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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
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1
Not attemptedFor , let denote the greatest integer . Consider defined by and . Let and . Find .
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 56
2
Not attemptedConsider the function given by . Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A
The derivative of the function is decreasing in the interval
B
The function has a local maximum at some point
C
The function has a local minimum at some point
D
The function has NEITHER a point of local maximum NOR a point of local minimum in
3
Not attemptedLet be an arbitrary function and let be defined by for all . Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
A
The function is always continuous at
B
If is continuous at , then is differentiable at
C
If is differentiable at , then is continuous at
D
If is differentiable at , then exists
4
Not attemptedConsider defined by , where is the greatest integer function. Let be the number of points in where is NOT continuous, and the number of points where is NOT differentiable. Find .
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 5
5
Not attemptedLet be the real number such that . For a given real number , define
for all real numbers . Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A
For ,
B
For ,
C
For ,
D
For ,
6
Not attemptedLet denote the set of all real numbers. Let be defined by
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
A
The point is a point of local maxima of
B
The point is a point of local minima of
C
Number of points of local maxima of in the interval is
D
Number of points of local minima of in the interval is
7
Not attemptedLet denote the set of all real numbers. Let and be functions defined by
Define the composite function by , where is the inverse of the function .
Then the value of the derivative of the composite function at is ______________.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 0.25
8
Not attemptedLet denote the set of all real numbers. Define the function by
Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A
The function is NOT differentiable at
B
There is a positive real number , such that is a decreasing function on the interval
C
For any positive real number , the function is NOT an increasing function on the interval
D
is a point of local minima of
9
Not attemptedLet and be real numbers such that
.
Then the value of is __________.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 2.4
10
Not attemptedLet denote the set of all real numbers. For a real number , let denote the greatest integer less than or equal to . Let denote a natural number.
Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.
List-I
(P) The minimum value of for which the function is continuous on the interval , is
(Q) The minimum value of for which , , is an increasing function on , is
(R) The smallest natural number which is greater than , such that is a point of local minima of , is
(S) Number of such that , , is NOT differentiable at , is
List-II
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
A
(P) (1) (Q) (3) (R) (2) (S) (5)
B
(P) (2) (Q) (1) (R) (4) (S) (3)
C
(P) (5) (Q) (1) (R) (4) (S) (3)
D
(P) (2) (Q) (3) (R) (1) (S) (5)
11
Not attemptedLet . If
,
then the value of is
A
B
C
D
12
Not attemptedLet be a function defined by
Then which of the following statements is TRUE?
A
has infinitely many solutions in the interval .
B
has no solutions in the interval .
C
The set of solutions of in the interval is finite.
D
has more than solutions in the interval .
13
Not attemptedLet be the set of all such that
.
Then which of the following is (are) correct?
A
B
C
D
14
Not attemptedLet the function be defined by
.
Then the number of solutions of in is ______.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1
15
Not attemptedLet be the function defined as , where denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to . Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
A
The function is discontinuous exactly at one point in
B
There is exactly one point in at which the function is continuous but NOT differentiable
C
The function is NOT differentiable at more than three points in
D
The minimum value of the function is
16
Not attemptedLet be the set of all twice differentiable functions from to such that for all . For , let be the number of points for which . Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
A
There exists a function such that
B
For every function , we have
C
There exists a function such that
D
There does NOT exist any function in such that
17
Not attemptedLet be the function defined as if , where . Let be a function such that for all . Then
A
does NOT exist
B
is equal to
C
is equal to
D
is equal to
18
Not attemptedFor positive integer , define
.
Then, the value of is equal to
A
B
C
D
19
Not attemptedIf
,
then the value of is _______.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 5
20
Not attemptedLet be a positive real number. Let and be the functions defined by and . Then the value of is __________.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 0.5
21
Not attemptedLet and be defined by
,
and
, ,
where, for any positive integer and real numbers , denotes the product of . Let and , respectively, denote the number of points of local minima and the number of points of local maxima of , , in the interval .
The value of is ___.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 57
22
Not attemptedLet and be defined by
,
and
, ,
where, for any positive integer and real numbers , denotes the product of . Let and , respectively, denote the number of points of local minima and the number of points of local maxima of , , in the interval .
The value of is ___.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 6
23
Not attemptedLet be defined by
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
A
is decreasing in the interval
B
is increasing in the interval
C
is onto
D
Range of is
24
Not attemptedLet the function be defined by . Suppose the function has a local minimum at precisely when , where . Then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 0.5
25
Not attemptedLet and be functions satisfying and for all . If , then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
is differentiable at every
B
If , then is differentiable at every
C
The derivative is equal to
D
The derivative is equal to
26
Not attemptedLet the functions and be defined by and , where denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to . Let be the composite function defined by . Suppose is the number of points in the interval at which is NOT continuous, and suppose is the number of points in the interval at which is NOT differentiable. Then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 4
27
Not attemptedThe value of the limit is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
28
Not attemptedFor a polynomial with real coefficients, let denote the number of distinct real roots of . Suppose is the set of polynomials with real coefficients defined by
.
For a polynomial , let and denote its first and second order derivatives, respectively. Then the minimum possible value of , where , is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 5
29
Not attemptedLet denote the base of the natural logarithm. The value of the real number for which the right hand limit
is equal to a nonzero real number, is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1
30
Not attemptedConsider all rectangles lying in the region
and having one side on the -axis. The area of the rectangle which has the maximum perimeter among all such rectangles, is
A
B
C
D
31
Not attemptedLet the function be defined by and let be an arbitrary function. Let be the product function defined by . Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
If is continuous at , then is differentiable at
B
If is differentiable at , then is continuous at
C
If is differentiable at , then is differentiable at
D
If is differentiable at , then is differentiable at
32
Not attemptedLet , . Let be all the points of local maximum of , and be all the points of local minimum of . Then which of the following options is/are correct?
A
for every
B
C
for every
D
for every
33
Not attemptedLet be a function. We say that has
PROPERTY 1 if exists and is finite, and
PROPERTY 2 if exists and is finite.
Then which of the following options is/are correct?
A
has PROPERTY 2
B
has PROPERTY 1
C
has PROPERTY 2
D
has PROPERTY 1
34
Not attemptedLet be given by . Then which of the following options is/are correct?
A
has a local maximum at
B
is onto
C
is increasing on
D
is NOT differentiable at
35
Not attemptedLet , , and be functions defined by:
(i) ,
(ii) , where the inverse trigonometric function assumes values in ,
(iii) , where, for , denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to ,
(iv) .
Match each entry in LIST-I to the correct entry in LIST-II.
P. The function is
Q. The function is
R. The function is
S. The function is
1. NOT continuous at
2. continuous at and NOT differentiable at
3. differentiable at and its derivative is NOT continuous at
4. differentiable at and its derivative is continuous at
A
P2; Q3; R1; S4
B
P4; Q1; R2; S3
C
P4; Q2; R1; S3
D
P2; Q1; R4; S3
36
Not attemptedLet be a differentiable function with and satisfying the equation for all . Then, the value of is _____.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 2
37
Not attemptedLet be a twice differentiable function such that for all .
If , then which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?
A
B
for all
C
There exists such that
D
38
Not attemptedFor each positive integer , let . For , let be the greatest integer less than or equal to . If , then the value of is ______.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1
39
Not attemptedFor every twice differentiable function with , which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?
A
There exist , where , such that is one-one on the open interval
B
There exists such that
C
D
There exists such that and
40
Not attemptedIf is a twice differentiable function such that for all , and , , then
A
B
C
D
41
Not attemptedLet for . Then
A
B
does not exist
C
D
does not exist
42
Not attemptedLet . Column 1 concerns zeros of ; Column 2 concerns the limiting behaviour of at infinity; Column 3 concerns the increasing/decreasing nature of and .
Which of the following options is the only CORRECT combination?
A
(I) (i) (P)
B
(II) (ii) (Q)
C
(III) (iii) (R)
D
(IV) (iv) (S)
43
Not attemptedLet . Column 1 concerns zeros of ; Column 2 concerns the limiting behaviour of at infinity; Column 3 concerns the increasing/decreasing nature of and .
Which of the following options is the only CORRECT combination?
A
(I) (ii) (R)
B
(II) (iii) (S)
C
(III) (iv) (P)
D
(IV) (i) (S)
44
Not attemptedLet . Column 1 concerns zeros of ; Column 2 concerns the limiting behaviour of at infinity; Column 3 concerns the increasing/decreasing nature of and .
Which of the following options is the only INCORRECT combination?
A
(I) (iii) (P)
B
(II) (iv) (Q)
C
(III) (i) (R)
D
(II) (iii) (P)
45
Not attemptedLet be the greatest integer less than or equal to . Then, at which of the following point(s) is the function discontinuous?
A
B
C
D
46
Not attemptedLet be a continuous function. Then, which of the following function(s) has(have) the value zero at some point in the interval ?
A
B
C
D
47
Not attemptedLet , for all . Then
A
B
C
D
48
Not attemptedLet and be defined by . Then is
A
differentiable at if and
B
differentiable at if and
C
NOT differentiable at if and
D
NOT differentiable at if and
49
Not attemptedLet and be twice differentiable functions such that and are continuous functions on . Suppose , and . If , then
A
has a local minimum at
B
has a local maximum at
C
D
for at least one
50
Not attemptedLet and be functions defined by and , where denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to for . Then
A
is discontinuous exactly at three points in
B
is discontinuous exactly at four points in
C
is NOT differentiable exactly at four points in
D
is NOT differentiable exactly at five points in
51
Not attemptedLet be such that . Then equals
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 7
52
Not attemptedLet , and be differentiable functions such that , and for all . Then
A
B
C
D
53
Not attemptedThe least value of for which , for all , is
A
B
C
D
54
Not attempted: Let be a thrice differentiable function. Suppose that and for all . Let for all . The correct statement(s) is(are)
A
B
C
for any
D
for some
55
Not attemptedLet be continuous functions which are twice differentiable on the interval . Let the values of and at the points and be given in the following table: . In each of the intervals and the function never vanishes. Then the correct statement(s) is(are)
A
has exactly three solutions in
B
has exactly one solution in
C
has exactly one solution in
D
has exactly two solutions in and exactly two solutions in
56
Not attemptedLet and be two positive integers greater than . If , then the value of is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 2
57
Not attemptedThis question is part of a Column-I to Column-II matching set (JEE Advanced 2015 Section 3, Q.59). Column II lists the values ; select every value that correctly matches this Column-I entry. : Let and be real numbers such that the function is differentiable for all . Then possible value(s) of is (are)
A
B
C
D
E
58
Not attemptedLet be a differentiable function with and . Let and for all . Let denote and denote . Then which of the following is (are) true?
A
is differentiable at
B
is differentiable at
C
is differentiable at
D
is differentiable at
59
Not attemptedLet for all and for all . Let denote and denote . Then which of the following is (are) true?
A
Range of is
B
Range of is
C
D
There is an such that
60
Not attemptedA cylindrical container is to be made from certain solid material with the following constraints: It has a fixed inner volume of , has a mm thick solid wall and is open at the top. The bottom of the container is a solid circular disc of thickness mm and is of radius equal to the outer radius of the container. If the volume of the material used to make the container is minimum when the inner radius of the container is mm, then the value of is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 4
61
Not attemptedMatch each entry of to its value in .
Let , , . Then equals
Let () be the vertices of a regular polygon of sides with centre at the origin. Let be the position vector of . If , the minimum value of is
If the normal from the point on the ellipse is perpendicular to the line , then the value of is
Number of positive solutions satisfying the equation is
Which of the following is the correct combination?
A
B
C
D
62
Not attemptedFor every pair of continuous functions such that , the correct statement(s) is(are):
A
for some .
B
for some .
C
for some .
D
for some .
63
Not attemptedLet and let be given by . Then:
A
has three real roots if .
B
has only one real root if .
C
has three real roots if .
D
has three real roots if .
64
Not attemptedLet and be respectively given by and . Define by The number of points at which is not differentiable is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 3
65
Not attemptedThe slope of the tangent to the curve at the point is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
66
Not attemptedThe largest value of the nonnegative integer for which is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 0
67
Not attemptedThe function has a local minimum or a local maximum at
A
B
C
D
68
Not attemptedLet (the set of all real numbers) be a function. Suppose the function is twice differentiable, and satisfies .
Which of the following is true for ?
A
B
C
D
69
Not attemptedLet (the set of all real numbers) be a function. Suppose the function is twice differentiable, and satisfies .
If the function assumes its minimum in the interval at , which of the following is true?
A
B
C
D
70
Not attemptedA line meets the -axis at and the arc of the parabola at the point . The tangent to the parabola at intersects the -axis at . The slope of the line is chosen such that the area of the triangle has a local maximum.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I:
P.
Q. Maximum area of is
R.
S.
List II:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Codes:
A
(A)
B
(B)
C
(C)
D
(D)
71
Not attemptedLet , . Then for all natural numbers , vanishes at
A
a unique point in the interval
B
a unique point in the interval
C
a unique point in the interval
D
two points in the interval
72
Not attemptedA rectangular sheet of fixed perimeter with sides having their lengths in the ratio is converted into an open rectangular box by folding after removing squares of equal area from all four corners. If the total area of removed squares is , the resulting box has maximum volume. Then the lengths of the sides of the rectangular sheet are
A
24
B
32
C
45
D
60
73
Not attemptedThe number of points in , for which , is
A
6
B
4
C
2
D
0
Show is even, then use together with Rolle's theorem / strict monotonicity on to count zeros.
: Count real roots of a transcendental-looking equation without solving it explicitly.
: Exploit symmetry (the function is even) and use the sign of the derivative to establish strict monotonicity, which caps the number of zeros on each half-line.
: Let .
- , so is even.
- .
- As , , so by the Intermediate Value Theorem has at least one zero in .
- .
- For , always (since ), so for all : is strictly increasing on .
- A strictly increasing continuous function going from to crosses zero exactly once on .
- By evenness, there is exactly one more zero on . Total zeros .
: An independent web-sourced commentary derives the identical intermediate result has precisely one zero in and hence precisely two zeros in in its own worked derivation, but its printed answer-choice label was inconsistent with this conclusion (a labeling slip, since the paper's own options list under choice (C) and under (D), and the source's shown work unambiguously computes ). The from-scratch derivation above and the exam's own official answer key both independently agree on .
: (C) 2