DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR – 20

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
CHAPTER : FUNCTIONS

1. If A = {1,2,3}, B = {4,5,6,7} and f = {(1,4),(2,5),(3,6)} is a function from A to B .State whether

f is one-one or not . [1]
2. If f : R R is defined by f(x) = 3x + 2 , then find f[f(x)] . [1]
3. If f : R R is defined by f(x) = ( ) then find f[f(x)]. [1]
4. If f is an invertible function , defined as f(x) = , then write ( ). [1]
5. Consider the bijective function f : ( ) given by f(x) = 16x +24x+7; where 2
is the set
of all positive real numbers . Find the inverse of f . [2]
6. If f : W W is defined as f(x) = x – 1 , if x is odd and f(x) = x + 1 , if x is even. Show that f is
invertible .Find the inverse of f , where W is the set of whole number. [3]
7. If A = R – {3} and B = R-{1} . Consider the function f : A B defined by f(x) = x .Then
show that f is bijective and find ( ). [3]
8. Show that the function f in A = R - 2 3 defined as f(x) = is one-one and onto. Hence find
. [3]
9. Show that f : N N given by f(x) = is bijective . [3]

10. If f : N N is defined by f(n) = Find whether f is bijective . [3]

11. Consider f : , ) given by f(x) = x2 + 4 . Show that f is invertible with the inverse of f
given by ( ) √ , where is the set of non-negative real numbers . [3]
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12. If f : R R is defined as f(x) = 4x + 7 , Show that f is bijective. [3]
13. Show that the function f : R R given by f(x) = ax+b ; a , b ,a is bijective . [3]
14. Consider f : , 2
) given by f(x) = 5x + 6x - 9 . Show that f is invertible with ( )
√
( ) , where is the set of non-negative real numbers . [5]
15. Show that the function f : R R defined by f(x) = x R is neither one-one nor onto. [5]
16. Consider f : , ) given by f(x) = 9x2 + 6x - 5 . Show that f is invertible with ( )
√
( ) . Hence find (i) ( ) (ii) y if ( ) , where is the set of non-negative
real numbers . [5]
17. Consider f : R - 2 3 R - 2 3 given by f(x) = . Show that f is bijective . Find the inverse of f
and hence find ( ) and x such that ( )=2. [5]
18. Check whether the function f : R 0 1 defined by f(x) = x R is one-one, onto or
not. [5]
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19. Prove that the function f : , ) , ) given by f(x) = 4x + 4x – 5 is both one-one and
onto. [5]
20. Show that the function f : given by f(x) = is both one-one and onto. [5]
 MCQ
1. Set A has 3 elements and set B has 4 elements. The number of injections that can be defined
from A to B is
(a) 144 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 64
2. Let be defined by ( ) then ( )
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of
these
3. The set G onto which set F = {3, 27} is mapped by y = log3x is given by
(a) G = {0, 3} (b) G = {1, 3} (c) G = {1, 4} (d) G = {0, 2}
4. Let ( ) then values of for which ( ( ))
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5. be defined by ( )
(a) [1,4] (b) [2,5] (c) [1,5] (d) [2,6]
6. If , ) , ) is given by ( ) then ( )

(a) (b) (c) (d)

7. Let then is invertible iff :

(a) is one-one (b) is onto
(c) is both one-one and onto (d) None of these
8. Let where I denotes the set of integers be defined by ( ) where is a
fixed integer; then is :
(a) One-one but onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) Non-invertible (d) Both one-one and onto
9. The number of surjection (onto functions) from * + to * + is
n n n
(a) P2 (b) 2 -2 (c) 2 -1 (d) None of
these
10. If . / then ( )=
3
(a) x (b) x3-3x (c) x3+3x (d) 3x
11. The value of the parameter for which the function ( ) ( ) is the inverse
of itself; is :
(a) -2 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2
12. Let A and B two finite sets having m and n elements respectively. If then the total
number of injective functions from A to B is :
(a) (b) (c) ( )
(d)
13. If is given by ( ) then ( ) is equal to :
1/3 1/3
(a) x -3 (b) x +3 (c) (x-3)1/3 (d) x+31/3
14. If the function given by ( ) is a bijection, then B=
(a) R (b) , ) (c) , ) (d) , )
15. The function defined by ( ) is
(a) One-one but not onto (b) Onto but nor one-one
(c) One-one and onto (d) Neither one-one nor onto.
16. ( ) has an inverse if its domain is :
(a) , - (b) , - (c) 0 1 (d) None of
these
17. If ( ) is defined for , - then the domain of ( ) is :
(a) 0 1 (b) [ ] (c) 0 1 (d) None of
these
18. If function is given by ( ) is a surjection; then A =
(a) R (b) [0,1] (c) (0, 1] (d) [0, 1)
19. the inverse of the function ( ) is
(a) log10 (2-x) (b) . / (c) ( ) (d)
. /
20. The range of the function ( ) is
(a) ,2, ) (b) ( ) (c) ( - , )(d) None of
these
21. Let E = {1, 2, 3, 4} and F = {1, 2}, then the number of onto functions from E to F is
(a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 8

22. Which of the following functions is not onto ?

(a) ( ) (b) ( )
(c) ( ) . (d) None of these
23. The number of bijective functions from set A to itself when A contains 106 elements is :
(a) 106 (b) (106)2 (c) 2 106 (d) (106) !
24. Which of the following functions is not one-one ?
(a) ( )
(b) , - , - ( )
(c) f : 0 1 , - ( )
(d) f : R , - ( )