ASSIGNMENT CLASS XII CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY Important Formulas 1. A function f ( x ) is continuous at x a iff lim f ( x ) lim f ( x ) f (a) . x a
xa
2. A function f ( x ) is differentiable at x a iff lim x a
lim h 0
f ( x) f ( a ) exists finitely ie. xa
f ( a h) f ( a ) f (a h) f (a ) lim . h0 h h
1 x sin , 1. Show that the function f ( x ) x 0
x0
is continuous at x 0 .
x 0
sin x cos x, 2. Show that the function f ( x) x 2
x0
is continuous at x 0 .
x0
when 0 x 1 5 x 4 3. Show that the function f ( x) 3 is continuous at x 1 . 4 x 3 x when 1 x 2
4. Show that the function f ( x) 2 x | x | is continuous at x 0 . x | x | , x 2
5. Show that the function f ( x)
| x 4 |
6. If f is defined as f ( x ) x 4
,
0
x 0 is discontinuous at x 0 .
x 4
x0
. Show that f is everywhere continous except at x 4 .
x 4
| sin x | , 7. Show that the function f ( x) x 1
x 0
is discontinuous at x 0 .
x0
8. Find the value of k so that the function f is continous at the indicated point: 1 cos 2 x (a) f ( x) 2 x 2 , k
x0 x0
at x 0 .
x 2 25 (b) f ( x) x 5 , k
x5
at x 5 .
x 5
if x 2 x 1 9. Show that the function f ( x ) is not differentiable at x 2 . 2 x 3 if x 2 10. Discuss the continuity and differentiability of f ( x) | x 1| | x 2 | . ANSWERS 8.(a) 1 (b) 10 10. continous but not differentiable at x 1, 2