Let $f(x) = \begin{cases} (x - 1)^{\frac{1}{2 - x}}, & x > 1, x \neq 2 \\ k, & x = 2 \end{cases}$. The value of $k$ for which $f$ is continuous at $x = 2$ is

If $f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{\sqrt{1+kx}-\sqrt{1-kx}}{x} & ; -1 \leq x < 0 \\ \frac{2x+1}{x-1} & ; 0 \leq x \leq 1 \end{cases}$ is continuous at $x=0$,then the value of $k$ is:

Examine whether $f(x) = \sin |x|$ is a continuous function.

If $f(x) = \begin{cases} x + \lambda, & x < 3 \\ 4, & x = 3 \\ 3x - 5, & x > 3 \end{cases}$ is continuous at $x = 3$,then $\lambda = $

If the function $f(x) = \left[ \frac{(x - 2)^3}{a} \right] \sin(x - 2) + a \cos(x - 2)$ is continuous in $[4, 6]$,then the value of $a$ is (where $[.]$ denotes the greatest integer function).

Let $f:(0, \pi) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function given by
$f(x)=\begin{cases} (\frac{8}{7})^{\frac{\tan 8x}{\tan 7x}}, & 0 < x < \frac{\pi}{2} \\ a-8, & x=\frac{\pi}{2} \\ (1+|\cot x|)^{\frac{b}{a}|\tan x|}, & \frac{\pi}{2} < x < \pi \end{cases}$
Where $a, b \in \mathbb{Z}$. If $f$ is continuous at $x=\frac{\pi}{2}$,then $a^2+b^2$ is equal to ..........