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FUNCTIONS, LIMIT, CONTINUITY, DIFFERENTIABILITY
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(B.T ECH . IIT R OORKEE )
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ADVANCED LEVEL LPROBLEMS
100 Best JEE Main and Advanced Level Problems (IIT-JEE). Prepared by IITians.
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Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.1 If both f(x) & g(x) are differentiable functions at x = x 0 , then the function defined as,
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h(x)=Maximum{f(x),g(x)}
(A)isalwaysdifferentiableatx=x0
(B)isneverdifferentiableatx=x0
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(C)isdifferentiableatx=x0providedf(x0)g(x0)
(D)cannotbedifferentiableat x=x0iff(x0)=g(x0).
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Q.2 If Lim (x3sin3x+ax2+b)existsandisequaltozerothen:
x0
(A)a= 3 &b=9/2 (B)a=3 &b=9/2
(C)a= 3 &b=9/2 (D)a=3 &b=9/2
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x m sin 1x x 0, m N
Q.3 Afunction f(x)isdefinedas f(x)= .Theleastvalueofmforwhichf (x)is
0 if x 0
continuousat x=0is
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)none
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1 p
if x q where p & q 0 are relatively prime integers
Q.4 Forx>0,let h(x)= q
0 if x is irrational
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thenwhichonedoesnotholdgood?
(A)h(x)isdiscontinuousforallxin(0,)
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(B)h(x)iscontinuousforeachirrationalin(0,)
(C)h(x)isdiscontinuousforeachrationalin(0,)
(D)h(x)isnotderivableforallxin(0,).
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x
2 x e 3x e x
n n
Q.5 Thevalueof Limit n
(where n N )is
x x
2 2
(A)ln (B)0 (C)nln (D)notdefined
3 3
2
x if x0
f(x)= 0 if 0 x 4
x 4 if x4
choosetheanswerwhichbestdescribesthecontinuityofthisfunction
(A)Thefunctionisunboundedandthereforecannotbecontinuous.
(B)Thefunctionisrightcontinuousatx=0
(C)Thefunctionhasaremovablediscontinuityat0and4,butiscontinuousontherestoftherealline.
(D)Thefunctioniscontinuousontheentirerealline
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Q.8 If,aretherootsofthequadraticequationax2+bx+c=0then Lim
1 cos ax 2 bx c equals
x (x ) 2
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1 a2 2 a2 2
Q.9
(A)0 (B) ()2
2
.c (C)
2
( )
Whichoneofthefollowingbestrepresentsthegraphofthefunctionf(x)= Lim
(D)
2
( )
2
tan 1 nx
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1
3 . x4 1
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Lim 4 1 3x x 2 =
Q.10 x 1
x 2 x 1 1 x3 x 3 x 1
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(A) (B)3 (C) (D)none
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Q.11 ABCisanisoscelestriangleinscribedinacircleofradiusr.IfAB=AC&histhealtitudefromAtoBC
andPbetheperimeterofABCthen Lim equals(whereistheareaofthetriangle)
h 0 P3
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1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)none
32r 64r 128 r
Q.12 Letthefunctionf,gandhbedefinedasfollows:
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1
x sin for 1 x 1 and x 0
f(x)= x
0 for x0
1
x 2 sin for 1 x 1 and x 0
x
g(x)=
0 for x0
h(x)=|x|3 for1x1
Whichofthesefunctionsaredifferentiableatx=0?
(A)fandgonly (B)fandhonly (C)gandhonly (D)none
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Q.13 If[x]denotesthegreatestintegerx,then Limit
n
n4
1 x 2 x ...... n x equals
3 3 3
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g (x)
Q.14 Let f (x)= h (x ) ,whereg andh arecotinuousfunctionsontheopeninterval(a,b).Whichofthe
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followingstatementsistruefora<x<b?
(A)fiscontinuousatallxforwhichxisnotzero.
(B)fiscontinuousatallxforwhichg(x)=0
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(C)fiscontinuousatallxforwhichg(x)isnotequaltozero.
(D)fiscontinuousatallxforwhichh(x)isnotequaltozero.
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| sin x | | cos x |
Q.15 Theperiodofthefunctionf(x)= is
| sin x cos x |
(A)/2 (B)/4 (C) (D)2
x e x cos 2x
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Q.17 Thevalueofthelimit 1 n
n 2
2
is
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1 1 1
(A)1 (B) (C) (D)
4 3 2
x b, x 0
Q.18
Thefunctiong(x)= canbemadedifferentiableatx=0.
cos x, x 0
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(A)ifbisequaltozero (B)ifbisnotequaltozero
(C)ifbtakesanyrealvalue (D)fornovalueofb
Q.19 Letfbedifferentiableatx=0andf'(0)=1.Then
f ( h ) f (2h )
Lim =
h 0 h
(A)3 (B)2 (C)1 (D)1
m
sin x
Q.21 Limit where[]denotesgreatestintegerfunction,is
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x
1 1
2 cos (3 sin x sin 3x )
4
(A)
2
(B)1 .c (C)
4
(D)doesnotexist
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ln (3 x ) ln (3 x )
Q.22 If Lim =k,thevalueofkis
x 0 x
2 1 2
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(C)u(x)=sgn(|x|1) (D)v(x)=sgn(cot1x)
Q.24 Thefunctionsdefinedbyf(x)=max{x2,(x1)2,2x(1x)},0x1
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(A)isdifferentiableforallx
(B)isdifferentiableforallxexcetpatonepoint
(C)isdifferentiableforallxexceptattwopoints
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(D)isnotdifferentiableatmorethantwopoints.
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Q.25 f(x)= andg(x)= .ThenidentifytheCORRECTstatement
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lnx x
1 1
(A) andf(x)areidenticalfunctions (B) andg(x)areidenticalfunctions
g(x) f (x )
1
(C)f(x).g(x)=1 x 0 (D) 1 x 0
f (x) .g(x)
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x f (3) 3 f (x )
Q.26 Iff(3)=6 &f (3)=2,then Limit
x3 isgivenby:
x3
(A)6 (B)4 (C)0 (D)noneofthese
Q.27 Whichoneofthefollowingfunctionsiscontinuouseverywhereinitsdomainbuthasatleastonepoint
whereitisnotdifferentiable?
|x|
(A)f(x)=x1/3 (B)f(x)= (C)f(x)=ex (D)f(x)=tanx
x
2 2 (cos x sin x )3
Q.28 Thelimitingvalueofthefunctionf(x)= whenx is
1 sin 2 x 4
1 3
(A) 2 (B) (C)3 2 (D)
2 2
m
2 x 23 x 6
if x 2
2 x 21 x
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Q.29 Letf(x)= then
x2 4
x 3x 2
.c
if x 2
(A)f(2)=8fiscontinuousatx=2 (B)f(2)=16fiscontinuousatx=2
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(C)f(2)f(2+)fisdiscontinuous (D)fhasaremovablediscontinuityatx=2
1 x1
|x |
Q.30 OntheintervalI=[ 2,2],thefunctionf(x)= (x 1) e (x 0)
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0 (x 0)
thenwhichoneofthefollowingdoesnotholdgood?
(A)iscontinuousforallvaluesofxI
(B)iscontinuousforxI(0)
(C)assumesallintermediatevaluesfromf( 2)&f(2)
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(D)hasamaximumvalueequalto 3/e.
Q.31 Whichofthefollowingfunctionissurjectivebutnotinjective
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x
[x] if 1 x 2
Q.32 Considerthefunctionf(x)= 1 if x 2
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6x if 2 x 3
where[x]denotesstepupfunctionthenatx=2function
(A)hasmissingpointremovablediscontinuity
(B)hasisolatedpointremovablediscontinuity
(C)hasnonremovablediscontinuityfinitetype
(D)iscontinuous
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Q.33 Supposethatfiscontinuouson[a,b]andthatf(x)isanintegerforeachxin[a,b].Thenin[a,b]
(A)fisinjective
(B)Rangeoffmayhavemanyelements
(C){x}iszeroforallx[a,b]where{}denotesfractionalpartfunction
(D)f(x)isconstant
Q.34 ThegraphoffunctionfcontainsthepointP(1,2)andQ(s,r).Theequationofthesecantlinethrough
s 2 2s 3
PandQisy= s 1 x1s.Thevalueoff'(1),is
(A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)nonexistent
2
e x ln x 5( x 2 ) ( x 2 7 x 10)
Q.35 Therangeofthefunctionf(x)= is
2 x 2 11x 12
m
3 3
(A) ( , ) (B) [0 , ) (C) , (D) , 4
2 2
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Q.36 Considerf(x)=
3
.c
2 sin x sin 3 x sin x sin 3 x
3
2 sin x sin x sin x sin x
,x forx(0,)
2
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f(/2)=3 where[]denotesthegreatestintegerfunctionthen,
(A)fiscontinuous&differentiableatx=/2
(B)fiscontinuousbutnotdifferentiableatx=/2
(C)fisneithercontinuousnordifferentiableatx=/2
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(D)noneofthese
Q.37 Thenumber ofpoints atwhich thefunction, f(x) =x0.5 + x 1 + tan x does nothave a
derivativeintheinterval(0,2)is:
(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4
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(C)thefunctionisbothcont.&differentiableatx=1
(D)therangeoff(x)isR+.
Q.40 Iff(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)+|x|y+xy2,x,yRandf'(0)=0,then
(A)fneednotbedifferentiableateverynonzerox
(B)fisdifferentiableforallxR
(C)fistwicedifferentiableatx=0
(D)none
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sin{ x 10}
Q.41 For Lim (where{}denotesfractionalpartfunction)
x 8 {10 x}
(A)LHLexistbutRHLdoesnotexist (B)RHLexistbutLHLdoesnotexist.
(C)neitherLHLnorRHLdoesnotexist (D)bothRHLandLHLexistandequalsto1
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(A){2} (B) , {2, 3} (C){2,3} (D) ,
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Where[x]denotesgreatestintegerfunction.
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x 2 bx 25
Q.44 I f f(x)= 2
(A)0
x 7 x 10
(B)5 .c
forx5andfiscontinuousatx=5,thenf(5)hasthevalueequalto
(C)10 (D)25
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Q.45 Letfbeadifferentiablefunctionontheopeninterval(a,b).Whichofthefollowingstatementsmust
betrue?
I. fiscontinuousontheclosedinterval[a,b]
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II. fisboundedontheopeninterval(a,b)
III. Ifa<a1<b1<b,andf(a1)<0<f(b1),thenthereisanumbercsuchthata1<c<b1andf(c)=0
(A)IandIIonly (B)IandIIIonly (C)IIandIIIonly (D)onlyIII
cot 1 x a log a x
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Q.47 Letf:(1,2)Rsatisfiestheinequality
cos( 2 x 4) 33 x 2 | 4x 8 |
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(D)doesnotexists
sin x cos x n
Q.48 Leta=min[x2+2x+3,xR]andb= Lim x x .Thenthevalueof a r b n r is
x 0 e e r 0
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2 n 1 1 2n 1 1 2n 1 4n 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 n 3 2 n 3 2 n 3 2 n
Q.49 Periodoff(x)=nx+n[nx+n],(nNwhere[]denotesthegreatestintegerfunctionis:
(A)1 (B)1/n (C)n (D)noneofthese
1 x x 3
Q.50 Letfbearealvaluedfunctiondefinedbyf(x)=sin1 +cos1 .Thendomainoff(x)
3 5
isgivenby:
(A)[ 4,4] (B)[0,4] (C)[ 3,3] (D)[ 5,5]
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Q.51 Forthefunctionf(x)= Lim ,whichofthefollowingholds?
n 1 n sin 2 (x )
(A)Therangeoffisasingletonset (B)fiscontinuousonR
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(C)fisdiscontinuousforallxI (D)fisdiscontinuousforsomexR
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Q.52 Domainofthefunctionf(x)= is
ln cot 1 x
(A)(cot1,) (B)R{cot1}
.c (C)(,0) (0,cot1) (D)(,cot1)
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2x 1 , x Q
Q.53 Thefunction f ( x ) is
x 2 2 x 5 , x Q
(A)continuousnowhere
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(B)differentiablenowhere
(C)continuousbutnotdifferentiableexactlyatonepoint
(D)differentiableandcontinuousonlyatonepointanddiscontinuouselsewhere
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Q.54 Forthefunctionf(x)= 1
,x2whichofthefollowingholds?
( x 2)
x2
(A)f(2)=1/2andfiscontinuousatx=2 (B)f(2)0,1/2andfiscontinuousatx=2
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(C)fcannotbecontinuousatx=2 (D)f(2)=0andfiscontinuousatx=2.
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x cos(sin 1 x )
Q.55 Lim is
x 1 2 1 tan(sin 1 x )
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Q.56 Whichoneofthefollowingisnotboundedontheintervalsasindicated
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(A)f(x)= 2 x 1 on(0,1) (B)g(x)=xcos on()
x
(C)h(x)=xexon(0,) (D)l(x)=arctan2xon(,)
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arc cot x
Q.57 Thedomainofthefunctionf(x)= ,where [x]denotesthegreatestintegernotgreaterthan
x2 x2
x,is:
(A)R (B)R{0}
(C)R n : n I {0} (D)R {n:nI}
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when x 3
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x x
Q.59 Let Lim sec1 =land Lim sec1
x 0 sin x x 0 tan x =m,then
(A)lexistsbutmdoesnot
(C)landmbothexist
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(D)neitherlnormexists
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Q.60 Rangeofthefunctionf(x)= 2 is,where[*]denotesthegreatestintegerfunction
ln ( x e ) 1 x 2
1/
ande= Limit (1 )
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e 1
(A) 0, {2} (B)(0,1) (C)(0,1]{2} (D)(0,1){2}
e
x 0
(A)0 (B)1 (C) 1 (D) 2
2 2 2
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where[]and{}denotesgreatestintegerandfractionalpartfunction.
Q.62 Numberofpointswherethefunctionf(x)=(x21)|x2x2|+sin(|x|)isnotdifferentiable,is
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Q.63 Limit
cot 1 x 1 x isequalto
x x
2 x 1
sec 1
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x 1
(A)1 (B)0 (C)/2 (D)nonexistent
2
x if x x 0
Q.64 Iff(x)= derivable x R thenthevaluesofaandbarerespectively
ax b if x x 0
(A)2x0, x 02 (B)x0,2 x 02 (C)2x0, x 02 (D)2 x 02 ,x0
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1 cos 2 x
, x1
1 sin x 2
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Q.65 Letf (x)= p , x 1 .Iff (x)isdiscontinuousatx= ,then
2 2
2x 1
, x1
4 2x 1 2 2
1
(A)p R{4} (B)p R (C)p R0 (D)p R
4
Q.66 Letf(x)beadifferentiablefunctionwhichsatisfiestheequation
f(xy)=f(x)+f(y)forallx>0,y>0then
f(x)isequalto
f '(1) 1
(A) (B) (C)f(1) (D)f(1).(lnx)
x x
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Q.67 Given f(x)=b([x]2+[x])+1 forx 1
=Sin((x+a)) for x<1
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where [x] denotes theintegral part of x, thenfor what values of a, b thefunction is continuous at
x=1?
(A)a=2n+(3/2);bR;nI
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(C)a=4n+(3/2);bR ;nI
.c (B)a=4n+2;bR;nI
(D)a=4n+1;bR+;nI
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ln ( x 2 e x )
Q.68 Letf(x)= .If Limit f(x)=land Limit f(x)=mthen:
ln ( x 4 e 2 x ) x x
1 1
(A)0 (B) (C) (D)1
7 3
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Q.71
Rangeofthefunction,f (x) =cot 1 log4 / 5 (5 x 2 8 x 4) is:
(A)(0 ,) (B) , (C) 0 , (D) 0 ,
4 4 2
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Limit [ x ]2 Limit [ x2 ]
Q.72 Let x 0 2 =l& x 0 =m,where[]denotesgreatestinteger,then:
x x2
(A)lexistsbutmdoesnot (B)mexistsbutldoesnot
(C)l & mbothexist (D)neitherlnormexists.
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2
n ex 2 x
Q.74 Iff (x) = iscontinuousatx=0,thenf(0)mustbeequalto:
tan x
(A)0 (B)1 (C)e2 (D)2
2 2 x sin 2x
Q.75 Lim is:
x (2 x sin 2x )esin x
(A)equaltozero (B)equalto1 (C)equalto 1 (D)nonexistent
m
2
lim
Q.76 Thevalueof x 0 cos ax cos ec bx is
8b2 8a 2 a2 b2
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2
2 2
a b 2b 2a 2
(A) e (B) e (C) e (D) e
where[x]denotesstepupfunction&{x}fractionalpartfunction.
tan2 {x }
x2 [ x ]2 for x 0
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functionofx,then:
(A) xLimit
0
f (x) =1 (B) xLimit
0
f (x) = 1
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(C)cot-1 Limit f (x) =1
(D)fiscontinuousatx=1.
x 0
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x . n (cos x) x0
Q.79 Iff(x)= n 1 x2 then:
0 x0
(A)fiscontinuousatx=0 (B)fiscontinuousatx=0butnotdifferentiableatx=0
(C)fisdifferentiableatx=0 (D)fisnotcontinuousatx=0.
Q.80 Whichofthefollowingfunction(s)is/areTranscidental?
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2 sin 3x
(A)f(x)=5sin x (B)f(x)= 2
x 2x 1
(C)f(x)= x 2 2 x 1 (D)f(x)=(x2+3).2x
Q.81 Whichofthefollowingfunction(s)is/areperiodic?
(A)f(x)=x[x] (B)g(x)=sin (1/x),x0&g(0)=0
(C)h(x)=xcos x (D)w(x)=sin1(sin x)
Q.82 Whichoffollowingpairsoffunctionsareidentical:
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(A)f(x)= e n sec x &g(x)=sec1x
(B)f(x)=tan (tan1x)&g(x)=cot (cot1x)
(C)f(x)=sgn (x) &g(x)=sgn (sgn (x))
(D)f(x)=cot2x.cos2x&g(x)=cot2xcos2x
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Q.83 Whichofthefollowingfunctionsarehomogeneous?
(A)xsin y+ysin x (B)xey/x+yex/y (C)x2 xy (D)arcsin xy
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Q.84 If issmall&positivenumberthenwhichofthefollowingis/arecorrect?
sin tan sin
(A)
=1
x . 2x x .c
(B)<sin <tan
n 2
&g(x)=2xsin x then:
(C)sin <<tan (D)
>
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Q.85 Letf(x)=
1 cos x 2
(A) Limit
x 0 f(x)=ln2 (B) Limit
x g(x)=ln4
x 0 f(x)=ln4 x g(x)=ln2
x 1
Q.86 Letf(x)= 2
.Then:
2 x 7x 5
1 1
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(A) Limit
x1
f(x)= (B) Limit f(x)= (C) Limit
x f(x)=0 (D) Limit doesnotexist
3 x0 5 x 5/ 2
1 1
(A) Limit
x x sin
4 (B) Limit
x /2 (1sin x).tan x
x
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2x2 3 [x]2 9
(C) Limit .sgn (x) (D) Limit
x 3
x x2 x 5 x2 9
where[]denotesgreatestintegerfunction
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(A)1or2accordingas x isrationalorirrational
(B)2or1accordingas x isrationalorirrational
(C)1forall x
(D)2forall x.
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Q.89 Iff(x)isapolynomialfunctionsatisfyingtheconditionf(x).f(1/x)=f(x)+f(1/x)andf(2)=9then:
(A)2f(4)=3f(6) (B)14f(1)=f(3) (C)9f(3)=2f(5) (D)f(10)=f(11)
Q.90 Whichofthefollowingfunction(s)notdefinedatx=0has/haveremovablediscontinuityatx=0?
1 1
(A)f(x)= (B)f(x)=cos | sin x | (C)f(x)=xsin (D)f(x)=
1 2 cot x x x n x
x3 , x 1
Q.91 Thefunctionf(x)= is:
x2
4
3x
2
13
4
, x 1
(A)continuousatx=1 (B)diff.atx=1
(C)continuousatx=3 (D)differentiableatx=3
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Q.92 If f(x) = cos cos x 1 ; where [x] is the greatest integerr function of x, then f(x) is
x 2
continuousat:
(A)x=0 (B)x=1 (C)x=2 (D)noneofthese
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Q.93 Identifythepair(s)offunctionswhichareidentical.
(A)y=tan(cos 1x);y=
x
.c
1 x2
(B)y=tan(cot 1x);y=
1
x
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(C)y=sin(arctanx);y= (D)y=cos(arctanx);y=sin(arccotx)
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(D)issuchthatitsgraphdoesnotlieabovethex axis.
Q.96 Thefunctionf(x)= 1 1 x 2
(A)hasitsdomain1<x<1.
(B)hasfiniteonesidedderivatesatthepointx=0.
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(C)iscontinuousanddifferentiableatx=0.
(D)iscontinuousbutnotdifferentiableatx=0.
Q.97 Letf(x)bedefinedin[2,2]by
f(x)=max(4x2,1+x2),2<x<0
=min(4x2,1+x2),0<x<2
Thef(x)
(A)iscontinuousatallpoints
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(B) has a point of discontinuity
(C) is not differentiable only at one point.
(D) is not differentiable at more than one point
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ln x
Q.99 The function f(x) = x
(A) is a constant function (B) has a domain (0, 1) U (e, )
(C) is such that lim it f(x) exist (D) is aperiodic
x1
m
2x
(A) f(x) = cos(2tan1x) ; g(x) = (B) f(x) = ; g(x) = sin(2cot1x)
1 x2 1 x2
1
n (sgn cot 1 x ) n1 x
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(C) f(x) = e ; g(x) = e (D) f(x) = X a , a > 0; g(x) = a x , a > 0
where {x} and [x] denotes the fractional part & integral part functions.
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Q.61 D Q.62 C Q.63 A Q.64 A Q.65 A
Q.66 A Q.67 A Q.68 A Q.69 C Q.70 C
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Q.71 B Q.72 B Q.73 D Q.74 D Q.75 D
Q.76 C
Q.77
Q.81
B,C
A,D
Q.78
Q.82
A,C
B,C,D .c Q.79
Q.83
A,C
B,C
Q.80
Q.84
A,B,D
C,D
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Q.85 C,D Q.86 A,B,C,D Q.87 A,B,D Q.88 B,D
Q.89 B,C Q.90 B,C,D Q.91 A,B,C Q.92 B,C
Q.93 A,B,C,D Q.94 A,B,C,D Q.95 B,D Q.96 A,B,D
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