Chapter 5 ( Continuity and Differentiability)
2 Marks Questions:
√𝟏+𝒙−√𝟏−𝒙
1. Discuss the continuity of f(x) at x=0, if { , 𝑥 ≠ 0.
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙
1, 𝑥=0
1 ,𝑥 ≤ 3
2. Let f(x)={𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 ,3 < 𝑥 < 5. Determine the constants ‘a’ and ‘b’ so that the
7 ,𝑥 ≥ 5
function is continuous for all x.
3𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏, 𝑥 > 1
3. If the function f(x)={ 11, 𝑥 = 1 is continuous at x=1, find the values of
5𝑎𝑥 − 2𝑏, 𝑥 < 1
‘a’ and ‘b’.
3 Marks Questions:
sin(𝑎+1)𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
, 𝑥<0
𝑥
4. Let f(x)= 𝑐, 𝑥 = 0 . Determine the value of a, b, c for which the
√𝑥+𝑏𝑥 2 −√𝑥
3 , 𝑥>0
{ 𝑏𝑥 2
function is continuous at x=0. (CBSE 2015)
5. Discuss the continuity of the function f, where f is defined by
3, 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
𝑓(𝑥) = { 4, 𝑖𝑓 1 < 𝑥 < 3 .
5, 𝑖𝑓 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10
6. For what values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ will the following be continuous for all x if
13, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 2
f(x)={𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 1,
2
𝑖𝑓 2 < 𝑥 < 3.
17 − 𝑎𝑥, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 3
𝑑𝑦 𝑛𝑦
7. If 𝑦 = (𝑥 + √𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 )n, prove that = √𝑥 2 .
𝑑𝑥 +𝑎2
1+𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑡 3+2𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑡 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
8. If 𝑥 = , 𝑦= , 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 − 2𝑥 (𝑑𝑥 ) = 1. (CBSE 2019)
𝑡2 𝑡
9. Differentiate 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥𝑒 ) w.r.t 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥.
𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑒 𝑥 (𝑒 𝑦 −1)
10. If 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥+𝑦 , prove that 𝑑𝑥 = − 𝑒 𝑦 (𝑒 𝑥−1). (CBSE 2016)
𝑑𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥
11. If 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 , prove that 𝑑𝑥 = (1+𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥)2.
𝑑𝑦 2
12. If 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥, prove that 𝑦 2 + (𝑑𝑥 ) = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 .
𝑑𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏
13. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 = 𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥 + 𝑏), show that 𝑑𝑥 = sin2(𝑥+𝑏). (CBSE 2018)
𝑑𝑦 𝑏 𝜋
14. If 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡), show that 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎 at t=4 .
15. Differentiate (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)𝑥 + (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 ′𝑥′.
16. Differentiate √𝑎 + √𝑎 + √𝑎 + 𝑥 2 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 ′𝑥′.
𝑑𝑦 sin2 (𝑎+𝑦)
17. If 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑎 + 𝑦) + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑎 + 𝑦) = 0, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 = . (CBSE 2016)
𝑑𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎
18. Differentiate 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)𝑥 .
19. If 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝑦 = sec 𝑛 𝜃 − cos 𝑛 𝜃,then show that
𝑑𝑦 2
(𝑥 2 + 4) (𝑑𝑥 ) = 𝑛 2 (𝑦 2 + 4).
2𝑥+1 3𝑥
20. Differentiate sin−1 (1+(36)𝑥) 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 ′𝑥′.
𝑑𝑦
21. If 𝑦 = sin−1{𝑥√1 − 𝑥 − √𝑥√1 − 𝑥 2 }, find .
𝑑𝑥
√1+𝑥−√1−𝑥
22. Differentiate tan−1 ( ) 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡′𝑥′. (CBSE 2017)
√1+𝑥+√1−𝑥
√1+𝑥 2 −1
23. Prove that the derivative of tan−1 ( ) 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 tan−1 𝑥.
𝑥
𝑑2𝑦 𝜋
24. If 𝑥 = 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡, 𝑦 = 3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑡, find at t=3 .
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
25. If y= (𝑥 + √𝑥 2 + 1 )𝑛 , prove that (𝑥 2 + 1) +𝑥 − 𝑛 2 𝑦 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2𝑦 𝜋
26. If 𝑥 = 𝑎 cos 3 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin3 𝜃, then find the value of at t= 6 .
𝑑𝑥 2
2𝑥 2𝑥
27. Differentiate tan−1 (1−𝑥 2) 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 sin−1 (1+𝑥 2). (CBSE 2017)