CBSE Class 12 Math 2020 Outside Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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The number of points of discontinuity of f defined by f(x)=|x|−|x+1| is ____________
Solution:
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<0x 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 limn→cg(x)=limx→c(−x)=−c
∴limx→cg(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 limx→cg(x)=limx→cx=c
∴limx→cg(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
limx→0g(x)=limx→0(−x)=0
limx→0g(x)=limx→0(x)=0
∴limx→0g(x)=limx→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<−1x+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 limn→ch(x)=limx→c[−(x+1)]=−(c+1)
∴limh→ch(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 limx→ch(x)=limx→c(x+1)=c+1
∴limn→ch(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
limx→−1h(x)=limx→−1[−(x+1)]=−(−1+1)=0
limx→−1h(x)=limx→−1(x+1)=(−1+1)=0
∴limx→−1h(x)=limx→−1h(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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