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JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs with PDF

JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs

JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs are an important part of the JEE Mathematics syllabus. They help you understand the kind of questions asked from this chapter and show how well you know the main concepts, such as limits, continuity, differentiability, left-hand limit, right-hand limit, derivatives, and the basic behaviour of functions.

In the exam, questions from this chapter usually come as direct numerical problems or simple concept-based questions. The good thing is that this chapter becomes much easier when your basics are clear. Once you understand the concepts properly and know which formula or method to use, solving questions feels much more manageable. You do not need to think of this chapter as very difficult. With regular revision and smart practice, it can become one of the more scoring parts of JEE Mathematics.

In this blog, you will find a simple formula PDF, a section for important JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs in download format, a few practice questions with answers, and some extra questions to solve on your own. You will also learn about common mistakes students often make and a few easy tips to save time in the exam.

JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability Important PYQs PDF

This PDF can include the most important previous year questions from limits, continuity, and differentiability. It may cover topics like standard limits, algebra of limits, continuity of functions, left-hand and right-hand limits, differentiability, derivative from first principles, and basic derivative formulas.

Practicing these questions will help you understand the exam pattern better. It will also improve your speed, accuracy, and confidence before the exam.

Important Formulas for JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs

You only need a few important formulas and ideas to solve most questions from limits, continuity, and differentiability in JEE. These formulas help you understand how functions behave, when they are continuous, and how derivatives are found.

You can download the full formula PDF from the link above. Here is a quick look at some of the main formulas:

Concept

Formula

Standard Limit

lim x→0 (sin x / x) = 1

Standard Limit

lim x→0 ((1 - cos x) / x²) = 1/2

Standard Limit

lim x→0 (tan x / x) = 1

Standard Limit

lim x→0 ((eˣ - 1) / x) = 1

Standard Limit

lim x→0 ((aˣ - 1) / x) = ln a

Continuity Condition

lim x→a f(x) = f(a)

Derivative from First Principle

f′(x) = lim h→0 [f(x + h) - f(x)] / h

Derivative of xⁿ

d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

Derivative of sin x

d/dx (sin x) = cos x

Derivative of cos x

d/dx (cos x) = -sin x

Derivative of eΛ£

d/dx (eΛ£) = eΛ£

Derivative of ln x

d/dx (ln x) = 1/x

These formulas are commonly used in questions based on standard limits, continuity of functions, and differentiation. If you revise them properly, many JEE questions start to feel much easier.

Top 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid in JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs

Many students find this chapter confusing at first because it includes both function behaviour and derivative concepts. But most mistakes happen because small details are missed while solving. Here are some common mistakes you should avoid:

Ignoring the left-hand limit and right-hand limit
For a function to be continuous at a point, the left-hand limit and right-hand limit must be equal. Many students check only one side and move ahead.

Using standard limits in the wrong form
Standard limits are very useful, but they can be applied only when the expression is in the correct form. Students often forget to simplify the expression first.

Mixing up continuity and differentiability
A function can be continuous at a point but still not be differentiable there. Many students treat both ideas as the same, which causes mistakes.

Making mistakes in first-principle differentiation
While using the derivative formula from first principles, students often make algebra mistakes during expansion and simplification.

Forgetting basic derivative formulas
Simple derivative formulas like those of xⁿ, sin x, cos x, eˣ, and ln x are used very often. If these are not clear, solving becomes slower and more confusing.

List of JEE Limits, Continuity & Differentiability PYQs

Here is a short set of JEE-style questions for practice. These include common question types from standard limits, continuity conditions, and derivatives. Solving them regularly can help you become faster and more confident.

Question 1

Let $$f: RΒ \rightarrow (0, \infty)$$ be a twice differentiable function such that f(3) = 18, f'(3) = 0 and f" (3) = 4. Then $$\lim_{x \rightarrow 1}\left(\log_{a}\left(\frac{f(2+x)}{f(3)}\right)^{\frac{18}{(x-1)^{2}}}\right)$$ ls equal to :

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Question 2

If $$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{e^{(a-1)x}+2\cos bx+(c-2)e^{-x}}{x \cos x-\log_{e}{(1+x)}} =2$$, then $$a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}$$ is equal to :

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Question 3

Lety = y (x) be a differentiable function in the interval $$(0, \infty)$$ such that y(l) = 2, and $$\lim_{t \rightarrow x} \left( \frac{t^{2}y(x)-x^{2}y(t)}{x-t} \right) = 3$$ for each x > 0. Then 2){2) is equal to

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Question 4

The value of $$\lim_{x \to 0}\frac{\log_e\!\left(\sec(ex)\cdot \sec(e^{2}x)\cdots \sec(e^{10}x)\right)}{e^{2}-e^{2\cos x}}$$ is equal to

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Question 5

Let $$f(x) = \lim_{\theta \to 0}\left(\frac{\cos\pi x - x^{\frac{2}{\theta}} \sin(x - 1)}{1 + x^{\left(\frac{2}{\theta}\right)} (x - 1)}\right), \quad x \in \mathbb{R}$$. Consider the following two statements :

(I) $$f(x)$$ is discontinuous at $$x=1$$.
(II) $$f(x)$$ is continuous at $$x= - 1$$.
Then,

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Question 6

If $$\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty}((\frac{e}{1-e})(\frac{1}{e}-\frac{x}{1+x}))^{x}=\alpha$$ then the value of $$\frac{\log_{e}^{\alpha}}{1+\log_{e}^{\alpha}}$$ equals :

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Question 7

$$\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty}\frac{(2x^{2}-3x+5)(3x-1)^{\frac{x}{2}}}{(3x^{2}+5x+4)\sqrt{(3x+2)^{x}}}$$ is equals to :

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Question 8

$$ \text{Let } f:\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}\to\mathbb{R} \text{ be a function such that } f(x)-6f\!\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)=\frac{35}{3x}-\frac{5}{2}. \text{ If } \lim_{x\to 0}\left(\frac{1}{\alpha x}+f(x)\right)=\beta, \; \alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{R}, \text{ then } \alpha+2\beta \text{ is equal to:} $$

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Question 9

$$\lim_{x\to 0}\cosec x \left( \sqrt{2\cos^2 x+3\cos x} - \sqrt{\cos^2 x+\sin x+4} \right)$$ is:

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Question 10

Let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then the least value of $$p \in N$$ for which $$\lim_{x\rightarrow 0^{+}}\left(x([\frac{1}{x}]+[\frac{2}{x}]+...+[\frac{p}{x}])-x^{2}([\frac{1}{x^{2}}]+[\frac{2^{2}}{x^{2}}]+...+[\frac{9^{2}}{x^{2}}])\right) \geq 1$$ is equal to_______.

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Question 11

If $$\lim_{x\to 1}\frac{(5x+1)^{1/3}-(x+5)^{1/3}}{(2x+3)^{1/2}-(x+4)^{1/2}} = \frac{m\sqrt{5}}{n(2n)^{2/3}}$$, where gcd(m, n) = 1, then $$8m + 12n$$ is equal to ______.

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Question 12

Let $$f(x) = \lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{r=0}^{n}\left(\frac{\tan\left(\frac{x}{2^{r+1}}\right) + \tan^{3}\left(\frac{x}{2^{r+1}}\right)}{1 - \tan^{2}\left(\frac{x}{2^{r+1}}\right)}\right).\quad$$ Then $$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{e^{x} - e^{f(x)}}{x - f(x)}$$ is equal to.

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Question 13

If $$a = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{1 + \sqrt{1 + x^4}} - \sqrt{2}}{x^4}$$ and $$b = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin^2 x}{\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{1 + \cos x}}$$, then the value of $$ab^3$$ is :

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Question 14

If $$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{3 + \alpha \sin x + \beta \cos x + \log_e(1 - x)}{3\tan^2 x} = \frac{1}{3}$$, then $$2\alpha - \beta$$ is equal to :

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Question 15

$$\lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{2}} \left(\frac{1}{(x - \frac{\pi}{2})^2} \int_{x^3}^{(\frac{\pi}{2})^3} \cos\left(\frac{1}{t^3}\right) dt\right)$$ is equal to

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Question 16

Let $$f(x) = \sqrt{\lim_{r \to x}\left\{\frac{2r^2[(f(r))^2 - f(x)f(r)]}{r^2 - x^2} - r^3 e^{\frac{f(r)}{r}}\right\}}$$ be differentiable in $$(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$$ and $$f(1) = 1$$. Then the value of $$ae$$, such that $$f(a) = 0$$, is equal to ______.

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Question 17

If the domain of the function $$f(x) = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{2 - |x|}{4}\right) + (\log_e(3 - x))^{-1}$$ is $$[-\alpha, \beta) - \{\gamma\}$$, then $$\alpha + \beta + \gamma$$ is equal to :

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Question 18

If the domain of the function $$f(x) = \log_e\frac{2x+3}{4x^2+x-3} + \cos^{-1}\frac{2x-1}{x+2}$$ is $$(\alpha, \beta]$$, then the value of $$5\beta - 4\alpha$$ is equal to

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Question 19

$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{e^{2\sin x} - 2\sin x - 1}{x^2}$$

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Question 20

Let $$f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow (0, \infty)$$ be strictly increasing function such that $$\lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{f(7x)}{f(x)} = 1$$. Then, the value of $$\lim_{x \to \infty} \left[\frac{f(5x)}{f(x)} - 1\right]$$ is equal to

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Question 21

If $$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{ax^2e^x - b\log_e(1+x) + cxe^{-x}}{x^2\sin x} = 1$$, then $$16(a^2 + b^2 + c^2)$$ is equal to

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Question 22

Let $$f(x) = \int_0^x (t + \sin(1 - e^t))dt$$, $$x \in \mathbb{R}$$. Then, $$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{f(x)}{x^3}$$ is equal to

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Question 23

If the function $$f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{72^x - 9^x - 8^x + 1}{\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{1 + \cos x}}, & x \neq 0 \\ a \log_e 2 \log_e 3, & x = 0 \end{cases}$$ is continuous at $$x = 0$$, then the value of $$a^2$$ is equal to

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Question 24

Let $$a > 0$$ be a root of the equation $$2x^2 + x - 2 = 0$$. If $$\lim_{x \to \frac{1}{a}} \frac{16(1 - \cos(2 + x - 2x^2))}{(1 - ax)^2} = \alpha + \beta\sqrt{17}$$, where $$\alpha, \beta \in Z$$, then $$\alpha + \beta$$ is equal to ______

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Question 25

If the function $$f(x) = \frac{\sin 3x + \alpha \sin x - \beta \cos 3x}{x^3}, x \in \mathbb{R}$$, is continuous at $$x = 0$$, then $$f(0)$$ is equal to :

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Question 26

Let $$f: R\rightarrow R$$ be a twice differentiable function such thatΒ $$f''(x) > 0$$ for all $$x\in R$$ and f'(a-1)=0, where a is a real number. Let g(x)= $$f(\tan^{2}x- 2\tan x+a)$$, $$0 < x < \frac{\pi}{2}$$.
Consider the following two statements :
(I) $$\text{g is increasing in } \left(0, \frac{\pi}{4} \right)$$
(II) $$\text{g is deceasing in } \left( \frac{\pi}{4} , \frac{\pi}{2} \right)$$
Then,

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Question 27

Let $$f(x) = x^{3}+ x^{2}f'(1)+2xf''(2)+f'''(3)$$, $$x\epsilon R$$. Then the value of f'(5) is :

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Question 28

Let $$\left[\cdot\right]$$ denote the greatest integer function, and let f (x) = $$\min \left\{\sqrt{2x},x^{2}\right\}$$. Let S = $$\left\{x \in (-2,2): \text{the function,} g(x)= |x|\left[x^{2}\right]\text{is discontinuous at x} \right\}.$$ Then $$\sum_{x\in S}f(x)$$ equals

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Question 29

Let $$f(x) = \left\{\begin{array}{l l}\frac{ax^{2}+2ax+3}{4x^{2}+4x-3} ,& x\neq\quad -\frac{3}{2},\frac{1}{2}\\b, & \quad x=-\frac{3}{2},\frac{1}{2}\\\end{array}\right.$$

be continuous at $$x=-\frac{3}{2}$$. If $$fof(x)=\frac{7}{5}$$ then x is equal to:

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Question 30

Let $$ f(x)=x^{2025}-x^{2000}, x \text{ }\epsilon \text{ }[0,1] $$ and the minimmu value of the function $$ f(x)$$ in the interval [0, 1] be $$(80)^{80}(n)^{-81}$$. Then n is equal to

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Question 31

If the function $$f(x)=\frac{e^{x}(e^{\tan x-x}-1)+\log_{e}{(\secΒ Β x+\tan x)}-x}{\tan x-x}$$ is continuous at x = 0, then the value of f(O) is equal to

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Question 32

Let $$\alpha, \beta \epsilon \mathbb R$$ be such that the fonction $$f(x) =\left\{\begin{array}{||}2\alpha(x^{2}-2)+2\beta x & \quad,{x<1}\\(\alpha +3)x+(\alpha -\beta) & \quad ,{x\geq 1}\\\end{array}\right.$$ be differentiable at all $$x\epsilon \beta$$. Then $$34(\alpha +\mathbb R)$$ is equal to

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Question 33

Let $$(2a,Β a)$$ be the largest interval in which the function $$f(t)=\frac{|t+1|}{t^{2}},t < 0$$, is strictly decreasing. Then the local maximum value of the function $$g(x)=2\log_{e}(x-2)+a x^{2}+4x-a,x > 2$$, is______.

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Question 34

Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to t. If the function $$f(x) = \begin{cases} b^2 \sin\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\left[\dfrac{\pi}{2}(\cos x + \sin x)\cos x\right]\right), & x < 0 \\[10pt] \dfrac{\sin x - \dfrac{1}{2}\sin 2x}{x^3}, & x > 0 \\[10pt] a, & x = 0 \end{cases}$$ is continuous at x = 0,then $$a^{2} + b^{2}$$Β is equal to

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Question 35

Consider the following three statements for the function $$f: (0, \infty ) \rightarrow \mathbb R$$ defined by
$$f(x)= |\log_{e}{x}|-|x-1|:$$
(I)f is differentiable at all x > 0.
(II)f is increasing in (0, 1).
(III)f is decreasing in (1, $$\infty$$).
Then.

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Question 36

If $$f(x)= \begin{cases}\frac{a|x|+x^{2}-2(\sin|x|)(\cos|x|)}{x} & ,x \neq 0\\b & ,x = 0\end{cases}$$
is continuous at x = 0, then a + b is equal to

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Question 37

The sum of all the elements in the range of $$f(x) =Sgn(\sin x) + Sgn(\cos x) +Sgn(\tan x) +Sg n(\cot x)$$, $$x \neq \frac{n\pi}{2}, n\epsilon Z, \text{ where } Sgn(t)=\begin{cases}1, & \text{ if } t>0\\-1 & \text{ if } t<0\end{cases} ,is:$$

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Question 38

LetΒ  $$[x]$$Β  denote the greatest integer function, and let $$m$$Β  andΒ  $$n$$Β  respectively be the numbers of the points Β where the function $$f(x) = [x] + |x-2|, -2 < x < 3,$$ is not continuous and not differentiable. ThenΒ  $$m+n$$Β  is equal to:

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Question 39

Let $$f(x) = \left\{\begin{array}{l l}3x & \quad {x<0}\\min\left\{1+x+[x],x+2[x]\right\}, & \quad {0\leq x\leq 2}\\ 5, & \quad {x>2,} \end{array}\right.$$ where [.] denotes greatest integer function. If $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are the number of points, where f is not continuous and is not differentiable, respectively, then $$\alpha +\beta$$ equals_________

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Question 40

If the functionΒ $$f(x)=\begin{cases}\frac{2}{x}\{\sin((k_1+1)x)+\sin(k_2-1)x\}, & x<0 \\4, & x=0 \\\frac{2}{x}\log_e\left(\frac{2+k_1x}{2+k_2x}\right), & x>0\end{cases}$$ is continuous at x=0, then $$k_1^2+k_2^2$$ is equal to

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Question 41

Let the function f(x) = $$(x^{2}+1) |x^{2}-ax+2|+\cos|x|$$ be not differentiable at the two points x = $$\alpha$$ = 2 and $$x= \beta$$. Then the distance of the point $$(\alpha , \beta)$$ from the line $$12x+5y+10=0$$ is equal to :

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Question 42

Let $$f : R to R$$ be a function given by $$f(x) = \begin{cases}\frac{1-\cos 2x}{x^2}, & x < 0\\ \alpha, & x = 0\\ \frac{\beta\sqrt{1-\cos x}}{x}, & x > 0\end{cases}$$, where $$\alpha, \beta \in R$$. If f is continuous at x = 0, then $$\alpha^2 + \beta^2$$ is equal to:

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Question 43

Let $$f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$$ be defined as $$f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{a - b\cos 2x}{x^2}, & x < 0 \\ x^2 + cx + 2, & 0 \leq x \leq 1 \\ 2x + 1, & x > 1 \end{cases}\\$$ If $$f$$ is continuous everywhere in $$\mathbb{R}$$ and $$m$$ is the number of points where $$f$$ is NOT differentiable then $$m + a + b + c$$ equals:

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Question 44

Let $$f(x) = |2x^2 + 5|x| - 3|$$, $$x \in R$$. If $$m$$ and $$n$$ denote the number of points where $$f$$ is not continuous and not differentiable respectively, then $$m + n$$ is equal to:

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Question 45

Consider the function $$f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{a(7x - 12 - x^2)}{b|x^2 - 7x + 12|}, & x < 3 \\ 2^{\frac{\sin(x-3)}{x - [x]}}, & x > 3 \\ b, & x = 3 \end{cases}$$, where $$[x]$$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $$x$$. If $$S$$ denotes the set of all ordered pairs $$(a, b)$$ such that $$f(x)$$ is continuous at $$x = 3$$, then the number of elements in $$S$$ is :

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Question 46

Consider the function $$f: (0, 2) \to \mathbb{R}$$ defined by $$f(x) = \frac{x}{2} + \frac{2}{x}$$ and the function $$g(x)$$ defined by $$g(x) = \begin{cases} \min\{f(t)\},\ 0 < t \leq x & \text{and } 0 < x \leq 1 \\ \frac{3}{2} + x, & 1 < x < 2 \end{cases}$$. Then

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Question 47

If the function $$f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{|x|}, & |x| \geq 2 \\ ax^2 + 2b, & |x| < 2 \end{cases}$$ is differentiable on $$\mathbb{R}$$, then $$48(a + b)$$ is equal to _______.

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Question 48

Let $$a$$ and $$b$$ be real constants such that the function $$f$$ defined by $$f(x) = \begin{cases} x^2 + 3x + a, & x \leq 1 \\ bx + 2, & x > 1 \end{cases}$$ be differentiable on $$R$$. Then, the value of $$\int_{-2}^{2} f(x) \, dx$$ equals

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Question 49

Let $$g(x)$$ be a linear function and $$f(x) = \begin{cases} g(x), & x \leq 0 \\ \left(\frac{1+x}{2+x}\right)^{1/x}, & x > 0 \end{cases}$$, is continuous at $$x = 0$$. If $$f'(1) = f(-1)$$, then the value of $$g(3)$$ is

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Question 50

Consider the function $$f: (0, \infty) \rightarrow R$$ defined by $$f(x) = e^{-|\log_e x|}$$. If $$m$$ and $$n$$ be respectively the number of points at which $$f$$ is not continuous and $$f$$ is not differentiable, then $$m + n$$ is

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