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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS TOPIC: CONTINUITY CLASS: XII

DATE: 26-06-09
1. Test the continuity of the function f(x):
2
; x 0 at x = 0
) ( )
1 ; x = 0
1 1 1
) ( ) ; 0 x at x =
2 2 2
) ( ) 1 2 at x = 1 and x = 2
1 cos
; when x 0 a
d) ( )
x
a f x
x
b f x x
c f x x x
x
f x x

'

'

1/
1/
t x = 0
1 ; when x = 0
1
; If x 0 at x = 0
) ( ) log(1 2 )
7 ; If x = 0
1
; when x 0
) ( )
1
x
x
x
e
e f x x
e
f f x
e

'

+
'

+
at x = 0
0 ; when x = 0
cot
; t at t =
( / 2) 2 2
) ( )
1 ; t =
2
sin3
; If x < 0
tan 2
h) ( )
t
t
g f x
x
x
f x

'

'

2
at x = 0
3
; If x = 0
2
log(1 3 )
; if x > 0
1
x
x
e

'

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2. Determine f(0) so that the function f(x) defined by:
( )
3
2
4 1
( )
sin .log 1
4 3
x
f x
x x

_
+

,
becomes continuous.
3. Let
2
1 cos 4
; If x < 0
( ) a ; If x = 0
; If x > 0
16 4
x
x
f x
x
x

'

Determine the value of a so that f(x) is continuous at x = 0.

4. If the function f(x) defined by
log(1 ) log(1 )
; if x 0
( )
k ; if x = 0
ax bx
f x x
+

'

is continuous at x = 0,
find k.
5. Determine the value of a, b, c for which the function
2
3/ 2
sin( 1) sin
; for x < 0
( ) c ; for x =0
; for x > 0
a x x
x
f x
x bx x
bx

+ +

'

Is continuous at x = 0.
6. If
2
2 16
; if x 2
( )
4 16
k ; if x = 2
x
x
f x
+

'

is continuous at x = 2, find k.
7. If
2 2
2
cos sin 1
; x 0
( )
1 1
k ; x = 0
x x
f x
x

' +

is continuous at x = 4, find k.
8. If
4
; x < 4
4
( ) ; x = 4
4
; x > 4
4
x
a
x
f x a b
x
b
x

+

+
'

is continuous at x = 4, find a, b.
9.
1 1
; if 1 0
( )
2 1
; if 0 x 1
2
px px
x
x
f x
x
x

'
+

is continuous at x = 0 then find p.
10.
36 9 4 1
; x 0
( )
2 1 cos
k ; x = 0
x x x
f x
x
+

+ '

is continuous at x = 0 then find k.

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11.
2
sin( 1) sin
; x < 0
( ) c ; x = 1
; x = 2
a x x
x
f x
x bx x
bx x

+ +

'

is continuous at x = 0 then find a, b, c.

ANSWERS
1. a) discontinuous b) discontinuous c) continuous both d) discontinuous
e) discontinuous f) discontinuous g) continuous h) continuous
2.
3
12(log 4)
e
3.
4. k = a + b
5. { }
3 1
, 0 ,
2 2
a b R c
6. k =
1
2
7. k = -4
8. a = 1, b = -1
9.
1
2
p
10.
16 2 ln 2ln3
11. { }
3 1
, 0 ,
2 2
a b R c
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