CONTINUITY

1. Find the values of p and q, for which 6. Find the value of k so that the following
1  sin x 3
 function is continuous at x = 2.
 2
, if x 
 3 cos x 2  x 3  x 2  16 x  20
   , x2
f ( x)   p , if x  f ( x)   ( x  2) 2
 2 
 k , x2
 q (1  sin x ) 
 (  2 x ) 2 , if x  2 7. Find the value of k so that the following


 function is continuous at x 
is continuous at x  2
2
 k cos x 
2. Find the value of the constant k so that    2 x , x  2
the function f, defined below, is f ( x)  
 5 , x
continuous at x = 0, where  2
 1  cos 4 x 8. If the function f(x) given by
 , if x  0
f ( x)   8 x 2
 3ax  b , x  1
 k , if x  0 
 f ( x )   11 , x  1
3. Find the value of k, for which 5ax  2b , x  1

 1 k x  1 k x is continuous at x = 1, find the values of
 , if  1  x  0
f ( x)   x a and b.
 2x 1
, if 0  x  1 9. Find the values of a and b such that the
 x 1
following function f(x) is a continuous
is continuous at x = 0.
function:
 1  cos 4 x
 , if x  0  5 , x2
x2 
 f ( x )   ax  b , 2  x  10
, if x  0
If f ( x )  
a
4. and  21 , x  10

 x
, if x  0


  16  x  4  10. For what value of a is the function f
defined by continuous at x = 0?
f is continuous at x = 0, find the value   
of a.  a sin  x ( x  1)  , x  0
f ( x)    
 1 , x3  tan x  sin x , x  0
  x3
5. If f ( x )   ax  b , 3  x  5 , find the
 7 , x5 11. Find the relationship between a and b so

that the function ‘f ’ defined by
values of a and b so that f(x) is a
 ax  1, x  3
continuous function. f ( x)  
bx  3, x  3
is continuous at x = 3.
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 12. Discuss the continuity of the function f(x) 18. If the function is defined by
1 2 x  1 ; x  2
at x  , when f (x) is defined as follows: 
2 f ( x)   a ; x  2
1 1  x 1 ; x  2

 2  x , if 0  x  2
 is continuous at x = 2, find the value of a.
 1
f ( x)   1 , if x 
2 Also, discuss the continuity of f(x) at x = 3.

1 1 19. For what value of k is the following
 2  x , if 2  x  1
function continuous at x = 2?
13. Find the value of ‘a’ if the function f(x)
 2x 1 ; x  2
defined by 
f ( x)   k ; x  2
2 x  1 ; x  2  3x  1 ; x  2


f ( x)   a ; x  2
20. If f(x) defined by the following is
 x 1 ; x  2
 continuous at x = 0, find the value of a,
is continuous at x = 2. b and c.
14. Find all points of discontinuity of f,

where f is defined as follows:  sin(a  1) x  sin x , if x  0
 x
 x  3 , x  3 
 f ( x)   c , if x  0
f ( x )    2 x , 3  x  3 
 xbx  x
2
 6x  2 , x  3
 , if x  0
 3
 bx 2
15. For what value of k is the function
defined by 21. If the following function f(x) is
continuous at x = 0, find the value of k.
 k ( x 2  2) , x  0
f ( x)  
 1  cos 2 x
 3x  1 , x  0  , if x  0
f ( x)   2 x 2
continuous at x = 0? Also, write whether 
 k , if x  0
the function is continuous at x = 1.
22. Find the value of k if the function
16. Find the values of a and b such that the
function defined as follows is continuous: k x 2 , x  1
f ( x)  
 x2 , x2 4 , x  1

f ( x )   ax  b , 2  x  5 is continuous at x = 1.
3 x  2 , x  5
  x 2  25
 , x5
17. Show that the function f(x) defined by 23. If f ( x )   x  5 is continuous
 k , x5
 sin x

 x  cos x , if x  0 at x = 5, find the value of k.

f ( x)   2 , if x  0

 4 1 1 x
 
, if x  0
 x
is continuous at x = 0.

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