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x3 x 3 3x
(iv)
f x
2
(v)
f x
28 x
x 1
2. Find the range of the following functions given by :
3
(i) f x (ii) f x 1 x 2 (iii)
f x x 3 (iv)
f x 1 3 cos 2x
2 x2
3.
Redefine the function f x x 2 2 x , 3 x 3 .
x 1
4.
If f x
x 1
, x R 0, 1 then show that :
1 1 1
(i) f f x (ii)
x f
x f x
5. If f x x and g x x be two functions defined in the domain R 0 , then find the value of :
f
(i) f g x (ii) f g x (iii) fg x (iv) x
g
1
6. Find the domain and range of the function f x .
x 5
x b a
7.
If f x y , x R & a 2 bc then prove that f y x .
cx a c
Choose the correct alternative. Only one choice is correct.
8. Let n ( A ) m and n ( B ) n . Then, the total number of non-empty relations that can be defined from
A to B is :
1 1 1 1
(A) , 1 (B) 1, (C) , 1 3 , (D) , 1
3 3 3
x 2 2x 1
17. The domain of the function f given by f x .
x2 x 6
(A)
R 3, 2 (B) R 3, 2 (C) R 3, 2 (D)
R 3, 2
18. The domain and range of the function f given by f x 2 x 5 is :
(A) Domain = R , Range = ( , 1] (B) Domain = R, Range [, 2]
19. The domain for which the functions defined by f x 3x 2 1 and g x 3 x are equal to :
4 4 4 4
(A) 1, (B) 1, (C) 1, (D) 2,
3 3 3 3
21. Let f 2, 4 , 5, 6 , 8, 1 , 10, 3 and g 2, 5 , 7, 1 , 8, 4 , 10, 13 , 11, 5
be two-real functions. Then, match the following:
Column - 1 Column - 2
(i) f g (a) 4 1 3
2, , 8, , 10,
5 4 13
f g
(ii) (b)
2, 20 , 8, 4 , 10, 39
f .g
(iii) (c) 2, 1 , 8, 5 , 10, 16
f /g
(iv) (d) 2, 9 , 8, 3 , 10, 10
f
The domain of f g, f g, f . g, is domain of f domain of g. Then, find their images.
g
23. If the set A contains 5 elements and the set B contains 6 elements, then the number of one-one and onto
mappings from A to B is :
24. If A = {1, 2, 3, . . . . , n} and B {a, b}. Then, the number of surjections from A into B is :
(A) n
P2 (B) 2n 2 (C) 2n 1 (D) n2 n
1
25. If f : R R be defined by f x x
, x R . Then, f is :
(A) f x x3
(B)
f x x 2 (C)
f x 2x 1 (D) f x x2 1
27. If f : R R be the functions defined by f x x 3 5 , then f 1 x
is :
2x 1
29. If f : N R be the function defined by f x 2
and g : Q R be another function defined by
3
g x x 2 . Then, gof 2 is :
7
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) (D) None of these
2
x , if x is rational
30. If f : 0, 1 0, 1 be defined by f x , then (fof)x is :
1 x , if x is irrational
3 3x 2
31. If f : R R be defined by f x
5 5x 3
, then :
1
(A) f 1 x f x
(B) f 1 x f x (C)
fof x x (D) f 1 x
f x
19
Note (A) : Questions having asterisk marked against them may have more than one correct
answer.
1
1. The domain of definition of the function f x log10 x
is:
x
(A) 0, 1 1, (B) 0, (C) 0, (D)
0, 1 1,
2. If f (x) is defined on (0, 1), then the domain of g x f e x f loge x is:
(A) 10 ,
n (B) 10 n 1,
(C) 10 n 2,
(D) None of these
2
4. Let f x 4 cos x 2
. Then, the range of f (x) is:
9
(A) [1, 1] (B) [4, 4 ] (C) [0, 1] (D) None of these
tan x tan x
5. The function f x is defined for:
3x
1
(A) R (B) R
3
(C) R n n l (D) None of these
2
6.
Let f x x 2 x 3 x 4 and g x f x 1 . Then:
(A) g(x) is an even function (B) g(x) is an odd function
(C) g(x) is neither even nor odd (D) g(x) is periodic
7.
The minimum value of f x x 1 x 2 x 3 is equal to:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
2
8.
The domain of the function: f x log3 log 3 x 5 log 3 x 6 is:
(A)
0, 9 27, (B) 9, 27 (C) 9, 27 (D) None of these
2
4x
9.
The range of the function f x sin log is:
1x
(A) [0, 1] (B) 1, 0 (C) 1. 1 (D) 1, 1
5x x 2
15. The domain of the function f x log10 is x :
4
(A) [1, 4] (B) (1, 4) (C) (0, 5) (D) [0, 5]
sin x 2 1
18. The range of f x
4
is {[.] represents greatest integer function} f x :
x 1
(A) R (B) [–1, 1] (C) {0, 1} (D) {0}
tan 2x
19. The domain of the function f x 6 cos x 2 sin 2x
is:
(A) R 2n 1
2
:n Z
(B) R 2n 1
4
:n Z
(C) R 2n 1
2
: n Z 2n 1
4
: n Z
1 x 3x x 3
20.
If f x log and g x then (fog) (x) is equal to:
1x 1 3x 2
x if 3 x 1
21.
f x x if 1 x 1 then {x : f (x) > 0} is equal to:
x if 1 x 3
x 1
22. If f x x 1
, then f (2x) is:
(A)
f x 1
(B)
3f x 1
(C)
f x 3
(D)
f x 3
f x 3 f x 3 f x 1 3 f x 1
1 x 1
24.
If f x 3 3 x , g x 3x 3 x , then f (x) g(y) + f (y) g(x) is equal to:
2
2
(A) f (x + y) (B) g (x + y) (C) 2f (x) (D) 2g (x)
1
25. The domain of f x is:
sin x sin x
4 x2
26. The domain of sin log is:
1 x
(A) (–1, 1) (B) (–2, 1) (C) (–2, –1) (D) (1, 2)
For Questions 27 - 29
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
27. Statement 1 : If f (x) = log (x – 2) + log (x – 3) and g (x) = log (x – 2) (x – 3) then f (x) = g (x).
Statement 2 : Two functions f (x) and g (x) are said to be equal if they are defined on same domain A and
codomain B and f x g x x A .
28. Statement 1 : f (x) = |x – 3| + |x – 4| + |x – 7| where 4 < x < 7 is an identity function.
30. If f x sin 2 x sin 2 x , where [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then:
(A) f 1
2
(B)
f 2 (C) f 1
4
(D) None of these
31. Graph of y = f (x) is as given below. Which function among the following is period?
1
(A)
2
f x f x
1
(B)
2
f x f x
(C) |f (x)|
(D) f (–| x |)
log2 x
32. The correct graph of y is:
log2 x
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
log x 2
33. The graph of y x is:
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(A)
(B)
(C)
1
38. The range of the function f x 2 cos 3x
is:
1 1 1
(A) y , 1 (B) y , 1 (C) y , 1 (D) None of these
3 3
3
(C)
y , 2 3 2 2 3 2,
(D) None of these
x2 2
40. The range of the function f x is:
x2 3
2
(A) , 1,
3
(B) yR
2
(C) y , 1 (D) None of these
3
1 x
41. The function f x log satisfies the equation:
1 x
(A)
f x 2 2 f x 1 f x 0 (B)
f x 1 f x f x x 1
x x
(C)
f x1 f x 2 f x1 x 2 (D) f x1 f x 2 f 1
2
1 x x
1 2
42. The graph of the function y = f (x) is symmetrical about the line x = 2, then:
(A)
f x 2 f x 2 (B)
f 2x f 2x
(C)
f x f x (D) None of these
43.
The range of the function f x sin x cos x (where [x] denotes the greatest integer function) is f x :
(A) [–2, 1] (B) {–2, –1, 0, 1} (C) {–1, 1} (D) {–2, 0, –1}
2
44. The value of the function f x 3 sin x 2 lies in the interval:
16
3
(A) , (B) 0, (C) 3, 3 (D) None of these
4 4 2
45.
If f 1 1, f n 1 2 f n 1 and n 1 , then f (n) is equal to:
46.
The function f x cos log x x 2 1 is:
(A) even (B) odd (C) constant (D) None of these
5
Sgnx 9
47.
f x sin x 7 e x is:
(C) f x sin log x x 2 1
(D) f x 1 x 2x 3
5
49. If f x sin 2 x sin 2 x cos x cos x and g 1 then (gof ) (x) is equal to:
3
3 4
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) sin x (D) None of these
x x
50. The function f x sin
n!
cos
is:
n 1 !
(A) non-periodic (B) periodic, with period 2 (n!)
(C) periodic, with period (n +1) (D) None of these
sin x sin 2x sin 4 x sin 5x
51. The period of the function f x cos x cos 2x cos 4 x cos 5x
is:
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
3 4
52. Statement 1: The function f (x) = sin x is symmetric about the line x = 0.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1
1 2 cos x
(C)
sin sin x sin cos x (D)
sin x 2 sec x
(A)
f x tan 3x 2
(B) f x x , (where {.} denotes the fractional part of x)
(C) f x x cos x
cos2 x sin 2 x
(D)
f x 1
1 tan x
1 cot x
1
55.
If f x
1 x
, g x f f x and h x f f f x , x R 0, 1 then the value of
f x g x h x is:
sin x cos x
56. The period of function is:
sin x cos x sin x cos x
2
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D)
2 3
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
59.
If f x sin x is a periodic function with period , where denotes the greatest integer less
sin x
*60.
If f x , then f (x) is: {[.] denotes greatest integer function}.
x
(A) Periodic with fundamental period 1 (B) Even
1 x
61. If 2 f x 1 f x , then f (x) is:
x
1 1 1 x
(A)
2 1 x
3
1 x
(B)
2 x 1 x
1
(C) x2 3 (D) None of these
x2
62.
Suppose f is a real function f x f x 4 f x and f 1 4 . Then the value of f 21 is:
(A) 16 (B) 21 (C) 64 (D) 105
21
r
63. If f 11 2x = constant x R and f (x) is periodic, then period of f (x) is:
r 0
1
65.
If f x 2 f 3 x , x 0 and S x R : f x f x ; then S:
x
(A) contains exactly one element (B) contains exactly two elements
(C) contains more than two elements (D) is an empty set
x, x 1
x 2 , x 1
(A) f x x 2, 0 x 1
(B)
f x
x, x 0 x , x 1
x 2, x 1
x , x 1
(C)
f x
2
(D)
f x x, 0 x 1
x , x 1 2
x , x 0
67.
The function f x max 1 x , 1 x , 2 , x , is equivalent to:
1 x , x 1 1 x , x 1
(A)
f x 2, 1 x 1 (B)
f x 2, 1 x 1
1 x , x 1 1 x , x 1
1 x , x 1
(C)
f x 1, 1 x 1 (D) None of these
1 x , x 1
68.
Equation f x has 2 solutions if :
69.
Equation f x has 4 solutions if :
70.
Equations f x has 8 solutions if :
71. For the equation log x log 3 x x 0 , which of the following do not hold good?
3 x
sin x cos x
72. If x 0, 2 , then y1 , y2 are identical functions for x :
sin x cos x
3 3
I. 0, II. , III. , IV. , 2
2 2 2 2
2
4x
73. The range of the function f x sin log is:
1x
(A)
x 1 2 (B)
x 2 2 (C) x 2 1 (D) x2 2
3 3
3
x x
75. Let f : R R be a function defined by f x , then the graph of f (x) lies in the :
1 x2
2x x x 2x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2
1 3x 2 1 3x 2 1 3x 1 3x 2
a x 1
*78. The given function f (x) = is :
xn a x 1
(A) Odd, if n is even (B) Even if n is odd
(C) Neither even nor odd (D) None of these
1 x where x 1
80. Construct the graph of the function y = f (x – 1) + f (x+1) where f (x) =
0 where x 1
ax b
81.
Let f x
cx d
. Then the fof (x) = x provided that :
1
86. The domain of the function f x
sin x
1 is :
(A) 2n , 2n , n I
2
(B) 2n , 2n 1 , n I
(C) 2n 1 , 2n , n I (D) None of the above
x
88. The number of roots of the equation 3 2 x 1 is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
89.
If f : R R is a function satisfying the property f 2x 7 f 2x 3 2, x R , then the period of
f (x) is :
92.
Range of f x log 3
10
5 2sin x cos x 5 is :
1
(A) 0, 1 (B) 0, 3 (C) , (D) None of these
3
93. Which of the following function is not periodic, where [.] denotes greatest integer function :
x x 5 x 5 x
(A)
f x 1 1 (B)
g x 1
1
x x x x
(C)
h x 2 2 (D)
x 1 1
x x
94.
If A is domain of f x n x 3 6 x 2 11x 6 x e x 5 and B is the range of g x sin2 cos .
4 4
Then find A B .
n 1
, when n is odd
96. A function f from the set of natural numbers to integers defined by f n 2
is :
n
2 , when n is even
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) one-one and onto both (D) neither one-one nor onto
(A) 4
n 1 4n x (B)
x 1 4n 1 (C) x 1 4n 1
(D) 4
n 1 x 4n
99. Total number of solutions of the equation x 2 4 x 0 are : (where [.] denotes the greatest integer
function)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
4 x 3 4 x 3
100. The period of the function f x 4 sin 4
2 cos is :
6 2 3 2
32 33 4 2 4 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 3 3
2 x x
101. The range of f x
1 x x
is :
103.
The range of the function f x 3|sin x| 2|cos x|is :
*105. If f (x) = 0 be a polynomial whose coefficients are all 1 and whose roots are all real, then degree of f (x)
can be :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
106. Let f x sec 1 1 cos2 x , where [.] denotes the greatest integer function. Then, the range of f (x) is :
4x 1 2 96
108.
If f x
x
, then f f
97
..... f
97
is equal to :
97
4 2
(A) 1 (B) 48 (C) 48 (D) 1
110. Given, log a x ; logb x ; logc x & log d x x 1 , a , b, c, d R 1 then logabcd x has the
value equal to :
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
1 1 1 1
1 x 3x x 3 2x
111. If f x log , 1 x 1, then f f is :
1 x 1 3x 2 1 x2
3 2
(A)
f x
(B)
f x
(C) (D)
f x f x
114. The number of integral solutions of the equation 4 log x /2 x 2 log4x x 2 3 log2x x 3 is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these
100
1 r
116. If [.] denotes the greatest integer function, then the value of 2 100 is :
r 1
1 x2
117. The function f x cos sin x sin 1
is defined for :
2x
(A)
x 1, 1 (B) x 1, 1 (C) x R (D)
x 1, 1
2
118. Draw the graph of y x 1 .
sec 1 x
119. The function f x , where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x is defined for
x x
all x belonging to :
2
120.
The domain of the function : f x log3 log 3 x 5 log 3 x 6 is :
121. The function f x sec log x 1 x 2 is:
122.
Let f x y f x y 2 f x f y , y R and f 0 k , then :
I. f (x)is even, if k = 1
f 15 x f 15 x and f 30 x f 30 x
Then which of the following statements is true ?
124.
If f x sin x 5 x x x for x 0, is invertible, where {.} and [.] represent fractional
4
f x 5
125.
Statement 1 : Let f : r 3 be a function given by f x 10
, then f 10 f 50 .
f x 3
126. Let f ( x ) be a polynomial of degree 6 with leading coefficient 2009. Suppose further, that
f (1) 1, f (2) 3, f (3) 5, f (4) 7, f (5) 9, f (2) 2, then the sum of all the digits of f (6) is:
127. Let f ( x ) x 3 3x 1. Find the number of different real solution of the equation f ( f ( x )) 0
2x
128. If the domain of f ( x ) 12 3x 33 x sin 1 is [a , b ], then a ........
3
129. The number of elements in the range of the function :
5 4
y sin 1 x 2 cos 1 x 2 where [.] denotes the greatest integer function is:
9 9
130. The number of integers in the range of function f ( x ) [sin x ] [cos x ] [sin x cos x ] is
(where [.] = denotes greatest integer function)
1
131. For all real number x , let f ( x ) . Find the number of real roots of the equation
2011
1 x 2011
f ( f (......( f ( x )).......) { x } . Where f is applied 2013 times and {.} denotes fractional part function.
1 3
Such that ( f ( x , y ))2 ( g( x , y ))2 and f ( x , y ) g( x , y ) . Find the number of ordered pairs ( x , y ) ?
2 4
x 5
133. Let f ( x ) x R, then the smallest integral value of k for which f ( x ) k x R is :
x2 1
( x 1) ( x 3) ( x 1) ( x 3) e x
134. The number of roots of equation : ex 1 ( x 3 cos x ) 0
( x 2) ( x 4) ( x 2) ( x 4)
135. Let f ( x ) x 2 bx c, b is an odd positive integer. Given that f ( x ) 0 has two prime numbers as roots
and b c 35. If the least value of f ( x ) x R is , then is equal to
3
(where [.] denotes greatest integer function)
x 1
136. If f ( x ) is an even function, then the number of distinct real numbers x such that f ( x ) f is :
x 2
n
137. If [log
r 1
2r] 2010, where [.] denotes greatest integer function, then the sum of the digits of n is:
138. Let P ( x ) be a cubic polynomial with leading co-efficient unity. Let the remainder when P ( x ) is divided by
x 2 5 x 6 equals 2 times the remainder when P ( x ) is divided by x 2 5x 4. If P(0) 100, find the
sum of the digits of P(5) :
139. Let f ( x ) x 2 10 x 20. Find the number of real solution of the equation f ( f ( f ( f ( x )))) 0
140. Polynomial P ( x ) contains only terms of odd degree. When P ( x ) is divided by ( x 3), then remainder is 6.
x x2 4 x x x2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1 x2 4
2 1 x2 4
1 x
2. If f ( x ) cos(log x ) , then f ( x ) f (y ) f f ( xy ) has the value: [1983]
2 y
1
(A) –1 (B) (C) –2 (D) None of these
2
sin 1( x 3)
3. The domain of the function f ( x ) is: [2004]
9 x2
(A) [1, 2] (B) [2, 3) (C) [2, 3] (D) [1, 2)
x
4. The domain of sin 1 log 3 is: [2002]
3
(A) [1, 9] (B) [1, 9] (C) [9, 1] (D) [9, 1]
bx
5.
Let f : 0, 1 R be defined by f x 1 bx
, where b is a constant such that 0 < b < 1. Then: [2011]
6. Let f x x 2 and g x sin x for all x R . Then the set of all x satisfying
fogogof x gogof x ,
where (fog) (x) = f (g(x)) is : [2011]
(A)
n , n 0, 1, 2, . . . . (B)
n , n 1, 2, . . . .
(C)
2
2n , n 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, . . . . (D)
2n , n . . ., 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, . . .
7. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The total number of unordered pairs of disjoint subsets of S is equal to : [2010]
(A) 25 (B) 34 (C) 42 (D) 41
Column I Column II
I. If 1 x 1 , then f (x) satisfies (p)
0 f x 1
Codes :
I II III IV I II III IV
(A) q p r r (B) p q q p
(C) s p q r (D) p r q, r s
x , if x is rational 0, if x is rational
9. Let f x and g x
0, if x is irrational x , if x is irrational
Then, f g is : [2005]
(A) one-one and onto (B) neither one-one nor onto
(C) many one and onto (D) one-one and onto
10. If X and Y are two non-empty sets, where f : X Y , is function is defined such that [2005]
f C f x : x C for C X and f 1 D x : f x D
D Y . For any A Y and B Y , then
(A) f 1 f A A (B) f 1 f A
A only if f X Y
(C)
f f 1 B B only if B f x (D) f 1 f B B
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
Statement 1 : For each real t, there exists a point c in t , t such that f c 0 .
Statement 2 :
f t f t 2 for each real t.
14. Let f be a real-valued function defined on the interval ( 1,1) such that
x
e x f (x ) 2 t 4 1. dt , x ( 1,1) and let f 1 be the inverse function of f. Then [ f 1(2)] is equal to:
0
(A) 1 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/e [2010]
x x
15. Let E1 x : x 1 and 0 and E 2 x E1 : sin 1 loge is a real number .
x 1 x 1
(Here, the inverse trigonometric function sin 1 x assumes values in , .) Let f : E1 be the
2 2
x
function defined by f ( x ) loge and g : E 2 be the function defined by
x 1
x
g( x ) sin 1 loge . [2018]
x 1
List- I List- II
P. The range of f is 1. 1 e
, ,
1 e e 1
Q. The range of g contains 2. (0, 1)
5. e
,
e 1
6. 1 e
( , 0) ,
2 e 1
f g x and (gof) (x) denotes g f x . Then, which of the following is (are) true ? [2015]
1 1
(A) Range of f is ,
2 2
1 1
(B) Range of fog is ,
2 2
(C) lim
f x
x 0 g x 6
3
2. Let f : , R be given by f x log sec x tan x . Then: [2008]
2 2
(A) f (x) is an odd function
(B) f (x) is a one-one function
(C) f (x) is an onto function
(D) f (x) is an even function
1 2x 5x 2
3. Find the range of values of t for which 2sin t , t , . [2005]
3x 2 2x 1 2 2
x 2 6 x 8
5. A function f : IR IR, where IR, is the set of real numbers, is defined by f ( x ) .
6 x 8x 2
Find the interval of values of for which f is onto. Is the functions one-to-one for 3 ? Justify your
answer. [1996]
6. Let f be a one-one function with domain { x ,y, z } and range {1,2,3} . It is given that exactly one of the
following statements is true and the remaining two are false f ( x ) 1, f (y ) 1, f ( z ) 2 determine f 1(1) .
[1982]
n
n
7. Find the natural number ' a ' for which f (a k ) 16(2
k 1
1) , where the function ' f ' satisfies the
tan x 1
8. Show that the value of , wherever defined never lies between and 3. [1992]
tan 3x 3