuous at  [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
 2
 cot 6 x (a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 5 (d) –5
π
 e cot 4 x , <x<π
 2 7 p ( 729 + x ) − 3
π 6 6λ 5. If for p ≠ q ≠ 0, the function f ( x ) = is
x = , then 9λ + 6 log e µ + µ − e is equal to 3 729 + qx − 9
 2 [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] continuous at x = 0, then: [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 11
(a) 7pq f (0) – 1 = 0 (b) 63q f (0) – p2 = 0
(b) 8
(c) 21q f (0) – p2 = 0 (d) 7pq f (0) – 9 = 0
(c) 2e4 + 8
(d) 10 6. Let f, g : R → R be functions defined by
2. Let f (x) = [x2 – x] + | –x + [x] |,where x ∈  and [t] denotes  [ x] , x<0
f ( x) = 
the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then, f is |1 − x | , x ≥ 0
 [11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
 ex − x , x<0
(a) Continuous at x = 0, but not continuous at x = 1 and g ( x) = 
2
where [x] denote the
( x − 1) − 1 , x ≥ 0
(b) Continuous at x = 0 and x = 1
greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then, the function
(c) Not continuous at x = 0 and x = 1
fog is discontinuous at exactly[28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(d) Continuous at x = 1, but not continuous at x = 0
(a) One point (b) Two points
3. Let f and g be two functions defined by
(c) Three points (d) Four points
 x + 1, x < 0  x + 1, x < 0
f ( x) =  and g ( x) =  . 7. If the function
|x − 1|, x ≥ 0  1, x≥0
Then (gof) (x) is [11 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]  log e (1 − x + x 2 ) + log e (1 + x + x 2 )  π π
 , x ∈  − ,  − {0}
(a) Differentiable everywhere f ( x) =  sec x − cos x  2 2
 k x=0
(b) Continuous everywhere but not differentiable exactly 
at one point is continuous at x = 0, then k is equal to :
(c) Not continuous at x = –1  [26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(d) Continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x=1 (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) e (d) 0
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  x+a ,x ≤ 0 x +1 ,x < 0 12. Let f : R → R be a function defined as

8. If f ( x) =and g ( x)   sin(a + 1) x + sin 2 x
| x − 4 | , x > 0
2
( x − 4) + b x ≥ 0  , if x < 0
are continuous on R, then (gof) (2) + (fog)(–2) is equal to:  2x
 [26 July, 2022 =(Shift-I)] f ( x) = b , if x 0

(a) –10 (b) 10 
3
x + bx − x
, if x > 0
(c) 8 (d) –8 
 bx 5/ 2
9. Let f : R → R be defined as If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of a + b is equal
 e x  , x<0 to [18 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
  
 ae x + [ x − 1] , 0 ≤ x < 1 5
(a) − (b) –2
f ( x) =  2
b + sin ( πx )  , 1 ≤ x < 2 3
 (c) –3 (d) −
  e − x  − c, 2
x≥2 13. Let f : R → R be defined as
  
where a, b, c ∈ R and [t] denotes greatest integer less than  x3  1 + 2 xe −2 x 
or equal to t. Then, which of the following statements is  log e  −x 2 
, x≠0
f ( x) =  (1 − cos 2 x) 2  (1 − xe ) 
true? [28 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] 
 α , x= 0
(a) There exists a,b,c ∈ R such that f is continuous on R.
If f is continuous at x = 0, then α is equal to
(b) If f is discontinuous at exactly one point, then a + b
+ c = 1.  [22 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(c) If f is discontinuous at exactly one point, then a + b (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1
+c≠1 14. If f : R → R is a function define by
(d) f is discontinuous at atleast two points, for any values  2x −1 
of a, b and c f ( x) =[ x − 1]cos   π, where [·] denotes the greatest
 2 
10. Let α ∈ R be such that the function integer function, then f is:  [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
 cos −1 (1 − {x}2 ) sin −1 (1 − {x}) (a) Discontinuous at all integral values of x except at x = 1
 , x≠0
f ( x) =  {x} − {x}3
 (b) Continuous only at x = 1
 α , x= 0
(c) Continuous for every real x
is continuous at x = 0, where {x} = x – [x], [x] is the greatest
integer less or equal to x. Then (d) Discontinuous only at x = 1
 [16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)] 15. Let a function f:R→R be defined as
π  sin x − e x if x ≤ 0
(a) α = (b) α = 0
2 
π f ( x)= a + [− x] if 0 < x < 1 where [x] is the greatest
(c) No such α exists (d) α =  2 x − b if x ≥ 1
4 
  x integer less than or equal to x. If f is continuous on R, then
 1 1+ a  (a + b) is equal to [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
 log e   , x<0
 x x
 1 −  (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
  b x

11. If the function f(x) =   ( 5 + 1 − t ) dt , x > 2
16. If f ( x ) =  ∫0
k , x=0
 2 2
, then
 cos x − sin x − 1 , x > 0 
5 x + 1, x≤2
 
x2 + 1 − 1
  [25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]

 (a) f (x) is not continuous at x = 2
1 1 4
is continuous at x = 0, then + + is equal to: (b) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 1
a b k
 [31 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)] (c) f (x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
(a) 4 (b) –5 (c) 5 (d) –4 (d) f (x) is everywhere differentiable

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 17. Let the function f : [–7, 0] → R be continuous on [–7, 0]  3 1 5 1
and differentiable on (–7, 0). If f (–7) = – 3 and f ' (x) ≤ 2 (a)  − , −  (b)  , 
 2 2 2 2
for all x ∈ (–7, 0), then for all such functions f, f (– 1) +
f (0) lies in the interval [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]  1 3  3 1
(c)  – ,  (d)  – , 
(a) [– 6, 20] (b) (– ∞, 20]  2 2  2 2
(c) (– ∞, 11] (d) [– 3, 11] Integer Type Questions
x
[ x ] −   , x ∈ R, where [x] denotes the greatest
18. If f ( x) = 22. Let [x] be the greatest integer ≤ x. Then the number
of points in the interval (–2, 1), where the function
4
 
f ( x) = [ x] + x − [ x] is discontinuous is
integer function, then: [9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]  [12 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) Both lim− f ( x) and lim+ f ( x) exist but are not equal  P ( x)
x→4 x→4
 , x≠2
(b) lim− f ( x) exists but lim+ f ( x) does not exist 23. Consider the function ( )  sin ( x − 2 )
f x =
x→4 x→4
(c) lim+ f ( x) exists but lim− f ( x) does not exist 7 , x=2
x→4 x→4 
(d) f is continuous at x = 4 where P(x) is a polynomial such that P”(x) is always a
19. Let f : R → R be a function defined as constant and P(3) = 9. If f(x) is continuous at x = 2, then
P(5) is equal to...... [25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
 5, if x ≤1
a + bx, if 1< x < 3 24. Let f : R → R be a function defined as

f ( x) =  . Then f is:
b + 5 x, if 3≤ x<5  
3 1 −
| x |
 30,  if | x | ≤ 2
if x≥5  f(x) =   2 
 [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)] 0 if | x | > 2

(a) Continuous if a = 5 and b = 5 Let g : R → R be given by g ( x )= f ( x + 2 ) − f ( x − 2 ) .
(b) Continuous if a = 5 and b = 10 If n and m denote the number of points in R where g is
(c) Continuous if a = 0 and b = 5 the continuous and not differentiable, respectively, then
(d) Not continuous for any values of a and b n + m is equal to........... [22 July, 2021 (Shift-II)

 25. Let [t] denote the greatest integer < t.

 sin ( a + 2 ) x + sin x The number of points where the function
 ;x<0
x  π 
 ( x) [ x] | x 2 − 1| + sin 
20. If f ( x ) =
= b ; x 0 is continuous at x f=  − [ x + 1], x ∈ (−2, 2)
  [ x] + 3 
( )
1/3
 x + 3x 2 − x1/3 is not continuous is__________.
 ;x>0
 x 4/3  [1 Sep, 2021 (Shift-II)]
= 0 then a + 2b is equal to:  [9 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
cos ( sin x ) − cos x
(a) –2 (b) –1 26. If the function f ( x ) = is continuous at
x4
(c) 0 (d) 1
1
each point in its domain and f ( 0 ) = then k is.
 k

 sin( p + 1) x + sin x , x < 0  [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]
 x
  1 1
21. If f (x) = q , x 0 is continuous at 27. If the function f defined on  − ,  by
  3 3
2
 x+x − x , x>0 1
  1 + 3x 
x  log e   , when x ≠ 0
 f ( x) =  x  1 − 2x  is continuous,
 2
k , when x = 0
x = 0, then the ordered pair (p, q) is equal to 
 [10 April, 2019 (Shift-I)] then k is equal to ________. [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)]

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 x 30. Let a, b ∈ R, b ≠ 0 . Define a function
28. Let f ( x)= x ⋅   , for –10 < x < 10, where [t] denotes
2  π
the greatest integer function. Then the number of points asin 2 ( x − 1) , for x ≤ 0
f ( x) = 
of discontinuity of ƒ is equal to _____. tan2 x − sin2 x
 , for x > 0
 [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]  bx 3
2 x − 3 , x < 0 If f is continuous at x = 0, then 10 – ab is equal to _______.
29. Let f(x) = [2x2 + 1] and g ( x) =  , where
2 x + 3 , x ≥ 0  [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
[t] is the greatest integer ≤ t. Then, in the open interval
(–1, 1), the number of points where fog is discontinuous
is equal to _______. [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (d) 22. [2] 23. [39] 24. [4] 25. [2] 26. [6] 27. [5] 28. [8] 29. [62] 30. [14]

EXPLANATIONS

π  x + 1, x < 0
1. (d) R.H.L. at x = , we get 
2 3. (b) f ( x) = 1 − x, 0 ≤ x < 1
cot 6 x sin 4 x⋅cos6 x  x − 1, x ≥ 1

=
lim+ e cot 4 x lim+ e sin 6 x⋅cos 4 x e 2/3
=
π
x→ x→
π  x + 1, x < 0
2 2 g ( x) = 

π  1, x ≥ 0
L.H.L. at x = , we get
2  x + 2, x < −1
λ g ( f ( x)) = 
 1, x ≥ −1
λ
⇒ lim (1 + cos x ) cos x e
=
π−
x→
2

\ g(f (x)) is continuous everywhere
and f ( π / 2 ) =
µ gof (–1+) = gof (–1–)
For continuous function,
= go f(1)
 π+   π−  π
f=
  f=
  f  
g(f (x)) is not differentiable at x = –1
 2   2  2 Differentiable everywhere else
2/3 λ

⇒e e =
= µ
 1 + 5x 
ln  
2 1 + αx  = 10
λ= , µ= e 2/3 4. (d) ⇒ lim 
3 x →0 x
Now, 9λ + 6 log e µ + µ6 − e6λ =10
Apply L’ Hospital’s Rule
2. (d) Here f (x) = [x(x – 1)] + {x}
(1 + αx) ( 5(1 + αx) − α(1 + 5 x) )

f (0+) = –1 + 0 = –1 ⇒ lim

x →0 (1 + 5 x)(1 + αx) 2

f (0) = 0

⇒ 5 – α = 10

f (1+) = 0 + 0 = 0

⇒α=–5

f (1) = 0
5. (b) For infinite limit, lim 7 P ( 729 + x ) − 3 =0

f (1–) = –1 + 1 = 0 x →0

⇒ 7 p . 729 = 3 ⇒ p .36 = 37 ⇒ p = 3
x2 – x {x} 1/7
 x  
3 1 + 6  − 1
7 3 ( 729 + x ) − 3
 3  
0 1 1 lim = lim 
 1/3 
x →0 3 729 + qx − 9 x →0  qx 
9 1 + 6  − 1
 3  

∴ f (x) is continuous at x = 1, discontinuous at x = 0

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 apply binomial approximation
∴ [e–x] = 0
 x 1 
Hence, [e–x] – C = – C
3  1 + 6 × − 1
7 
= lim  3  0 x<0 
x →0  qx 1   x 
9  1 + 6 × − 1  ae − 1 0 ≤ x < 1
 3 3  ∴ f ( x) =
 b − 1 1 ≤ x < 2
1 3 1  
f (0) = × =  −c x ≥ 2 
3 7q 7q

For f to be continuous at x = 0
⇒ 7q f(0) – 1 = 0
a–1=0⇒a=1
⇒ 7p2q f(0) – p2 = 0

For f to be continuous at x = 1
⇒ 7 × 32q f(0) – p2 = 0

ae – 1 = b – 1 = b ⇒ not posible
⇒ 63q f(0) – p2 = 0

For f to be continuous at x = 2
6. (b) We check continuity at x = 0 and at those values of x
where g(x) = 0.
b–1=–c
f(g(0+)) = f(0–) = [0–1] = 0
⇒b+c=1
and f(g(0)) = f(0) = 1
If a = 1 and b + c = 1 ⇒ a + b + c = 2, then
Thus, f(g(x)) is discontinuous at x = 0
f(x) is discontinuous at exactly one point.
For g(x) = 0, (x – 1)2 – 1 = 0.
10. (c)
⇒x=2
f (g(2+)) = f (0+) = 1 11. (b) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 i.e., L.H.L. = R.H.L.= f(0)
f (g(2–)) = f (0–) = –1  h
1−
Thus, f(g(x)) is discontinuous at x = 2. −1  a 
LHL lim
= = f ( x ) lim ln  
7. (a) x → 0− h →0 h
 1 + h 
 b
 log e (1 − x + x 2 ) + log e (1 + x + x 2 )  π π
 , x ∈  − ,  − {0}  h  h
f ( x) =  sec x − cos x  2 2 ln 1 −  ln 1 + 
 a  + lim  b  = 1 1
 k x=0 =lim  +  ... (i)
h →0  − h  h →0 h a b
a  b 
for continuity at x = 0  a  b

lim f ( x) = k ∴ k = lim
x →0 x →0
log e (1 + x 2 + x 4 )  0
sec x − cos x  0


form 

RHL lim
= =
x →0 +
f ( x ) lim
x → 0
cos2 x − 1
x2 + 1 − 1
(
x2 + 1 + 1 )
−2sin 2 x
=lim × 2 =−4  ... (ii)
cos x log e (1 + x 2 + x 4 ) x →0 x2

lim =1= k
x →0 sin 2 x and lim f ( x ) = k  ... (iii)
x →0

x+a , x ≤0  x + 1 , x<0 0−
Now, f= 0+
f= ( )
f (0) ( )
8. (d) f ( x) =
= and g ( x) 
| x − 4 |, x > 0
2
( x − 4) + b, x ≥ 0 1 1
 f(x) and g(x) are continuous on R ⇒ + =−4
a b
\ a = 4 and b =1 – 16 = –15 then
Also, k = –4
(gof) (2) + (fog) (–2) = g(2) + f(–1) = –11 + 3 = –8
From (i), (ii) and (iii) we get
9. (c) For x < 0 , 0 < e x < 1 ⇒ e x  = ( 0 < ex < 1)
  0 1 1 4
For 0 ≤ x < 1, a ex + [x – 1] ( –1 ≤ x –1 < 0) ∴ + + =−4 − 1 =−5
a b k
= a ex + – 1
12. (d)
For 1 ≤ x < 2
b + [sin πx] 13. (d) f (x) is continuous at x = 0,
= b – 1 as – 1 ≤ sinπx < 0∀ x ∈ [–1, 2) \ lim
x→0
f ( x) = f (0)
For x ≥ 2 e − x < 1
x3
⇒ lim (loge(1 + 2xe– 2x) – 2loge(1 – xe–x)) = α
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 ⇒
1  log (1 + 2 xe −2 x ) 2 log e (1 − xe − x ) 
lim  e −  =
α ( )
f ' 2+ = 6 
4 x→0  x x   Hence not differentiable at x = 2.
1 −2 x −x
( )
f ' 2− = 5 

⇒ lim[2e − (−2e )] =α
4 x→0 Clearly it is differentiable at x = 1
1
⇒ (4) = α = 1 17. (b) f : [–7, 0] → R
4
f(–7) = – 3
 1
14. (c) f(x) [ x − 1] cos  x −  π f '( x ) ≤ 2
 2
π f (−7) − f (−1)
= ([ x] − 1) cos  πx −  = f ′( x) ≤2
 2 −7 + 1
π 
⇒ f(–1) ≤ 9
= ([ x] − 1) cos  − πx 
2  f (−7) − f (0)
and
= f ′( x) ≤2
= [x] sin(px) – sinpx −7 − 0
sinpx = 0 where x → I
⇒ f(0) ≤ 11
15. (c) Since the given function is continuous on R Now, f(0) + f(–1) ≤ 20
f(0 ) = f(0 ) = f(0)
– +
x
18. (d) f ( x=
) [ x] −  
⇒ –1 = a – 1 = –1 ⇒ a = 0 4
∴ also, f(1–) = f(1+) = f(1)   x 
lim+ f ( x) = lim+  [ x ] −   = 4 − 1 = 3
⇒a–1=2–b=2–b⇒a+b=3 x→4 x→4   4 
x  x
 ( 5 + 1 − t ) dt , lim− f ( x) = lim−  [ x ] −    = 3 − 0 = 3
16. (c) f ( x ) = ∫0
x>2
x→4 x→4
 4

 5 x + 1, x≤2
f (4) = 3
 (1 − t ) ,
− t >1
\ Continuous at x = 4
Now, 1 − t = 
(1 − t ) , t ≤1 19. (d) For x = 1
x
∴ ( 5 + 1 − t ) dt R.H.L = a + b
∫0 L.H.L = 5
1 x

∫0
= ( 5 + (1 − t ) ) dt + ∫1 ( 5 + t − 1) dt So to be continuous at x = 1
a+b=5 ...(i)
x
1  t2  for x = 3
= 6 − +  4t +  R.H.L = b + 15
2  2 1
L.H.L = a + 3b
11 x2 1 x2 b + 15 = a + 3b
= + 4x + −4− = + 4x +1
2 2 2 2 a + 2b = 15 ...(ii)
for x = 5
 x2
Hence, f ( x ) =  2 + 4 x + 1, x > 2 RHL = 30
 5 x + 1, LHL = b + 25
 x≤2
b + 25=30 ⇒ b = 5
Now, f (2+) = 11,    f (2–) = 11,   f (2) = 11 From equation (ii)

\ f(x) is continuous at x = 2 a=5
 x + 4, x > 2 but a = 5 and b = 5 does not satisfied equation (i)
f ′( x) = 
 5, x≤2 So f(x) is discontinuous for any value of a & b.

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−
) lim− (a cos 2 x + 2 cos ax + 1) ( x − 2 )( ax + b )
x →0 lim =7

=a+3 x→2 sin ( x − 2 )

Also f(0) = b

\2a + b = 7  …(i)
  1
P(3) = (3a + b)
+ −1   (1 + 3 x) 3 3a + b = 9 …(ii)
= f (0 ) lim
=   1
x → 0+  x 
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
 

a = 2, b = 3
⸫ a = –2, b = 1
Hence, function is P(x) = (x – 2)(2x + 3)
⸫ a + 2b = 0

⇒ P(5) = 39
2
x+x − x
21. (d) RHL = xlim 3
  x
→ 0+
3 1 −  ; x ≤ 2
x 24. [4] Given f ( x ) =  
2
2
1+ x −1 1 
= lim
= 0 ; x >2
x → 0+ x 2
Substitutes (x + 2) and (x – 2) in the place of x, we
sin( p + 1) x + sin x  sin x  get,
=lim p + 2  lim
= 1
=

x → 0− x  x→0 x 
  x+2 
For function to be continuous 3 1 −  ; x + 2 ≤ 2 ⇒ −4 ≤ x ≤ 0
f ( x + 2) =
  2 
LHL = RHL = f(0) 
0 ; x + 2 > 2 ⇒ x ∈ ( −∞, −4 ) ∪ ( 0, ∞ )

1
⇒ P+2= = q
2   | x − 2|
−3 1 3 1 − ; | x − 2 |≤ 2 ⇒ 0 ≤ x ≤ 4
⇒=P ,=
q   2 
2 2  0; | x − 2 | > 2 ⇒= x 0 or x > 4


 −3 1 
⇒ ( p, q ) =  ,  0 x < −4
 2 2 

3 1 − x + 2  −4 ≤ x ≤ 0
22.[2] Here, [x] function is involved, so we need to check at   2 

 
x ∈ I only. ∴ g ( x )= f ( x + 2 ) − f ( x − 2 ) 
  x−2 
at x = –1 ⇒ RHL f(–1+) = 1 + 0 = 1 −3 1 − 2  0 < x ≤ 4
  
LHL f(–1–) = 2 + 1 = 3  0 x>4

at x = 0 ⇒ RHL f(0+) = 0 + 0 = 0
LHL f(0–) = 1 + 1 = 2
 P ( x) y = g(x)
 , x≠2 x
23. [39] f ( x ) =  sin ( x − 2 )
–4 –2 2 4
 7, x=2


P”(x) = constant ⇒ P(x) is polynomial of degree
2.
g(x) is continuous every where but not differentiable
It is given that, f (x) is continuous at x = 2.
at x = – 4, – 2, 2 and 4.
Let P(x) = (x – 2)(ax + b) \ n = 0 and m = 4
P ( x) \n+m=4
∴ lim 7
=

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  −2 x 2 + 3, −2 < x < −1 but at x = 0

 x 2 , −1 ≤ x < 0 lim lim
x → 0+ f (x) = 0 = f (0) = x → 0− f (x)

25. [2] f ( x ) =  3
− 1,0 ≤ x < 1 So f (x) will be discontinuous at x = ± 2, ± 4, ± 6 and
 2
 1 ±8
 x2 − 3 + ,1 ≤ x < 2
 2 [2(2 x − 3) 2 ] + 1, x < 0
29. [62] f(g(x)) = [2g (x) ] + 1 = 
2
2
f (–1–) = f (–1+) = f (–1) = 1
[2(2 x + 3) ] + 1, x ≥ 0

3 For –1 < x < 0, [2(2x – 3)2] will be discontinuos where

( )
f 0− = 0, f 0+ = ( ) 2
− 1= f ( 0 )
2(2x – 3)2 is an integer.
3
f 1= ( )
−
2
−1 Also, for –1 < x < 0, 2(2x – 3)2 (18, 50)
1

+
f 1= f (=
1) ( ) 2
−2 There are 31 integral values.
For 0 < x < 1, [(2x + 3)2] will be discontinuos where
Hence, points of discontinuity is x = 0, 1
Hence, no. of discontinuous points are 2. 2(2x + 3)2 is an nteger.

1 cos (sin x) − cos x Aso, for 0 < x < 1, 2(2x – 3)2 ∈ (18, 50).
26. [6]
= lim
k x →0 x4 Again, there are 31 integral values.
 x + sin x   x − sin x 
2 sin   sin  
 2   2  At x = 0, clearly f(g(x)) is continuous.
= lim
x →0 x4 So, f(g(x)) will be discontinuous at 62 points.
( x + sin x )( x − sin x )  0 
= 2 lim   ( L'Hospital rule ) 30. [14] We have
x →0 4 x4 0
1 2 x − 2sin x cos x 1 2 x − sin 2 x  0 
f(0–) = f(0) = –a
= lim 3
lim  
2 x → 0 4x 8 x → 0 x3 0
 1 
1 2 − 2 cos 2 x sin 2 x  − 1

= lim  cos 2 x 
24 x →0 x2 f (0+ ) = lim+ 3
x → 0 bx
1 2sin 2 x 1 1

= lim = ×2 = 2sin x cos x ⋅ 2sin 2 x
12 x →0 x 2 12 6 = lim+
x →0 cos 2 x ⋅ x3b
 1  1 + 3x  
27. [5] lim f ( x) = lim  n 
x→0 x→0  x  1 − 2 x    sin x  cos x 1
3
= lim+ 4   ×
 n(1 + 3 x) n(1 − 2 x)  x →0  x  cos 2 x b
= lim  − 
x → 0  x x
4 1 4
= × 13 × =
 3n(1 + 3 x) 2n(1 − 2 x)  b 1 b
lim
=  +  =3+2=5
x →0
 3x −2 x 
Since, f(x) is
∴ f (x) will be continuous if f (0) = lim f ( x) ⇒ k = 5
x→0
Continuous at x = 0
x x
28. [8] f(x) = x   may be dis-continuous where an So, f(0–) = f(0+)
2 2
integer.
4
So possible points of discontinuity are; ⇒ −a = ⇒ ab = −4
b

x = ± 2, ± 4, ± 6, ± 8 and 0

∴ 10 – ab = 14

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 Method of Differentiation

Single Correct Type Questions 5. Let f be any function defined on R and let it satisfy the
condition :
 2 1
 x sin   , x ≠ 0 f ( x ) − f ( y ) ≤ ( x − y ) 2 , ∀ ( x, y ) ∈ R
1. Let f ( x) =  x ; Then at x = 0
 0 , x = 0 If f(0) = 1, then: [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]

[24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) f ( x ) > 0, ∀x ∈ R
(a) f is continuous but not differentiable
(b) f is continuous but f ' is not continuous (b) f ( x ) = 0, ∀x ∈ R
(c) f and f ' both are continuous (c) f (x) can take any value in R
(d) f ' is continuous but not differentiable
(d) f ( x ) < 0, ∀x ∈ R
6. Let f : R → R be a function defined by f(x) = max {x,
 sin( x − [ x]) x2}. Let S denote the set of all points in R, where f is not
 , x ∈ (−2, −1) differentiable. Then: [6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
 x − [ x]
 (a) {0, 1} (b) {0}
2. Let f ( x)  max{2 x,3[| x |]} , | x |< 1
(c) φ ( an empty set) (d) {1}
 1 , otherwise
7. Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10|; x ∈ R. Then the set of all values of x,
where [t] denotes greatest integer ≤ t. If m is the number
at which the function, g(x) = f ( f (x)) is not differentiable,
of points where f is not continuous and n is the number of
points where f is not differentiable, then the ordered pair is [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(m, n) is: [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] (a) {5, 10, 15, 20}
(a) (3, 3) (b) (2, 4) (b) {10, 15}
(c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 4) (c) {5, 10, 15}
π (d) {10}
3. Let f be a differentiable function in (0, ). If
12  −1, − 2 ≤ x < 0
8. Let f ( x) =  2 and g(x) = |f(x)| + f(|x|), Then
1 1  1 
∫cos x t f (=
2
t ) dt sin 3 x + cos x, then f ′   x − 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
3  3
in the interval (–2, 2), g(x) is [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
is equal to [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) Differentiable at all points
9
(a) 6 − 9 2 (b) 6 − (b) Not continuous
2
(c) Not differentiable at two points
9 9
(c) −6 2 (d) −6 (d) Not differentiable at one point
2 2
4. The number of points, where the function f : R → R, f(x) = 9. If f (x) = x3 – x2 f '(1) + xf "(2) – f "'(3), x ∈ R, then
|x – 1| cos |x – 2| sin |x – 1| + | x – 3 | | x2 – 5x + 4|, is NOT [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
differentiable, is [29 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] (a) 3f (1) + f (2) = f (3) (b) f (3) + f (2) = f (1)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 2f (0) – f (1) + f (3) = f (2) (d) f (1) + f (2) + f (3) = f (0)

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 10. Suppose f (x) is a polynomial of degree four, having critical dy
points at –1, 0, 1. If T = {x ∈ R | f (x) = f (0)}, then the sum 17. If 2xy + 3yx = 20, then at (2, 2) is equal to
dx
of squares of all the elements of T is:
 [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift II)]  [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 8  3 + log e 8   2 + log e 8 
(a) −   (b) −  
11. If f(1) = 1, f ′(1) = 3, then the derivative of f ( f ( f (x))) +  2 + log e 4   3 + log e 4 
(f (x))2 at x = 1 is [8 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 12 (b) 33 (c) 9 (d) 15  3 + log e 16   3 + log e 4 
(c) −   (d) −  
( x ) x , x > 0 , then y ′′ ( 2 ) − 2 y ′ ( 2 ) is equal to:
12. If y= x
 4 + log e 8   2 + log e 8 
[1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]  1 + x2 − 1 
(a) 8log e 2 − 2 (b) 4 log e 2 + 2 18. The derivation of tan −1   with respect to
 x 
2  
(c) 4 ( log e 2 )2 − 2 (d) 4 ( log e 2 ) + 2  2 x 1 − x2  1
 π
tan −1   at x = is:[5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
13. Let x ( t ) = 2 2 cos t sin=
2t and y ( t ) 2 2 sin t sin 2t , t ∈  0,  .  1 − 2 x2  2
 2  
2
 dy 
1+   (a) 2 3 (b) 3
Then  dx  at t = π is equal to : 3 10
d2y 4
dx 2 (c) 3 (d) 2 3
 [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] 12 5
-2 2
(a)  tanα + cotα  1  3π 
3 19. If y ( α )
= 2 2  + 2 , α ∈  , π  then
 1 + tan α  sin α  4 
2
(b)
3 dy 5π
at α = is: [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
1 dα 6
(c) 1 4
3 (a) 4 (b) − (c) –4 (d)
4 3
-2
(d)
(sin(tan x) + sin(cot x) ) − 1, x > 1 .
−1 −1 2
3 20. L e t f ( x)
=
14. Let f(x) be a polynomial function suchthat f(x) + f ′(x) + 1 d
f ( x)
If
dy
dx
=
2 dx
(sin ( f ( x ))) a n d y ( 3 ) = , t h e n
-1 π
6
f ″(x) = x5 + 64. Then, the value of lim
x →1 x − 1

[25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
( )
y − 3 is equal to [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) –15 (b) –60 (c) 60 (d) 15 π 2π −π 5π

(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 6 6
 π π
2 2
( )
15. If y + log e cos x= y, x ∈  − ,  ,
 2 2
21. Let f be a differentiable function such that f (1) = 2 and
f ′(x) = f (x) for all x ∈ R. If h(x) = f (f (x)), then h′(1) is
Then: [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)]
equal to [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) |y′( 0)| + |y″( 0)| = 3 (b) |y″( 0)| = 2 (a) 2e2 (b) 4e (c) 2e (d) 4e2
(c) |y′( 0)| + |y″( 0)| = 1 (d) |y″( 0)| = 0
dy
16. Let f : (0, ∞) → (0,∞) be a differentiable function such that 22. For x > 1, if (2x)2y = 4e2x – 2y then (1 + loge 2x)2 equal
dx
t 2 f 2 ( x) − x 2 f 2 (t ) to [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
f(1) = e and lim = 0. If f(x) = 1, then x
t→x t−x x log e 2 x − log e 2
is equal to [4 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] (a) (b) loge 2x
x
1 1 x log e 2 x + log e 2
(a) 2e (b) e (c) (d) (c) (d) xloge 2x
2e e
x

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  1 + sin x + 1 − sin x  π  | 4 x 2 − 8 x + 5 |, if 8 x 2 − 6 x + 1 ≥ 0
23. If y ( x ) cot −1   , x ∈  , π  , then 26. Let f ( x) =  2 , where [α]
2 
2
 1 + sin x − 1 − sin x   [4 x − 8 x + 5], if 8 x − 6 x + 1 < 0
dy 5π denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to α. Then the
at x = is: [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
dx 6 number of points in R where f is not differentiable is _____.
(a) –1  [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(b) 0 27. If [t] denotes the greatest integer ≤ t, then number of points,
at which the function
(c) − 1  1
2 f ( x=
) 4 | 2 x + 3 | + 9  x +  − 12[ x + 20]
 2
(d) 1 is not differentiable in the open interval (–20, 20), is
2 _________. [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
Integer Type Questions 28. The number of points, at which the function f (x) = |2x
24. Let a∈  and [t] be the greatest integer ≤ t. Then the + 1|–3| x + 2 | + | x2 + x – 2|, x∈R is not differentiable, is
number of points, where the function f(x) = [a + 13 sin _______. [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
x], x ∈ (0, p) is not differentiable, is ____________. 29. A f u n c t i o n f i s d e f i n e d o n [ – 3 , 3 ] a s f ( x ) =
[6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] min {| x |, 2 − x 2 }, − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2
 where [x] denotes the
25. Let k and m be positive real numbers such that the  [| x |], 2<| x|≤3

3 x 2 + k x + 1, 0 < x < 1 greatest integer ≤ x. The number of points, where f is not

function f ( x ) =  differentiable differentiable in (–3, 3) is_____.[25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
2 2
 mx + k , x ≥1
d2x
30. If y(x) = (xx)x, x > 0 then + 20 at x = 1 is equal to
8 f ′ (8) dy 2
for all x > 0. Then  1  is equal to
f ′  _________ . [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
8
[8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]

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1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. [25] 25. [309] 26. [3] 27. [79] 28. [2] 29. [5] 30. [16]

EXPLANATIONS
1  sin ( x + 2 )
( )
1. (b) Continuity of f ( x ) : f 0 =
+
h 2 ⋅ sin
h
=0  , x ∈ ( −2, −1)
 x + 2
2. (c) f ( x ) =  0 , x ∈ ( −1, 0]
 −1 
f 0− = ( )
(−h) 2 ⋅ sin   =
 h 
0 

2x , x ∈ ( 0,1)
 1 , otherwise

f(0) = 0

f (x) is continuous f (0 − h ) − f (0)
= LHD Lt
= 0
h →0 −h
f (0 + h) − f (0)
( )
RHD = f ′ 0+ = lim
h →0 h = RHD Lt = 2
f (0 + h) − f (0)
h →0 h
1 Hence f (x) is not differentiable at x = –1, 0, 1
h 2 ⋅ sin   − 0
=
= h 0
\ m = 2, n = 3
h 3. (b) We have, at x = 0–
1 2
f (0 − h ) − f (0)
−
( )
LHD = f ′ 0 = lim
= LHS
∫=
1−
t f (t ) dt 0
h →0 −h

 1 2
RHS
=
x → 0+
(
lim sin 3 x + cos
= x 1 )
h ⋅ sin   − 0
=
=  −h  0 Thus, LHS ≠ RHS hence data given in question is wrong
−h Correct data should have been

f (x) is differentiable. 2 1 3
∫cos x t f (t ) dt = sin x + cos x − 1
1
Now f (x) = x2 sin   Differentiating both sides we get,
x – cos2x f(cosx) ⋅ (– sinx) = 3sin2x.cosx – sinx
1 2  1  −1 ⇒ f(cosx) = 3 tanx – sec2x
⇒ f ′ ( x ) = 2 x ⋅ sin   + x ⋅ cos   ⋅ 2
⇒ f ′(cos x)(– sinx) = 3sec2x – 2sec2x tanx
x x x
2 3
⇒ f '(cos x) cos x =− 2
 1 1 cos x sin x ⋅ cos x
2 x ⋅ sin   − cos   , x ≠ 0
f ′( x) =  x x 1 2
 0, x=0 When
= cos x = ;sin x
 3 3
1  1  1 9

⇒ f '(x) is not continuous (as cos   is highly ∴ f '
6−
= .
x 
oscillating at x = 0)  3 3 2

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 4. (b) Given function is
f (|x|) = {x2 – 1; –2 ≤ x ≤ 2}
f(x) = (|x – 1|sin|x – 1|) cos |x – 2| + (x – 3) (x – 1) 1 + x 2 − 1 ; −2 ≤ x < 0
(x – 4)| =g ( x) f ( x) + f ( x ) :  2 2
Clearly, (|x – 1|sin | x – 1|) is differentiable at x = 1.  x − 1 + x − 1; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
And |(x – 1) (x – 4) | is non-differentiable at x = 1 and  x2
x = 4. ; −2 < x < 0

So, there are two points of non-differentiability. =g ( x ) 0 ; 0 ≤ x <1

2 ( x − 1) ; 1 ≤ x ≤ 2
2
5. (a) Given, f ( x ) − f ( y ) ≤ ( x − y ) 2
y
f ( x) − f ( y)
⇒ ≤ x− y
x− y
Taking the limit y → x on both sides, we get
f ( x) − f ( y)
Lt ≤ Lt ( x − y ) x
y→x x− y y→x O 1

⇒ f ′( x) ≤ 0
∴ g(x) is not differentiable at x = 1
Hence, modulus cannot be negative. Hence f '(x) = 0. 9. (c) f (x) = x3 – x2 f '(1) + xf "(2) – f "'(3), x ∈ R
Integrating, we get f(x) = c at x = 0, f(0) = c = 1 Let f '(1) = A, f "(2) = B, f "'(3) = C
∴ f ( x ) = 1 > 0, ∀x ∈ R

f (x) = x3 – Ax2 + Bx – C
6. (a) f (x) = max{x, x2}
f '(x) = 3x3 – 2Ax + B ⇒ f '(1) = A = 3 – 2A + B
Non-differentiable at x = 0, 1
f "(x) = 6x – 2A ⇒ f "(2) = B = 12 – 2A

S = {0, 1}
f '"(x) = 6 = C
f(x)
C = 6, A = 3, B = 6

f (x) = x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 6

f (1) = –2, f (2) = 2, f (3) = 12, f (0) = –6
2f (0) – f (1) + f (3) = 2 = f (2)
10. (a) f ′ (x) = k.x (x + 1) (x – 1)
0 (1,0) x
f ′(x) = k(x3 – x)
Integrating both sides

7. (c) f (x) =15 – |x – 10| x ∈ R  x4 x2 

f ( x) = k  −  + C ...(i)
f (f (x)) = 15– | f (x) – 10|  4 2 
= 15 – |15 – |x – 10| –10|
put x = 0 in eqn (i)
= 15 – |5 –| x– 10||
(5,15) (15,15)
f (0) = C
Given, f (x) = f (0)
(10,10)  x4 x2 
(5,0) (15,0) ⇒ k − +C = C
 4 2 


x = 5, 10, 15 are points of non differentiability
x2 2
8. (d)
 +1
f ( x) =  2
−2 ≤ x < 0
⇒k
4
0
x −2 = ( ) ⇒ x = 0, ± 2
 x − 1 0≤ x≤2
∴
= T {0, 2, − 2}
 1
− ; −2 ≤ x < 0
f ( x) =  2 Hence, sum of squares of all the elements of T is
 x − 1 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 0+2+2=4

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 11. (b) y = f (f (f(x))) + (f(x))2 From (ii)–(iii) we get
f v(x) f ′′(x) = 60x2 –20x3...(iv)
dy
= f ′(f (f (x))) f ′(f(x))f ′(x) +2f(x) f ′(x) Also, from (iii), differentiating two more times we
dx
get
= f ′(1) f ′(1)f ′(1) + 2f(1) f ′(1) f v(x) = 120
= 3 ×5 × 3 + 2 × 1 × 3 Now, putting x = 1 in (iv), w get
= 27 + 6 = 3 ⇒ 120 – f ′′(1) ⇒ f ′′(1) =80
12. (c) y = x x Also f (1) + f ′(l) + f ′′(l) = 65
⇒ f ′(l) = – 15. [Q f(1) = 0]
Differentiate w.r.t. x
 π π
y′ x x (1 + ln x )
= 15. (b) ( )
y 2 + ln cos 2 x= y , x ∈  − , 
 2 2
Again differentiate w.r.t. x for x = 0, y = 0 or 1
1 Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
y′′= x x (1 + ln x) 2 + x x ⋅
x 2yy′ – 2 tan x = y′
Put x = 2in both equations At (0, 0) y′ = 0
y′′ ( 2 ) = 2
4(1 + ln 2) + 2 At (0, 1) y′ = 0
and y′ ( =
2 ) 4 (1 + ln 2 ) Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
2yy″ + 2(y′)2 – 2sec2 x = y″
So, y′′ ( 2 ) − 2 y′ ( 2 ) =+
4(1 ln 2) 2 + 2 − 8 (1 + ln 2 )
At (0, 0) y″ = –2
4 (1 + ln 2 ) [1 + ln 2 − 2] + 2
=
At (0, 1) y″ = 2
= 4((ln 2) 2 − 1) + 2 So, |y″(0)| = 2
= 4(ln 2) 2 − 2
t 2 f 2 ( x) − x 2 f 2 (t )
16. (d) lim =0
t→x
2
t−x 2
13. (d) x = 2 2cost sin2t 2tf ( x) − 2 x f (t ). f '(t )
⇒ lim 0
=
t→x 1
dx 2 2 cos 3t
= (Using L’Hospital’s Rule)
dt sin 2t
f '( x) 1
y (t ) = 2 2sint sin2t
⇒ f (x) = xf '(x) = =
f ( x) x
dy 2 2sin3t Integrating w.r.t x, we get
=
dt sin2t

⇒ ln f (x) = ln x + ln C
dy dy π
⇒ f (x) = Cx

∴ tan 3t ,
= −1 at t =
=
dx dx 4
Given, f(1) = e
2
 dy 
⇒ C = e. So, f(x) = ex
1+  
dx 1 + 1 −2
∴  2  == When f(x) = 1 = ex
d y −3 3 1
dx 2
⇒x=
e
f ( x) 17. (b) 2xy + 3yx = 20
14. (a) L = lim (finite value)
x →1 x − 1
y   xy′ 
2 x y  + ( ln x ) y′ + 3 y x 
+ ln y  =
0
So, f(1) = 0 x   y 
Now f(x) + f ′(x) + f ′′(x) = x5 + 64  ...(i)
Put (2, 2)
So, clearly f(x) is polynomial of degree 5.
2.4(1 + ln2y’) + 3.4(1.y’ + ln2) = 0
Differentiating ∴ f ′(x) + f ′′(x) + f ′′′(x) = 5x4
⇒ f ′′(x) + f ′′′(x) + f iv (x) = 20x3...(ii) − (12ln 2 + 8 )  2 + log e 8 
y′ =
= − 
⇒ f′′′(x) + f iv(x) + f v (x)= 60x2  ...(iii) 12 + 8ln 2  3 + log e 4 

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 18. (b) Let x = tan θ
1 − x2
∫ dy =
∫ dx
y1= tan  −1  secθ − 1 
θ θ 1
= tan  tan = =
−1 
tan −1 x (x 2
)(
− 1 1 + x2 )
 tanθ   2 2 2
y = – tan–1x + c
 2sinφcosφ 
x =sinφ, y2 = tan −1  π π −π π
 cos2φ 

given y ( 3) = 6
⇒ =
6 3
+c ⇒ c =
2

y2 = tan–1 (tan2φ) = 2φ = 2 sin–1 x
π
y=− tan −1 x + =cot −1 x
dy1 dy1 / dx
1 − x2 1 − x2 2
= = =
dy2 dy2 / dx 2 (1 + x 2 ) ⋅ 2 4 (1 + x 2 )
5π
1
( )
Now, y − 3 = cot −1 − 3 = ( ) 6
.
1−
dy 4 = 3
⇒ 1 = f ′( x)
dy2 1  1  10 21. (b) = 1∀x ∈ R
x=
2
4 1 +  f ( x)
 4
1 dy
2cos 2 α 1 = y
let f(x) = = 1
y(a) = y
19. (a)= + 2 y dx
sinαcosα sin α
ln y = x + c
= 2cotα + cosec 2 α = 1 + cotα = −1 − cotα


f (x) = 2ex–1 ⇒ f ′(x) = 2ex–1

= 2 cot α +1+ cot 2 α = 1 + cotα = −1 − cotα
h (x) = f ( f (x)) ⇒ h′(x) = f ′( f (x)) f ′(x)

  3π  
h′(1) = f ′( f (1)) f ′(1)
 α ∈  4 , π   = f ′(2) f ′(1)
  
dy = 2e. 2 = 4e
∴= cosec 2 α

dα 22. (a) 2yln(2x) = ln4 + 2x – 2y
5π dy 2  5π 

⇒=at α = , cosec=   4 2y(1 + ln(2x)) =ln4 + 2x
6 dα  6 
ln 2
20. (d) Let tan–1 x = q ln 2 x −
y' = x
(1 + ln 2 x )
2

x
x tanθ ⇒ sinθ
⇒= =
1 + x2 ln 2
⇒ y '(1 + ln(2 x)) 2 = ln 2 x −
2 x
 x 1  ( x + 1) 2
f ( x) 
= +  −1 ⇒ =
f ( x) −1 x ln(2 x) − ln 2
 2  1 + x2
 1+ x 1 + x2  =
x
2x
⇒ f ( x)
=  1 + sin x + 1 − sin x 
1 + x2 π 
23. (c) y ( x ) cot −1 
=  , x ∈  , π 
Now,  1 + sin x − 1 − sin x  2 
dy 1 1 1 1  x x x x
= ⋅ × f ′( x) = ⋅ f ′( x)  sin + cos + sin − cos 
dx 2 1 − f 2 2 4 x2 = cot −1  2 2 2 2
1− 
 sin + cos − sin + cos x 
x x x
(1 + x )
2 2
 2 2 2 2
x   π x  π x
=
(1 + x =) f ′ ( x ) 1 + x × 2  1 + x − 2 x
2 2 2 2



=

cot −1  tan  =
 2 
cot −1 cot  −   = −
  2 2  2 2
2 ( x − 1) 2 ( x − 1)  (1 + x )
2 2 2 2

 dy −1
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 24. [25] f(x) = [a + 13 sin x], x ∈ (0, p) So, g(x) = 4x2 – 8x + 5 decreases in (1/4, 1/2)

⇒ f (x) = a + [13sinx], x ∈ (0, p)
g(1/4) = 3 + 1/4, g(1/2) = 2

So, g(x) will be discontinuous for 4x2 – 8x + 5 = 3

For [n sin x]; Total number of non differentiable
or 2x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
Points are = 2n –1 for x ∈ (0,p)
1 1 1
∴ x =1 − ∈ , 
So, number of non differentiable points for [13 sinx] 2 4 2

⇒ 25 Points  2 1
4 x − 8 x + 5 , x≤
4
25. [309] Function is differentiable ∀x >0 
 1 1
3 , < x < 1−
So, f (1–) = f (1)  4 2
∴ f ( x) =

3 + 2k =m + k 2 ...(i)  1 1
2 , 1− ≤x<
 2 2
L.H.D at x = 1 = R.H.D at x = 1 
4 x 2 − 8 x + 5 1
, x≥
k  2
6x + = 2mx x =1
2 x + 1 x =1
k So, f(x) is discontinuous and hence non-differentiable
k
6+ 2m ⇒ m =3 +
= 1 1 1
2 2 4 2 at=
x , 1− , .
4 2 2
k
∴k2 + 3+ = 3 + 2k
4 2 27. [79] |2x + 3| is not differentiable at x = –3/2.
 7   1
⇒ kk − = 0 9  x +  is not differentiable when
 4 2  2
7 1
⇒k =0, {⸪ k = 0(rejected)}
x+ k , where k is an integer
=
4 2 2
7 1 1 39 41
∴k = or x= k − , where −20 < k − < 20 or − <k<
4 2 2 2 2 2

7 103
∴ k = –19, –18, –17, ......, 18, 19, 20
m=3+ =
32 32

∴ So, there will be 39 new points of non-
8 f ' (8) 8 × 2mx x =8
So, = differentiability as x = –3/2 is already counted.
1 k
f '  6x +
8
  2 x +1 x = 1 [x + 10] or [x] + 10 will be non-differentiable at x
8
= –19, –18, – 17, ..., 18, 19.
103
8× 2× ×8
= = 32 309 So, there will be 39 more points of non-differentiability.
1 7
6× + So, total number of points of non-differentiability
8 12
 2 1 1 = 1 + 39 + 39 = 79
| 4 x − 8 x + 5 |, x ≤ 4 or x ≥ 2
26. [3] f ( x) =  28. [2] F(x) = |2x + 1| –3| x + 2 |+| (x + 2) (x – 1)|
 [4 x 2 − 8 x + 5], 1 < x < 1
 4 2 −1
Critical point of function are x = ,1 and –2 but x
2
Now, 4x2 – 8x + 5 > 0 for all real x. = – 2 is making zero.
−1
Point of minima of 4x2 – 8x + 5 is x = 1. \ non differentiable at x =
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 min {| x |, 2 − x 2 }, − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2 1 x2
29. [5] f (x) = 
⇒ ⋅ y '( x) = + 2 x ⋅ ln x
 [| x |], 2<| x|≤3 y ( x) x
Number of points f is not differentiable = 5.
⇒ y′(x) = y(x) [x + 2x lnx]
y
⇒ y(1) = 1; y′(1) = 1

⇒ y′′(x) = y′(x) [x + 2x. ln(x)] + y(x) [1 + 2(1 + ln x)]

⇒ y′′(1) = 1[1 + 0] + 1 (1 + 2) = 4
2
(–1, 1) 3
(1, 1) d2y 2
 dy  d x
=
−   ⋅
dx 2  dx  dy 2
x
–3 –2 2 O 1 2 3 d2x
⇒ 4 =− 2
dy

(–2, –2)
(2, –2) d2x

⇒ = −4
dy 2

30. [16] y (x) = (xx)x

⇒ – 4 + 20 = 16

⇒ ln y(x) = x2. ln x

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 Application of Derivatives

Single Correct Type Questions 4. The function f(x) = xex(1–x), x ∈  is

1. Let f : (0, 1) → R be a function defined by  1 

(a) Increasing in  − ,1
 2 
1 and g(x) = (f(–x) – f(x)). Consider two
f ( x) =
1 − e− x 1 
(b) Decreasing in  , 2 
statements [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] 2 
(I) g is an increasing function in (0, 1)
 1
(c) Increasing in  −1, − 
(II) g is one-one in (0, 1)  2
Then,
 1 1
(a) Only (I) is true (d) Decreasing in  − , 
 2 2
(b) Only (II) is true
 [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(c) Neither (I) nor (II) is true
5. The number of real solutions of x7 + 5x3 + 3x + 1 = 0 is
(d) Both (I) and (II) are true
equal to _______. [28 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]

2. Let f ( x=
) 2 x + tan x and g =
−1
( x ) loge ( 1+ x + x) , x
2 (a) 0
(b) 1
∈ [0, 3]. Then [1 February, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) There exists x ∈ [0, 3] such that f ′ ( x ) < g ′ ( x ) (c) 3

(b) max f(x) > max g(x) (d) 5

(c) There exist 0 < x1 < x2 < 3 such that f(x) < g(x), 6. Let f : R → R and g : R → R be two functions defined
∀x ∈ ( x1 , x2 ) 1 − 2e 2 x
by f(x) = loge (x2 + 1) – e–x + 1 and g ( x) = .
(d) min f ′ ( x ) = 1 + max g ′ ( x ) ex
Then, for which of the following range of a, the inequality
3. The surface area of a balloon of spherical shape being
  ( α − 1)2   5 
inflated increases at a constant rate. If initially, the radius   > f  g  α −   holds ?
f g
of balloon is 3 units and after 5 seconds, it becomes 7   3    3 
  
units, then its radius after 9 seconds is:  [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
 [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) (2, 3)
(a) 9 (b) (–2, – 1)
(b) 10
(c) (1, 2)
(c) 11
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 7. Let a function f : R → R be defined as: 11. Let f be a real valued function, defined on R–{–1, 1} and
x −1 2
x given= by f ( x ) 3log e − Then in which of the
 ∫ (5− | t − 3 |) dt , x > 4 x +1 x −1
f ( x) =  0 following intervals, function f(x) is increasing?
 2  [16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
 x + bx , x≤4
(a) ( −∞, ∞ ) − {−1,1}
where b∈R. If f is continuous at x = 4, then which of the
1
following statements is NOT true? (b)  −∞,  − {−1}
 2 
 [27 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]  1  
(c) ( −∞, −1) ∪   , ∞  − {1} 
(a) is not differentiable at x = 4 2  
35  1
(b) f '(3) + f '(5) = (d)  −1, 
4  2
π π
 1 12. Let f=( x ) 3sin 4 x + 10sin 3 x + 6sin 2 x − 3, x ∈  − ,  .
(c) f is increasing in  −∞,  ∪ (8, ∞)  6 2
 8
Then, f is: [25 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
1 π
(d) f has a local minima at x = (a) decreasing in  0, 
8  2
π π
 x3 − x 2 + 10 x − 7 , x ≤ 1 (b) increasing in  − , 
8. Let f ( x ) =  2
. Then the set of  6 2
−2 x + log 2 (b − 4) , x > 1
π
(c) decreasing in  − , 0 
all values of b, for which f(x) has maximum value at x = 1,  6 
is: [26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]  π 
(a) (–6, –2) (b) (2, 6) (d) increasing in  − , 0 
 6 
(c) [–6, –2) ∪ (2, 6] (d) [− 6, −2) ∪ (2, 6] 13. The function, f (x) = (3x – 7)x2/3, x ∈ R, is increasing for
9. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differentialy equation all x lying in: [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)]
1  14  3 
(x + 1)y′ – y = e(3x + 1)2, with y (0) = . Then the point (a) (−∞, 0) ∪  , ∞  (b) (−∞, 0) ∪  , ∞ 
3  15  7 
 14   14 
4 (c)  −∞, −  ∪ ( 0, ∞ ) (d)  −∞, 
x= − for the curve y = y(x) is  15   15 
3
14. A 2 m ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the
 [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
ladder begins to slide down the wall at the rate 25 cm/sec.
then the rate (in cm/sec.) at which the bottom of the ladder
(a) Not a critical point
slides away from the wall on the horizontal ground when
(b) A point of local minima the top of the ladder is 1 m above the ground is:
(c) A point of local maxima  [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(d) A point of inflection (a) 25 3 (b) 25
25 25
10. Let f: R → R be defined as [24 Feb, 2021(Shift-II)] (c) (d)
3 3
−55 x, if x < −5 15. A water tank has the shape of an inverted right circular

f (=
x ) 2 x 3 − 3 x 2 − 120 x, if −5 ≤ x ≤ 4 1
2 x 3 − 3 x 2 − 36 x − 336, cone, whose semi-vertical angle is tan–1   . Water
 if x > 4, 2

is poured into it at a constant rate of 5 cubic meter per
Let A = {x∈R:f : is increasing}. Then A is equal to:
minute. Then the rate (in m/min.), at which the level of
(a) (–5, –4) ∪ (4, ∞) water is rising at the instant when the depth of water in
(b) (–∞, –5) ∪ (4, ∞) the tank is 10 m; is:
 [9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(c) (–∞, –5) ∪ (–4, ∞) (a) 2/π (b) 1/5π
(d) (–5, ∞) (c) 1/10π (d) 1/15π

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  1  23. Consider a cuboid of sides 2x, 4x, and 5x and a closed
16. max 0≤ x ≤π  x − 2sin x cos x + sin 3 x  =
 3  hemisphere of radius r. If the sum of their surface area is a
 [13 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
constant k, then the ratio x : r, for which the sum of their
5π + 2 + 3 3
(a) (b) π + 2 − 3 3 volumes is maximum, is : [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
6 6 (a) 2 : 5 (b) 19:45
(c) p (d) 0
(c) 3 : 8 (d) 19 : 15
17. A wire of length 20m is to be cut into two pieces. A piece
of length l1 is bent to make a square of area A1 and the 24. If the absolute maximum value of the function
other piece of length l2 is made into a circle of area A2. If
3 2
f ( x) = ( x 2 − 2 x + 7)e(4 x −12 x −180 x + 31)
2A1 + 3A2 is minimum then (pl1) : l2 is equal to:
 [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] in the interval [–3, 0] is f(a), then
(a) 6 : 1 (b) 3 : 1  [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(c) 1 : 6 (d) 4 : 1 (a) a = 0 (b) a = –3
(c) a ∈ (–1, 0) (d) a ∈ (–3, –1]
18. The minimum value of the twice differentiable function
x 25. A wire of length 20 m is to be cut into two pieces one of
x −t 2 x
f(x) = ∫ e f ′(t ) dt − ( x − x + 1)e , x ∈ R, is the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into a
0 regular hexagon. Then the length of the side (in meters)
[28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] of the hexagon, so that the combined area of the square
and the hexagon is minimum, is:
2  [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
(a) − (b) −2 e
e 5 10
(a) (b)
2 3+ 3 3+ 2 3
(c) − e (d)
e 10 5
19. The sum of absolute maximum and absolute minimum (c) (d)
2+3 3 2+ 3
values of the function f(x) = |2x2 + 3x – 2| + sin x cos x in
the interval [0, 1] is [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] 26. The triangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in a
1 given circle of radius 'r' is: [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
sin(1) cos 2  
2 1 (a) An isosceles triangle with base equal to 2r.
(a) 3 + (b) 3 + (1 + 2 cos(1)) sin(1)
2 2 (b) An equilateral triangle having each of its side of
1 1 1 length 3r
(c) 5 + (sin(1) + sin(2)) (d) 2 + sin   cos  
2 2 2 (c) A right angle triangle having two of its sides of length
2r and r.
20. The local maximum value of the function 2r
2
x2 (d) An equilateral triangle of height .
=f ( x )   , x > 0 , is: [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)] 3
 x 1 2

(a) (2 e) e (b) (e)

e
27. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 10 + x2, 10 + x2 and
e
20 – 2x2. If for x = k, the area of the triangle is maximum,
 4  4
then 3k2 is equal to: [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(c)   (d) 1
 e
21. If p(x) be a polynomial of degree three that has a local (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
maximum value 8 at x = 1 and a local minimum value 4 28. The set of all real values of λ for which the function
at x = 2; then p(0) is equal to: [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)]  π π
f (x) = (1 – cos2x)·(λ + sinx), x ∈  − ,  has exactly one
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) –24 (d) –12  2 2
22. Let a1, a2, a3, … be an A.P. with a6 = 2. Then the common maxima and exactly one minima, is:
difference of this A.P. Which maximise the produce a1a4a5,  [6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
is: [10 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
6 8  3 3  1 1
(a) (b) (a)  − ,  (b)  − , 
5 5  2 2   2 2
2 3  1 1  3 3
(c) (d) (c)  − ,  − {0} (d)  − ,  − {0}
3 2  2 2  2 2

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Integer Type Questions 30. If a rectangle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side
length 2 2 as shown in the figure, then the square of the
29. If 'R' is the least value of 'a' such that the function largest area of such a rectangle is __________.
f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is increasing on [1, 2] and 'S' is the
 [25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
greatest value of 'a' such that the function f(x) = x2 + ax + 1
is decreasing on [1, 2], then the value of |R – S| is _______.
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 ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. [2] 30. [3]

EXPLANATIONS
(c) h(x) = f(x) – g(x)
1 + ex
1. (d) g ( x ) = f ( − x ) − f ( x ) =
h'(x) = f '(x) – g'(x) > 0
1 − ex

h(0) = 0
2e x

⇒=g′( x) >0
h(x) > 0
(1 − e )
x 2
f(x) > g(x)

⇒ g is increasing in (0, 1)
3. (a) Surface area, S = 4pr2

⇒ g is one-one in (0, 1) dS dr dr

∴ =4π·2r 8πr
= =constant = k(say)
) 2 x + tan −1 x and g ( x=) ln
2. (b) f ( x= ( 1+ x + x)
2 dt
dS
dt dt

and x ∈ [0, 3]
∴ = k ⇒ S = kt + c
dt
1
\ 4pr2 = kt + c
g′( x) =
1 + x2 Initially t = 0, r = 3

c = 36p
Now, 0 ≤ x ≤ 3
So, 4pr2 = kt + 36p
2

0≤ x ≤9 When t = 5, r = 7, k = 32p
2 When t = 9, r = 9
1 ≤ 1 + x ≤ 10

1 4. (a) f ( x) = xe x (1− x )
So, 2 + ≤ f ′( x) ≤ 3
10
) e x (1− x ) + x 2 (−1)e x (1− x ) + x(1 − x)e x (1− x )
⇒ f ′ ( x=

21
≤ f ′ ( x ) ≤ 3 and
1
≤ g′( x) ≤ 1
( )
=−e x (1− x ) 2 x 2 − x − 1 =−e x (1− x ) ( x − 1)(2 x + 1)
10 10
option (d) is incorrect
f '(x) = 0 at x = 1,–1/2 and f '(x)>0 When –1/2 < x < 1

⇒ f ' (x) is increasing function on (–1/2, 1)
From above, g ′ ( x ) < f ′ ( x ) ∀x ∈ [ 0,3]
5. (b) f ( x ) = x 7 + 5 x3 + 3 x + 1
Option (a) is incorrect. f ′ ( x=
) 7 x6 + 15 x 4 + 3 > 0∀x ∈ R

f ′ ( x ) & g ′ ( x ) both positive so f ( x ) & g ( x ) both ∴ f(x) is increasing
are increasing For x → −∞, f ( x ) → −∞

So, max ( f ( x ) at x = 3 is 6 + tan −1 3 =x 0,= f ( x) 1

Max (g(x) at x = 3 is ln 3 + 10 ( )
∴ f(x) = 0 has only one real root.
6. (a) f ′(x) = loge(x2 + 1) – e–x + 1
And 6 + tan −1 3 > ln 3 + 10 ( ) 2x

⇒ =
f '( x) 2
+ e− x
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 2x 1 1
Here –1 ≤ 2 ≤ 1, ∞ < e–x < 0
⇒ f '( x) = 2 x − >0⇒ x>
x +1 4 8

⇒ f ′(x) > 0 1 
f (x) is increasing in  , ∞ 

8 

⇒ f (x) is an increasing function.
1
  (α − 12 )    5  rate changes at x = , from –ve to +ve. So minima
Now, f  g  8
  > f   α −  
  3    3  occurs
3 2
 (a − 1) 2   5  x − x + 10 x − 7, x ≤ 1
⇒ g
 > g α −  8. (c) f ( x) = 
 3  3 2
 −2 x + log 2 (b − 4), x > 1
(α − 1) 2 5 For maximum value f (1) ≥ f(1+)

⇒ <α−
   6

3 3
f (1) ≥ f (1 ) –

⇒ a + 1 – 2a < 3a – 5
2

f(1+) ≤ f(1) ⇒ –2 + log2(b2–4) ≤ 1 – 1 + 10 – 7

⇒ a2 – 5a + 6 < 0
⇒ log2(b2–4) ≤ 5 ⇒ 0 < b2 – 4 ≤ 32

⇒ (a – 3)(a – 2) < 0
⇒ b2 – 4 > 0 ⇒ b ∈ (–∞, –2)∪(2,∞)…(i)

⇒ a ∈ (2, 3) and b2 – 4 ≤ 32⇒ b ∈ [–6,6]...(ii)
3 x
From (i) and (ii) we get b ∈ [–6, –2) ∪ (2,6]
 ∫ (2 − t )dt + ∫ (8 − t )dt ; x > 4
7. (c) f ( x) =  0 3 dy
 2 9. (b) (x + 1) y e3 x ( x + 1) 2
−=
 x + bx ;x ≤ 4 dx

f(x) is continuous at x = 4 ⇒ ( x + 1)dy − ydx = e3 x ( x + 1) 2 dx

LHL = RHL
( x + 1)dy − ydx
3 4 = e3 x dx

16 + 4b = ∫ (2 − t ) dt + ∫ (8 − t ) dt ( x + 1) 2
0 3

⇒ 16 + 4b = 15  y  3x y e3 x
d  =e dx ⇒ = +C
−1  x + 1  x +1 3
⇒b=
4 [Integrate both sides]
–4/3
Now check Differentiability 1
Now put x = 0, y =
3
31 ⇒ C=0
LHD = lim(2 x + b) = 8 + b = local minimum
x→4 4 1
So, y = e3 x ( x + 1)
= lim(8 − x=
RHD ) 4 3
x→4
e3 x

⇒ LHD ≠ RHD
dy 1

=
dx 3
(
( x + 1)3e3 x + e3 x =
3
)
(3 x + 4)

1 23 10. (a) let f : R → R from the given function we have,

Now, f '(3) = 2 x + bx =3 = 6 − =
4 4 −55, x < −5
and f '(5) = (8 – x)x=5 = 3  2
f ′ (=
x ) 6 x − 6 x − 120, −5 < x < 4
23 35 6 x 2 − 6 x − 36, x > 4

f′(3) = f′(5) = 3 + = 
4 4
−55, x < −5
x 
So, f ( x=
) x − ,x≤4 2 = 6 ( x − 5)( x + 4) , −5 < x < 4
4 
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 y Now, sin x + 2 > 0 ∀x ∈ R
 π π
2sinx + 1 > 0 ∀x ∈  − , 
1 2 3 4  6 2
x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
 π   π
sin2 x < 0 ∀x ∈  − , 0  and sin 2 x > 0 ∀ x ∈  0, 
 6   2

f '(x) increasing in x ∈ (–5, –4) ∪ (4, ∞) \ f is decreasing  − π , 0 

 6 
x −1 2
(c) f ( x ) 3log e
11. = −
x +1 x −1 x) (3 x − 7) x 2/3
13. (a) f (=

 x + 1   ( x + 1) − ( x − 1)  2 ⇒ f ( x) = 3 x5/3 − 7 x 2/3
⇒ f ′( x) 3

=  2 + 2
 x − 1   ( x + 1)  ( x − 1) 14
⇒ f ′ ( x) = 5 x 2/3 − 1/3
x + 1   2  2 3x
= ⇒ f ′ ( x ) 3 
 +
2 For increasing function
 x − 1   ( x + 1)  ( x − 1) 2
15 x − 14
6 2 = >0
⇒ f ′( x)
=
+ 3 x
1/3
( )( ) ( x − 1)2
x − 1 x + 1

6 ( x − 1) + 2 ( x + 1)
⇒ f ′( x) =
 14 
( x − 1) 2 ( x + 1) ∴ f ′ ( x) > 0∀x ∈ (−∞,0) ∪  , ∞ 
 15 
8x − 4
⇒ f ′( x) =
14. (c) x 2 + y 2 =
4
y
( x − 1) 2 ( x + 1)

Since, f(x) is increasing dx dy
x× + y 0
=
dt dt
So, f '(x) > 0 2 25
dx  dy  cm/
8x − 4 ⇒ 3 − 1(25) =0 −25
= 1

⇒ >0 dt  dt  sec
( x − 1) 2 ( x + 1) 3
dx 25
⇒ = cm / sec x
 1 dt 3
8 x − 
 2 15. (b) Let radius of cone is r and height is h

⇒ >0
( x − 1) ( x + 1)
2
1 r
tan θ= = r
2 h
 1
x− 
⇒r=
h
 2

⇒ >0 2
( x − 1) ( x + 1)
2

1 2 1 h3
Now, volume (V) = πr h = π q
+ – + + 3 3 4
1
–1 1 1 tan α =
dV π  dh  2
2 = (3 h) 2  
dt 12  dt 
 1 
Therefore, x ∈ ( −∞, −1) ∪   , ∞  − {1}  π dh dh 1
2   =5 (100) ⇒
=
4 dt dt 5π
12. (c) f ( x ) = 3sin 4 x + 10sin 3 x + 6sin 2 x - 3
1
f ′ ( x ) = 12sin 3 xcosx + 30sin 2 xcosx + 12sinxcosx 16. (a) f ( x ) = x − sin 2 x + sin 3 x
3
Diff w.r.t. x
= 3sin 2 x (2sin x + 1)(sin x + 2) f' (x) = 1 – 2cos2x + cos3x = 0

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⇒ 2cos2x – cos3x = 1
19. (b) f ( x )= | 2 x + 3 x − 2 | + sin x cos x
2

⇒ 4cos3x – 4cos2x – 3cosx + 3

⇒ (cosx – 1)(4cos2x – 3) = 0 = | ( 2 x − 1)( x + 2 ) | + sin x cos x

5π π

\ f" (x) = 4sin2x – 3sin3x ⇒ x = ,  2 1
6 6 −2 x − 3 x + 2 + sin x cos x, 0 < x < 2
 5π  f ( x) = 
f ′′   < 0  2 x 2 + 3 x − 2 + sin x cos x, 1 ≤ x < 1
 6   2

 5π 

⇒   is point of maxima
 6  1
−4 x − 3 + cos 2 x, 0 < x < 2
 5π  5π 3 1 f '( x) = 
f = + +
 4 x + 3 + cos 2 x, 1 ≤ x < 1
 6  6 2 3

2
17. (a) Let l1 = 20 – x and l2 = x
dl2 1 1 1

l1 + l2 =20 ⇒ =−1 f (1) =
3 + sin1cos1 and f   =
sin cos
dl1 2 2 2
2 2
l  l  1 sin 2 sin1 1

A1 =  1  and A2 = π  2  ∴ f (1) + f   =
3+ + 3 + ( sin1 + sin 2 )
=
4  2π  2
  2 2 2

l 2 3l 2 sin1
Let S =2 A1 + 3 A2 =1 + 2 =3+ (1 + 2 cos1)
8 4π 2
ds 2l 6l dl l 6l x2
∴ =0 ⇒ 1 + 2 ⋅ 2 =0 ⇒ 1 − 2 =0 2
dl 8 4 π dl 4 4π 20. (b) We have, f ( x) =   [ e lnP = P]
1
x
l 6l2 πl 6
⇒ 1= ⇒ 1=  2
x 2 ln  
4 4π l2 1 f ( x ) e= x
ex
2
( ln 2 − ln x )
⇒=

x
f ′(t )
f '(x) = ex (In  2–In  x) [2x(ln 2 – ln x) – x]
2

18. (a) f(x) = e x .∫ dt – (x2 – x + 1)ex

0 et x2
2
x
f ′(t ) f ′( x) =    2 ( ln 2 − ln x ) − 1
⇒ f ′(x) = e . ∫  x 
x
t
dt + e x . x
0 e e
For maxima or minima

–[(2x – 1) . e + (x2 – x + 1) . ex ]
x

x
f '(x) = 0 ⇒ 2 (ln 2 – ln x) – 1 = 0
f ′(t )
⇒ ∫ t dt
= x2 + x
⇒ 2ln 2 – 2 ln x – 1 = 0
0 e

⇒ ln 4 – 2 ln x – ln e = 0

Differentiate on both sides w.r.t. ‘x’.
4
f ′( x)
⇒ In − 2 In x =
0

⇒ = 2x +1 e
ex

⇒ f ′(x) = (2x + 1) . ex 4 4

⇒ 2ln x = ln ⇒ x2 =
e e
1

Now f ′(x) = 0 ⇒ x = – 2
2 When, x > , f ′ ( x) < 0

f(x) = (2x + 1) · e – 2e + C
x x e

Since, f(0) = – 1 2
When, x < , f ′( x) > 0

⇒–1=1–2+C e
2

⇒C=0 Hence, f(x) is maximum at x =
e

Now, f(x) = ex (2x – 1)
4/ e
1 −2  2 
⇒ f  −  =

=f ( x) max =  e 2/ e
 2 e  2 / e 

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 21. (d) Since p(x) has relative extreme at 8 2
⇒ d= ,
y = p(x) 5 3
(1, p(1)) Differentiate equation (ii) respect to d, we get
f " (d) = – 60d + 68
2
At d = , f "(d) = – 40 + 48 = 8 > 0
3
(2, p(2))
x=1&2 8
At d = f "(d) = – 28 < 0
so p′(x) = 0 at x = 1 & 2 5
p′(x) = A(x –1) (x – 2)
8
⇒ p (=
x) (2
)
∫ A x − 3x + 2 dx So, d =
5
 x3 3 x 2  23. (b)  s1 + s2 = k
p ( x)= A  − + 2x  + C 76x2 + 3πr2 = k
 3 2 
 
dx
p(1) = 8 [Given] ∴152 x + 6πr =0
dr
From (i)
dx −6πr
1 3  ∴ =
8 A − + 2  + C
= dr 152 x
3 2  Now
5A 2
⇒ 8= + C ⇒ 48 = 5 A + 6C ...(i) V= 40 x3 + πr 3
6 3
p(2) = 4 [Given] dv dx
∴= 120 x 2 ⋅ + 2πr 2
8  dr dr
⇒= 4 A − 6 + 4  + C
3  For maxima & minima
2A dx
⇒ 4= + C ⇒ 12 = 2 A + 3C ...(ii) 120 x 2 . + 2πr 2 =0
3 dr

from (i) & (ii), we get C = –12
 −6π r 
So, p(0) = C = –12 ⇒ 120 x 2 ⋅  2
 + 2πr =0
 152 x 
22. (b) Let a is first term of A.P and d is common difference
x  152 
Given: a6 = a + 5d = 2 ⇒ 120   =
2π  
r
   6π 
⇒ a = 2 – 5d
Let f(d) = a1 a4 a5 = a(a + 3d) (a + 4d)  x  152 1 19
⇒ =  =
r
  3 120 45
f(d) = (2 – 5d) (2 – 2d)(2 – d)
( 4 x3 −12 x2 −180 x+31) 12 x2 − 2 x + 7 ( x + 3)( x − 5) + 2( x − 1)
f(d) = (2 – 5d) (4 – 6d + 2d2)
Differentiate equation (i) respect to d, we get
… (i)
24. (b) f ′ ( x) e
= ( ( ) )
for x∈ [–3, 0]
f '(d) = (2 – 5d) (–6 + 4d) + (4 – 6d + 2d2) (–5)
⇒ f ' (x) < 0
f ' (d) = –12 + 8d + 30d – 20d2 – 20 + 30d – 10d2
                                                                 

f (x) is decreasing function on [–3, 0]

f '(d) = –30d2 + 68d – 32 … (ii) The absolute maximum value of the function f(x) is
at x = –3
To find the critical points, f '(d) = 0
⇒ a = –3
– 30d2 + 68d – 32 = 0 25. (b) Let square is made with piece of length x metre &
⇒ 2(– 15d2 + 34d – 16) = 0 hexagon with piece of length y metre x + y = 20.....(i)
⇒ – 15d2 + 34d – 16 = 0
x y
⇒ 15d2 – 34d + 16 = 0
4 6
⇒ 15d2 – 10d – 24d + 16 = 0
⇒ 5d(3d – 2) – 8(3d – 2) = 0 x
⇒ (5d – 8) (3d – 2) = 0 4

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 x y 3r
Side of square (a ) = & side of a hexagon (b) = ⇒h =
4 6 2
Now, let combined area A = area of square + area of
3r 9r 2 3
hexagon Then x = 2× ×r − = r from eqn (i), we get,
2 4 2
x2 3 y2

A= + 6× × 3r
16 4 36 ⇒ QR =
x2 3 y 2 x2 3 9r 2 3r 2
=+
=+ (20 − x) 2  from (i)
∴ PQ = h2 + x2 = + = 3r
16 24 16 24 4 4
for minimum area Hence D be equilateral having each side of length 3r .
s
dA 2x 2 3 27. (c) Perimeter = 40 ⇒ = 20
=0 ⇒ − (20 − x) =0 2
dx 16 24

Area = s ( s − a ) ( s − b) ( s − c )

⇒ 6 x − 4 3(20 − x) =
0

⇒ 6 x + 4 3x =
80 3 = 20 (10 − x 2 ) (10 − x 2 ) 2 x 2

80 3 80 3 40 = 2 10 x (10 – x2)

⇒x
=
= =
6+4 3 2 3 3+2 2+ 3 ( ) Let f (x) = 2 10 (–x3 + 10x)


⇒=x 40 2 − 3 ( ) ⇒ f ′(x) = 2 10 (–3x2 + 10)

Hence, side of hexagon

Now, f ′(x) = 0

y 20 3 2 − 3
= = =
20 3 ( )
10
6 6 6 2+ 3 ( ) ⇒ –3x2 + 10 = 0 ⇒ x = ±

3
10 3 10
Now, f ′′(x) = –3x
= =

3 2+ 3 (
2 3 +3 )  10 
⇒ f ′′  +
10
 = −3 <0
 3  3
26. (b) From option let it be isosceles where PQ = PR then
By pythagoras theorem, we have, 10

so, for k = Area of triangle is maximum
3

x= r 2 − (h − r )2

3K2 = 10
2 2 2
   = r − h − r + 2rh
2
28. (d) f ( x)= (1 − cos x ) (λ + sin x) , x ∈  −π2 , π2 
2

=
x 2hr − h ...(i)
f(x) = λsin2x + sin3x
1
Now ar ( ∆PQR ) = QR × PL f ′(x) = 2λsinx cosx + 3sin2x cosx
2 f ′(x) = sinxcosx (2λ + 3sinx)
1 2
∆= × 2 2hr − a × h for maxima or minima f  ′(x) = 0
2
−2λ
For D to be maximum, D2 also should be maximum
⇒=sin x 0, , (λ ≠ 0)
3
so sin x ∈ (–1, 1) – {0}
y = D2 = h2(2hr – h2) – 2h3r – h4
for exactly one maxima & minima
dy −2λ −2λ
Now, = 6h 2 r − 4h3 ∈ (−1,1) and ≠0
dh 3 3

For maxima / minima, dy = 0 gives 2h2(3r – 2h) = 0

 3 3
⇒ λ ∈  − ,  − {0}
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 29. [2] f ( x ) = x 2 + ax + 1 DE
tan 60o =
⇒ f ′ ( x ) =+
2x a BE
For increasing f ′ ( x ) ≥ 0 2 ⋅ DE
3=

∴ 2 x + a ≥ 0 ∀ x ∈ [1, 2] 2 2 − 

⇒ a ≥ −2 x ∀ x ∈ [1, 2] (
3 2 2 − ) = DE
⇒ a ≥ −2 × 2 ∀ x ∈ [1, 2] 2

3 3 2
⇒ a ≥ −4
∴R = −4

A=Areaofrectangle = ×
2
( )
2 2 −  = 6 −
2


And for decreasing dA
= 6 − 3
f ′ ( x ) ≤ 0 ⇒ a ≤ −2 x ∀x ∈ [1, 2] d

dA
= 0 (for A to be largest)
⇒ a ≤ −2 × 1
d
\ S = –2

⇒  =2
Hence, |R – S| = 2
30. [3] Let the side of rectangle be  and b. A d2 A
Now, − 3<0
=
2 2 − d 2
∴ BE =
2
3
In DDEB,  D then, A = 2×
2
2 = ( )
3
b \ A2 = 3
60°
Hence, at l = 2, area is maximum
B E C
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