CLASS : XII(ALL) DPP. NO.

- 1
f (x ) f (x )
Q.1(a) If Lim 2
= 1, find (i) Lim f ( x ) ; (ii) Lim
x 2 x x 2 x  2 x

f (x) f (x)
(b) If Lim 2
= 1, find (i) Lim f ( x ) ; (ii) Lim
x 0 x x0 x0 x

Q.2 For the function g whose graph is given, state the value of each quantity, if it exists.
y
(a) Lim g ( t ) (b) Lim g ( t )
t 0 t 0
4
(c) Lim g( t ) (d) Lim g ( t )
t0 t 2 2

(e) Lim g ( t ) (f) Lim g( t ) 0

t 2 t2 2 4 t
–1
(g) g(2) (h) Lim g( t ) –2
t4

Q.3 For the function R whose graph is shown, state the following
(a) Lim R ( x ) y
x2

(b) Lim R ( x )
x5
–3 0 2 5 x
(c) Lim R ( x )
x 3

(d) Lim R ( x )
x 3
(e) The equations of the vertical asymptotes.
f(t)
Q.4 A patient receives a 150 mg injective of a drug every 4
hours. The graph shows the amount f(t) of the drug in the 300
blood stream after t hours. (Later we will be able to compute
the dosage and time interval to ensure that the concentration
of the drug does not reach a harmful level.) 150
Find Lim f ( t ) and Lim f ( t )
t  12 t  12
t
and explain the significance of these one-sided limits. 4 8 12 16

2x 2  3x
Q.5 Lim .
x | 2x  3 |
3
2

 1 if x  0

Q.6 The signum (or sign) function, denoted by sgn, is defined by sgn x = 0 if x  0 .
1 if x  0
Compute the following.
(i) Lim sgn x (ii) Lim sgn x (iii) Lim sgn x (iv) Lim | sgn x |
x 0 x 0 x0 x0
Dpp's on Limit [1]
 3x 2  ax  a  3
Q.7 The value of a for which Lim exists. Also find the value of the limit.
x 2 x2  x  2
 2
Q.8 If f ( x )  x if x is rational , find
Lim f ( x ) .
0 if x is irrational x0

P( x )
Q.9 Let P and Q be polynomials. Find Lim if the degree of P is
x   Q( x )

(a) less than the degree of Q and (b) greater than the degree of Q.

Q.10 Determine whether the statement is true or false.

 2x 8  2x 
(a) Lim     Lim  Lim .
x 4  x  4 x  4  x 4 x  4 x 4 x  4

x 2  6 x  7 Lim x 2  6x  7  
(b) Lim 2  x 1 .
x 1 x  5x  6
Lim x 2  5x  6
x 1
 
x 3 Lim ( x  3)
x 1
(c) Lim  .
x 1

x 2  2 x  4 Lim x 2  2 x  4
x 1

f (x )
(d) If Lim f ( x )  2 and Lim g( x )  0 , then Lim does not exist.
x 5 x 5 x5 g ( x )

f (x )
(e) If Lim f ( x )  0 and Lim g( x )  2 , then Lim does not exist.
x 5 x 5 x5 g ( x )

Q.11
1 x
(a) Lim arcsin 

 (b) Lim tan 1 x 2  x 4 .
  
x 1
 1 x  x 

x 3  3x 2  2x ( x  1) 2  x
Q.12 Lim 2 . Q.13 Lim .
x  2 x x 6 x 1 x 2 1

x2  x 3
1 x  3 1 x
Q.14 (a) Lim ; (b) Lim .
x 1 x 1 x0 x

 1  2  3  ........  n n  ( x  1)10  ( x  2)10  .......  ( x  100)10

Q.15 Lim   . Q.16 Lim .
n  n2 2 x x10  1010

x 2 1 1 3
7  x3  3  x 2
Q.17 Lim . Q.18 Lim .
x0
x 2  16  4 x 1 x 1

Q.19 Lim
x
 x  a  x  b   x  . Q.20 Lim  3 x  12  3 x  12  .
x  
n
 1 3  x 1
Q.21 Lim   . Q.22 Lim (m and n integers).
x 1 1 x 1  x3  x 1 m x 1
Dpp's on Limit Continuity & differentiability [2]
 ax a x  a x
Q.23 Lim a  0 . Q.24 Lim a  0 .
x a x 1 x a x  a x Y

Q.25 Refer to the graph of y = f (x)

4
and g(x) = (x – 2)2, x < 2
3
= 7 – x, x  2 f(x) 2
then which of the following limits are non existent.
(a) Lim f (g( x )) (b) Lim g(f ( x )) (c) Lim g(f ( x )) X
x2 x0 x5 O 1 2 3 5

Q.26 Column-I Column-II

( n  1) 3  ( n  1) 3
(A) Lim (P) 0
n ( n  1) 2  ( n  1) 2

n 3  100n 2  1
(B) Lim (Q) 1
n 100n 2  15n

Lim
n  2 !  n  1 !
(C) n n  3 ! (R) 2

Lim
n  2 !  n  1 !
(D) n   n  2  !  n  1 !
(S) 3

2n  1
(E) Lim (T) DNE
n 2n  1
1
2n 1
(F) Lim
n 1
2n 1

[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

Q.27 If Lim [ f ( x )  g ( x )]  2 and Lim [ f ( x )  g ( x )]  1 , then Lim f ( x ) g ( x )
x a x a x a

3 3 4
(A) need not exist (B) exist and is (C) exists and is (D) exists and is
4 4 3

Q.28 Limit

cot 1 x  1  x is equal to 
x   2x  1  x 
sec1   
 x  1  
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) /2 (D) non existent

x2  x  2
Q.29 The value of Lim is equal to
x 2
x2  4
1 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D)
2 4
Dpp's on Limit Continuity & differentiability [3]
 n
n!
Q.30 Let Un =
(n  2)!
where n  N. If Sn =  Un then Lim Sn equals
n 
n 1
1
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) (D) non existent
2

Q.31
 4

Lim  2 
1  3x  x 2 

1


 
3 x 4  1 
=
x 1  x  x 1 1  x3  x 3  x 1 
  
1 1
(A) (B) 3 (C)
(D) none
3 2
[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
x 1
Q.32 Let f(x) = 2
. Then :
2 x  7x  5
1 1
(A) Limit
x1
f(x) =  (B) Limit f(x) =  (C) Limit
x   f(x) = 0 (D) Limit does not exist
3 x0 5 x  5/ 2

Q.33 Which of the following limit do not exist?

x3  x  2  1 1 
(A) Lim 3 2 (B) Lim   2 
x 1 x  x  x 1 x  2 x ( x  2)

2
x  3x  2 

 x2 x4   x3 x 2 
(C) Lim    (D) Lim  2 
x  1 x 2  5x  4
 3( x 2  3x  2)  x   2x  1
 2 x  1 

Q.34 Which of the following limits vanish?

sin x arc tan x
(A) Lim (B) Lim
x x x  x
x  sin x arc sin x
(C) Lim (D) Lim
x x  cos x x 1 x
tan
2

Q.35 Which of the following statements are true for the function f
defined for  1  x  3 in the figure shown.
(A) Lim f(x) = 1
x 1
(B) Lim f(x) does not exist
x2

(C) xLim
1
f(x) = 2 (D) xLim
0
f(x) = xLim
0 
f(x)

Dpp's on Limit Continuity & differentiability [4]

CLASS : XII(ALL DPP. NO.- 2

x2 x sin x x sin x
Q.1(a) If the inequalities 1 –  < 1 hold for all values of x close to zero. Find Lim .
6 2  2 cos x x 0 2  2 cos x

(b) If 3x  f(x)  x3 + 2 for 0  x  2, evaluate Lim f ( x ) .

x1

4x  1 4x 2  3x
(c) Find Lim f ( x ) if  f (x )  for all x > 5.
x  x x2

Q.2 Lim
sin  n  (m and n positive integers).
0 sin  m
2 x  arc sin x 1  cos3 x 1  sin x  cos x
Q.3 Lim . Q.4 Lim . Q.5 Lim .
x  0 2 x  arc tan x x  0 x sin 2 x x  0 1  sin x  cos x

sin 3x sin   ya y 

Q.6 Lim . Q.7 Lim . Q.8 Lim  sin · tan  .
x   sin 2 x  2 ya  2 2a 
1 2

  x
sin  x   1  sin
cos x  sin x  6 2
Q.9 Lim . Q.10 Lim . Q.11 Lim .
x
 cos 2x  3 x x x x
4
x
6  cos x cos  cos  sin 
2 2 4 4

   sin 2   sin 2  2  1  cos x

Q.12 Lim  2 x tan x  . Q.13 Lim 2 2 . Q.14 Lim .
x
 cos x     x0 sin 2 x
2
1  sin x  1  sin x   arc cos x
Q.15 Lim . Q.16 Lim .
x0 tan x x  1 x 1

 1 sin(a  3h )  3 sin(a  2h )  3 sin(a  h )  sin a

Q.17 Lim x 2 1  cos  . Q.18 Lim .
x  x h0 h3
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
sin x x  n, n  0,  1,  2,  3....... x 2  1, x  0, 2
 
Q.19 If f (x) =  and g (x) =  4, x  0
 2 otherwise  5, x  2

then Lim g [ f ( x )] is equal to

x 0
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) non existent

Q.20 Let l = Lim

[x]
and m = Lim
x
x 2 {x} x 2 [ x ]

where [y] and {y} denotes largest integer less than or equal to y and fractional part of y respectively.
Then which one of the following alternative is correct ?
(A) l exist but m does not. (B) m exist but l does not.
(C) Both l and m exist. (D) Neither l nor m exist.
Dpp's on Limit [5]
 cos 2  cos 2 x
Q.21 Lim =
x 1 x2  | x |
(A) 2 cos 2 (B)  2 cos 2 (C) 2 sin 2 (D)  2 sin 2
cos 1 (1  x)
Q.22 Limit =
x0 x
1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
2
Q.23 If n is a non zero integer and [*] denotes the greatest integer function then
 n sin x   n tan x 
Lim   Lim  equals
x 0  x  x 0  x 


(A ) 2n+1 (B) 2n–1 (C) 2n (D) n+2

Q.24
2

If Lim ln ( x  5x )  2 ln (cx  1) = – 2 then
x 

1
(A) c = e–1 (B) c = e–2 (C) c = e (D) c = e 2

       
Q.25 Given l1 = xLim cos 1 sec x   ; l = Lim sin 1 cosec x   ;
 4   4  2 x  4   4 

       
l3 = xLim tan 1 cot  x   ; l = Lim cot 1  tan  x  
 4   4  4 x  4   4 
where [x] denotes greatest integer function then which of the following limits exist?
(A) l1 and l2 only (B) l1 and l3 only (C) l1 and l4 only (D) All of them
x  cos(sin 1 x )
Q.26 Lim =
x 1 2 1  tan(sin 1 x )
1 1
(A) (B) – (C) 2 (D) – 2
2 2

x  6  sin( x  3)  3
Q.27 The value of Lim is equal to
x 3 ( x  3) cos( x  3)
1 3 5
(A) (B) 5 (C) (D)
5 4 6

(sin x  tan x ) 2  (1  cos 2x ) 4  x 5

Q.28 Limit is equal to
x 0 7.(tan 1 x ) 7  (sin 1 x ) 6  3 sin 5 x
1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 1
7 3
cossin(3x )   1
Q.29 Lim equals
x 0 x2
9 3 3 9
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
Dpp's on Limit Continuity & differentiability [6]
 1  cos ax sin x
Q.30 For a  R+ such that Lim 2
 Lim , then the value of a is
x 0 x x    x

2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
2


 1  n
1 
2
Q.31 The value of the limit is
n 2


1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
4 3 2
sin x
Q.32 Limit where [ ] denotes greatest integer function , is
 1 
x
2 cos 1  (3 sin x  sin 3x )
4 
2 4
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) does not exist
 

[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

Q.33 Which of the following limit do not exist?
tan  tan   sin 
Lim
(A)   0 . (B) Lim
3
1  cos  
2
0 3

1  cos  2  1
 
1 

(C) Lim 3 3 (D) xLim
 0  sin x
0 tan   sin  tan x 

Q.34 If Lim f ( x )  p and Lim f ( x )  q then the correct statement(s) is/are true?
x 0 x 0
3 3
(A) Lim f ( x  x )  q (B) Lim f ( x  x )  p
x 0 x 0
2 4 2 4
(C) Lim f ( x  x )  q (D) Lim f ( x  x )  p
x 0 x 0

Q.35 Which of the following limits vanish?

1 1
(A) Limit
x   x sin
4 (B) Limit
x  /2 (1  sin x) . tan x
x
2 x2  3 [x]2  9
(C) Limit . sgn (x) (D) Limit
x  3
x x2  x  5 2
x 9
where [ ] denotes greatest integer function

Dpp's on Limit Continuity & differentiability [7]

CLASS : XII(ALL) DPP. NO.- 3

x x 1
tan x  cos x  sin x  1  1   1 x
Q.1 Lim . Q.2 Lim 1  2  Q.3 Lim 1  
x  4 1  cos 2x  sin 2x x x  x x

ln x  1 ex  e ex  ex ex  cos x

Q.4 Lim . Q.5 Lim . Q.6 Lim Lim
. Q.7 x 0 x .
x e x e x  1 x 1 x  0 sin x e  cos x

Q.8
 x x x 
Lim  cos · cos ...... cos n  . Q.9 
Lim cos x  1  cos x .
x

n  2 4 2 

 x 1   a x  bx
Q.10 Lim x  arc tan  . Q.11 Lim
x  x2 4 x 0 cx  d x

 x 1 x  ea x  1
Q.12 Lim x  arc tan  arc tan . Q.13 Lim .
x  x2 x2 x 0 sin bx

1  x , 0  x  1
Q.14 Consider the function f (x) =  x  2, 1  x  2 . Find Lim f f ( x )  and Lim f f ( x )  .
4  x , 2  x  4 x1 x2

[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.15 Column-I Column-II
3
Lim x . sin x  x  1
1
1
(A) x  (P)
x2  x 1 2

 
 (1  cos x )  (1  cos x )  (1  cos x )  .........   1
(B) Lim  2

(Q) 1
x 0 x
sin nx [(a  n ) . nx  tan x ]
(C) If Limit = 0 (n > 0) (R) 2
x 0 x2
then the minimum value of ‘a’ is (S) DNE

[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

5x · 1  2 x  cos x
Q.16 Limit equals
x 0 x
(A) ln 5 (B) ln 5e (C) 2 + ln 5 (D) none
2 2  (cos x  sin x )3 
Q.17 The limiting value of the function f(x) = when x  is
1  sin 2 x 4
1 3
(A) 2 (B) (C) 3 2 (D)
2 2

Dpp's on Limit [8]

 sec x   tan x   1
Q.18 The value of Lim is equal to
x 2 x2
(A) sec2 · ln sec  + tan2 · ln tan  (B) sec2 · ln tan  + tan2 · ln sec 
(C) sec  · ln tan  – tan  · ln sec 
2 2 (D) sec2 · ln sec  – tan2 · ln tan 
nx n 1  ( n  1) x n  1
Q.19 Lim where n = 100 is equal to
x 1 (e x  e) sin x
5050 100 5050 4950
(A) (B) (C) – (D) –
e e e e

a n x  x
Q.20 If Lim = 2 (a > 0) then the value of ‘a’ is
x 1 n x
(A) 3e (B) e–3 (C) e2 (D) e3

[ x ]2 [ x2 ]
Q.21 Let Limit
x0
Limit
2 = l and x  0 = m , where [ ] denotes greatest integer, then
x x2
(A) l exists but m does not (B) m exists but l does not
(C) l and m both exist (D) neither l nor m exists.
[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
Q.22 Which of the following limits vanish?
tan 2 x 1
sin 1 x e x ln 2    2
(A) Lim Lim
(B) x  (C) Limit  tan   x   (D) Lim (sin x ) x
x 1 x ex  
 8  x 0
tan x
4
2
Q.23 Which of the following limits vanish?
x x sin x!  1 1  2n
(A) Lim (B) Lim (C) Lim    (D) Lim
x 0 cos1 x x  1 x2 x 0  sin x tan x  n  n!

Q.24 Which of the following limits tends to unity?

1  cos x  2 sin x  sin 3 x  x 2  3x 4 x
(A) Lim 3 2 3 (B) Lim
x 0 tan x  6 sin x  x  5x x  [x]
1  
Lim  x 
(C) x    Lim
(D) x   
 x x x  x x  x  x
   

INTEGER TYPE
cos(x  4)  4 cos(x  3)  6 cos(x  2)  4 cos(x  )  cos x
Q.25 Let f (x) = Lim
0 4
then find the absolute value of difference between maximum and minimum value of f (x).

sin 2 4x  2 cos 2 x  2 cos x

Q.26 Lim .
x 0 cos 2 x  cos3 x

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CLASS: XII(ALL) DPP. NO.- 4

n(1  x 2  x 4 ) ln sin 2 x
Q.1 Lim . Q.2 Lim .
x  0 ln sin x
x 0 (e x  1)x
x  2 sin x a x  bx
Q.3 Lim Q.4 Lim .
x 0
x 2  2 sin x  1  sin 2 x  x  1 x 0
x 1 x2
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
x
 x 1
Q.5 Let l = Lim   then {l} where {x}denotes the fractional part function is
x   x  1 

(A) 8 – e2 (B) 7 – e2 (C) e2 – 6 (D) e2 – 7

2
Which one of the following best represents the graph of the function f(x) = Lim tan nx 
1
Q.6
n  

(A) (B) (C) (D)

x
 2 
Q.7 Lim  x  2 x  1  =
x   x 2  4 x  2 
 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) e2 (D) e
1
Q.8 Lim (lnx ) e
x is
x e 

1
(A) ee (B) ee (C) e–2 (D) e–1
6 x 1
 3x 2  2x  1 3x  2
Q.9 Let f(x) =  2  then Lim 1  f ( x ) 2 has the value equal to
 x x2  x 
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 1000 (D) none
 1  n
 n  
 ln ( n )   1  a
Q.10 Let a  n and b   n   . The value of Lim   is equal to
ln ( n )  n b

1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D)
e
2
Q.11 Limit  1  log2 x cos x
x0  cos
2 
(A) is equal to 4 (B) is equal to 9 (C) is equal to 289 (D) is non existent

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 cos ax cosec bx is
2
Q.12 The value of Lim
x 0

 8b2   8a 2   a2   b2 
       
   2   2  2
 a2   b   2b   2a 
(A) e (B) e (C) e (D) e
n
n p n q 
Q.13 Lim   , p, q > 0 equals
n   2 
 
pq
(A) 1 (B) pq (C) pq (D)
2
Q.14 Lim cos   n 2  n  when n is an integer
n   
(A) is equal to 1 (B) is equal to  1 (C) is equal to zero (D) does not exist

Q.15 The value of Limit

 tan  {x }  1   sin {x }
where { x } denotes the fractional part function:
x0
{x }  {x }  1 
(A) is 1 (B) is tan 1 (C) is sin 1 (D) is non existent

Q.16 The value of Lim

sin  x  ln (1  3x)
3
is equal to
tan x   e    1
x 0 1 2 53x
 
1 3 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 5
sin x cos x n
Q.17 Let a = min [x2 + 2x + 3, x  R] and b = Lim
x 0 e x  ex
. Then the value of  a r b n r is
r 0
n 1 n 1 n n 1
2 1 2 1 2 1 4 1
(A) n (B) n (C) n (D)
3 ·2 3 ·2 3 ·2 3 ·2 n

m 3  (m 2  1) 2
Q.18 The value of  (m 4  m 2  1) (m 2  m) is equal to
m 1

3
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0
2

Q.19 The natural number n, for which Lim

27 x

 9x  3x  1 cos x  e x 
is a finite non zero number, is
x 0 x 2 n 1
equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
1/ t
 b t 1  a t 1 
Q.20 Suppose that a and b (b  a) are real positive numbers then the value of Lim  
 has the
t 0
 b  a 
value equals to
1
a ln b  b ln a b ln b  a ln a b b  a
b
(A) (B) (D)  
(C) b ln b – a ln a
ba ba  aa 
 
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 [MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
Q.21 Which of the following limits are non existent?
1
cot 1
1 1  cos x sin(1 x ) x
(A) Limit (B) Lim (C) Lim
x 0 x 1  cos x x o sin(1 x ) x  0 x
(D) Lim cos 1[cot x ] where [ ] is greatest integer function.
x  2
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.22 Column-I Column-I
9x 6  x
(A) Lim . (P) –3
x  x3  1
1  x sin x  cos 2x
Lim
(B) x0 x . (Q) 6
tan 2
2
sin 2 ( x 3  x 2  x  3)
(C) Lim (R) 8
x 1 1  cos( x 2  4 x  3)

Lim 6 x 2 (cot x )(csc 2 x )

(D) has the value equal to (S) 12
x 0     
sec cos x   tan    1 
  4 sec x  

(E) If Lim
2(a  3) (x  2)  6 sin 1

( x  2) tan 1 (5x  10)
0 (T) 18
x  2 ( x  2) 2
then the value of a is equal to
Q.23 Column-I Column-II
 x2 x 3 
(A) Lim x 2  3  equals

(P) 0
x 
 x x 

x 2 (1  sin 2 x ) 1
(B) Lim 2 (Q)
x  ( x  sin x ) 2
1 1
Let a, b  R. If Lim  4x 2  x 3  ax  b  =
3
(C) (R)
x    3 6
then the sum (a + b) equals (S) does not exist

INTEGER TYPE
Q.24 Find the sum of an infinite geometric series whose first term is the limit of the function
 9 7  tan x  sin x
f (x) =   7  as x 1 and the common ratio is the limit of function g(x) =
9
1 x 1 x  ln 3 (1  x )
as x 0.
 3 x   1 
1x p
Q.25 If the value of Lim   can be expressed in the form of e q , where p and q are relative
x 0  3 x   1 

prime then find the value of (p + q).

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CLASS : XII(ALL) DPP. NO.- 5

x  sin x cos x ln ( x  a )
Q.1 Lim . Q.2 Lim
x0 x  tan x xa ln ( e x  e a )

4 3
ln 1  x 4  4 x  2 x 2 
x
x  x4  x
tan
2a
Q.3 Lim 3 . Q.4 For a > 0, Lim  2   .
x0 6 sin x  6 x  x 3 xa  a

[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

n
  n  1
Q.5 Lim     sin  when   Q is equal to
n    n  1  n 

(A) e– (B) –  (C) e1 –  (D) e1 + 
x 2n  1
Q.6 The function f (x) = Lim is identical with the function
n  x 2n  1
(A) g (x) = sgn(x – 1) (B) h (x) = sgn (tan–1x)
(C) u (x) = sgn( | x | – 1) (D) v (x) = sgn (cot–1x)
12 n 2 2 (n1)32 (n2).....n 2.1
Q.7 Lim is equal to
n  13 23 33 ......n 3
1 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 2 6

 n n n 
Q.8 Lim  2  2  ......  2 

n  n 1 n  2 n  n
 
(A) is equal to zero (B) is equal to 1/2
(C) is equal to 1 (D) does not exist .
n
r
Q.9 Lim  2 equals
r 1 n  n  r
n 

(A) 0 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 1

1

Q.10 
If Lim cos x  a sin b x
x 0
3
 
6 x
 e512 , then the value of ab2 is equal to

(A) – 512 (B) 512 (C) 8 (D) 8 8

A
Q.11 The figure shows an isosceles triangle ABC with B = C.
The bisector of angle B intersects the side AC at the point P.
Suppose that BC remains fixed but the altitude AM approaches 0, so
that A  M (mid-point of BC). Limiting value of BP, is P

a a 2a 3a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 3 4 B C
where a is fixed side BC. M

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 x
 ( x  1) x 
Q.12 Lim  x  equals

x 
 x ·e 
1 1
(A) e (B) (C) e (D)
e e
Q.13 Let O be the center of a circle of radius 1. P, Q are the points on the circle such that  = POQ
is an acute angle and R is a point outside the circle such that OPRQ is a parallelogram. If the area of
f  
the part of the parallelogram that is outside the circle is f(), then Lim is equal to
0 
3 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
  2
(sin x  x ) 2  1  cos x 3
Q.14 Lim
The value of the limit, x 0 5 is equal to
x sin x  (1  cos x ) 2 ( 2 x 2  sin x 2 )
19 4 19
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
45 9 25

Q.15 Lim  n 2  n  1   n 2  n  1   (n  I) where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function is

n     

(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (C) 2/3 (D) 1/4

Q.16 The figure shows a fixed circle C1 with equation (x – 1)2 + y2 = 1 and a
shrinking circle C2 with radius r and centre at the origin. P is the point
(0, r), Q is the upper point of intersection of the two circles and R is the
point of intersection of the line PQ and the x-axis. The coordinates of
the point R as C2 shrinks i.e. as r  0 is
(A) (1, 0) (B) (2, 0)
(C) (3, 0) (D) (4, 0)
1  cos 2x
Q.17 The value of Lim
x 0
2 equals
ex  ex  x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

tan 3 x  tan x 3
Q.18 The value of Lim equals
x 0 x5
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

1  cos x  sin x 
Q.19 The value of Lim is equal to
x 0 1  x3 1
1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) non existent
2 6

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 n2
Q.20 Consider a problem of limit as Lim  n  ·e n
n 
 n 1
Two children A and B solved this problem as follows
Mr. A solved the problem as follows :
 n 
Lim n 2 ln  n  n 
Let L = e n   n 1 
= el where l = Lim n  n ln  1 (using ax = ex ln a)
n   n 1 
1
put n = ; as n   then x  0
x

1 1 1x  1  ln ( x  1) 
 1 = Lim  ln 
1 1 1
= Lim  ln  1 = Lim 1  
x 0 x  x (1 x )  1  x 0 x  x x 1  x 0 x  x 

  2 3  
 x  l n (1  x )   x   x  x  x  ...x   1 1
Lim
= x0  = Lim  2 3  = . Hence l = .
 x 2
 x0     2 2
 x 2 

 L = e1/2 Ans.
Mr. B solved the problem as follows :
 using the fact Lim f ( x )  1 and Lim ( x )   
 n
Lim n 2 

1  n  x a x a 
L= e n   n 1   Lim  ( x )[ f ( x ) 1] 
 then Lim f ( x ) 
( x )
 e x a 
 2   x a 
n 
Lim  n  n 2 n  n 2 n
n    n 1  Lim Lim
n 1
=e = e n  n 1
=e = e Ans. n 

Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) A is right and B is wrong
(B) A is wrong and B is right
(C) both A and B are wrong as the correct value of limit is 1/e
(D) both A and B are wrong as limit does not exist.

[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

 tan 2{x}
 x 2 [x]2 for x 0

Q.21 Let f (x) =  1 for x 0 where [ x ] is the step up function and { x } is the fractional part


 {x}cot{x} for x 0

function of x, then
2
 
(A) Lim f (x) = 1 (C) cot–1  Lim f ( x )  = 1 (D) None
(B) Lim f (x) = 1
x 0 
x 0   x 0 
Q.22 If variable line x(3 +) + 2y (2 – ) – (7 – ) = 0 always passes through a fixed point (a, b) where 
[sin x  2]  cos x
is parameter and l = Limit where [y] and {y} denotes greatest integer  y and
x  [x]  1
x ( a  b ) 

fractional part of y respectively, then

(A) a + 2b = 3 (B) a – b + 2l = 2 (C) l = 1 (D) l does not exist
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 3 
If f (x) = Lim x   [cos x ]  n  1  n  3n  1   where [y] denotes largest integer  y,,
2 2
Q.23
n  2  
then identify the correct statement(s).
3
(A) Lim f ( x ) = 0 (B) Lim f ( x ) =
x 0
x
 4
2
3x     3 
(C) f (x) = x  0,  (D) f (x) = 0 x   , 
2  2 2 2 
Q.24 Lim f(x) does not exist when
x c
(A) f(x) = [[x]]  [2x  1], c = 3 (B) f(x) = [x]  x, c = 1
tan (sgn x)
(C) f(x) = {x}2  {x}2, c = 0 (D) f(x) = ,c =0.
sgn x
where [x] denotes step up function & {x} fractional part function.
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.25 Column-I Column-II

(A) Lim  x  x  x  x  equals (P) –2

x   
sin 2 x  2 tan x
(B) The value of the limit, Lim is (Q) –1
x 0 ln (1  x 3 )
(C)
x 0 
 
Lim ln sin 3 x  ln ( x 4  ex 3 ) equals (R) 0

(D) Let tan(2 | sin  | ) = cot (2 | cos  | ), where   R (S) 1

 2 
and f (x) = ( | sin  | + | cos  | )x. The value of Lim   equals
x   f ( x ) 

(Here [ ] represents greatest integer function)

Q.26 Column-I Column-II
1
(A) Lim cos2   3 n 3  n 2  2n   where n is an integer, equals (P)
n     2
1
(B) Lim n sin  2 1  n 2  (n  N) equals (Q)
n    4
 ( n  1)  
(C) Lim ( 1) n sin   n 2  0.5n  1  sin  is (where n  N) (R) 
n    4n 
x
xa
(D) If Lim    e where 'a' is some real constant then the (S) non existent
x   x  a 

value of 'a' is equal to

INTEGER TYPE
Q.27 For a certain value of c, Lim [(x5 + 7x4 + 2)C - x] is finite and non zero and has the value equal to l.
x 
Find the value of (l – 2c).
1  a cos 2 x  b cos 4 x
Q.28 If Lim exists for all x  R and has the value equal to c.
x 0 x4
Find the value of 3(a + b + c).

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