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📈 Chapter 5 · Class 12 Maths

Continuity and Differentiability

Continuity and Differentiability are fundamental concepts in calculus that describe how functions behave at specific points. This chapter explores these concepts in detail.

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Continuity of a Function
Introduction to continuity · Continuity at a point
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Differentiability of a Function
Introduction to differentiability · Differentiability at a point
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Exponential and logarithmic Functions
Properties and graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions
Logarithmic differentiation
Differentiation of logarithmic functions
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Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Derivatives of sin, cos, tan, etc.
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Derivatives of Implicit Functions
Derivatives of implicitly defined functions
Continuity
f(x) is continuous at x = a if limx→a f(x) = f(a)
Basic Differentiation Formulas
d/dx (c) = 0
d/dx (x) = 1
d/dx (xn) = nxn-1
d/dx (sin x) = cos x
d/dx (cos x) = -sin x
d/dx (tan x) = sec² x
d/dx (cosec x) = -cosec x cot x
d/dx (sec x) = sec x tan x
d/dx (cot x) = -cosec² x
d/dx (ex) = ex
d/dx (ln x) = 1/x
Product Rule
d/dx (uv) = u(dv/dx) + v(du/dx)
Quotient Rule
d/dx (u/v) = [v(du/dx) - u(dv/dx)] / v²
Chain Rule
d/dx (f(g(x))) = f'(g(x)) · g'(x)
dy/dx = (dy/du) · (du/dx)
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
d/dx (sin⁻¹ x) = 1/√(1 - x²)
d/dx (cos⁻¹ x) = -1/√(1 - x²)
d/dx (tan⁻¹ x) = 1/(1 + x²)
d/dx (cosec⁻¹ x) = -1/(|x|√(x² - 1))
d/dx (sec⁻¹ x) = 1/(|x|√(x² - 1))
d/dx (cot⁻¹ x) = -1/(1 + x²)
Logarithmic Differentiation
if y = f(x) and f(x) > 0, then
ln y = ln f(x)
On differentiating both sides,
(1/y) (dy/dx) = (1/f(x)) (df/dx)
dy/dx = y (df/dx) / f(x)
Implicit Differentiation
if y is a function of x :
d/dx (y) = dy/dx
Example:
x² + y² = 25 ⇒ 2x + 2y(dy/dx) = 0 ⇒ dy/dx = -x/y

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