CBSE Class 12 Math 2020 Outside Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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Question : 13
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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=g−h
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
n→c
g
(x)
=
lim
x→c
(−x)
=−c

∴
lim
x→c
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
x→c
g
(x)
=
lim
x→c
x
=c

∴
lim
x→c
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
x→0
g
(x)
=
lim
x→0
(−x)
=0

lim
x→0
g
(x)
=
lim
x→0
(x)
=0

∴
lim
x→0
g
(x)
=
lim
x→0
(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 ‌x≥−1
.


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
n→c
h
(x)
=
lim
x→c
[−(x+1)]
=−(c+1)

∴
lim
h→c
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
x→c
h
(x)
=
lim
x→c
(x+1)
=c+1

∴
lim
n→c
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
x→−1
h
(x)
=
lim
x→−1
[−(x+1)]
=−(−1+1)
=0

lim
x→−1
h
(x)
=
lim
x→−1
(x+1)
=(−1+1)
=0

∴
lim
x→−1
h
(x)
=
lim
x→−1
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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