STEP - UP FOR IIT - JEE / NEET

LIMIT, CONTINUITY AND

DIFFERENTIABILITY

(1) The number of points at which the function f(x) = 1/log|x| is discontinous is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 + 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
(2) The value of a for which 3 tends to a finite limit as x→ 0 is
𝑥
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) -3 (D) none of these

1 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 − 𝑥
(3) lim 2 equals
𝑥→1 1 − 2𝑥 + 𝑥

(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) -1 (D) -½

1/4 1/4
( 1 + 𝑥) − ( 1 − 𝑥)
(4) The value of lim 𝑥
is
𝑥→0
(A) 1/2 (B) 0
(C) -1 (D) -1/2

(5) The value of f(0) so that the function

1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 )
f(x) = 4
is continuous everywhere is
𝑥
(A) 1/8 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/4 (D) none of these

(6) The value of lim

𝑥→0
( 2 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
3
𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
−
3
𝑥
4 ) is
1
(A) 30
(B) 0
1
(C) 60
(D) none of these
(7) The value of f(0) so that the function
3
1+𝑥 − 1+𝑥
f(x) = 𝑥
becomes continuous , is equal to
(A) 1/6 (B) 1/4
(C) 2 (D) ⅓
(8) The value of
𝑛
1
lim ⁡6tan ⁡{ ∑ tan-1 ( 2 )}
𝑛→∞ 𝑟=1 𝑟 + 3𝑟 + 3

is equal to :
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 6
(9) Let a be an integer such that
18 − [ 1− 𝑥]
lim ⁡ [ 𝑥 − 3𝑎 ] exists, where [t] is greatest integer ≤ t.
𝑥→7
Then a is equal to :
(A)−6
(B) −2
(C) 2
(D) 6
(10) The set of all points where the function f(x) = x |x| is differentiable is
(A) (− ∞, ∞) (B) ( - ∞, 0 ) ∪ ( 0 , ∞ )
(C) ( 0 , ∞ ) (D) [ 0, ∞ )
(11) If f(2) = 4 and f ’(2) = 1 , then
𝑥𝑓(2) − 2𝑓(𝑥)
lim 𝑥−2
is equal to
𝑥→2
(A) 2 (B) -2
(C) 1 (D) 3
(12) Let [ ] denote the greatest integer function and f(x) =[ tan2x]. Then
(A) lim f(x) does not exist
𝑥→0
(B) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(C) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(D) f ‘(0) = 1
(13) Let f and g be function satisfying f(x) = ex g(x) , f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) , g(0) = 0
g’(0) = 4 g and g’ are continuous at 0 .
Then
(A) f(x) = 0 for all x (B) f(x) = x for all x
(C) f(x) = x + 4 for all x (D) f(x) = 4x for all x

(14) Let f be any continuous function on [0, 2] and twice differentiable on (0, 2). If f(0) =
0, f(1) = 1 and f(2) = 2, then
(A) f''(x) = 0 for all x ∈ (0, 2)
(B) f''(x) = 0 for some x ∈ (0, 2)
(C) f'(x) = 0 for some x ∈ [0, 2]
(D) f''(x) > 0 for all x ∈ (0, 2)

𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2𝑥
(15) The function f(x) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 3𝑥.𝑠𝑖𝑛 5𝑥
, for x ≠ 0 is continuous at x =0 , then f(0)
2 2
(A) 13
(B) 17
2 2
(C) 11
(D) 15
𝑙𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥
(16) Find lim 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥
𝑥 → π/4
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
(17) If f(x) is a function satisfies the relation for all x,y ϵ R
f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) and if f’ (0) = 2 and function is differentiable every where , then find
f(x) .
(A) 3x (B) 4x
(C) 2x (D) 5x
2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 − 1 π π
(18) f(x) = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑥 − 1
for all x in ( 0 , 2
) except at x = 4
π π
Define f( 4
) so that f(x) may be continuous at x = 4
.
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/3 (D) 2
(19) Evaluate lim ( π - 2 tan - x ) ln x
𝑥→∞
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) -1 (D) ∞
3𝑥
𝑒 −1
(20) Evaluate lim 𝑥/2
𝑥→0
(A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 9 (D) 12
 −𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 2ℎ) + 2𝑙𝑜𝑔( 1 + ℎ )
(21) lim 2 is equal to
ℎ→0 ℎ

(22) Let f(x) be a continuous function defined for 1 ≤ x ≤ 3. If f(x) takes rational values
for all x and f(2) = 198 , then f(1.5) =

(23) The value of f(0) for which

512( 𝑥 + 4 − 2 )
f(x) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥
is continuous is

3
3𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥
(24) lim 𝑐𝑜𝑠( 𝑥 + π/6)
is equal to
𝑥 → π/3

(25) If f(x) = | x - 2 | and g(x) = f(f(x)) , then for x > 20, g’ (x) is equal to

𝑓(𝑥) − 3
(26) If f(9) = 9 and f’(9) = 4 , then lim is equal to
𝑥−3
𝑥 →9

𝑓 ( 𝑎 + 2ℎ ) − 𝑓 ( 𝑎 − 3ℎ )
(27) Evaluate lim ℎ
, if f’ (a ) = 3
ℎ →0
(28) Let a>0 be a root of the equation 2x2+x−2=0.
2
16( 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( 2 + 𝑥 − 2𝑥 ))
If lim 2 = α + β 17 , where α,β∈Z
𝑥→ 𝑎
1 ( 1 − 𝑎𝑥)

, then α+β is equal to _________.

(29) Let [x] be the greatest integer ≤x. Then the number of points in the interval
(−2,1), where the function f(x)=|[x]|+ 𝑥 − [𝑥] is discontinuous, is ___________.
(30) The number of points, at which the function
f(x) = | 2x + 1 | − 3| x + 2 | + | x2 + x − 2 |, x∈R is not differentiable, is __________.