CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY
√1+𝑝𝑥−√1−𝑝𝑥
∶ −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
1. Find p so that f(x)= { 𝑥 is continuous at x = 0. (Ans:p=-1/2)
2𝑥+1
∶0≤𝑥≤1
𝑥−2
𝑘𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠
𝜋−2𝑥 2
2. If f ( x ) = { 𝜋 is continuous at x = π / 2.(Ans:k=6)
3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 =
2
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥
,𝑥 < 0
𝑥2
3. Let f(x)= 𝑎 ,𝑥 = 0 for what value of a f is continuous at x=0.(Ans:a=8).
√𝑥
{√16+√𝑥−4 ,𝑥 > 0
𝜋
𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝑥 + 1), 𝑥 ≤ 0
2
4. Find the value of a for which the function f is defined as f(x)={ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 is continuous at x=0.
, 𝑥>0
𝑥3
1
(Ans:a = )
𝜋
3𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 1
5. If the function f(x) ={ 11 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 1 is continuous at x=1.Find the values of a and b.(Ans:a=3,b=2).
5𝑎𝑥 − 2𝑏 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 1
5 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 2
6. If the function f(x) ={𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 𝑖𝑓 2 < 𝑥 < 10 is continuous. Find the values of a and b.(Ans:a=2,b=1).
21 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 10
2𝑥 − 1 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
7. Discuss the continuity of f(x) at x=0 if f(x)={ .
2𝑥 + 1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0.
sin(𝑎+1)𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
,𝑥 < 0
𝑥
8. Find a and b so that f(x) = 𝑐 , 𝑥 = 0 is continuous at x = 0. (Ans:a=−3 ,c = 1 ,b=any real number.)
2 2
√𝑥+𝑏𝑥 2 − √𝑥
3 ,𝑥 > 0
{ 𝑏(𝑥)2
1−𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑥 𝜋
𝑖𝑥 𝑥 <
3𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 2
9. Let f(x) 𝑎 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 𝜋/2 .if f(x)is continuous at x=𝜋/2 find a and b.
𝑏(1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) 𝜋
{ 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 >
(𝜋−2𝑥)2 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥−𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥−1
10. Find k so that f(x)={ √𝑥 2 +1−1
𝑥 ≠ 0 is continuous at x = 0.
𝑘 𝑥=0
|𝑥−4|
11. Show that function is defined is everywhere continuous except at x = 4 f(x)={ 𝑥−4 ∶ 𝑥 ≠ 4.
0 ∶𝑥=4
𝑥−5
|𝑥−5⌋
+ 𝑎 𝑖𝑓𝑥 < 5
12. If f(x)= 𝑎 + 𝑏, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 5 is continuous function find a and b.
𝑥−5
{|𝑥−5⌋ + 𝑏𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 5
𝑥−1, 𝑥 <2
13. Show that f(x) = { is not differentiable at x = 2.
2𝑥 − 3, 𝑥 ≥ 2
12𝑥 − 3 , 𝑥 ≤ 3
14. Show that f(x) = { 2 is differentiable at x = 3.
2𝑥 + 5, 𝑥 > 3
15. Show that f(x) = |𝑥 − 3| is not differentiable at x = 3.
16. Prove that the greatest integer function defined by f(x) = [𝑥 ] , 0 < x< 3 is not differentiable at
x = 1 and x = 2.
