CBSE Class 12 Math 2020 Outside Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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Question : 13
Total: 36
The number of points of discontinuity of f defined by f(x)=|x||x+1| is ____________
The given function is f(x)=|x||x+1|.
The two functions, g and h, are defined as
g(x)=|x| and h(x)=|x+1|
Then, f=gh
The continuity of g and h is examined first.
g(x)=|x| can be written as
g(x)={
x if x<0
x if 0
.

Clearly, g is defined for all real numbers.
Let c be a real number.
Case I
If c<0, then g(c)=c and
lim
nc
g
(x)
=
lim
xc
(x)
=c

lim
xc
g
(x)
=g(c)

Therefore, g is a continuous at all points x, such that x<O Case II
If c>, then g(c)=c and
lim
xc
g
(x)
=
lim
xc
x
=c

lim
xc
g
(x)
=g(c)

Therefore, g is continuous at all points x, such that x>0
Case III
If c=o, then g(c)=g(o)=o
lim
x0
g
(x)
=
lim
x0
(x)
=0

lim
x0
g
(x)
=
lim
x0
(x)
=0

lim
x0
g
(x)
=
lim
x0
(x)
=g(0)

Therefore, g is continuous at x=o
From the above three observation, it can be concluded that g is continuous at all points.
h(x)=|x+1| can be written as
h(x){
(x+1) if c<1
x+1 if x1
.


Clearly, h is defined for every real number.
Let c be a real number.
Case I :
If c<1, then h(c)=(c+1) and
lim
nc
h
(x)
=
lim
xc
[(x+1)]
=(c+1)

lim
hc
h
(x)
=h(c)

Therefore, h is continuous at all points x, such that x<1
Case II:
If c>1, then h(c)=c+1 and
lim
xc
h
(x)
=
lim
xc
(x+1)
=c+1

lim
nc
h
(x)
=h(c)

Therefore, h is continuous at all points x such that x>1.
Case III
If c=1, then h(c)=h(1)=1+1=0
lim
x1
h
(x)
=
lim
x1
[(x+1)]
=(1+1)
=0

lim
x1
h
(x)
=
lim
x1
(x+1)
=(1+1)
=0

lim
x1
h
(x)
=
lim
x1
h
(x)
=h(1)

Therefore, h is continuous at x=1
From the above three observations, it can be concluded that h is continuous at all points of the real line.
g and h are continuous functions. Therefore, f=gh is also a continuous function.
Therefore, f has no point of discontinuity.
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