Limits Continuity And Differentiability Question 105

Question: The number of points at which the function $ f(x)=| x-0.5 |+| x-1 |+\tan x $ does not have a derivative in the interval (0, 2) is

Options:

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ | x-a | $ is not differentiable at x = a. Also tan x is not differentiable if $ x=(2k+1)\frac{\pi }{2},k\in I $

$ \therefore $ In the interval (0, 2), f(x) is not derivable at $ x=0.5,x=1 $ and $ x=\frac{\pi }{2} $