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JEE Advanced 2011 · Continuity and Differentiability

If f(x)={−x−π2,x≤−π2−cos⁡x,−π2<x≤0x−1,0<x≤1ln⁡x,x>1f(x) = \begin{cases} -x - \frac{\pi}{2}, & x \leq -\frac{\pi}{2} \\ -\cos x, & -\frac{\pi}{2} < x \leq 0 \\ x - 1, & 0 < x \leq 1 \\ \ln x, & x > 1 \end{cases}, then

Answers: A. f(x)f(x) is continuous at x=−π2x = -\frac{\pi}{2} · B. f(x)f(x) is not differentiable at x=0x = 0 · C. f(x)f(x) is differentiable at x=1x = 1 · D. f(x)f(x) is differentiable at x=−32x = -\frac{3}{2}

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If f(x) = -x - π/2, x ≤ -π/2 -cos x, -π/2 < x ≤ 0 x - 1, 0 < x ≤ 1 ln x, x > 1 , then f(x)={−x−π2x≤−π2−cos⁡x−π2<x≤0x−10<x≤1ln⁡xx>1f(x) = \begin{cases} -x - \frac{\pi}{2} & x \leq -\frac{\pi}{2} \\[2pt] -\cos x & -\frac{\pi}{2} < x \leq 0 \\[2pt] x - 1 & 0 < x \leq 1 \\[2pt] \ln x & x > 1 \end{cases} Test continuity / differentiability at each break-point\text{Test continuity / differentiability at each break-point} f(−π2)=−(−π2)−π2=0f(-\tfrac{\pi}{2}) = -(-\tfrac{\pi}{2}) - \tfrac{\pi}{2} = 0 lim⁡x→−π/2−f=0,lim⁡x→−π/2+f=−cos⁡π2=0\lim_{x \to -\pi/2^-} f = 0, \quad \lim_{x \to -\pi/2^+} f = -\cos\tfrac{\pi}{2} = 0 ⇒continuous at −π2⇒(1) TRUE\Rightarrow \text{continuous at } -\tfrac{\pi}{2} \Rightarrow (1) \text{ TRUE} f′(0−)=sin⁡0=0,f′(0+)=ddx(x−1)=1f'(0^-) = \sin 0 = 0, \qquad f'(0^+) = \dfrac{d}{dx}(x-1) = 1 f′(0−)≠f′(0+)⇒not differentiable at 0⇒(2) TRUEf'(0^-) \neq f'(0^+) \Rightarrow \text{not differentiable at } 0 \Rightarrow (2) \text{ TRUE} f′(1−)=1,f′(1+)=1x∣1=1f'(1^-) = 1, \qquad f'(1^+) = \left.\dfrac{1}{x}\right|_{1} = 1 ⇒differentiable at 1⇒(3) TRUE\Rightarrow \text{differentiable at } 1 \Rightarrow (3) \text{ TRUE} −32=−1.5>−π2≈−1.571⇒f=−cos⁡x-\tfrac{3}{2} = -1.5 > -\tfrac{\pi}{2} \approx -1.571 \Rightarrow f = -\cos x f(x)=−cos⁡x is smooth there⇒differentiable at −32f(x) = -\cos x \text{ is smooth there} \Rightarrow \text{differentiable at } -\tfrac{3}{2} ⇒(4) TRUE\Rightarrow (4) \text{ TRUE} All four are TRUE: (1),(2),(3),(4)\boxed{\text{All four are TRUE: } (1), (2), (3), (4)} −π2:cont.;0:not diff.;1:diff.;−32:diff.-\tfrac{\pi}{2}: \text{cont.};\quad 0: \text{not diff.};\quad 1: \text{diff.};\quad -\tfrac{3}{2}: \text{diff.}

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