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TOPIC 4
CONTINUITY AND DIFFRENTIABILITY
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
Topic

Concepts

Degree of Refrences
importance NCERT Text Book XII Ed. 2007

Continuity&
1.Limit of a function
Differentiability 2.Continuity
3.Differentiation

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4.Logrithmic Differentiation
5 Parametric Differentiation
6. Second order derivatives
7. Mean Value Theorem

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Ex 5.1 Q.No- 21, 26,30

Ex 5.2 Q.No- 6
Ex 5.3 Q.No- 4,7,13
Ex 5.5 QNo- 6,9,10,15
Ex 5.6 QNo- 7,8,10,11
Ex 5.7 QNo- 14,16,17
Ex 5.8 QNo- 3,4

SOME IMPORTANT RESULTS/CONCEPTS

* A function f is said to be continuous at x = a if

Left hand limit = Right hand limit = value of

the function at x = a
i.e. lim f (x ) lim f ( x ) f (a )
x a

x a

i.e. lim f (a h) lim f (a h) f (a ) .

h 0

h 0

* A function is said to be differentiable at x = a

if Lf (a ) Rf (a ) i.e
f (a h ) f (a )
f (a h ) f ( a )
lim
lim
h 0
h 0
h
h
d
(xn) = n xn - 1.
dx
d
(ii)
(x) = 1
dx
d
(iii)
(c)
= 0, c R
dx
d
(iv)
(ax) = ax log a, a > 0, a 1.
dx
d
(v)
(ex) = ex.
dx
1
d
(vi)
(logax) =,
a > 0, a 1, x
dx
x log a
d
1
(vii)
(log x) = , x > 0
dx
x
(i)

(xiii)

d
(cot x) = cosec2x, x R.
dx

d
(sec x) = sec x tan x, x R.
dx
d
(xv)
(cosec x) = cosec x cot x, x R.
dx
1
d
(xvi)
(sin-1x) =
.
dx
1- x2
(xiv)

(xvii)

d
-1
(cos-1x) =
.
dx
1- x2

d
1
(tan-1x) =
, xR
dx
1 x2
1
d
(xix)
(cot-1x) =
, x R.
dx
1 x2
1
d
(xx)
(sec-1x) =
,.
dx
| x | x 2 1
(xviii)

1
d
(cosec-1x) =
.
dx
| x | x 2 1
x
d
(xxii)
(| x |) =
,x0
dx
|x|
d
du
(xxiii)
(ku) = k
dx
dx
d
u v du dv
(xxiv)
dx
dx dx
(xxi)

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1
d
(loga| x |) =
, a > 0, a 1, x 0
dx
x log a
1
d
(ix)
(log | x | ) = , x 0
dx
x

(xxv)

(viii)

(xxvi)

d
(sin x) = cos x, x R.
dx
d
(xi)
(cos x) = sin x, x R.
dx
d
(xii)
(tan x) = sec2x, x R.
dx

d
dv
du
(u.v) = u
v
dx
dx
dx
d u

dx v

du
dv
u
dx
dx
2
v

(x)

2.Continuity
LEVEL-I
1.Examine the continuity of the function f(x)=x2 + 5 at x=-1.
2. Examine the continuity of the function f(x)=

1
,x R.
x3

3. Show that f(x)=4x is a continuous for all x R.

LEVEL-II
1. Give an example of a function which is continuous at x=1,but not differentiable at x=1.

kx 2 , if x 2
2. For what value of k,the function
is continuous at x=2.
3, if x 2
3.Find the relationship between a and b so that the function f defined by:
[CBSE 2011]

ax + 1 if x 3
f(x)=
is continuous at x=3.
bx + 3 if x > 3
sin 3x

, when x 0
4. If f(x)= x
. Find whether f(x) is continuous at x=0.

, when x 0
1
LEVEL-III

1 cos 4x

,x0
1.For what value of k, the function f(x)= 8x 2
is continuous at x=0?
k
,x0
2x 3 sin x
2. If function f(x)=
, for x 0 is continuous at x=0, then Find f(0).
3x 2 sin x
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1 sin 3 x

, if x

2
2

3 cos x
= If f(x) be a continuous function at x= , find a and b.
3.Let f(x)
if x
a
2
2

b
(
1

sin
x
)

if x
2

2
( 2x )

sin x x cos x
, when x 0 continuous at x= 0?
x

k
, when x 0

4.For what value of k,is the function f(x) =

3.Differentiation
LEVEL-I
1. Discuss the differentiability of the function f(x)=(x-1)2/3 at x=1.
2.Differentiate y=tan-1

2x
1 x2

( x 3)(x 2 4)
dy
3. If y=
, Find
.
2
3x 4 x 5
dx
LEVEL-II
1. Find

dy
, y = cos(log x)2.
dx

2. Find

1 x 2 1
dy
of y= tan 1

x
dx

3.If y=eaxsin bx, then prove that

4.Find

d2 y
dy
2a +(a2+b2)y=0.
2
dx
dx

d2 y
2at 2
3at
,
if
y=
,
x=
.
1 t
dx 2
1 t
LEVEL-III

1.Find

1 x2 1 x2
dy

, if y = tan 1
dx
1 x 2 1 x 2

2.Find

1 sin x 1 sin x
dy

y = cot 1
, 0<x< .
2
dx
1 sin x 1 sin x

2
2
a b cos x
3. If y sin 1
, show that dy = b a .
b a cos x
b a cos x
dx

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4.Prove that

2x
d 1
x2 2 x 1
1
log 2

tan 1

2
dx 4 2
x 2 x 1 2 2
1 x

1
.

4
1 x

4.Logrithmic Differentiation
LEVEL-I
1.Differentiate y=log7(log x).
2. Differentiate , sin(log x),with respect to x.
3.Differentiate y=
(
)
LEVEL-II
dy
1. If y. x 2 1 =log[ x 2 1 -x],show that (x2 +1)
+xy+1=0.
dx
dy
2. Find
, y = cos(log x)2.
dx
dy
3. Find
if (cosx)y = (cosy)x [CBSE 2012]
dx
LEVEL-III
dy y
1.If x p .y q ( x y) pq , prove that

dx x
2. y = log x cos x

x2 1

3. If

Show that

4. Find

x 1
2

, find

dy
dx

[CBSE 2011]

)+

dy
2x 2 3
when y x cot x 2
[CBSE 2012]
dx
x x2

5 Parametric Differentiation
LEVEL-II
1.If y = tanx, prove that

2. .If x = a cos log tan and

3. If x = tan.

at

y a sin find

/, show that (

.
4

[CBSE 2011]

6. Second order derivatives

LEVEL-II
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1. If y = a cos (log x) + b sin(log x), prove that

2
dy
2d y
x
x
y 0.
2
dx

dx

2.If y=(sin-1 x)2, prove that (1-x2)

d y dy
-x
=2
dx 2 dx
3/2

3.If (

) + (

dy
1
dx

) = c2for some c>0.Prove that

d2 y
dx 2

is a constant, independent

7. Mean Value Theorem

LEVEL-II
1.It is given that for the function f(x)=x3-6x2+px+q on[1,3] , Rolles theorem holds with
c=2+

1
. Find the values p and q.
3

2. Verify Rolles theorem for the function f(x) = sinx, in [0, ].Find c, if verified
3.VeifyLagranges mean Value Theorem f(x) =

in the interval [2,4]

Questions for self evaluation

1.For what value of k is the following function continuous at x = 2 ?
2 x 1 ; x 2

f (x)
k;x2
3x 1 ; x 2

3ax b, if x 1
2.If f(x) = 11
if x 1 , continuous at x = 1, find the values of a and b.[CBSE 2012 Comptt.]
5ax - 2b , if x 1

3. Discuss the continuity of f(x) = x 1 x 2 at x = 1 & x = 2.

4. If f(x), defined by the following is continuous at x = 0, find the values of a, b, c

sin(a 1) x sin x , x 0

x
f (x) c
,x0
x bx 2 x

,x0
bx 3 / 2

5.If x = a cos log tan and

2

6. If y = log x cos x

x2 1
x 2 1

, find

y a sin find

dy
at .
4
dx

dy
.
dx
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7. If xy + y2 = tanx + y , find
8. If y =

dy
.
dx

1
1
x 2 1 log 1 2
x
x

dy
, find
.

dx

9.If 1 x 2 1 y 2 = a(x y) , prove that

10. Find

1 y2
.
1 x2

dy
=
dx

dy
if (cosx)y = (cosy)x
dx

11.If y = a cos (log x) + b sin(log x), prove that x 2

d2y
dx

12.If x p .y q ( x y) pq , prove that

dy
y 0.
dx

dy y
.
dx x

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