Continuity

Test the continuity

|𝑥|
1. 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 𝑥
;𝑥 ≠ 0
at 𝑥 = 0
1; 𝑥 = 0
1
2. 𝑓 (𝑥) = {
𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 ; 𝑥 ≠ 0
at 𝑥 = 0
0; 𝑥 = 0
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋
3. 𝜋
−𝑥
;𝑥 ≠ 2
𝜋
𝑓 (𝑥) = { 2 𝜋
at 𝑥 = 2
1; 𝑥 =
2
1
4. 𝑒 𝑥 −1
Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑒 1𝑥 +1 ; 𝑥 ≠ 0 is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0.
0; 𝑥 = 0
5. Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − |𝑥| Is continuous at 𝑥 = 0.

6. Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥} is discontinuous at all integral points.

𝑥
7. 2 ; 𝑥≠0
Prove that the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = {|𝑥 | +2𝑥 remains discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0,
𝑘 ; 𝑥=0
regardless the choice of k.
tan 3𝑥
8. 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥
; 𝑥<0
3
Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
; 𝑥=0 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
log (1+3𝑥)
{ 𝑒 2𝑥 −1
; 𝑥>0
𝑎𝑥 + 1; 𝑥 ≤ 3
9. Find the relation between 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 so that the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = {
𝑏𝑥 + 3; 𝑥 > 3
is continuous
at x = 3.
Discuss the continuity or find the point/s of discontinuity:
1 1 𝑥2
2
− 𝑥; 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2 ; 0≤𝑥≤1
2
1 2. 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 3
1. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 1; 𝑥 = 2 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2 ; 1 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
3 1
{2 − 𝑥; 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
3. 𝑓 (𝑥) = |𝑥 − 2| + |𝑥 − 3| 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥
; 𝑥<0
4. 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 𝑥
𝑥 + 2; 𝑥 ≥ 0
|𝑥| + 3 ; 𝑥 ≤ −3 3; 0≤𝑥≤1
5. 𝑓 (𝑥) = {−2𝑥 ; −3 < 𝑥 < 3 ( )
6. 𝑓 𝑥 = { 4 ; 1 < 𝑥 < 3
6𝑥 + 2 ; 𝑥 ≥ 3 5 ; 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10
1. Show that the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = |1 − 𝑥 + |𝑥|| is everywhere continuous function.
2. Show that the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = |𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥| is a continuous function.
3. Examine that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛|𝑥| is a continuous function.

Find the value of Unknown variable/s so that the given function is continuous at indicated point/s:
1. 𝑚(𝑥 2 − 2𝑥) ; 𝑥 ≤ 0
For what value of 𝑚, is the given function 𝑓(𝑥) = { is
4𝑥 + 1; 𝑥>0
continuous at 𝑥 = 0 ? What about continuity at 𝑥 = ±1 ?
2. 3𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 ; 𝑥 > 1 a=3
If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 11 ; 𝑥 = 1 is continuous at x=1. b=2
5𝑎𝑥 − 2𝑏 ; 𝑥 < 1
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥
3. ; 𝑥≠0 1
a) 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 8𝑥 2 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0.
𝑘 ; 𝑥=0
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑘𝑥
; 𝑥≠0
b) 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 𝑥 2 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0.
8 ; 𝑥=0 K = ±2
𝜋𝑥 −2
4. (𝑥 − 1)𝑠𝑖𝑛 ; 𝑥≠1
𝑓 (𝑥) = { 2 is continuous at 𝑥 = 1. 𝜋
𝜇 ; 𝑥=1
5. If 𝑓(𝑥) =
√2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥−1
;𝑥 ≠
𝜋
. ½
𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥−1 4
𝜋 𝜋
Find the value of 𝑓 ( ) so that f(x)becomes continous at 𝑥 =
4 4
6. 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥 8
𝑥2
; 𝑥 < 0
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑚 ; 𝑥 = 0 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0.
√𝑥
; 𝑥>0
{√16+√𝑥 −4
7. log(1+𝑎𝑥)−log(1−𝑏𝑥) m=a+b
; 𝑥≠0
If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥
𝑚 ; 𝑥=0
is continuous at 𝑥 = [Link] the value of m.
8. (4𝑥 −1)3 12(𝑙𝑜𝑔4)3
Determine 𝑓(0) so that the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑥2
𝑠𝑖𝑛 log(1+ )
4 3
becomes continuous at 𝑥 = 0.
9. 2𝑥+2−16 ½
If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4𝑥−16
; 𝑥 ≠ 2 is continuous at x= 2, find m.
𝑚 ; 𝑥=2
10. sin(𝑎+1)𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 a = -3/2
; 𝑥<0
𝑥
b=½
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑏 ; 𝑥 = 0 is continuous at 𝑥 = [Link] a, b, c.
√𝑥+𝑐𝑥 2−√𝑥
c=𝑅 −
{ ; 𝑥>0 {0}
𝑐𝑥 3/2
11. 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 m=1/2
; 𝑥>0
𝑥3
𝐼𝑓 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 𝜋 is continuous at x= 0, find m.
𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 (𝑥 + 1) ; 𝑥 ≤ 0
12. 2𝑥+3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 1
If 𝑓(𝑥) = ; 𝑥 ≠ 0 is continuous at x= 0, then find 𝑓 (0).
3𝑥+2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
13. 1−𝐶𝑂𝑆7(𝑋−𝜋) 49/10
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 5(𝑋−𝜋)2
; 𝑥 ≠ 0 is continuous at 𝑥 = 𝜋, then find 𝑓(𝜋).
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥
14. ; 𝑥<0 1
2𝑥 2
If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑚 ; 𝑥=0 is cont. at 𝑥 = 0. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑚
𝑥
|𝑥|
; 𝑥>0
15. √1+𝑝𝑥−√1−𝑝𝑥 P= -1/2
𝑥
; −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
If 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 2𝑥+1
is continuous. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑝
𝑥−2
; 0≤𝑥≤1
𝜋 𝜋
16. 𝑥 + 𝑎√2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 ; 0≤𝑥< a=6
4
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥 + 𝑏 ; ≤ 𝑥< is continuous. b = - 12
4 2
𝜋
{𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 − 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 ; 2
≤𝑥≤𝜋
Find 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏.
 17. 36𝑥 −9𝑥 −4𝑥 +1
;𝑥 ≠ 0 16√2 log2
If 𝑓(𝑥) = { √2−√1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 is continuous at x = 0. Find k
𝑘 ;𝑥 = 0 log3
*18. 2− (256−7𝑥)1/8
Find the value of f(0) so that the function f(x) = (5𝑥+32)1/5 − 2
; 𝑥 ≠ 0 is
continuous everywhere.
*19. (1 + 𝑎𝑥)1/𝑥 ; 𝑥<0 a=
If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑏 ; 𝑥=0 is cont. at 𝑥 = 0. Find a, b, c. log(2/3)
(𝑥+𝑐)1/3 −1 b = 2/3
; 𝑥>0
(𝑥+1)1/2 −1
c=1
20. 1−𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 𝜋 a = 1/3
3𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥
; 𝑥< 2
𝜋 𝜋 b = 8/3
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 ; 𝑥= 2
is cont. at 𝑥 = ; 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎, b.
2
𝑏(1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) 𝜋
{ (𝜋−2𝑥)2
; 𝑥> 2
*21. sin(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋 K=0
(𝜋−2𝑥)2
;𝑥 ≠2 𝜋
If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋
is continuous at 𝑥 = 2
; find k
𝑘 ;𝑥 = 2

NOTE: * marked questions are not from examination point of view.