9

Limit, Continuity and Differentiability

0 
Topic 1 0 and  Form
Objective Questions I (Only one correct option)
lim x +2 sin x
1. x →0
is (2019 Main, 12 April II)
√ x +2 sin x +1−√sin
2 2
x−x +1

(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1

lim x 2−ax +b
2. If x→ 1 =5, then a + b is equal to (2019 Main, 10 April
x−1

II)
(a) −4 (b) 1 (c) − 7 (d) 5
x4  1 x3  k 3
lim  lim 2
3. If x 1 x  1 x k x  k 2 , then k is (2019 Main, 10 April I)
4 3 3 8
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 3

sin 2 x
lim equals
4. x 0 2  1  cos x (2019 Main, 8 April I)
(a) 4 2 (b) 2

(c) 2 2 (d) 4
cot 3 x  tan x
lim
x
  
4 cos  x  
5.  4 is (2019 Main, 12 Jan I)
(a) 4 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 8 2

x cot(4 x)
lim
6. x 0 sin 2 x cot 2 (2 x) is equal to (2019 Main, 11 Jan II)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
 1 1 y4  2
lim
7. y 0 y4 (2019 Main, 9 Jan I)
1
(a) exists and equals 4 2

(b) does not exist

1
(c) exists and equals 2 2

1
(d) exists and equals 2 2( 2  1)

cot x  cos x
lim
8. x  /2 (   2 x )3 equals (2017 Main)
1 1
(a) 24 (b) 16

1 1
(c) 8 (d) 4

sin( cos 2 x)
lim
9. x 0 x2 is equal to(2014 Main)

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) −π (d) π
(1  cos 2 x)(3  cos x)
lim
10. x 0 x tan 4 x is equal to (2013 Main)
1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 2

 x2  x  1 
lim   ax  b  4
x   x 1 
11. If , then (2012)
(a) a = 1, b = 4 (b) a = 1, b = −4
(c) a = 2, b = − 3 (d) a = 2, b = 3
 f (2h  2  h 2 )  f (2)
lim
12. h 0 f (h  h 2  1)  f (1) , given that f′(2) = 6 and f′(1) = 4, (2003,
2M)
(a) does not exist (b) is equal to −3/2
(c) is equal to 3/2 (d) is equal to 3
{( a  n) nx  tan x}sin nx
lim 0
13. If x0 x2 , where n is non-zero real number,
then a is equal to (2003, 2M)
n 1 1
n
(a) 0 (b) n (c) n (d) n

(cos x  1)(cos x  e x )
lim
14. The integer n for which x 0 xn is a finite non-zero
number, is (2002, 2M)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
x tan 2 x  2 x tan x
lim
15. x 0 (1  cos 2 x) 2 is (1999, 2M)
(a) 2 (b) −2
1 1

(c) 2 (d) 2

1  cos 2( x  1)
lim
16. x 1 x 1

(a)exists and it equals 2

(b) exists and it equals  2

(c)does not exist because x − 1 → 0

(d) does not exist because left hand limit is not equal tor right hand
limit
 1
(1  cos 2 x)
lim 2
17. The value of x 0 x is (1991, 2M)
(a) 1 (b) −1
(c) 0 (d) None of these
 sin[ x]
 , [ x]  0
f ( x)   [ x]
0, [ x]  0
18. If 

where, [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, then
lim f ( x)
x0 equals(1985, 2M)
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) −1 (d) None of these
 1 2 n 
lim    
n  1  n 2
1 n 2
1  n2 
19. is equal to (1984, 2M)
1

(a) 0 (b) 2

1
(c) 2 (d) None of these
20.

If f(a) = 2, f′(a) = 1, g(a) = −1, g′(a) = 2, then the value of

g ( x) f ( a)  g (a ) f ( x)
lim
x a xa is
1
(a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 5 (d) None of these
G ( x)  G (1)
lim
21. If G ( x )   25  x 2
, then x1 x 1 has the value
 1 1
(a) 24 (b) 5 (c)  24 (d) None of these
Objective Question II
(One or more than one correct option)
22. For any positive integer n, define fn : (0, ) → R as

n
 1 
f n ( x)   tan 1 
 1  ( x  j )( x  j  1) 
j 1
for all x (0, ).
(Here, the inverse trigonometric function tan−1 x assumes values in

  
  , 
2 2 ). Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?
(2018 Adv.)

5
tan 2 ( f j (0))  55
(a) j 1


10
(1  f j(0)) sec 2 ( f j (0))  10
(b) j 1

1
lim tan( f n ( x)) 
(c) For any fixed positive integer n, x  n

lim sec 2 ( f n ( x))  1

(d) For any fixed positive integer n, x 

x2
a  a2  x2 
L  lim 4
23. Let x0 x4 , a > 0. If L is finite, then
1 1
L L
(a) a=2 (b) a=1 (c) 64 (d) 32

Fill in the Blanks

log(1  2h)  2 log(1  h)
lim  .
24. h 0 h2 (1997C, 2M)
  x 2  1, x  0, 2
 
sin x, x  n, n  0, 1,  2,  g ( x)  4, x0 
f ( x)    5,
 2, otherwise   x  2 
25. If and , then
lim g[ f ( x)]
x 0 is ……… (1996, 2M)
26. ABC is an isosceles triangle inscribed in a circle of radius r. If
AB = AC and h is the altitude from A to BC, then the ΔABC has

perimeter P  2( 2hr  h 2  2hr ) and area

A
lim 
A =... . Also, h 0 P3 (1989, 2M)
 4  1 2 
  x sin    x  
 x 
lim  
x   (1 | x | )
3

 
27.   (1987, 2M)
( x 3  x 2  16 x  20) / ( x  2) 2 , if x  2
f ( x)  
28. Let k , if x  2 .

If f(x) is continuous for all x, then k = … . (1981, 2M)

x
lim(1  x) tan  .
29. x1 2 (1978, 2M)
True/False
lim[ f ( x) g ( x)] lim f ( x) lim g ( x)
30. If x a exists, then both x a and xa exist. (1981,
2M)
Analytical & Descriptive Questions (1983, 3M)
ax 1 2x  1
lim  log e a lim .
x 0 (1  x )1/ 2  1
31. Use the formula x0 x , to find (1982,
2M)
(a  h)2 sin(a  h)  a 2 sin a
lim
32. Evaluate h 0 h . (1980, 3M)
 x  sin x
lim .
33. Evaluate x0 x  cos 2 x (1979, 3M)
 x 1 
lim  2 .
x 1  2 x  7 x  5 
34. Evaluate (1978, 3M)
Integer Type Questions
x 2 sin(x)
lim 1
35. Let α, β R be such that x 0 x  sin x
. Then, 6(α + β) equals
(2016 Adv)
36. Let m and n be two positive integers greater than 1. If

 ecos(  )  e 
n
 e m
lim     
 0
  m
  2
, then the value of n is (2015 Adv.)
Topic 2 1 Form, RHL and LHL
Objective Questions I (Only one correct option)
1. Let f : R →R be a differentiate function satisfying f′(3) + f′(2) =

1
 1  f (3  x)  f (3)  x
lim 
x 0  1  f (2  x )  f (2) 

0. Then is equal to(2019 Main, 8 April II)
(a) e (b) e−1 (c) e2 (d) 1
  2sin 1 x
lim
2. x 1 1x is equal to (2019 Main, 12 Jan II)
 2 1
(a) 2 (b)  (c)  (d) 2

3. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x Then,
tan( sin 2 x)  (| x |  sin( x[ x])) 2
lim
x 0 x2 (2019 Main, 11 Jan I)
(a) equals π (b) equals π + 1
(c) equals 0 (d) does not exist
4. For each t  R, let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t.
Then,
 
(1 | x |  sin |1  x |) sin  [1  x]
2 
lim
x 1 |1  x | [1  x] (2019 Main, 10 Jan I)
(a) equals 0 (b) does not exist
(c) equals −1 (d) equals 1
5. For each x  R, let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x

x ([ x] | x |)sin[ x]
lim
Then, x0 |x| is equal to (2019 Main, 9 Jan II)
(a) 0 (b) sin 1
(c) −sin 1 (d) 1
6. For each t  R, let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to
t. Then,
 1 2 15 
lim x         
x0  x  x  x  (2018 Main)
(a) is equal to 0 (b) is equal to 15
(c) is equal to 120 (d) does not exist (in R)
1  x (1 |1  x |)  1 
f ( x)  cos 
7. Let |1  x |  1  x  for x ≠ 1. Then
lim x1 f ( x)  0
(a)
lim x1 f ( x)
(b) does not exist
lim x1 f ( x)  0
(c)
lim x1 f ( x)
(d) does not exist
p  lim (1  tan 2 x )1/ 2 x
8. Let x0 , then log p is equal to (2016 Main)
 1 1
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

9. Let α(a) and β(a) be the roots of the equation

( 3 1  a  1) x 2  ( 1  a  1) x  ( 6 1  a  1)  0 , lim  (a )
where a > − 1. Then, a  0

lim ( a)
and a  0 are (2012)
5 1
 and 1  and  1
(a) 2 (b) 2

7 9
 and 2  and 3
(c) 2 (d) 2
1
lim[1  x log(1  b 2 )] x  2b sin 2 , b  0
10. If x 0 and θ  (−π, π], then the value
of θ is (2011)
   
   
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 2

  1 
sin x

lim (sin x)    
1/ x
x 0  x  
11. For x > 0,  is
(a) 0 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 2
12. Let f : R → R be such that f(1) = 3 and f′(1) = 6. Then,

1/ x
 f (1  x) 
lim  
x0
 f (1)  equals
1

(a) 1 (b) e2 (c) e2 (d) e3

 x  3
lim  
x   x  2 
13. For x  R, is equal to
(a) e (b) e−1 (c) e−5 (d) e6
Fill in the Blanks
 1/ x 2
 1  5x 2 
lim   .
x 0  1  3 x 2 

14. (1996, 1M)
x 4
 x  6
lim     .
x   x  1 
15. (1991, 2M)
Analytical & Descriptive Question
1/ x
  
lim  tan   x  .
16. Find x 0
 4 
(1993, 2M)
Integer Answer Type Question
17. The largest value of the non-negative integer a for which

1 x
  ax  sin( x  1)  a  1 x 1
lim   
x1
 x  sin( x  1)  1  4 is(2014 Adv)
Topic 3 Squeeze, Newton-Leibnitz’s Theorem and Limit Based on
Converting infinite Series into Definite Integrals
Objective Questions I (Only one correct option)
1. If α and β are the roots of the equation
n n
lim   r  lim   r
375x2 − 25x − 2 = 0, then n
r 1
n
r 1 is equal to (2019 Main,
12 April I)
21 29
(a) 346 (b) 358

1 7
(c) 12 (d) 116

sec 2 x

lim
2
f (t ) dt
x
 2
4 x2 
2. 16 equals (2007, 3M)
8
f (2)
(a) 
 2
f (2)
(b) 

2  1
f 
(c)   2

(d) 4f (2)
1 2n r
lim
n 

n r 1 n  r 2
2
3. equals (1999, 2M)
(a) 1  5 (b) 5 1

(c) 1  2 (d) 1  2

Objective Questions II
(One more than one correct option)
x
  n  n n
 n ( x  n)  x     x   
n
 2  n 
f ( x )  lim  ,
n  n   2 n2  
2  2
2

 n !( x  n )  x     x  2  
2

  4  n 
4. Let for all x = 0. Then
(2016 Adv.)
 1  1  2
f    f (1) f  f 
(a)  2 (b)  3  3

f  (3) f (2)

(c) f (2)  0 (d) f (3) f (2)

Numerical Value
5. For each positive integer n, let
1
1
yn  (( n  1)(n  2) (n  n)) n .
n

For x R, let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If
lim yn  L
n , then the value of [L] is …………….. . (2018 Adv.)
Fill in the Blank
 x2

lim
 0
cos 2 t dt

6. x 0 x sin x (1997C, 2M)
Topic 4 Continuity at a Point
Objective Questions 1 (Only one correct option)
  
 , 
1. If the function f defined on 6 3 by
 2 cos x  1 
 , x
f ( x )   cot x  1 4
k , 
x
 4 is continuous,
then k is equal to (2019 Main, 9 April I)
1
(a) 2 (b) 2
1
(c) 1 (d) 2

2. The function f(x) = [x]2 − [x2] (where, [x] is the greatest integer
less than or equal to x), is discontinuous at
(a) all integers (1999, 2M)
(b) all integers except 0 and 1
(c) all integers except 0
(d) all integers except 1
3. Let [.] denotes the greatest integer function and f(x) = [tan2 x], then
(1993, 1M)
lim f ( x)
(a) x0 does not exist
(b) f(x) is continuous at x = 0
(c) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(d) f′(0) = 1
  2 x  1
f ( x)  [ x]cos  
4. The function  2  , [.] denotes the greatest integer
function, is discontinuous at
(a) all x (1993, 1M)
(b) all integer points
(c) no x
(d) x which is not an integer

5. If f ( x)  x( x  ( x  1) , then (1985, 2M)

(a) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(b) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0
(c) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(d) None of the above
log(1  ax)  log(1  bx)
f ( x) 
6. The function x is not defined at x = 0. The
value which should be assigned to f at x = 0, so that it is continuous at
x = 0, is
(a) a − b (b) a + b (1983, 1M)
(c) log a + log b (d) None of these
Objective Questions II
(One or more than one correct option)
7. Let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equals to x. Then, at
which of the following point(s) the function f(x) = x cos (π(x + [x]))
is discontinuous ? (2017 Adv.)
(a) x = −l (b) x = 1
(c) x = 0 (d) x = 2
8. For every pair of continuous function f, g : [0, 1] → R such that
max{f(x) : x  [0,1]} = max {g(x) : x  [0,1]}. The correct
statement(s) is (are) (2014 Adv.)
(a) [f(c)]2 + 3f(c) = [g(c)]2 + 3g(c) for some c  [0,1]
(b) [f(c)]2 + f(c) = [g(c)]2 + 3g(c) for some c  [0,1]
(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]
9. For every integer n, let an and bn be real numbers. Let function f : R
→ R be given by
a  sin x, for x [2n, 2n  1]
f ( x)   n ,
bn  cos x, for x  (2n  1, 2n)

for all integers n.

If f is continuous, then which of the following hold(s) for all n?
(2012)
(a) an−1 − bn−1 = 0 (b) an − bn = 1
(c) an − bn+l = l (d) an − 1 − bn = −1
Fill in the Blank
10. A discontinuous function y = f(x) satisfying x2 + y2 = 4 is given
by f(x) = …. . (1982, 2M)
Analytical & Descriptive Questions
 
{1 | sin x |}  x0
a /|sin x|
,
6

f ( x)   b, x0
 
 e tan 2 x / tan 3 x , 0 x
11. Let  6

Determine a and b such that f(x) is continuous at x = 0. (1994, 4M)

 
 1  cos 4 x , x0
 x2

f ( x)   a, x0

 x
, x0
 16  x  4
12. Let 

Determine the value of a if possible, so that the function is continuous

at x = 0. (1990, 4M)
13. Find the values of a and b so that the function (1989)
 x  a 2 sin x, 0 x/4

f ( x )   2 x cot x  b, /4 x/2
a cos 2 x  b sin x, /2 x


is continuous for 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
14. Let g(x) be a polynomial of degree one and f(x) be defined by
 g ( x), x0
 1/ x
f ( x )   (1  x) 
 (2  x)  , x  0
 

Find the continuous function f(x) satisfying f′(l) = f(−1). (1987, 6M)
15. Determine the values a, b, c, for which the function
 sin(a  1) x  sin x
 , for x  0
x

f ( x)   c, for x  0
 ( x  bx 2 )1/2  x1/2
 , for x  0
 bx 3/ 2

is continuous at x = 0. (1982, 3M)

Match the Columns
  
f2 :   ,   R
16. Let f1 : R → R,  2 2 , f3 : (−1, eπ/2 −2) → R and f4 : R →
R be functions defined by
2

(i) f1 ( x)  sin( 1  e  x ),
  | sin x |
 if x  0
f 2 ( x)   tan 1 x ,
 1 if x  0
(ii) where the inverse
  
  ,  ,
trigonometric function tan−1 x assumes values in 2 2

(iii) f3 (x)= [sin(loge(x + 2))] where for t R, [t] denotes the greatest
integer less than or equal to t,
 2  1
 x sin   if x  0
f 4 ( x)    x
 0 if x  0
(iv) 

List-I List-II
P. The function f1 is 1. NOT continuous at x = 0
Q The function f2 is 2. continuous at x = 0 and
. NOT differentiable at x = 0
R. The function f3 is 3. differentiable at x = 0 and
its derivative is NOT
continuous at x = 0
S. The function f4 is 4. differentiable at x = 0 and
its derivative is continuous
at x = 0
The correct option is
(a) P → 2; Q → 3; R → 1; S → 4
(b) P → 4; Q → 1; R → 2; S → 3
(c) P → 4; Q → 2; R → 1; S → 3
(d) P → 2; Q → 1; R → 4; S → 3
Topic 5 Continuity in a Domain
Objective Question I (Only one correct option)
1. Let f : R → R be a continuously differentiable function such that

1 f ( x)
f  (2) 
If 
4t 3 dt  ( x  2) g ( x ), lim g ( x)
f (2) = 6 and 48 . 6 then x 2 is equal to
(2019 Main, 12 April I)
(a) 18 (b) 24
(c) 12 (d) 36
 sin( p  1) x  sin x
 , x0
 x
f ( x)   q, x0

 x  x2  x
, x0
2. If  x 3/2

is continuous at x = 0 , then the ordered pair (p, q) is equal to (2019

Main, 10 April I)
 3 1  1 3
  ,     , 
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 2

 5 1  3 1
 ,    , 
(c) 2 2 (d) 2 2

 a |   x | 1, x  5
f ( x)  
3. If the function b | x   | 3, x  5 is continuous at x = 5, then the
value of
a − b is (2019 Main, 9 April II)
2 2
(a) 5 (b) 5

2 
(c)  5 (d) 5

 x
f ( x)  [ x]    , x  R
4. If 4 where [x] denotes the greatest integer
function, then (2019 Main, 9 April II)
 lim f ( x) lim f ( x)
(a) x4 exists but x4  does not exist
(b) f is continuous at x = 4
lim f ( x) lim f ( x)
(c) Both x4  and x4 exist but are not equal
lim f ( x) lim f ( x)
(d) x4  exists but x4 does not exist
5. Let f : [−1, 3] → R be defined as
| x | [ x], 1  x  1

f ( x )   x  | x |, 1  x  2
 x  [ x], 2  x  3,


(2019 Main, 8 April II)

where, [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then, f is
discontinuous at
(a) four or more points (b) only two points
(c) only three points (d) only one point
6. Let f : R → R be a function defined as
 5, if x 1
a  bx, if 1 x  3

f ( x)  
b  5 x, if 3 x5
 30, if x5

Then, f is (2019 Main, 9 Jan I)

(a)continuous if a = − 5 and b =10
(b) continuous if a = 5 and b = 5
(c)continuous if a = 0 and b = 5
(d) not continuous for any values of a and b
1
f ( x)  x 1
7. If 2 , then on the interval [0, π] (1989, 2M)
(a)tan [f (x)] and 1/f (x) are both continuous
 (b) tan (f (x)] and 1/f (x) are both discontinuous
(c)tan [f (x)] and 1/f (x) are both continuous
(d) tan [f (x)l is continuous but 1/f (x) is not continuous
Objective Questions II
(One or more than one correct option)
8. The following functions are continuous on (0, π)
x 1
(b) 
t sin dt
(a) tan x 0 t (1991, 2M)
 1, 0  x  3 / 4  x sin x, 0  x   / 2
 
 2 3x  
2sin 9 x, 4  x    2 sin(  x), 2  x  
(c) (d)
9. Let [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If f (x)
= [x sin πx], then
f (x) is (1986, 2M)
(a) continuous at x = 0 (b) continuous in (−1, 0)
(c) differentiable at x = 1 (d) differentiable in (−1, 1)
Fill in the Blank
  
f ( x )  [ x] sin 
10. Let  [ x  ]  , where [·] denotes the greatest integer
function. The domain of f is…… and the points of discontinuity of
f in the domain are…… . (1996, 2M)
Analytical & Descriptive Question
 x2
 2 , 0  x 1
f ( x)  
2 x 2  3x  3 , 1  x  2
11. Let  2

Discuss the continuity of f, f′ and f″ on [0, 2]. (1983, 2M)

Topic 6 Continuity for Composition and Function
Objective Question II
(One or more than one correct option)
1
f ( x)  x cos , x  1,
1. For the function x (2009)
(a)for atleast one x in the interval
[1, ], f(x + 2) − f(x) < 2
lim f ( x)  1
(b) x 

(c)for all x in the interval [1,), f(x + 2) −f(x) > 2

(d) f'(x) is strictly decreasing in the interval [1, )
Analytical & Descriptive Questions
 x  a, if x  0
f ( x)  
2. Let | x  1|, if x  0 and
 x  1, if x  0
g ( x)  
( x  1)  b, if x  0
2

where, a and b are non-negative real numbers. Determine the

compositie function gof. If (gof ) (x) is continuous for all real x
determine the values of a and b. Further, for these values of a and b,
is gof differentiable at x = 0 ? Justify your answer. (2002, 5M)
3. Let f (x) be a continuous and g (x) be a discontinuous function.
Prove that f (x) + g (x) is a discontinuous function. (1987, 2M)
1  x, 0  x  2
f ( x)  
4. Let 3  x, 2  x  3

Determine the form of g(x) = f [f (x)] and hence find the points of
discontinuity of g, if any (1983, 2M)
5. Let f(x + y) = f (x) + f(y) for all x and y. If the function f (x) is
continuous at x = 0, then show that f (x) is continuous at all x.
(1981, 2M)
Topic 7 Differentiability at a Point
Objective Questions I (Only one correct option)
1. Let f : R → R be differentiable at c  R and f (c) = 0. If g(x) = | f
(x)|, then at x = c, g is (2019 Main, 10 April 1)
(a) not differentiable
(b) differentiable if f ′ (c) ≠ 0
(c) not differentiable if f ′(c) = 0
(d) differentiable if f ′(c) = 0
2. If f : R → R is a differentiable function and f(2) = 6,

f ( x)
2t dt
lim
x 2  ( x  2)
then 6 (2019 Main, 9 April II)
(a) 12f ′(2) (b) 0
(c) 24f ′(2) (d) 2f ′(2)
3. Let f (x) = 15 −| x −10|; x  R. Then, the set of all values of x, at
which the function,
g(x) = f (f (x)) is not differentiable, is (2019 Main, 9 April I)
(a) (5, 10, 15, 20} (b) {5, 10, 15}
(c) {10} (d) {10, 15}
4. Let S be the set of all points in (−π, π) at which the function, f
(x) = min {sin x, cos x} is not differentiable. Then, S is a subset of
which of the following? (2019 Main, 12 Jan I)
        
  , 0,   ,  , , 
(a)  4 4 (b)  2 4 4 2

 3  3    3   3 
 ,  , ,   ,  , , 
(c)  4 4 4 2 (d)  4 2 2 4

5. Let K be the set of all real values of x, where the function f (x) =
sin | x | − | x | + 2(x − π) cos | x | is not differentiable. Then, the set K
is equal to (2019 Main, 11 Jan II)
(a) {0} (b)ϕ (an empty set)
(c) {π} (d) {0, π}
 1, 2  x  0
f ( x)   2
6. Let  x  1, 0  x  2 and g(x) = | f (x) | + f (| x |). Then, in the
interval (−2, 2), g is (2019 Main, 11 Jan I)
(a) not differentiable at one point
(b) not differentiable at two points
(c) differentiable at all points
(d) not continuous
7. Let f: (−1, 1) → R be a function defined by
f ( x )  max{ | x |,  1  x 2 } . If K be the set of all points at which f is not
differentiable, then K has exactly (2019 Main, 10 Jan II)
(a) three elements (b) five elements
(c) two elements (d) one element
max{| x |, x 2 }, | x |  2
f ( x)  
8. Let 8  2 | x |, 2| x| 4

Let S be the set of points in the interval (−4, 4) at which f is not

differentiable. Then, S(2019 Main, 10 Jan I)
(a) equals {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2} (b) equals {−2, 2}
(c) is an empty set (d) equals (−2, −1, 1, 2}
9. Let f be a differentiable function from R to R such that
1

f
2
3 ( x) dx
| f ( x)  f ( y ) |  2 | x  y | 2
, for all x, y  R. If f(0) = 1, then 0 is equal
to
(2019 Main, 9 Jan II)
1
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) l (d) 0
10. Let S = (t  R : f(x) = |x − π | (e|x| − l) sin| x | is not
differentiable at t}.Then, the set S is equal to (2018 Main)
(a) ϕ (an empty set) (b) {0}
(c) {π} (d) {0, π}
11. For x  R, f(x) = | log 2 − sin x | and g(x) = f(f(x)), then
(a) g is not differentiable at x = 0(2016 Main)
(b) g′(0) = cos (log 2)
(c) g′(0) = − cos (log 2)
(d) g is differentiable at x = 0 and g′(0) = − sin (log 2)
12. If f and g are differentiable functions in (0, 1) satisfying f(0) = 2
= g(l), g(0)=0 and f(1) = 6, then for some c  ] 0,1 [ (2014 Main)
(a) 2f′(c) = g′(c) (b) 2f′(c) = 3g′(c)
(c) f′(c) = g′(c) (d) f′(c) = 2g′(c)
 2 
 x cos , x  0, x  R, then f is
f ( x)   x
0, x0
13. Let  (2012)
(a) differentiable both at x = 0 and at x = 2
(b) differentiable at x = 0 but not differentiable at x = 2
(c) not differentiable at x = 0 but differentiable at x = 2
(d) differentiable neither at x = 0 nor at x = 2
( x  1)n
g ( x)  ; 0  x  2,
14. Let log cos m ( x  1) m and n are integers, m ≠ 0, n > 0
lim g ( x )  p
and let p be the left hand derivative of | x −1| at x = 1. If x 1 ,
then
(a) n = 1, m = 1 (b) n = 1, m = −1 (2008, 3M)
(c) n = 2, m = 2 (d) n >2, m = n
15. If f is a differentiable function satisfying
 1
f    0, n  1, n  I , then
 n (2005, 2M)
(a) f(x) = 0, x  (0, l)
(b) f′(0) = 0 = f(0)
(c) f(0) = 0 but f′(0) not necessarily zero
(d) |f (x) | ≤ 1, x  (0, 1]
16. Let f(x) = | | x | −1|, then points where, f(x) is not differentiable
is/are (2005, 2M)
(a) 0, ± l (b) ± l
(c) 0 (d) l
17. The domain of the derivative of the functions
 tan 1 x, if | x |  1

f ( x)   1
 (| x | 1), if | x |  1
2 is (2002, 2M)
(a) R −{0} (b) R − {1}
(c) R −{−1} (d) R − {−1, 1}
18. Which of the following functions is differentiable at x = 0 ?
(2001, 2M)
(a) cos (| x |) + | x | (b) cos (| x |) − | x |
(c) sin (| x |) + | x | (d) sin (| x | ) −| x |
19. The left hand derivative of f (x) = [x] sin (π x) at x = k, k is an
integer, is (2001, 2M)
(a) (−1)k (k − 1)π (b) (−l)k − 1 (k −l) π
(c) (−l)k kπ (d) (−1)k − 1 kπ
20. Let f: R → R be a function defined by f (x) = max {x, x3}. The
set of all points, where f (x) is not differentiable, is
(a) {−1, 1} (b){−l, 0} (2001, 2M)
(c) {0, 1} (d) {−1, 0, 1}
21. Let f : R − R be any function. Define g : R → R by g (x) = | f (x)
|,  x. Then, g is (2000, 2M)
(a) onto if f is onto
(b) one-one if f is one-one
(c) continuous if f is continuous
(d) differentiable if f is differentiable
22. The function f (x) = (x2 − 1) | x2 − 3x + 2 | + cos (| x |) is not
differentiable at (1999, 2M)
(a) −l(b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
x
f ( x) 
23. The set of all points, where the function 1 | x| is
differentiable, is
(1987, 2M)
(a) (− , ) (b) [0, )
(c) (−, 0)  {0, ) (d) (0, )
24. There exists a function f(x) satisfying f (0) = 1,
f′ (0) = −1, f (x) > 0,  x and (1982, 2M) (a) f″ (x) < 0,  x (b)
−l < f″(x) < 0,  x
(c) −2 ≤ f″(x) ≤ − l,  x (d) f″ (x) < − 2,  x
25. For a real number y, let [y]
denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to y. Then, the

tan [( x   )]
f ( x) 
function 1  [ x]2 is (1981, 2M)
(a) discontinuous at some x
(b) continuous at all x, but the derivative f′(x) does not exist for some
x
(c) f′(x) exists for all x, but the derivative f″(x) does not exist for
some x
(d) f′(x) exists for all x
Objective Questions II
(One or more than one correct option)
26. For every twice differentiable function f :R → [−2, 2] with
(f(0))2 + (f′(0))2 = 85, which of the following statement(s) is (are)
TRUE ?(2018 Adv.)
(a) There exist r, s  R, where r < s, such that f is one-one on the
open interval (r, s)
(b) There exists X0  (−4, 0) such that | f′(x0) | ≤ 1
 lim f ( x)  1
(c) x 

(d) There exists α  (−4, 4) such that f(α) + f″(α) = 0 and f′(α) ≠ 0
27. Let f : (0, π) → R be a twice differentiable function such that
f ( x) sin t  f (t )sin x
lim  sin 2 x for all x  (0, ).
tx tx
  
f 
If  6 12 , then which of the following statement(s) is (are)
TRUE?
(2018 Adv.)
  
f 
(a)  4 4 2

x4
f ( x)   x2
(b) 6 for all x  (0, π)
(c) There exists α  (0, π) such that f′(α) = 0
   
f     f    0
(d)  2  2

28. Let f : R → R, g : R → R and h : R → R be differentiable

functions such that
f(x) = x3 + 3x + 2, g(f(x)) = x and h(g(g(x))) = x for all x  R. Then.
(2016 Adv.)
1
g  (2) 
(a) 15

(b) h′(1) = 666

(c) h(0) = 16
(d) h(g(3)) = 36
29. Let a, b  R and f : R → R be defined by f(x) = a cos (| x3 − x | +
b | x | sin (| x3 + x|). Then, f is (2016 Adv.)
(a) differentiable at x = 0, if a = 0 and b = 1
(b) differentiable at x = l, if a = l and b = 0
(c) not differentiable at x = 0, if a = l and b = 0
(d) not differentiable at x = 1, if a = 1 and b = 1
 1   1 
f :   . 2  R g :   . 2  R
30. Let  2  and  2  be functions defined by f(x) =
[x2 − 3) and g(x) = | x | f(x) + | 4x − 7 | f(x), where [y] denotes the
greatest integer less than or equal to y for y  R. Then, (2015 Adv.)
 1 
  2 , 2
(a) f is discontinuous exactly at three points in  

 1 
  2 , 2
(b) f is discontinuous exactly at four points in  

 1 
  , 2
(c) g is not differentiable exactly at four points in 2

 1 
  , 2
(d) g is not differentiable exactly at five points in 2

31. Let g : R → R be a differentiable function with g(0) = 0, g′(0) =

0 and g′(1) ≠ 0. (2015 Adv.)
 x
 g ( x ), x  0
f ( x)   | x |
0, x0
Let 

and h(x) = e|x| for all x  R. Let (foh) (x) denotes f{h(x)} and (hof )(x)
denotes h{f(x)}. Then, which of the following is/are true?
(a) f is differentiable at x = 0
(b) h is differentiable at x = 0
(c) foh is differentiable at x = 0
(d) hof is differentiable at x = 0
32. Let f, g : [−1, 2) → R be continuous functions which are twice
differentiable on the interval (−1, 2). Let the values of f and g at the
points −1,0 and 2 be as given in the following table:
x=−1 x=0 x=2
f(x) 3 6 0
g(x) 0 1 −1

In each of the intervals (−1, 0) and (0, 2), the function (f − 3g)″ never
vanishes. Then, the correct statement(s) is/are (2015 Adv.)
(a)f′(x) − 3g′(x) = 0 has exactly three solutions in (−1, 0)  (0, 2)
(b) f′(x) − 3g′(x) = 0 has exactly one solution in (−1, 0)
(c)f′(x) − 3g′(x) = 0 has exactly one solution in (0, 2)
(d) f′(x) − 3g′(x) = 0 has exactly two solutions in (−1, 0) and exactly
two solutions in (0, 2)
33. Let f : [a, b] → (1, ) be a continuous function and g : R → R be


0, if xa
 x
g ( x)   f (t ) dt , if a  x  b.

 b
 f (t ) dt , if

x  b.
defined as
Then, (2013)
(a)g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at a
(b) g(x) is differentiable on R
(c)g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at b
(d) g(x) is continuous and differentiable at either a or b but not both
   
 x  2 , x
2

 
f ( x )    cos x,   x  0, then
 2
 x  1, 0  x 1
ln x, x 1
34. If 

(2011)

x
(a) f (x) is continuous at 2

(b) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 0

(c)f (x) is differentiable at x = 1
3
x
(d) f (x) is differentiable at 2

35. Let f : R → R be a function such that f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y), x,

y  R. If f (x) is differentiable at x = 0, then (2011)
(a)f (x) is differentiable only in a finite interval containing zero
(b) f (x) is continuous for all x  R
(c)f ′(x) is constant for all x  R
(d) f (x) is differentiable except at finitely many points
36. If f(x) = min {1, x2, x3}, then (2006, 3M)
(a) f(x) is continuous everywhere
(b) f(x) is continuous and differentiable everywhere
(c)f(x) is not differentiable at two points
(d) f(x) is not differentiable at one point
37. Let h(x) = min {x, x2} for every real number of x, then
(a) h is continuous for all x (1998, 2M)
(b) h is differentiable for all x
(c) h′(x) = l,  x > 1
(d) h is not differentiable at two values of x
| x  3 |, x 1
 2
f ( x )   x 3 x 13
   , x 1
38. The function 4 2 4 is (1988, 2M)
(a) continuous at x = 1 (b) discontinuous at x = 1
(c) discontinuous at x = 1 (d) differentiable at x = 3
39. The function f(x) = 1 + | sin x | is (1986, 2M)
(a) continuous no where
(b) continuous eveywhere
(c) differentiable at x = 0
(d) not differentiable at infinite number of points
40. If x + | y | = 2y, then y as a function of x is (1984, 2M)
(a) defined for all real x (b) continuous at x = 0
dy 1
 for x  0
(c) differentiable for all x (d) such that dx 2

Assertion and Reason

For the following questions, choose the correct answer from the codes
(a), (b), (c) and (d) defined as follows.
(a) Statement I is true, Statement II is also true;
Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Statement I is true, Statement II is also true;
Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true; Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false; Statement II is true
41. Let f and g be real valued functions defined on interval (−1, 1)
such that g″(x) is continuous, g(0) ≠ 0, g′(0) = 0, g″(0) ≠ 0, and f(x)
= g(x) sin x.
lim [ g ( x) cos x  g (0) cosec x]  f (0)
Statement I x 0 and
Statement II f′(0) = g(0). (2008, 3M)
Match the Columns
42. In the following, [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or
equal to x.
Column I Column
II
A. x| x| p. continuous in (−1, 1)
B. | x| q. differentiable in (−1, 1)
C. x + [x] r. strictly increasing (−1,
1)
D. |x−1|+|x+ s. not differentiable
1 |, in (−1, 1) atleast at one point in
(−1, 1)
(2007, 6M)
43. Match the conditions/expressions in Column I with statement in
Column II (1992, 2M)
Column I Column II
A. sin (π [x]) p. differentiable
everywhere
B. sin {π(x − [x])} q. no where differentiable
r. not differentiable at 1
and −1

Fill in the Blanks

44. Let F(x) = f(x) g(x) h(x) for
all real x, where f(x), g(x) and h(x) are differentiable functions. At
same point x0, F′(x0) = 21 F(x0), f′(x0) = 4 f(x0), g′(x0) = − 7g(x0) and
h′(x0) = kh(x0), then k =... . (997C, 2M)
 x
 , x0
f ( x)  1  e1/ x ;
0, x0
45. For the function
the derivative from the right, f′(0+ ) =... and the derivative from the
left, f′(0− ) = ... . (1983, 2M)
 1
( x  1) sin  | x |, if x  1
2

f ( x)   ( x  1)
 1 if x  1
46. Let  be a real valued function.
Then, the set of points, where f(x) is not differentiable, is (1981,
2M)
True/False
47. The derivative of an even function is always an odd function.
(1983, 1M)
Analytical & Descriptive Questions
 1  x  c  1
b sin  2  ,  2  x  0

1
f ( x)   , x0
 2
 e x / 2  1 1
 x , 0 x
 2
48.
1
|c|
If f (x) is differentiable at x = 0 and 2, then find the value of a and
prove that
64b2 = (4 − c2). (2004, 4M)
  1
f  (0)  lim nf  
49. If f : [−l, l] → R and n   n and / (0) = 0. Find the value

2c  1  1 
lim (n  1) cos 1    n 0  lim cos 1    .
  n n  n 2
of n
, given that (2004, 2M)
50. Let α R. Prove that a function f : R → R is differentiable at α if
and only if there is a function g : R → R which is continuous at α
and satisfies f (x) − f(α) = g(x) (x − α),  x  R. (2001, 5M)
51. Determine the values of x for which the following function fails
to be continuous or differentiable
1  x, x 1

f ( x )  (1  x)(2  x), 1  x  2
3  x, x2 .
 Justify your answer.
(1997, 5M)
   1  1 
  | x| x 
, x0
f ( x)   x e
0, x0
52. Let
Test whether
(i) f(x) is continuous at x = 0.
(ii) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0. (1997C, 5M)
53. Let f[(x + y)/2] = {f(x) + f(y)}/2 for all real x and y, if f′ (0) exists
and equals −1 and f(0) = 1, find f(2). (1995, 5M)
54. A function f : R → R satisfies the equation f (x + y) = f(x)
f(y),x, y in R and f(x) ≠ 0 for any x in R. Let the function be
differentiable at x = 0 and f′(0)=2. Show that f′(x) = 2f(x),  x in R.
Hence, determine f(x). (1990, 4M)
55. Draw a graph of the function
y = [x] + | 1 − x |, − 1 ≤ x ≤ 3.
Determine the points if any, where this function is not differentiable.
(1989, 4M)
56. Let R be the set of real numbers and f : R → R be such that for
all x and y in R, f(x) − f(y)|2 ≤ ( x − y)3. Prove that f(x) is a constant.
(1988, 2M)
57. Let f(x) be a function satisfying the condition f(−x) = f(x),  x.
If f′(0) exists, find its value. (1987, 2M)
58. Let f(x) be defined in the interval [−2, 2] such that
 1, 2  x  0
f ( x)  
 x  1, 0  x  2

and g(x) = f(| x |) + | f(x) |.

Test the differentiability of g (x) in (−2, 2). (1986, 5M)
59. Let f (x) = x3 − x2 + 1
 max{ f (t );0  t }, 0  x  1
g ( x) 
and   3  x, 1  x  2

Discuss the continuity and differentiability of the function g (x) in the

interval (0, 2). (1985, 5M)
60. Find f′(1), if

 x 1
 2 x 2  7 x  5 , when x  1
f (x  
 1 , when x  1
 3 (1979, 3M)
61. If f(x) = x tan−1 x, find f′ (1) from first principle. (1978, 3M)
Integer Answer Type Questions
62. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function such that f(0) = 0,

 
f   3
 2 and f′(0) = 1.
  
g ( x )   2 [ f  (t ) cosec t  cot t cosec t f (t )] dt x   0,  lim g ( x) 
If x for  2 , then x 0

(2017 Adv.)
63. Let f : R → R and g :R → R be respectively given by f(x) = | x |
+ l and g(x) = x2 +1. Define h : R → R by
max{ f ( x), g ( x)}, if x  0.
h( x )  
min{ f ( x), g ( x)}, if x  0.

The number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is (2014

Adv.)
64. Let p(x) be a polynomial of degree 4 having extremum at x = 1,

 p( x) 
lim 1  2   2.
2 and x 0
 x  Then, the value of p (2) is ……… . (2010)
Topic 8 Differentiation
Objective Questions I (Only one correct option)
1. If 20C1 + (22) 20C2 + (32) 20C3 + ….. + (202) 20C20 = A(2β), then the
ordered pair (A, β) is equal to (2019 Main, 12 April II)
(a) (420, 19) (b) (420, 18) (c) (380, 18) (d) (380, 19)
 sin x  cos x  x
tan 1 
2. The derivative of  sin x  cos x  , with respect to 2, where

  
 x   0, 2  
is
(2019 Main, 12 April II)
 2 1
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 2
 dy d 2 y 
 dx , dx 2 
3. If ey + xy = e, the ordered pair at x = 0 is equal to
(2019 Main, 12 April I)
1 1   1 1 1 1   1 1
 ,  2    , 2   , 2    ,  2 
(a) e e (b) e e (c) e e (d) e e

4. If f(l) = 1, f′(1) = 3, then the derivative of f(f(f(x))) + (f(x))2 at x = 1

is (2019 Main, 8 April II)
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 33
2
  3 cos x  sin x    
2 y   cot 1    , x  0, 2  dy
  cos x  3 sin x  
5. If then dx is equal to
(2019 Main, 8 April I)
   
x x x 2x 
(a) 6 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 3

dy
(1  log e 2 x) 2
6. For x > 1, if (2x)2y = 4e2x − 2y, then dx is equal to
(2019 Main, 12 Jan I)
x log e 2 x  log e 2 x log e 2 x  log e 2
(a) x (b) x

(c) x loge 2x (d) loge 2x

dy
7. If xloge (loge x) − x2+ y2 = 4(y > 0), then dx at x = e is equal to
(2019 Main, 11 Jan I)
e (2e  1) (1  2e) (1  2e)
(a) 4  e2 (b) 2 4  e2 (c) 4  e2 (d) 2 4  e2

8. Let f : R → R be a function such that f(x) = x3 + x2f′ (1) + xf″ (2)

+ f‴(3), x  R.
Then, f (2) equals (2019 Main, 10 Jan I)
(a) 30 (b) − 4 (c) − 2 (d) 8
d2y 
t
9. If x = 3 tan t and y = 3sec t, then the value of dx 2 at 4, is
(2019 Main, 9 Jan II)
1 1
(a) 6 (b) 6 2

1 3
(c) 3 2 (d) 2 2

 1  6x x 
x   0,  tan 1  3
 4  1  9x  x  g ( x) ,
10. For , if the derivative of is then g(x)
equals (2017 Main)
9 3x x 3x 3
(a) 1  9x 3 (b) 1  9 x3 (c) 1  9 x3 (d) 1  9x 3

1
f ( x) 
11. If g is the inverse of a function f and 1  x5 , then g′(x) is
equal to
(a) 1 + x5 (b) 5x4
1
(c) 1  {g ( x)}5 (d) 1 + {g(x)}5
dy
−1
12. If y = sec (tan x), then dx at x = 1 is equal to (2013)
1 1
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 2

13. Let g(x) = log f(x), where f(x) is a twice differentiable positive
function on (0, ) such that f(x + 1) = x f(x). Then, for
  1  1
N  1, 2, 3, , g   N    g   
 2  2 is equal to
(2008, 3M)
 1 1 1 
4 1     2
(a)  9 25 (2 N  1) 

 1 1 1 
4 1     2
(b)  9 25 (2 N  1) 

 1 1 1 
4 1     2
(c)  9 25 (2 N  1) 

 1 1 1 
4 1     2
(d)  9 25 (2 N  1) 

d 2x
14. dy 2 equals
1 1 3
 d2 y  d 2 y   dy 
 dx 2   2   
 dx   dx 
(a) (b)
2 3
 d 2 y   dy   d 2 y   dy 
 dx 2   dx   2   
 dx   dx 
(c) (d)
15. If f″ (x) = − f(x), where f(x) is a continuous double differentiable
function and g(x) = f′(x).
If

 x     x  
2 2

F ( x)   f  g
      
 2   2 
and F(5) = 5, then F(10) is (2006, 3M)
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 25
16. Let f be twice differentiable function satisfying f(l) = 1, f(2) = 4,
f(3) = 9, then (2005, 2M)
(a) f″(x) = 2,  x  (R)
(b) f′(x) = 5 = f″(x),for some x  (1, 3)
(c) there exists atleast one x  (1, 3) such that f″(x) = 2
(d) None of the above
17. If y is a function of x and log (x + y) = 2xy, then the value of y
′(0) is (2004, 1M)
(a) 1 (b) −l (c)2 (d) 0
18. If x2 + y2 = 1, then
(a) yy″ − 2(y′)2 + 1 = 0(b) yy″ + (y′)2 + 1 = 0
(c) yy″ + 2(y′)2 − 1 = 0(d) yy″ + 2(y′)2 + 1 = 0
x3 sin x cos x
f ( x)  6 1 0
p p2 p3
19. Let , where p is constant.
d3
Then, dx3 f(x) at x = 0 is (1997, 2M)
(a) p (b) p + p2
(c) p + p3 (d) independent of p
d  3 d2 y
2 y
dx  dx 2 
20. If y2 = P (x) is a polynomial of degree 3, then equals
(1988, 2M)
Fill ill the Blanks
dy
xy 2
21. If x e = y + sin x, then at x = 0, dx = …… . (1996, 2M)
22. Let f(x) = x | x |. The set of points, where f(x) is twice
differentiable, is … . (1992, 2M)
23. If f(x) = | x − 2 | and g(x) = f [f(x)], then g′ (x) = …… for x > 2.
(1990, 2M)
  1  1
sec1   2  x
24. The derivative of  2 x  1 with respect to 1 x 2
at 2 is
…… . (1986, 2M)
25. If f (x) = logx (log x), then f′ (x)
at x = e is …… . (1985, 2M)
26. If fr(x), gr(x), hr(x), r = 1, 2, 3 are polynomials in x such that fr(a)
= gr(a) = hr(a),

f1 ( x) f 2 ( x) f 3 ( x)
F ( x)  g1 ( x) g 2 ( x) g 3 ( x) ,
h1 ( x) h2 ( x) h3 ( x)
r = 1, 2, 3 and then F′ (x) at x = a is …… .
(1985, 2M)
 2 x  1 dy
y f  2 
27. If  x  1 and f′(x) = sin x, then2 dx = ……. . (1982, 2M)
Analytical & Descriptive Questions
ax 2 bx c
y    1,
28. If ( x  a )( x  b)( x  c ) ( x  b)( x  c ) ( x  c)

y 1  a b c 
    
Prove that y x  a  x b  x c  x . (1998, 8M)
dy
29. Find dx at x = −1, when

sin x 3
(sin y ) 2
 sec 1 (2 x)  2 x tan ln ( x  2)  0.
2 (1991, 4M).
30. If x = sec θ − cos θ and y = secn θ − cosn θ, then show that
2
 dy 
( x  4)    n 2 ( y 2  4).
2
 dx  (1989, 2M)
31. If α be a repeated roots of a quadratic equation f(x) = 0 and A(x),
B(x) and C(x) be polynomials of degree 3, 4 and 5 respectively,

A( x) B ( x ) C ( x)
A( ) B ( ) C ( )
then show that A ( ) B  ( ) C  ( ) is divisible by f(x), where prime
denotes the derivatives. (1984, 4M)
32. Find the derivative with respect to x of the function
  2x   
y  (log cos x sin x)(log sin x cos x) 1  sin 1   x
  1  x 2  
at 4. (1984, 4M)
33. If (a + bx) ey/x = x, then prove that
2
d 2 y  dy 
x3
  x  y .
dx 2
 dx  (1983, 3M)
34. Let f be a twice differentiable function such that (1983, 3M)
f″(x) = − f(x), f′(x) = g(x) and
h(x) = [f (x)]2 + [g (x)]2
Find h (10), if h (5) = 11.
dy
x sin x3 .
35. Let ye  (tan x) x
, find dx (1981, 2M)
5x dy
y  cos 2 (2 x  1) .
3 (1  x) 2
36. Given, , find dx (1980)
Integer Type Questions
37. Let f : R →R be a continuous odd function, which vanishes

1
f (1) 
exactly at one point and 2.
 x
F ( x)   f (t ) dt
Suppose that 1 for all x  [−l, 2] and

F ( x) 1
x
G ( x)   t | f { f (t )} | dt lim 
1 for all x  [−l, 2]. If x1 G ( x) 14 , then the value

 1
f 
of  2 is (2015 Adv.)