CONTINUITY

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

 x  2 , when x  1

1. If f  x   4 x  1 , when 1  x  3 , then correct statement is -
 x 2  5 , when x  3


(A) lim f  x   lim f  x  (B) f(x) is continuous at x = 3

x 1 x 3

(C) f(x) is continuous at x = 1 (D) f(x) is continuous at x = 1 and 3

 1
 , x0
2. If f  x    e 1 / x  1 , then -
0 , x0

(A) xlim f x  1 (B) xlim f x  0

0  0 

(C) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0 (D) f(x) is continuous

1x  31x
3. If function f(x) = , is continuous function, then f(0) is equal to -
x
(A) 2 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/6 (D) 1/3

 x 2   a  2  x  2a
 , x 2
4. If f  x    x 2 is continuous at x = 2, then a is equal to -
2 , x 2


(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 2

 log(1  2ax)  log(1  bx)

, x 0
5. If f(x) = 
 x , is continuous at x = 0 , then k is equal to -
 k , x 0

(A) 2a + b (B) 2a – b (C) b – 2a (D) a + b

[x]  [  x], x  2
6. If f(x )   , f is continuous at x = 2 then  is (where [.] denotes greatest integer) -
 , x  2

(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2


 1  cos 4 x , x0
 x2

7. If f(x) =  a , x  0 , then correct statement is -

 x
, x 0
 16  x  4


(A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = 0 for any value of a

(B) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 when a = 8
(C) f(x) is continuous at x = 0 when a = 0
(D) none of these
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8. Function f(x) = is discontinuous at -
log | x|

(A) one point (B) two points (C) three points (D) infinite number of points
9. Which of the following functions has finite number of points of discontinuity in R (where [.] denotes greatest
integer)
(A) tan x (B) |x| / x (C) x + [x] (D) sin [ x]

1  tan x   
10. If f(x) = , x  , x  0,  is a continuous functions, then f(/4) is equal to -
4x   4  2
(A) –1/2 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) –1

a 2  ax  x 2  a 2  ax  x 2
11. The value of f(0), so that function, f(x) = becomes continuous for all x, is given
ax  ax

by -

(A) a a (B) – a (C) a (D) –a a

x  e x  cos 2x
12. If f(x)  , x  0 is continuous at x = 0, then -
x2

5
(A) f(0) = (B) [f(0)] = –2 (C) {f(0)} = –0.5 (D) [f(0)].{f(0)}= –1.5
2
where [x] and {x} denotes greatest integer and fractional part function.

x(1  a cos x)  b sin x

13. Let f(x) = , x  0 and f(0) = 1. The value of a and b so that f is a continuous function are -
x3
(A) 5/2, 3/2 (B) 5/2, –3/2 (C) –5/2, –3/2 (D) none of these

14. bg
‘f’ is a continuous function on the real line. Given that x 2  (f x  2) x  3 . f ( x)  2 3  3  0 . Then the value of

f e 3 j is -
2( 3  2)
(A) (B) 2 (1  3 ) (C) zero (D) cannot be determined
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SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)

e sin x
15. The value(s) of x for which ƒ (x) = is continuous, is (are) -
4  x2  9
(A) 3 (B) –3 (C) 5 (D) all x  (–, –3]  [3, )
16. Which of the following function(s) not defined at x = 0 has/have removable discontinuity at the origin ?

1  sin x 
(A) f(x)  (B) f(x)  cos  
1  2 cot x  x 

 1
(C) f(x)  x sin (D) f(x) = n x
x
17. Function whose jump (non-negative difference of LHL & RHL) of discontinuity is greater than or equal to one,
is/are -

 (e1 / x  1)  x1 / 3  1
 1/ x ; x 0  1/2 ; x 1
 
(A) ƒ (x)   (e  1) (B) g(x) =  x 1
 (1  cos x)  nx ;
1
 x 1
 ; x 0  (x  1)
x 2

 sin 1 2x  1
 1
; x   0,  log 3 (x  2) ; x 2
  2
(C) u(x) =  tan 3x (D) v(x) =  2
| sin x| log1 / 2 (x  5) ; x  2
 x ; x 0

1  2 
18. If ƒ (x)  2 , then ƒ   is discontinuous at x =
x  17x  66  x 2 

7 24
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) 6,11
3 11

 0; x  Z
19. Let ƒ (x) = [x] & g(x)   2 , then (where [.] denotes greatest integer function) -
x ; x  R  Z

(A) Lim
x 1
g(x) exists, but g(x) is not continuous at x= 1.

(B) Lim
x 1
f(x) does not exist and ƒ (x) is not continuous at x=1.

(C) gof is continuous for all x.

(D) fog is continuous for all x.

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. C C C A A A B C B A
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 18 19
Ans. B D C B A,B B,C,D A ,C , D A, B, C A, B, C
 EXTRA PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON CONTINUITY
SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)

 x if x  0

1. Consider the piecewise defined function f(x)  0 if 0  x  4 choose the answer which best describes
x  4 if x  4

the continuity of this function -
(A) the function is unbounded and therefore cannot be continuous
(B) the function is right continuous at x = 0
(C) the function has a removable discontinuity at 0 and 4, but is continuous on the rest of the real line
(D) the function is continuous on the entire real line
2. f(x) is continuous at x=0, then which of the following are always true ?
(A) Lim f(x)  0 (B) f(x) is non continuous at x=1
x 0

(C) g(x) = x2f(x) is continuous at x = 0 (D) Lim (f(x)  f(0))  0

x 0

3. Indicate all correct alternatives if, f x  bg

x
2
 1 , then on the interval [0,]

1 1
(A) tan (f (x)) &
bg
f x
are both continuous (B) tan (f(x)) &
f xbg
are both discontinuous

1
(C) tan (f (x))& f –1
(x) are both continuous bg
(D) tan (f(x)) is continuous but f x is not

4. If f(x) = sgn(cos2x – 2 sinx + 3), where sgn ( ) is the signum function, then f(x) -
(A) is continuous over its domain (B) has a missing point discontinuity
(C) has isolated point discontinuity (D) has irremovable discontinuity.
2 cos x  sin 2x e  cos x  1
5. f(x)  2
; g(x) 
(   2x) 8x  4 
h(x) = f(x) for x</2
= g(x) for x>/2
then which of the followings does not holds ?
(A) h is continuous at x = /2 (B) h has an irremovable discontinuity at x=/2
     
(C) h has a removable discontinuity at x = /2 (D) f    g  
2 2

6. The number of points where f(x) = [sinx + cosx] (where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function), x  (0, 2  )
is not continuous is -
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
  1 1
(x  1)e  |x| x  (x  0)
7. On the interval I = [–2, 2], the function f(x) = 
0 (x  0)
then which one of the following hold good ?
(A) is continuous for all values of x  I (B) is continuous for x  I –(0)
(C) assumes all intermediate values from f(–2) & f(2) (D) has a maximum value equal to 3/e

  
8. If f(x) = cos   cos   x  1  ; where [x] is the greatest integer function of x, then f(x) is continuous at -
x  2
(A) x = 0 (B) x = 1 (C) x = 2 (D) none of these
  
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x 
3  cot 1 2 x 23 
  for x 0
9. Given f(x)   where { } & [ ] denotes the fractional part and the integral part
  
 x 2 cos e1 / x  for x0

functions respectively, then which of the following statement does not hold good -
(A) f (0– ) = 0 (B) f(0 +)=3
(C) f(0)=0  continuity of f at x = 0 (D) irremovable discontinuity of f at x = 0

n n n 2 n2
10. Let ‘f’ be a continuous function on R. If f (1 / 4 )  (sin e )e  then f(0) is -
n2  1
(A) not unique (B) 1
(C) data sufficient to find f(0) (D) data insufficient to find f(0)
11. Given f(x) = b ([x]2 + [x]) + 1 for x  1
= sin ( (x  a)) for x < – 1
where [x] denotes the integral part of x, then for what values of a, b the function is continuous at x = – 1 ?
(A) a  2n  (3 / 2); b  R ; n I (B) a  4n  2 ; b  R ; n I

(C) a  4n  (3 / 2) ; b  R  ; n I (D) a  4n  1 ; b  R  ; n I

x[x]2log(1+x) 2 for –1 < x < 0

12. Consider f(x) = e 2

ln ex  2 {x} j for 0< x< 1
where [*] & {*} are the greatest integer function &

tan x

fractional part function respectively, then -

(A) f(0) = ln2  f is continuous at x = 0 (B) f(0) = 2  f is continuous at x = 0
(C) f(0) = e2   f is continuous at x = 0 (D) f has an irremovable discontinuity at x = 0

a sin 2 n x for x  0 and n  

13. Let f(x)   then -
2m
 b cos x  1 for x  0 and m  

(A) f(0–)  f(0+) (B) f(0+)  f(0) (C) f(0–)  f(0) (D) f is continuous at x = 0

14. bg
Consider f x  Lim
n 
x n  sin x n
x n  sin x n
for x  0, x  1 f(1)=0 then -

(A) f is continuous at x = 1
(B) f has a finite discontinuity at x = 1
(C) f has an infinite or oscillatory discontinuity at x = 1
(D) f has a removable type of discontinuity at x=1

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. D C,D C,D C A ,C , D C B,C,D B,C B,D B,C
Que. 11 12 13 14
Ans. A,C D A B