Question Bank for JEE Advanced

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

Single Correct Type Questions:

1. f is a continuous function on the real line. Given that x2 + (f(x) – 2)x – 3 f(x) + 2 3 = 3.
Then the value of f  
3 is

(A) can not be determined 

(B) 2 1  3 
2 3 2 
(C) zero (D)
3

2. Number of points of discontinuity of f(x) = [2x3 – 5] in [1, 2), is equal to

(where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x)
(A) 14 (B) 13 (C) 10 (D) 8

3. Let f: R  R be a continuous onto function satisfying f(x) + f(–x) = 0,  x  R. If f(–3) = 2 and

f(5) = 4 in [–5, 5], then the equation f(x) = 0 has
(A) exactly three real roots (B) exactly two real roots
(C) atleast five real roots (D) atleast three real roots

4. If the right hand derivative of f(x) = [x] tan x at x = 7 is k, then k is equal to
([y] denotes largest integer  y)
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) –7 (D) 49

5. Number of points of non-differentiability of the function g(x) = [x2] {cos24x} + {x2} [cos24x] + x2
sin24x + [x2] [cos24x] + {x2}{cos24x} in (–50, 50) where [x] and {x} denote the greatest integer
function and fractional part function of x respectively, is equal to
(A) 98 (B) 99 (C) 100 (D) 0
2h(x)  h(x)
6. If g(x) = where h(x) = sin x – sinnx, n  R+, where R+ is the set of positive real
2h(x)  h(x)
    
 g(x), x   0, 2    2 ,  
numbers, and f(x) =     
3, 
x
 2
Where [x] denotes the greatest integer function, then

(A) f(x) is continuous and differentiable at x = , when 0 < n < 1
2

(B) f(x) is continuous and differentiable at x = , when n > 1
2

(C) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = , when 0 < n < 1
2

(D) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = , when n > 1
2
g(x), x0
7. Let g(x) be a polynomial of degree one and f(x) be defined by f(x) =  sin x . If f(x) is
 x , x0
continuous satisfying f(1) = f(–1), then g(x) is
(A) (1 + sin 1)x + 1 (B) (1 – sin 1)x + 1 (C) (1 – sin 1)x – 1 (D) (1 + sin 1)x – 1
 max f(t), 0  t  x, 0  x  1
8. Let f(x) = x – x2 and g(x) =  , then in the interval [0, )
sin x, x 1
(A) g(x) is every where continuous except at two points
(B) g(x) is every where differentiable except at two points
(C) g(x) is every where differentiable except at x = 1
(D) none of these

9. The function f(x) has a period 4, the graph of one period of f(x) is as shown in the figure. If
1
h(x) = [f(x – 1) + f(x + 3)] for –2  x  2, then which of the following option is not correct
2

1
–2
0 2

–1

–2

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

(B) h(0) = –2
(C) h(x) is continuous and differentiable at x = 1
(D) h(0) = 2

10. If a function satisfies (x – y) f(x + y) – (x + y) f(x – y) = 2(x2y – y3),  x, y  R and f(1) = 2, then
which of the following option is not correct
(A) f(x) must be polynomial function (B) f(3) = 12
(C) f(0) = 0 (D) f(x) may not be differentiable

One or More than One Correct Type Questions:

11. Let f : R  R be a function given by f(x) = 8x – x2 – 4.

max f(t) : x 1 t  x  2 : 0  x  5
Let  (x) be a function defined by  (x) = 
min  t  5  : 5t x: 5x8
 (x) is

(A) discontinuous and not differentiable in (0, 8)

(B) continuous but not differentiable in (0, 8)
(C) continuous and differentiable in (0, 3)  (5, 8)
(D) differentiable at x = 3

12. In the above problem, g(x) = 3 + |x – 2| and

min g(t) ; x  1  t  x2  x  2 ; 0x4
(x) =  and h(x) be a function such that
max  2t  3  ; x  t  10 ; 4  x  10
h(x) =  (x) + (x), then
(A) h(x) is continuous at x = 2 (B) (x) is not differentiable at x = 4
(C) lim h(x) is 16 (D) lim h(x) is 11
x 2 x 2

 1
2x if 0x
13. For each x in [0, 1], f(x) is defined as f(x) = 
2 . Let f2(x) = f(f(x)) and
2  2x 1
if  x 1
 2
fn + 1(x) = fn(f(x)), n  I, n  2, then
 1 1 1 1
(A) f2(x) = 2 – 4x for x (B) f2(x) = 4 – 4x for x
4 2 4 2
1
(C) the number of values of x in [0, 1] for which f2014(x) = is 22014
2
1
(D) the number of values of x in [0, 1] for which f2014(x) = is (2014)2
2
14. Let f0(x) = x3 + 313x2 – 77x – 8 for integers n  1, fn(x) = fn – 1(x – n), then
(A) fn(x) is continuous and differentiable for all x
(B) fn(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
(C) the coefficient of x in f20(x) is 763
(D) the coefficient x in f20(x) is 653

15. Let f: [–2a, 2a]  R be an odd function such that the left derivative of f at x = a is zero.
If f(x) = f(2a – x) for x  (a,2a) then
(A) the left hand derivative of f at x = –a is 0 (B) the right hand derivative of f at x = a is 0
(C) the right hand derivative of f at x = –a is 0 (D) f is differentiable at x = a, –a
 sin  x 2  
    ax 3  b for0  x  1
16. If f(x) =  x 2  3x  18 differentiable function in [0, 2], then
 1
 2 cos x  tan x for 1  x  2
(where [.] denotes greatest integer function)
1  13 1  13
(A) a = (B) b   (C) a   (D) b = 
6 4 6 6 4 6
  1 
17. The function f(x) =  x 2  2   , x  0 is ([x] represents the greatest integer  x)
  x 
(A) continuous at x = 1 (B) discontinuous at x = –1
(C) discontinuous at infinitely many points (D) continuous everywhere
2x 2  12x  16, 4  x  2

18. Let f(x) = 2  x , 2  x  1 , then [f(x)] is not differentiable at x =

4x  x  2, 1 x  3
2

(where [.] denotes the greatest integer function)

1
(A) –4, 2 (B) 3  (C) –2, –1, 0 (D) –3, 1
2
Match the following
19. Match the following
Column – I Column – II

 x  12 if x  0
(A) f(x) =  (p) Continuous
 2x  1 if x  0

sin    x    
For every x  R the function g(x) =
1  x
2
(B) (q) Differentiable

(where [x] denotes the greatest integer function)

h(x) = [sin3x] + {sin1/3x} where {x} denotes fractional
part function, [x] denotes greatest integer function for
(C) (r) Discontinuous

all x = (4n + 1) , n  Z is
2
 nx
1

(D) k(x) =  x if x  1 at x = 1 is (s) Non-differentiable

e if x 1

20. Match the following

Column – I Column
– II
Consider the following functions defined from R to R
(i) f(x) = |x| + |x + 1| (ii) g(x) = 2x + |x|
(A) (p) 1
(iii) h(x) = x|x| (iv) k(x) = |sin x|
Number of functions which are not differentiable, is

For a, b  R, if lim
 2  x  3x  a  1  x  4x  b  10x
2 2 3

 2x 2  x  5
exists,
2
(B) x 0 x (q) 2
then (a2 + b2) is equal to
If f(x) is derivable at x = 2 such that f(2) = 2 and f(2) = 4, then the value of
(C)
lim
h 0
1
h2
  
nf 2  h2  nf 2  h2    is equal to (r) 3

 
Let f(x) = (x2 – 3x + 2) |(x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6)| + sin  x   .
 4 
(D) (s) 4
Number of points at which the function f(x) is non-differentiable in [0, 2] is

(t) 5

21. Match the following question

(A) Let f and g be differentiable function satisfying g(a)  2,g(a)  b and fog (p) 0
=I (identity function). Then, f (b) is equal to

(B) If [x] denotes the integral part of x and (q) 8


 x  sin  sin   x  1
 x  1
f(x) = , then the number of points where
1  [x]
f(x) is discontinuous in (0,5)
(C) xg(x) (r) 4
Given that f(x) = , g(0)= g  0   0 and f(x) is continuous at x=0, the
|x|
value of f (0) is
(s) 1
2

22. Let f: R  R satisfies |f(x)|  x2  x  R and g: R  R satisfies g(x + y) = g(x) + g(y) + 2xy – 1
and g(0) = 3  a  a 2 . Now match the entries from the following two columns:

Column I Colum II
(A) At x = 0, f(x) is necessarily p. Continuous
(B) At x = 0, g(x) is necessarily q. Differentiable
(C) The number of roots of the equation g(x) = f(0) is r. 0
s. 2
Integer Type Questions:

23. If f(x + y) = f(x) . f(y) + 2x2y + 2xy 2 ,  x, y  R and f(x) is differentiable everywhere.
If f(0) = 1, f(0)  0, then the value of f(2) – f(2) is

24. The number of points where f(x) = cos   2x  1    1 (x2 – 1)(x2 – 4)(ex – 1) is not
differentiable in x  [–4, 4]

25. Let f(x) = min {|x – 4|, |x2 – 4|}, then number of points of non-differentiability is

26. The number of points of discontinuity of f(x) = [2x]2-{2x}2 (where [.] and {.} denotes the
integral and fractional part of x) in the interval (-2,2) are

27. Number of point(s) of discontinuity of the function f(x)= [x1/x], x>0 where [.] represents GIF is

28. If f(x) f(y) + 2 = f(x) + f(y) + f(xy)  x, y  R and f(1) = f(1) = 2, then f(2) is equal to ____

ANSWER KEY

1. B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D
11. A, C, D 12. A, B, C 13. A, C 14. A, C 15. A, B, C, D
16. A, B 17. B, C 18. A, B, C
19. A  p, q; B  r, s; C  p, q; D  p, q
20. A  r; B  t; C  s; D  r
21. A  s; B  r; C  p
22. A  p, q; B  p, q; C  s
23. 8 24. 4 25. 7 26. 6 27. 1 28. 5
SOLUTIONS :

1. B

f(x) = 
x 2
 2x  2 3  3 
x 3
 3  f   f  3   2 1 
 
for f(x) to be continuous f 3 3 .
2. B
–3  2x3 – 5 < 11 as x  [1, 2)
Discontinuous when –2, –1, 0, ......, 10

3. D
 f(–5) = –4, f(–3) = 2, f(3) = –2 and f(5) = 4
 f(x) will have atleast three real roots.
4. B
f(x) = x tan x, when x = 7+
 f(7+) = 7  k = 7.
5. D
G.E simplifier to x2

6. B

g(x) =
 
2 sin x  sinn x  sin x  sinn x
2  sin x  sin x   sin x  sin
n n
x
1
for 0 < n < 1, sin x < sinnx, so g(x) = and for n > 1, sin x > sinnx, so g(x) = 3
3
 for n > 1, f(x) = 3, g(x) = 3

 f(x) is continuous and differentiable at x = and for 0 < n < 1
2
 1     
  3   0 x   0, 2    2 ,  
f(x) =       
3, 

 2
 
 f(x) is not continuous at x = . Hence f(x) is also not differentiable at x = .
2 2
7. B
sin x lim sin x ln x
 e x0

f(0+) = lim x
x 0
ln x 1/ x  sin x 
lim lim  lim   tan x
= e x0 cosec x  ex0  cosec x cot x  e x0  x  = e–1  0 = 1  f(0–) = g(0) = 1


Let g(x) = ax + b b=1  g(x) = ax + 1

sin x ln x   sin x 
For x > 0, f(x) = e cos x ln  x   x 
 
f(1) = 1 (0 + sin 1) = sin 1
f(–1) = –a + 1  a = 1 – sin 1 g(x) = (1 – sin 1)x + 1

8. C
1 1
f(x) = 1 – 2x > 0, if x < and f (x) < 0 if x >
2 2
1
 f(x) is increasing in 0  x   max f(t) = f(x)
2
  1 1
Also maximum of f(x) = f    (0  x  1)
2 4
 1 1 1
 Max f(t) = f    . If  x  1
2 4 2
 1
x  x , 0  x  2
2


1 1
So, g(x) =  ,  x 1
 4 2
sin x, x  1


It is clear from the graph that g(x) is continuous every where except at x = 1.
Hence not differentiable at x = 1
1
At x = , f(x) is continuous as well as differentiable.
2
9. D
Since f(x) has a period 4, are know that f(x + 3) = f(x – 1) and h(x) = f(x – 1)

10. D
(x – y) f(x + y) – (x + y) f(x – y) = 2y(x2 – y2)
f(v) f(u)
Let x – y = u & x + y = v then u f(v) – vf(u) = 2uv(v – u)    v u
v u
f(v) f(u)
 v   u = constant
v u
f(x)
Let  x    f(x)=(x + x2)
x
Given f(1) = 2 =1
f(x)= x + x2

11. A, C, D

 4x  x 2  8, 0x2

12, 2x3
(x) = 
6x  x  3; 3x5
2

10, 5x8

(x) is discontinuous and not differentiable at x = 3 and continuous differentiable in
(0, 3)  (5, 8).
5–x

x+1

12. A, B, C
3, 0  x 1
5  x, x2  5x  x 2  10, 1 x  2
g(x) =  and (x) =  x  2, 1  x  4 and h(x) = 
 x  1, x2 23,  x  14, 2 x3
 4  x  10
h(x) is continuous at x – 2 and (x) is not differentiable at x = 4 also, lim h(x) = 16.
x 2
13. A, C
 1 1
The graph of f2(x) is as shown, obviously f2(x) = 2 – 4x for  x  if tn denotes the number
4 2
1
of values of x for which fn(x) = , are obsence that t n = 2tn – 1  n  2
2
Thus, we get t2014 = 22014.

1
2

0 1 1 3 4
4 2 4

14. A, C
For the integer ‘n’ we have fn(x) = fn – 1(x – n) = fn – 2(x – n – (n – 1))
= fn – 3(x – n(n – 1) – (n – 2) ...... – 2 – 1)
 1 
From which, Pn(x) = P0  x  n  n  1 
 2 
 1 
P20(x) = P0  x   20  21 = P0(x – 210)
 2 
= (x – 210)3 + 313 (x – 210)20 – 77 (x – 210)20 – 77 (x – 210) – 8
The coefficient of x is this polynomial is 3(210)2 – 313.2.210 – 77
= 210 (630 – 626) – 77 = 763.
15. A, B, C, D
Given that f(x) = f(2a – x)  f(a – x) = f(a + x)
f(a  h)  f(a)
Given that, lim 0
h 0 h

 
Now f  a  lim
h 0
f( a  h)  f( a)
h
= lim
h 0
f(a  h)  f(a)
h
( f is odd)

f(a  h)  f(a)
lim 0
h  0 h
f a  h  f a 
 
f  a  lim
h0 h
f(a  h)  f(a)
= lim  0 (  f(a  h)  f(a  h))
h 0 h
16. A, B
f(x)  f(1) ax 3  b  a  b
Lf (1)  lim  lim  3a
x 1 x 1 x l x 1
2cos x  tan1 x  a  b
Rf’(1) = lim
x 1
x 1
 1
Exists when -2 +  a  b  0 and Rf '(1) =
4 2

 a + b = –2 +
4
1 13 
Therefore a = and b = – 
6 6 4

17. B, C
We have f(1) = f(–1) = 1
1
Let x > 1, then 0 < 2 < 1
x
 1
  2=0  f(x) = 0  x > 1
x 
1
Also, if x < –1, then x2 > 1 0< <1  f(x) = 0  x < –1
x2
Hence f(1) = 1, f(–1) = 1 and f(x) = 0, If |x| > 1
 f(x) cannot be continuous at x = 1 and x = –1
1 1 1 1 1
Again let < x2 < 1 1< 2 <2   2  1   x2  2   1
2 x x  2 x 
  1   1   1 
 x2  2    0  f(x) = 0 if x   1,  ,1
  x    2  2 
1 1 1
Next, let  x2  2 3
3 2 x2
1 2 1   1 
 x2   2   x2  2   1
3
 x2  2   = 0
  x    x 
 1 1   1 1 
 f(x) = 0, if x    ,  , 
 2 3  3 2
1 2 1 1
At x =  ,x  , 2 = 2  f(x) = 1
2 2 x
1 1 1
Similarly at x = , , 
3 2 5
 1 
 f(x) is discontinuous at infinite number of points given by x    ,n  N .
 n 

18. A, B, C
2x 2  12x  16, 4  x  2 2  x  3   2, 4  x  2
2

 
f(x) = 2  x , 2  x  1  2  x , 2  x  1
 
 4x  x  2, 1 x  3 2   x  2  , 1  x  3
2 2

Solving 2x2 + 12x + 16 = –1  2x2 + 12x + 17 = 0.

1 1
We get x = –3 – and x = –3 +
2 2
 0, x   4
 1
 1, 4  x  3 
 2

 2, 1 1
3   x  3 
 2 2

 1, 1
 3   x  2
Thus we get [f(x)] =  2
0, 2  x  1

1, 1  x  0
2, x0

1, 0x2

 2, x2
1, 2x3
1 1
 [f(x)] is discontinuous at x = –4, –3 – , –3 + , –2, –1, 0, 2
2 2
19. A  p, q; B  r, s; C  p, q; D  p, q
(A) f(0+) = 1 = f(0–) and f(0+) = –2 = f(0–)
  f(x) is differentiable as well as continuous
(B) f(0+)  f(0–)  f(x) is discontinuous as well as non differentiable.
     
(C) h    1  h   f(x) is continuous
2  2 
   
(D) f(1) = e = f(1+) = f(1–)  f(x) is continuous

20. A  r; B  t; C  s; D  r
(A) f(x), g(x), k(x) are non-differentiable
10x3   3a  4b  2  x 2   a  b  1 x  2a  b  5
(B) lim
x 0 x2
 a – b – 1 = 0 and 2a + b – 5 = 0  a = 2, b = 1
 f 2  k  
n  
 f  2  k  
(C) lim , k = h2
k 0 k
Apply L’hospital rule
3 7
(D) at x = 3, ,
4 4
21. A  s; B  r; C  p;
(A) We have, fog= I
 fog(x) = I(x) for all x  R
 fog(x) =xfor all x  R
d
 (fog(x)) =1 for all x  R
dx
 f (g(x))g(x) =1 for all x  R
 f (g(a))g(a)  1
 2 f (b)  1  g(a)  2  and g(a) =b]
1
 f (b)  .
2

 x  sin x  1  sin   x  1
 
(B) f(x) =
1   x 

 x  sin x  1
 f(x) =   as sin  [x+1]=0
1   x 

I  h  sin I  1  h
 
 
f I  lim f I  h   lim
h0 h0

I  1  h

Isin
= lim I  1 ……(i)
h 0 1 I

I  h sin [I  1  h]
 
f I  lim
h0 1  I  h

I  1 sin
= I …….(ii)
I

Isin
f(I) = I  1 ……(iii)
1 I
 From Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii) f(x) is discontinuous at all integral points.
 Number of points of discontinuity of f(x)in (0,5) is 4.
xg(x)
(C) Since, f(x) = ,g(0) = g  0   0 and f(x) is continuous at x = 0
|x|

   
f 0  f 0   f  0 

 0  h .g(0  h)
f  0   lim

 lim g(h)  0
h0 (0  h) h0

Now  
f  0 = lim
h 0
f(0  h)  f(0)
h
hg(h)
0
 lim h
h0 h
hg( h)
0
= lim
g(h)
h0 h
 
 g(0)  0 and f 0   lim
h0
f(0  h)  f(0)
h
 lim
h0
h
h
g  h 
= lim  g  0   0
h0 h
   
 f  0   f  0  0
22. A  p, q; B  p, q; C  s
(A) |f(0)|  0  f(0) = 0
f(x)  f(0) f(x) f(x) f(x)
Also, f(0) = lim  lim and  x  lim  0  f(0) = 0
x 0 x x 0 x x x0 x
 f(x) is continuous and differentiable at x = 0.
(B) Put x = y = 0, we get g(0) = –1
g(x  h)  g(x) g(x)  g(h)  2xh  1  g(x)
g(x) = lim  lim
h 0 h h 0 h
g(h)  g(0)
= 2x  lim = 2x – g(0)
x 0 h
 g(x) = x2 – 3  a  a2 x  C and g(0) = –1  C = –1
 g(x) = – 3  a  a x  1
x2 2

So, g(x) is continuous and differentiable at x = 0.

(C) g(x) = f(0)  x2 – 3  a  a2 x  1 = 0 which clearly has two distinct roots.

23. 8
1
f(x)f(h)  2x 2h  xh2  f(x)
f(x  h)  f(x) 2
f(x) = lim  lim
h 0 h h0 h
  f(h)  1  1 
  2x  2 xh 
2
= lim  f(x) 
h 0
  h  
f(x) = f(x) + 2x2  f(2) – f(2) = 2  22 = 8
24. 4

1  cos  2x  1   2 cos  2x  1
2
Not differentiable when x  z
 f(x) is not differentiable at x = 4, 3
25. 7

26. 6
f(x) = ([2x] -{2x})([2x]+{2x})= 4x2-4x{2x}. hence, 6 points of discontinuity are there as the
function is continuous at x=0
27. 1
 1  ln x
Let g(x)= x1/x, g1(x)= x1/ x
x2
gmax= e1/e(1,2), lim x1/ x  0, lim x1/ x  1
x 0 x 

0,0  x  1
so, f(x)  
 1,1  x  
28. 5
  h 
f  x  1     f(1 x)
f(x  h)  f(x)  x 
f(x) = lim  lim 
h 0 h h  0 h
 h  h
f(x)  f  1    2  f(x)  f  1    f(x)  f(1)  2  f(x)  f(1)
 x  x
= lim
h0 h
 
 f(x)  1  f  1    f(1)
h

= lim   x    f(x)  1  f (1)

h 0 h x
x
x
 f(x)  1 f (x) 2
f(x) = 2    
 x  f(x)  1 x
n (f(x) – 1) = 2 n x + n c
f(x) – 1 = cx2 f(x) = cx2 + 1
as f(1) = 2 2=c+1 c=1  f(x) = x2 + 1