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SECTION - A SECTION - B
CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION AT A POINT CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION IN AN INTERVAL
 (1 + px) - (1 - px)
 , -1  x < 0
1. A function f(x) is defined as below x
6. f(x) =  is
cos(sinx) - cosx  2x + 1
f(x) = , x  0 and f(0) = a, f(x) ,0  x  1
x2  x-2
is continuous at x = 0 if a equals continuous in the interval [–1, 1], then ‘p’ is equal
(A) 0 (B) 4 to:
(A) –1 (B) – 1/2
(C) 5 (D) 6 (C) 1/2 (D) 1

 1  1
 x cos , x  0
2. If f(x) =  x is continuous at x = 0, 7. Let f(x) =  x+  [x] when – 2  x  2. Then
 k x0  2
(where [ * ] represents greatest integer function)
then (A) f(x) is continuous at x = 2
(A) k > 0 (B) k < 0 (B) f(x) is continuous at x = 1
(C) k = 0 (D) k  0 (C) f(x) is continuous at x = –1
(D) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0
3. Which of the following function is continuous at x = 0 8. Function f(x) = (|x – 1| + |x – 2| + cos x) where x 
  sin2x  [0, 4] is not continuous at number of points
 , x  0 (A) 3 (B) 2
(A) f(x) =   x  (C) 1 (D) 0
 1 , x =0

(1  x )1 / x , x  0 9. Let f(x) = [cos x + sin x], 0 < x < 2 where [x]
(B) f(x) =  1, x0 denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x.

the number of points of discontinuity of f(x) is
e 1/ x , x  0 (A) 6 (B) 5
(C) f(x) =  1, (C) 4 (D) 3
 x0
SECTION - C
(D) f(x) = 1 + |sinx| CLASSIFICATION OF DISCONTINUITY

sin(ln | x |) x  0
10. The function f(x) = 
 2 1   1 x=0
x ; x0 (A) is continuous at x = 0
4. The function f(x) =   x2  , is [ x ] (B) has removable discontinuity at x = 0
 0 ; x =0 (C) has jump discontinuity at x = 0
represents the greatest integer less than or equal to x (D) has discontinuity of IInd type at x = 0

(A) continuous at x = 1 (B) continuous at x = –1 11. If f(x) = sgn (cos 2x – 2 sin x + 3) then f(x) (where
sgn ( ) is the signum function)
(C) continuous at x = 0 (D) continuous at x = 2 (A) is continuous over its domain
(B) has a missing point discontinuity
(C) has isolated point discontinuity
 x sin x , 0  x  / 2 (D) has irremovable discontinuity.

5. If f(x) =  sin (  x),   x   , then -

 2 2 x n  sin x n
12. Consider f(x) = Limit for x > 0, x  1,
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = /2
n  x n  sin x n
f(1) = 0 then
(B) f(x) is continuous at x = /2 (A) f is continuous at x = 1
(C) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (B) f has a finite discontinuity at x = 1
(D) f(x) is continuous throughout (C) f has an infinite or oscillatory discontinuity at x = 1.
(D) f has a removable type of discontinuity at x = 1.
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2
 [{| x |}]ex {[x +{x}]}  (1+sin  x)t -1 
 for x  0 19. The function f defined by f(x)= lim  t  is
13. Given f(x)=  (e1/x2 -1)sgn(sinx) then,
t 
(1+sin  x) +1
 (A) everywhere continuous
 0 for x = 0
(B) discontinuous at all integer values of x
f(x) (where {x} is the fractional part function; [x] is (C) continuous at x = 0
the step up function and sgn(x) is the signum function
(D) continuous at x = 1
of x)
(A) is continuous at x = 0 [x]
–1 –1
(B) is discontinuous at x = 0 20. Let g(x) = tan |x| – cot |x|, f(x) = {x},
[x+ 1]
(C) has a removable discontinuity at x = 0
h(x) = |g (f (x) ) | then which of the following holds
(D) has an irremovable discontinuity at x = 0
good ?
(where { * } denotes fractional part and [ * ] denotes
 x[x]2 log (1+x) 2 for -1 < x < 0 the integral part)

14. Consider f(x) =  ln(e x 2 + 2 {x}) (A) h is continuous at x = 0
 for 0 < x < 1
 tan x (B) h is discontinuous at x = 0
–
(C) h(0 ) = 
the (where [ * ] & { * } are the greatest integer +
function & fractional part function respectively) (D) h(0 ) = –/2
(A) f(0) = ln 2  f is continuous at x = 0
(B) f(0) = 2  f is continuous at x = 0 SECTION - D : IVT
2
(C) f(0) = e  f is continuous at x = 0
(D) f has an irremovable discontinuity at x = 0 21. The equation 2 tan x + 5x – 2 = 0 has
(A) no solution
15. Consider the function defined on [0, 1]  R, (B) at least one real solution in [0, /4]
sin x - x co sx (C) two real solutions in [0, /4]
f(x) = if x  0 and f(0) = 0, then
x2 (D) three solutions in [0, /4]
the function f(x)
(A) has a removable discontinuity at x = 0 SECTION - E
(B) has a non removable finite discontinuity at x = 0 THEOREMS OF CONTINUITY
(C) has a non removable infinite discontinuity at x = 0
22. If function f(x) = x– |x–x2|,–1  x 1 then f is-
(D) is continuous at x = 0
(A) continuous at x = 0
16.
2
Let f(x) = sgn (x) and g(x) = x (x – 5x + 6). (B) continuous at x = 1
The function f(g(x)) is discontinuous at (C) continuous at x = –1
(A) infinitely many points (D) everywhere continuous
(B) exactly one point
(C) exactly three points 23. f(x) = 1+ 21/x is-
(D) no point (A) continuous everywhere
(B) continuous nowhere
1 1 (C) discontinuous at x = 0
17. If y = 2 where t = , then the number
t + t- 2 x-1 (D) discontinuous at x = 1
of points of discontinuities of y = f(x), x  R is
(A) 1 (B) 2 SECTION - G
(C) 3 (D) infinite SINGLE POINT CONTINUITY
 x x Q
18. Let [x] denote the integral part of x  R and 24. If f(x) =  , then f is continuous at-
g(x) = x – [x]. Let f(x) be any continuous function  x x  Q
with f(0) = f(1) then the function h(x) = f(g(x))
(A) has finitely many discontinuities (A) only at zero (B) only at 0, 1
(B) is continuous on R (C) all real numbers (D) all rational numbers
(C) is discontinuous at some x = c
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SECTION - H 29. The set of all point for which

INDENTIFYING UNKNOWN CONSTANT USING | x -3| 1
f(x) = + is continuous is
THE CONCEPT OF CONTINUITY | x - 2 | [1 + x]
(where [ * ] represents greatest integer function)
 k cos x (A) R (B) R – [–1, 0]
 , x  /2
25. If f(x) =    2 x is a continuous
 1, x  / 2
(C) R – ({2}  [–1, 0]) (D) R – {[–1, 0)  n, n}
function at x =/2 , then the value of k is-
(A) –1 (B) 1 1 x  1 x
30. Consider f(x) = ,x0;
(C) –2 (D) 2 { x}

g(x) =cos2x ,  x0
 1 4
sin , x  0
26. If f(x) =  x is continuous at
 k, x0
 1
x = 0, then k is equal to -  f ( g( x )) for x  0
(A) 8 (B) 1  2
h(x) =  1 for x  0
(C) –1 (D)discontinuous at x = 0  f (x) for x  0


1  cos 7( x  )
27. If f(x) = , (x  ) is continuous at then, which of the following holds good
x 
(where { * } denotes fractional part function,
x = , then f() equals-
[*] denotes G.I.F)
(A) 0 (B) 1
(A) ‘h’ is continuous at x = 0
(C) –1 (D) 7
(B) ‘h’ is discontinuous at x = 0
SECTION - I (C) f(g(x)) is an even function
MIXED PROBLEMS (D) f(x) is an even function
28. Let f(x) be a continuous function defined for
1  x  3. If f(x) takes rational values of for all x
and f(2) = 10 then the value of f(1.5) is
(A) 7.5 (B) 10
(C) 8 (D) 5

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Exercise - 2 (Level-I) Objective Problems | JEE Main

CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION AT A POINT CONTINUITY OF A FUNCTION IN AN INTERVAL

5. A point where function f(x) is not continuous where
1. The function f(x) is defined by
f(x) = [sin [x]] in (0, 2) ; is
 2 3 ([ * ] denotes greatest integer  x)
 log ( 4 x  3 ) ( x  2x  5) if  x  1& x  1
f(x) =  4
 (A) (3, 0) (B) (2, 0)
4 if x  1
(C) (1, 0) (D) (4, –1)
(A) is continuous at x = 1
+
(B) is discontinuous at x = 1 since f(1 ) does not
1  tan x   
–
exist though f(1 ) exists 6. Let f(x) = , x  , x  0, 2  . If f(x) is
4x   4  
–
(C) is discontinuous at x = 1 since f(1 ) does not
+    
exist though f(1 ) exists continuous in 0, 2  , then f  4  is-
– +
   
(D) is discontinuous since neither f(1 ) nor f(1 )
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) – 1/2 (D) –1
exists.

CLASSIFICATION OF DISCONTINUITY
 sin{ co s x} 
 , x 
 x
 2 7. If [x] and {x} represents integral and fractional parts
2. If f(x) =  2 , then f(x) is
  a 2[x]+{x} - 1
 1 , x  of a real number x, and f(x) = , x  0,
 2 2[x] + {x}
(where { * } represents the fractional part function) f(0) = loge a, where a > 0, a  1, then
 (A) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(A) continuous at x = (B) f(x) has a removable discontinuity at x = 0
2
 (C) xlim f(x) does not exist
(B) Lim f(x) exists, but f is not continuous at x = 0
x
 2
2 (D) f(0) = 0
(C) Lim f(x) does not exist
x
2
 1 | x |
 , x  1
(D) Lim f(x) = 1 8. If f(x) =  1  x , then f([2x]) is
 
x
2
1 , x  1
(where [ * ] represent greatest integer function)
3. Function f(x) = + 4x 3 + 3x 2+ |x–3| + e cos x (A) continuous at x = –1
log (ax – 1) + x1/3 (a >1) is discontinuous at-
(B) continuous at x=0
(A) x = 0 (B) x = 1
(C) discontinuous at x = 1/2
 (D) all of these
(C) x = 2 (D) x =
2

SINGLE POINT DISCONTINUITY

4. The function f : R\{0}  R given by
1 2
x 2 if x is irrational
f ( x)   2 x can be made continuous at 9. Let f(x) =  then
x e 1 1 if x is rational
x = 0 by defining f(0) as - (A) f(x) is discontinuous for all x
(A) 2 (B) –1 (B) discontinuous for all x except at x = 0
(C) 0 (D) 1
(C) discontinuous for all x except at x = 1 or – 1
(D) continuous at x = 2

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IDENTIFYING UNKNOWN CONSTANT USING THE 11. If the function

CONCEPT OF CONTINUITY
 sin (k  1) x  sin x
  , when x  0
x
 sin(a  1) x  sin x , x  0 
f(x) = 1 / 2 , when x  0 is
 x  ( x  2 x 2 )1/ 2
10. If f(x) =  c , x  0 , is  , whenx  0
 2  2x 3 / 2
 x  bx  x , x  0
 bx x
continuous at x = 0, then the value of k is-
(A) 1/2 (B) –1/2 (C) –3/2 (D) 1
continuous at x = 0, then
(A) a = 3/2, c = 1/2, b is any real number
(B) a = –3/2, c =1/2, b is R – {0}
(C) a = 3/2, c = –1/2, b  R – {0}
(D) a = 1, c = –1/2, b  R

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Exercise - 2 (Level-II) Multiple Correct | JEE Advanced

CLASSIFICATION OF DISCONTINUITY IVT

6. In which of the following cases the given equations
   2 x3 - 3  has atleast one root in the indicated interval?
 3 -  cot -1  2   for x > 0
 x (A) x – cos x = 0 in (0, /2)
1. Given f(x) =    
2 1/x (B) x + sin x = 1 in (0, /6)
 {x } cos(e ) for x < 0

then which of the following statement does not hold a b

(C)  = 0, a, b > 0 in (1, 3)
good. x 1 x  3
(where { * } & [ * ] denotes the fractional part and (D) f (x) – g (x) = 0 in (a, b) where f and g are continuous
the integral part function respectively) on [a, b] and f (a) > g (a) and f (b) < g (b).
–
(A) f(0 ) = 0
+
(B) f(0 ) = 3 SINGLE POINT DISCONTINUITY
(C) f(0) = 0  continuity of f at x = 0 7. Which of the following function(s) defined below
(D) irremovable discontinuity of f at x = 0
has / have single point continuity.
2. Which of the following function(x) not defined at x = 0
has/have non–removable discontinuity at the origin ? 1 if x  Q
(A) f(x) =  0 if x  Q

1
1 –1 1
(A) f(x) = (B) f(x) = tan
1+ 2x x  x if x  Q
1 (B) g(x) = 1  x if x  Q

e x -1 1
(C) f(x) = 1 (D) f(x) =
ln | x |
ex +1  x if x  Q
(C) h(x) = 
 0 if x  Q
3. Let f(x) = [x] + x- [x] . Then
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)  x if x  Q
+
(A) f(x) is continuous on R (D) k(x) =   x if x  Q

(B) f(x) is continuous on R
(C) f(x) is continuous on R – 
INDENTIFYING UNKNOWN CONSTANT USING
(D) discontinuous at x = 1
THE CONCEPT OF CONTINUITY
8. Let ‘f’ be a continuous function on R.
4. Let f(x) = nlim

(sin x)2n, then f is
(A) continuous at x = /2 n n -n 2 n2
(B) discontinuous at x = /2 If f(1/4 ) = (sin e ) e + then f(0) is
n2+1
(C) discontinuous at x = 0
(D) discontinuous at an infinite number of points (A) not unique
(B) 1
x (C) data sufficient to find f(0)
5. Indicate all correct alternatives if, f(x) = – 1,
2
then on the interval [0, ] (D) data insufficient of find f(0)
1
(A) tan (f(x)) & are both continuous MIXED PROBLEMS
f(x)
1 9. f(x) = (sin x)2 . cos (1/x) if x  0 ; f(0) = 0, f(x) is
–1

(B) tan (f(x)) & are both discontinuous (A) continuous no where in –1  x  1
f(x)
–1
(C) tan (f(x)) & f (x) are both continuous (B) continuous every where in –1  x  1
1 (C) differentiable no where in –1  x  1
(D) tan (f(x)) is continuous but is not
f(x) (D) differentiable everywhere in –1 < x< 1

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10. Let [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or

1
equal to x. If f(x) = [x sin x], then f(x) is 12. Let f(x) = then
[sin x]
(A) continuous at x = 0
(B) continuous in (–1, 0) (where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)
(C) differentiable at x=1 (A) domain of f(x) is (2n  + , 2n  + 2)  {2n  + /2}
(D) differentiable in (–1, 1) (B) f(x) is continuous when x  (2n  + , 2n  + 2)
(C) f(x) is continuous at x = 2n + /2
11. Let f(x) and g(x) be defined by f(x) = [x] and
(D) f(x) has the period 2
 0 , x
g(x) =  2 then
 x , xR 
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)

(A) lim g(x) exists, but g is not continuous at x = 1

x 1

(B) lim
x 1
f(x ) does not ex ist a nd f is not
continuous at x = 1.
(C) gof is continuous for all x
(D) fog is continuous for all x

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Exercise - 3 | Subjective | JEE Advanced

3 x 2 + ax+ a+ 3
1. If the function f(x) = is continu- 6. Find all possible values of a and b so that f(x) is
x 2 + x- 2
ous at x = –2. Find f(–2). continuous for all x  R if

 | ax + 3 | if x  -1
 | 3x + a | if -1 < x  0
1  sin x 1 bsin2x
 1  cos 2 x , x f(x) =  - 2b if 0 < x < π
2  x
 1
2. Let f(x) =  p, x  Determine the  cos 2 x - 3 if x  π
2
 2x  1 1
, x
4  2x  1  2 2 7. Draw the graph of the function
f(x) = x – |x – x2|, –1  x  1 & discuss the continu-
value of p, if possible, so that the function is continu- ity or discontinuity of f in the interval –1  x  1.
ous at x = 1/2
8. Discuss the continuity of f in [0, 2] where
3. Consider the function  | 4 x  5 | [x ] for x  1
f(x) = [cos  x ] for x  1
; where [x] is the

 1  a x  xa x na greatest integer not greater than x. Also draw the
 for x  0 graph.
 ax x2
g(x) =  2 x a x  x n 2  x na  1
 for x  0
 x2 ln cos x
 if x  0
4
where a > 0.  1  x2 1
find the value of ‘a’ & ‘g(0)’ so that the function 9. Let f(x) =  Is it possible
esin 4x  1
g(x) is continuous at x = 0.  if x  0
ln (1  tan 2x)
to define f(0) to make the function continuous at
4. Let [x] denote the greatest integer function & f(x) x = 0. If yes what is the value of f(0), if not then
be defined in a neighbourhood of 2 by indicate the nature of discontinuity.
 [x +1]
 (exp {(x + 2)  n 4}) 4 - 16 1  x , 0  x  2
 , x < 2 10. Let f(x) =  3  x , 2  x  3 . Determine the form
f(x) =  4 x - 16 

 A
1 - cos(x - 2)
, x > 2 of g(x) = f[f(x)] & hence find the point of disconti-
 (x - 2)tan(x - 2) nuity of g, if any.
Find the values of A & f(2) in order that f(x) may
be continuous at x = 2.  2 + cosx 3 
11. The function f(x) =  3 -  is not defined
 x sinx x 4 
 π
at x = 0. How should the function be defined at x =
2 

 

-1

 -1
 2 - sin 1 -{x}  sin (1 -{x}) 0 to make it continuous at x = 0.
for x0
5. Let f(x) = 
 
2 {x} -{x}3 
 π
for x=0
12. (a) If g : [a, b] onto [a, b] is continuous show that there
 2 is some c  [a, b] such that g (c) = c.
where {x} is the fractional part of x. (b) Let f be continuous on the interval [0, 1] to R such
Consider another function g(x); such that that f(0) = f(1). Prove that there exists a point c in
 f ( x ) for x  0  1
g(x) =   1
2 2 f ( x ) for x  0 0, 2  such that f(c) = f  c+ 2 
 
Discuss the continuity of the functions f(x) &
g(x) at x = 0.

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tan 6 x
 a sin x  a tan x
  6  tan 5 x  for x  0
   if 0  x   tan x  sin x
5 2 
 19. f(x) =  2 2
,
    n (1  x  x )  n(1  x  x ) for x  0
13. The function f(x) = b2 if x
 2  sec x  cos x
  a |tan x | 


b
 

(1 | cos x |)   if x if f is continuous at x = 0, find ‘a’
2

Determine the values of ‘a’ & ‘b’, if f is  x

Now if g(x) = n  2   cot (x – a) for x  a, a  0, a >
continuous at x = /2.  a
–1
0. If g is continuous at x = a then show that g(e ) = – e.

14. Determine a & b so that f is continuous at x =
2
3 2 f (x)
 1  sin 3 x  20. Let f(x) = x – x – 3x – 1 and h(x) = g(x) where
 2
if x 
 3cos x 2
h is a rational function such that
 
where f(x) =  a if x 
 2 (a) it is continuous every where except when x = –1,
 b(1  sin x) 
 (   2x) 2 if x 
 2
(b) Lim h(x) =  and (c) Lim h(x) = 1 .
15. Determine the values of a, b & c for which the x x  1 2

Find Lim
x  0 (3h(x) + f(x) – 2g(x))
sin(a +1)x + sinx PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS(21–24)
 for x < 0
x
function f(x) =  c for x = 0
2 1/2 1/2 
 (x + bx ) - x for x > 0  a (1 – x sin x )  b cos x  5
,x  0
bx3/2  x2

is continuous at x = 0.  3 ,x  0
Let f (x) =    1/ x
sin 3x  Asin 2x  Bsin x 3 
16. If f(x)= (x  0) is continuous  1   cx  dx  ,x  0
x5    x 2 
a t   
x = 0. Find A & B. Also find f(0). If f is continuous at x = 0
On the basis of above information, an-
17. A function f : R  R is defined as swer the following questions : -
ax 2 + bx+ c+ e nx 21. The value of a is -
f(x) = nLim
 (A) – 1 (B) ln 3 (C) 0 (D) – 4
1 + c . e nx
where f is continuous on R. Find the values of a, b
and c. 22. The value of b is -
(A) – 1 (B) ln 3 (C) 0 (D) – 4
18. Given the function g(x) = 6  2x and
23. The value of c is
h(x) = 2x2 – 3x + a. Then
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) None
(a) evaluate h (g(2))

24. The value of ed is -

g(x ), x  1
(b) If f(x)=  , find ‘a’ so that f is continuous. (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
h(x), x  1

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Exercise - 4 | Level-I Previous Year | JEE Main

1. Let f : R  R be a continuous function defined 2. The value of p and q for which the function
1  sin(p + 1)x + sinx
by f(x) =  , x < 0
e x + 2 e- x  x
[AIEEE 2010] f(x) =  q , x = 0

1  x + x2 - x
Statement - 1 : f(c) = , for some c  R. , x > 0
3  x 3/2
1 is continuous for all x in R, are :
Statement - 2 : 0 < f(x)  , for all x R. [AIEEE 2011]
2 2
(A) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is true 1 3 5 1
(A) p = ,q=– (B) p = ,q=–
and statement (2) is correct explanation for 2 2 2 2
Statement (1) 3 1 1 3
(B) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is true and (C) p =– ,q= (D) p = ,q=
2 2 2 2
statement (2) is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement (1) 3. If f : R  R is a function defined by
(C) Statement (1) is true but (2) is false
(D) Statement (1) is false but (2) is true  2x - 1 
f(x) = [x] cos   π , where [x] denotes the
 2 
greates integer function, then f is : [AIEEE 2012]
(A) discontinuous only at non-zero integral values of x.
(B) continuous only at x = 0.
(C) continuous for every real x.
(D) discontinuous only at x = 0.

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Exercise - 4 | Level-II Previous Year | JEE Advanced

1. For every integer n, let an and bn be real numbers. 3. Let f : R  (0,1) be a continuous function. Then,
Let function f : IR  IR be given by which of the following functions (s) has(have) the
value zero at some point in the interval (0,1) ?
[JEE 2012]
x
x
 a n  sin  x, for x  [2n, 2n  1] (A) e   f  t  sin t dt [JEE 2017]
f(x) =  , 0
 b n  cos  x, for x  (2n  1, 2n )

2
for all integers n.
(B) f  x    f  t  sin t dt
If f is continuous, then which of the folloiwng hold(s) 0

for all n ? 
x
2
(A) an–1 – bn–1 = 0 (B) an – bn = 1
(C) an – bn+1 = 1 (D) an–1 – bn = –1
(C) x   f  t  cos t
0
dt

(D) x9 – f(x)
2. For every pair of continuous functions
f, g : [0, 1]  R such that max 4. Let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equals
{f(x) : x  [0, 1]} = max {g(x): x  [0,1]}, the to x. Then, at which of the following points (s) the
function f(x) = cos((x + [x])) is discontinuous ?
correct statement(s) is (are) : [JEE 2014]
[JEE 2017]
(A) (f(c))2 + 3f(c) = (g(c))2 + 3g(c) for some c  [0,1] (A) x = – 1 (B) x = 1
(B) (f(c))2 + f(c) = (g(c))2 + 3g(c) for some c  [0,1] (C) x = 0 (D) x = 2
(C) (f(c))2 + 3f(c) = (g(c))2 + g(c) for some c  [0,1]
(D) (f(c))2 = (g(c))2 for some c  [0,1]

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EXERCISE - I
JEE Main

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D
8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D
15. D 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A 21. B
22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. B

29. D 30. A

EXERCISE - II
JEE Advance
Single correct Option - type Questions

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. C

8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C

Multiple correct Option - type Questions

1. A,C 2. A,B,C 3. A,B,C 4. B,D 5. C,D 6. A,B,C,D

7. B,C,D 8. B,C 9. B,D 10. A,B,D 11. A,B,C 12. A,B,D

EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions
1 ( n 2)2
1. –1 2. P not possible. 3. a = , g(0) = 4. A = 1 ; f(2) = 1/2
2 8
+  –
– + –
5. f(0 ) = ; f(0 ) =  f is discont. at x = 0 ; g(0 ) = g(0 ) = g(0) = /2  g is cont. at x = 0
2 2 2

6. a = 0, b = 1 7. f is continuous in –1  x 1

1
8. the function f is continuous everywhere in [0, 2] except for x = 0, ,1&2
2
+ –
9. f(0 ) = – 2 ; f(0 ) = 2 non removable type

10. g(x) = 2 + x for 0  x  1, 2 – x for 1 < x  2, 4 – x for 2 < x  3, g is discontinuous at x = 1 & x = 2

1
11. 13. a = 0 ; b = –1 14. a = 1/2, b = 4 15. a = – 3/2, b  0, c = 1/2
60

16. A = –4, B = 5, f(0) = 1 17. c = 1; a, b  R 18. (a) 4 – 3 2 + a, (b) a = 3

39
19. a = 1/e 20. g(x) = 4(x + 1) and limit = –
4

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Comprehension - based Questions

21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D

EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question
JEE Main
1. A 2. C 3. C
JEE Advanced
1. B,D 2. A,D 3. C,D 4. A,B,D

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