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JEE Advanced 2026 · Continuity and Differentiability

Let R\mathbb{R} denote the set of all real numbers. Let f:R→Rf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be an arbitrary function and let g:R→Rg : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be the function defined by g(x)=xf(x)g(x) = x f(x), for all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

Answers: B. If ff is continuous at x=0x = 0, then gg is differentiable at x=0x = 0 · D. If gg is differentiable at x=0x = 0, then lim⁡x→0f(x)\lim_{x \to 0} f(x) exists

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g(x)=x f(x)∀ x∈R,g(0)=0⋅f(0)=0g(x) = x\,f(x) \quad \forall\, x \in \mathbb{R}, \qquad g(0) = 0 \cdot f(0) = 0 Which of (1), (2), (3), (4) are TRUE?\text{Which of (1), (2), (3), (4) are TRUE?} 1. g(x)−g(0)x−0=f(x)(x≠0)1.\ \dfrac{g(x)-g(0)}{x-0} = f(x) \quad (x \neq 0) 2. test (1)-(4); counterexamples for the false ones2.\ \text{test (1)-(4); counterexamples for the false ones} For x≠0:g(x)−g(0)x−0=x f(x)x=f(x)\text{For } x \neq 0: \quad \dfrac{g(x)-g(0)}{x-0} = \dfrac{x\,f(x)}{x} = f(x) (1) FALSE. Take f(x)=1x (x≠0), f(0)=0(1)\ \text{FALSE. Take } f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x}\ (x\neq0), \ f(0)=0 ⇒g(x)=1 (x≠0), g(0)=0 ⇒ jump at 0\Rightarrow g(x)=1 \ (x\neq0), \ g(0)=0 \ \Rightarrow \text{ jump at } 0 (2) TRUE. f continuous at 0⇒f(x)→f(0)(2)\ \text{TRUE. } f \text{ continuous at } 0 \Rightarrow f(x) \to f(0) ⇒g′(0)=lim⁡x→0g(x)−g(0)x=f(0) exists\Rightarrow g'(0) = \lim_{x \to 0} \dfrac{g(x)-g(0)}{x} = f(0) \text{ exists} (3) FALSE. Take f(0)=1, f(x)=0 (x≠0)(3)\ \text{FALSE. Take } f(0)=1, \ f(x)=0 \ (x\neq0) ⇒g≡0 (differentiable), but f not continuous at 0\Rightarrow g \equiv 0 \text{ (differentiable)}, \text{ but } f \text{ not continuous at } 0 (4) TRUE. g differentiable at 0⇒f(x)=g(x)x→g′(0)(4)\ \text{TRUE. } g \text{ differentiable at } 0 \Rightarrow f(x) = \dfrac{g(x)}{x} \to g'(0) ⇒lim⁡x→0f(x)=g′(0) exists\Rightarrow \lim_{x \to 0} f(x) = g'(0) \text{ exists} TRUE: statements (2) and (4)\boxed{\text{TRUE: statements } (2) \text{ and } (4)}

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