1.

18 Differential Calculus Booster

4. If f (x) is a periodic functions with period T, then the Thus, the period of cos x is 2p, whereas the period of
period of sin x is also 2p
1
(i) ​ ____ ​ 7. Constant function is periodic having no fundamental
f (x) period.
(ii) k f(x), k ΠR + Р{1} 8. Algebraic function is non periodic.
(iii) (f (x))1/n is also T.
____ Note:
Example-10. Find the period of f (x) = ÷​ sin x ​ 1. The functions sinn x, cosn x, cosecn x, secn x are
Sol. Since the period of sin x is 2p, so the period of f (x) periodic with period 2p when n is odd and p when
is also 2p n is even.
2015 _____ 2. The functions tann x, cotn x are periodic with periods
Example-11. Find the period of f (x) = ​÷cos x ​ p, whatever n may be.
Sol. Since the period of cos x is 2p, so the period of f (x) 3. The functions |sin x|, |cos x|, |tan x|, |cot x| |cosec x|,
is also 2p |sec x| are periodic with period p.
1
Example-12. Find the period of f (x) = ____
​  ​ 4. The functions |sin x| + |cos x|, |tan x| + |cot x|,
sin x p
| cosec x | + |sec x| are periodic with period ​ __ ​
Sol. Since the period of sin x is 2p, so the period of f (x) 2
is also 2p 5. The functions |sin x| – |cos x|, |tan x| – |cot x|,
|cosec x| – |sec x| are periodic with period p.
5. If f (x) is a periodic function with period T and g(x) be ____ _____ _______ _____
a non-periodic function, then g(f (x)) is periodic with period 6. The functions ​÷sin x ​, ÷​ cos x ​, ÷
​ cosec x ​ and ÷
​ sec x ​
T and f (g(x)) is non periodic. are periodic with period 2p.
7. The functions sin–1(sin x), cos–1(cos x) sec–1 (sec x),
Example-13. Find the period of f (x) = sin–1 (sin x) cosec–1 (cosec x) are periodic with period 2p.
Sol. Let h(x) = sin x and g(x) = sin–1x
8. The functions tan–1 (tan x), cot–1 (cot x) are periodic
Thus, the period of h(x) is 2p and g(x) is non-periodic. with period p.
Therefore, the period of f (x) is = 2p
9. The functions sin–1x, cos–1x, tan–1x, cot–1x are non-
Note: 1. The function f (x) = sin (sin–1x) is non-periodic, periodic.
whereas sin x is periodic but sin–1x is non-periodic. 10. The function x –[x] is periodic with period 1.

6. If f (x) is a periodic function with period T then f  ¢(x) is 12. Functional Equation

also periodic with period T
It is an equation where the unknown is a function. A func-
Example-14. Find the period of f (x) = sin x tional equation asks for a formula satisfying certain condi-
Sol. We have f  ¢(x) = cos x tions. On solving such type of equation we can get one or
more functions as solutions.

Exercises
2x
5. If f (x) = ​ ______2  ​, show that, f (tan q) = sin 2q
1+x
(Problems Based on Fundamentals)
Basics Concepts of Real Functions
​ 
x
6. If f (x) = log ​ ____
x –1( )  ​  ​, show that,

1. If f (x) = 3x4 – 5x2 + 9, find f (x – 1). (

x+1
f (x + 1) + f (x) = log ​ ​ _____ ​  ​
x–1 )
​ 
x+1
x
2. If f (x) = _____
1
 ​, prove that (f (x))3 = f (x3) + 3f  ​ __ ()
​ x ​  ​
(
1+x
1–x ) ( 2x
)
7. If f (x) = log ​ ​ _____ ​  ​, show that, f  ​ ​ _____2 ​  ​ = 2f (x)
1+x

(
1–x
)
3. If f (x) = log ​ ​ _____ ​  ​, show that,
1+x
8. If f (x) = cos(log e x), find the value of
1
x+y
(
f (x) + f (y) = f  ​ ​ _____​  ​
1 – xy ) f (x) f (y) – __
​   ​ ( f (x) + f (y))
2
ax – b
9. If y = f (x) = ​ ______​, show that x = f (y)
4. If f(x) = x3 – __
1 1
​  3 ​, show that, f (x) + f  ​ __
x
()
​ x ​  ​ = 0. bx – a
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1
10. If for non zero x, af (x) + bf  ​ __ ()
​ x ​  ​ =
1
__
​ x ​ – 5, 3x2 + 9x + 17
(x) f (x) = ​ ___________
  
   ​
3x2 + 9x + 7
where a π b, find f (x). 15. Find the domain of each of the following functions
9x _____
11. If f (x) = _____
​  x  ​, then prove that f (x) + f (1 – x) = 1. (i) f (x) = ÷
​ x – 2 ​
9 +3 _____

( 2 tan x
12. If f ​ ​ ________
1 + tan2 x )
​  ​ = __
1
​   ​ (1 + cos 2x) (sec2 x + 2 tan x)
2
(ii) f (x) = ÷
​ x + 5 ​
(iii) f (x) = ÷
​ 4 – x​
_____

_____ _____
then find f (x). (iv) f (x) = ÷
​ x – 2 ​ + ÷
​ 4 – x​
_____ _____
ABC of a Real Functions (v) f (x) = ÷
​ x – 3 ​ – ​÷7 – x ​
_____
13. Which one of the followings are functions? If so then
÷
x–2
find its Domains and Ranges. If not, then find when (vi) f (x) = ​ ​ _____ ​ ​
5–x
it can be a function and also find their Domains and _____
x
Ranges..
(i) y = m x + c
÷_____
(vii) f (x) = ​ _____
​ 
x–1
 ​ ​

f (x) = ÷
1
(ii) y = 0 (viii) ​ 1 – __ ​ x ​ ​
_____
(iii) x = 0
f (x) = ÷
1
(iv) y = 5 (ix) ​ __
​ x ​ – 1 ​
_____
(v) x = 3
f (x) = ÷
x–2
(x) ​ ​ _____
x ​ ​
(vi) x2 + y2 = 9
(vii) y2 = 4x 16 Find the domain of each of the following functions
_____
(viii) x2 = 4y (i) f (x) = ÷
​ |x| – 2 ​
_____
x2 y2 (ii) f (x) = ÷
​ 4 – |x| ​
(ix) ​ __ ​ + ​ __ ​ = 1 _____ _____
9 4 (iii) f (x) = ÷
​ |x| – 1 ​ + ​÷4 – |x| ​
2 ______
x 2 y
(x) ​ ___ ​ – ​ __ ​ = 1
÷
|x| – 1
16 9 (iv) f (x) = ​ ​ _____  ​ ​
3 – |x|
_____
(xi) x2 – y2 = 4 (v) f (x) = ÷
​ |x| – x ​
(xii) y = (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) 1
(vi) f (x) = ______
​  _____  ​
Domain of Real Functions ÷
​ |x| – x ​
1
14 Find the domain of each of the following func- (vii) f (x) = _______
​  _____  ​
tions. ÷
​ x – |x| ​
______
x–2
(i) f (x) = ​ _____  ​ (viii) f (x) = ÷
​ [x] – x ​
x+3
1
+4
x_____ (ix) f (x) = _______
​  ______  ​
(ii) f (x) = ​   ​ ​÷[x] – x ​
x–3
1
(iii) f (x) = __
1
​ x ​ – 1 (x) f (x) = _______
​  ______  ​
​÷x – [x] ​
1
(iv) f (x) = __​ x ​ + 1 Algebraical functions
1
x–1
(v) f (x) = ​ _________  ​ 17. Find the domain of f (x) = ______
​   ​
x2 – 3x + 2 [x – 2]
x+3
x2 – 5x + 4 18. Find the domain of f (x) = ​ ______  ​
(vi) f (x) =​ __________     ​ [x + 1]
x2 – 3x + 2
x2 + x + 1
x2 + 4 19. Find the domain of f (x) = ​ _________  ​
(vii) f (x) = _____
​  2  ​ [x] – 4
x +2
1
x2 + 9 20. Find the domain of f (x) = _______
​  ______  ​
(viii) f (x) = ​ _____  ​ ÷
​ x – [x] ​
x2 – 4
1
x2 + x + 1 21. Find the domain of f (x) = _______
​  ______  ​
(ix) f (x) = ​ ________  ​ ÷
​ [x] – x ​
x2 – x + 1
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22. Let f (x) = cos[p 2]x + cos[– p 2]x

p
[ ] 1
39. Prove that [2x] = [x] + ​ x + __
​   ​  ​
2
Then find f ​ __
2 ()
​   ​  ​, f (p)
​   ​ ]​ + [​ x + __
40. Prove that [3x] = [x] + [​ x + __
1
​   ​ ]​
2
3 3
23. Find the exact value of
[loge 1] + [loge 2] + [loge 3] + ... + [loge 66]
24. 2
Solve for [x] – 3[x] + 2 = 0
2x2
41. Find the number of integral values of ​ ​ _____
x2 + 1 [ ]
 ​  ​

25. Solve for [x] 2 – 2[x] – 8 = 0 42. Solve for x : {x} + {sin x} = 2
26. Find the number of solution of x2 – 4 – [x] = 0 43. If {x} and [x] represent fractional and integral part
27. Find the value of of x respectively, then find the value of

[ ] [​ __​ 14 ​ + ____
​   ​ ]​ + ​[ __ ​   ​  ​ + ... + [​ __
​   ​ + ​ ____ ​ ]​
4 100 ]
1 1 1 2 1 99
​ __
​   ​  ​ +
4 100
​   ​ + ____
4 100 [x] + S
r=1
(
2014 {x + r}
​ ​​ ​ ​ ______
2014
 ​  ​. )
where [,] = G.I.F.
44. Solve for x : 4{x} = x + [x], where {x} and [x] are the
28. Find the value of
fractional and integral part of x respectively.
3
4 [ ] [
1
[1007] + ​ 503 ​ __ ​  ​ + ​ 252 __ ] [ 5
​   ​  ​ + ​ 126 ​ ___ ​  ​ + ...
8 16 ] 45. Solve for x : 2x + 3{x} = 4[x] – 2
29. Solve the equation [sin x] = 0 46. Solve for x : x2 – 4x + [x] + 3 = 0
30. If y = 2[x] + 3 = 3 [x – 2] + 5, then find the value 47. Find the number of values of x satisfying
of [x + y] {x2} + [x4] = 1
______
31. Find the doamin of f (x) = ÷
​ [x] – 2 ​ 48. Find the number of solutions of
______ {x} + {tan p x} = 0
32. Find the domain of f (x) = ÷
​ 4 – [x] ​. 49. Find the number of integral values of
______ ______
33. Find the domain of f (x) = ÷
​ [x] – 1 ​ + ÷
​ 3 – [x] ​
______
{ }
x2 + 1
y = ​ ​ _____
2
 ​  ​, 0 £ x £ 2

÷
[x] – 2
34. Find the domain of f (x) = ​ ​ ______  ​ ​ 50. Find the values of x satisfying the equation
5 – [x]
35. Find the value of {
cos2 x – 2
​ ​ ________
2
1
 ​  ​ = __
​   ​
4 }
[ ]
sin2 x
(i) ​ ​ _____
2
 ​  ​
51. Find the domain of the function
f (x) = ÷
______________
​ 2{x}2 – 3{x}  
+ 1 ​, x > 0

[ ()] p
(ii) ​ sin2 ​ __
​   ​  ​x ​
2
Trigonometric functions
52. Find the max and min values of
f (x) = 3 sin x + 4 cos x + 10
[ ()] p
(iii) ​ cos2 ​ __
​   ​  ​ x ​
2 53. Find the range of f (x) = sin x + cos x + 3
54. Let A = sin4 q + cos4 q, then find A

[ ]
cos2 x
(iv) ​ _____
​ 
2014
 ​  ​. 55. Find the max and min values of
f (q) = sin6q + cos6q

36. Find the set of values of x satisfying 56. If A = cos2q + sin4q and B = cos4q + sin2q such that
[sin x] + [cos x] = 1, " x Π[0, 2p] m1 = Max of A and m2 = Min of B then find the
37. If x satisfies the equation value of m12 + m22 + m1m2
[x + 0.19] + [x + 0.20] + [x + 0.21] + ... + [x + 0.22] 57. Find the max and min values of
+ ... + [x + 0.91] = 542
f (q) = sin2 (sin q) + cos2 (cos q)
Then find the value of [100x]
38. Find the value of 58. Find the minimum value of
f (q) = (3 sin(q) – 4 cos(q) – 10)
2015
​ _____
2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
2016
​   ​  ​ + ​ _____
4
2018
​   ​  ​ + ​ _____
2022
​   ​  ​ + ​ ​ _____
8 16
 ​  ​ + ... (3 sin(q) + 4 cos(q) – 10)
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59. Find the range of A = sin2010q + cos2014q 79. Find the domain of the function
x2 sin2 x + 4
60. Find the minimum value of f (x) = ​ _________
p
   ​, where
x sin x
2–x
x–4(
f(x) = log1/2 ​ ​ _____ ​  ​ )
( )
__
x Œ ​ 0, ​   ​  ​
2 80. Find the domain of the function

Exponential functions f (x) = log10 (1 – log10 (x2 – 5x + 16))

x
__
​   ​ – 1
61. Find the domain of f (x) = e​ ​2 ​ 81. Find the domain of the function
62. Find the domain of f (x) = | ex – 2 | f (x) = log10 ((log10 x2) – 5log10x + 6)
63. Find the domain of f (x) = | e|x| – 2 | 82. Find the domain of the function

|
_______
1
64. Find the domain of f (x) = ​ e– |x| – __
​   ​  ​
2 | (
1
f (x) = log ​ ______
​ 
x – [x]
 ​  ​. )
÷
1
65. Find the domain of f (x) = ​ e–|x| – __
​   ​ ​ 83. Find the number of real solutions of
  2
2 – x – log e x = 0
66. Find the domain of f (x) = (e2x + ex + 1)
Equal Functions
67. Find the domain of f (x) = (ex + 1)2 + 3
84. Let f : {1, 2} Æ {1, 4} and g : {1, 2} Æ {1, 4} such
68. Find the domain of f (x) satisfying ex + e f (x) = e that f (x) = x2 & g(x) = 3x – 2 Is f = g?
69. Find the number of solutions of x2
85. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = ​ __
x ​ Is f = g?
2x + 3x + 4x – 5x = 0.
__
70. Find the number of solutions of 1 + 3x/2 = 2x 86. Let f (x) = x & g(x) = ÷
​ x2 ​ Is f = g?
Logarithmic functions 87. Let f (x) = 2logx & g(x) = log(x2) Is f = g?
71. Find the domain of the function

f (x) = log2 (x2 – 4x + 3)

(
x–1
88. Let f (x) = log ​​ _____ ​  ​ and
x–2 )
72. Find the domain of the function g(x) = log(x – 1) – log (x – 2). Is f = g?
x _________

÷
__
f (x) = e​ ​ ​2 ​– 1​ + log(l – x) + x1001 1 – cos 2x
89. Let f (x) = sin x & g(x) = ​ ​ ________
 ​ ​ Is f = g?
2
73. Find the domain of the function
Classification of Functions
​ 
x–2
x
f (x) = log ​ _____(  ​  ​) 90. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5}
74. Find the domain of the function Then find the total number of one-one function
1 between two sets A and B.
f (x) = ________
​   ​
log(x – 2) 91. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {p, q, r}
75. Find the domain of the functions Then find the total number of function between
A and B.
log(l – x) 92. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B {a, b, c, d, e}
f (x) = ​ __________
    ​
x2 – 3x + 2 Then find the number of one-one function between
A and B.
76. Find the domain of the function
93. Let a function f : A Æ B, where A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and
log(3 – x) B = {3, 4, 5, 6} such that f (1) = 3. Then find the
f (x) = ​ _________  ​ number of one-one function between A to B.
x2 – 5x + 4
94. Let a function f : A Æ B, where A = {1, 2, 3} and
77. Find the domain of the function B = {4, 5, 6} such that f (1) π 4. Then find the number
1 of one-one function between A to B.
f (x) = __________
​      ​
log (9 – x2) 95. Let a function f : A Æ B, where
A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {6, 7, 8}
78. Find the domain of the function such that a < b fi f (a) < f (b),
_____ _____
f (x) = log1/2 (​÷x – 1 ​ + ​÷3 – x ​) where a Œ A & b Œ B.
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Then find the number of one-one function between 113. Find the number of bijective functions between two
A to B. sets A and B, where A = {a, b, c, d, e} and B = {p,
q, r, s, t}
96. Find the number of many-one function between two
sets A = {3, 4, 5} and B = {2, 3, 4, 5}. 114. Find the number of bijective functions between two
sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {5, 6, 7, 8} such that
97. Find the number of many-one function between two f (1) = 5.
sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {3, 4, 5}.
Inverse of a Function
98. Find the number of many-one function between
two sets A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5, 6} such that 115. A function f : R Æ R is defined as f(x) = 3x + 5. Find
f (1) π 4 f –1(x).

99. A function f : R – {– 1} Æ R – {1} is defined as 116. A function f : (0, •) Æ (2, •) is defined as f (x) = x2
x + 2. Find f –1(x).
f (x) = _____
​   ​. prove that f is onto function.
x+1 x2
1 117. A function f : R + Æ [0, 1] is defined as f (x) = ​ _____  ​.
100. Let a function f : R Æ A is defined as f (x) = ​ _____
2
 ​. 2
x +1
–1
x +1 Find f   (x).
If f is onto function, then find the set of values of
A. 118. A function f : [1, •) Æ [1, •) is defined as
x2
101. Let a function f  :  A Æ B is defined as f (x) = ​ _____
2
 ​. f(x) = 2x(x – 1). Find f –1 (x).
x +1
If f is onto function, then find the set of values of 10x – 10 –x
119. If a function f is bijective such that f (x) = ​ _________ ​.
A « B. 10x + 10 – x
–1
Find f (x)
102. Find the number of onto function between two sets
A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {4, 5} 120. A function f : R Æ R is defined as f (x) = x + sinx.
Find f –1(x)
103. Find the number of onto function between two sets
A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {4, 5, 6} 121. A function f : [2, •) Æ [5, •) is defined as
f (x) = x2 – 4x + 9. Find its inverse.
104. Find the number of onto function between two sets A
122. Find all the real solutions to the equation
and B where A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {6, 7, 8}.
_____

÷
1 1
105. Find the number of into function between two sets x2 – ​ __ ​ = ​ x + __
​   ​ ​.
A and B, where A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5}. 4 4

106. Find the number of into function between two sets 123. For what values of m is f (x) = (m + 2)x3 – 3mx2 + 9m
A and B where A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {5, 6, 7}. x – 1 is invertible?
_________________________
107. Find the number of into functions between two sets A 124. Let f (x) = 3​÷a – x3 + 3bx2   – 3bx + b3 + b ​. Find b,
and B where A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {6, 7, 8}. if f (x) is inverse of itself.
108. A function f : R Æ R is defined as f (x) = 3x + 5.
Prove that f is a bijective function. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
109. A function f : R + Æ (1, •) is defined as f (x) = x2 + 1. 125. Find the domain of f (x) = sin– 1 (3x + 4)
Prove that the function is bijective. 126. Find the domain of f (x) = cos– 1 (4x + 5).
1 127. Find the domains of
110. A function f : R + Æ (0, 1) is defined as f (x) = ​ _____  ​.
x2 + 1
Prove that f is a bijective function. x
f (x) = cos–1​ __ ( ) 1
​   ​ – 1 ​ + ex + ______
2
​ 
|x – 1|
 ​

(
1 1
111. A function f : R Æ ​ – ​ __ ​, __
2 2 )
​   ​  ​ is defined as 128. Find the domains of

x
f (x) = ​ _____
x2 + 1
 ​, " x Œ (–1, 1). Prove that f (x) is a
|x| – 3
f (x) = cos–1 ​ ​ _____
5 ( 1
)
 ​  ​ + ​ _____
ex + 1
 ​

bijective function. 129. Find the domains of

112. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 3, 4} then find
the number of one-one onto functions between A
and B.
1– |x|
f (x) = sin–1​ ​ _____
2 ( ) (
ex – 1
 ​  ​ + ​ ​ ______
ex + 1 )
 ​  ​ + 2015
 Real Function 1.23

131. Find the domain of

​ 
3
(
130. Find the domain of f (x) = cos–1 ​ __________
  ​  ​
4 + 2 sin x ) 146. If the roots of
(c – 1)(x2 + x + 1)2 – (c + 1)(x4 + x2 + 1) = 0 are
1–x
real and distinct and f(x) = ​ _____ ​, then find the value
(
1 + x2
2x )
f (x) = sin–1 ​ ​ _____​  ​ + cos(sin x).
( ( ))
of f (f (x)) + f ​ f ​ __
1
​   ​  ​  ​.
2
1+x

132. Find the domains of f (x) = sin–1 (log2 x).

p p
133. Find the domains of f (x) = sin–1(log4 x2). ( ) (
147. If f (x) = sin x + sin2 ​ x + ​ __ ​  ​ + cos x cos ​ x + ​ __ ​  ​
2
3 3 )
134. Find the domains of and g​ __
5
()
​   ​  ​ = 1, then find (go f)(x)
4

(
​  2
1
f (x) = sin–1 ​ ______
|x – 1|
 ​  ​
) 148. Let f (x) = 1 + x2. Find a function g(x) such that
f (g(x)) = 1 + x2 – 2x3 + x4
Composition of Functions 149. Let g(x) = 1 + x – [x] and
135. Let two real functions f and g are defined as Ï- 1 : x < 0
f : R Æ R, f (x) = x2 + 1 and g : R Æ R, f (x) = x – 1. Ô
f (x) = Ì 0 : x = 0 then for all x, find f (g(x))
Determine fog & go f. Ô 1 : x>0
Ó
136. Find fog and go f for the functions f (x) = sin x and ax
_____ 150 Let f (x) = _____
​   ​, x π –1 then for what value of a is
x+1
g(x) = ​÷x – 2 ​
f (f (x)) = x?
137. Find the domain of the function fog, where
_____
​ x – 3 ​ and g(x) = x2 + 1.
f (x) = ÷ Even and Odd Functions
__ Determine the nature of each of the following functions.
​ x ​ and g(x) = x2 – 1.
138. Find fog, where f (x) = ÷

139. A function f (x) is defined as (3x – 1

151. f (x) = x​ ​ ______
3x + 1
 ​  ​)
2
f (x) = (a Рxn)1/n, x > 0, n ΠI + 152. f (x) = x sin (x + 1)
1
Then find f(f (x)) + f  ​ f ​ __( ( ))
​ x ​  ​  ​. 153. f (x) = tan–1 ​( sin(cos–1(x)) )​
154. f (x) = sin x + cos x
140. Find the number of distinct real solutions of the
equation f ​( f ​( f (x) )​ )​ = 0, where f (x) = x2 – 1 (
155. (x) = ​ _____
​  x
x
e –1 2
x
 ​ + __
​   ​ + 1 ​ )
ÔÏ x 2 : x ≥ 0
141. If f (x) = Ì and g(x) = – |x|, x Œ R (
3–x
156. f (x) = log​​ _____​  ​
3+x )
ÔÓ x : x < 0 _____
157. f (x) = log​( x + ​÷x2 + 1 ​ )​
Then find fog & go f
_________ _________
158. f (x) = ÷
​ x2 – x + 1 ​ – ÷
​ x2 + x + 1 ​
142. A function f is defined as
159. Determine the nature of the function
Ï1 + x : x ≥ 0
f(x) = Ì
Óx - x : x < 0
. Then find fo f 2–x
f (x) = x sin2 x + tan(x5) + log​ ​ _____​  ​.
2+x ( )
160. Determine the nature of the function
143. Let f : R + Æ R be defined as f (x) = x2 – x + 2 and 2 7

g : [1, 2] Æ [1, 2] be defined as g(x) = {x} + 1, where f (x) = (tan(x5))​ex​ ​sgn(​x​ ​)

{,} = Fractional part function. If the domain and 161. Determine the nature of the function
range of f (g(x)) are [a, b] and [c, d), then find the _____
x2 (log(x + ​÷x2+ 1 ​))
b __
value of ​ __
d f (x) =​  ___________________
        ​
a ​ + ​ c ​. (x cos2 x + tan x + x 7)
144. If g is the inverse of f and f  ¢(x) = sin x, find g¢(x). 162 Determine the nature of the function
_____
1
145. If g(x) = ____
​  ​and g2 (x) = g(g(x)) and g3 (x) = g(g(g(x))),
1–x
( (
sin​ tan​ log​( x + ​÷x2 + 1 ​ )​  ​  ​
f (x) =​  ____________________________
_____     
     ​
))
then find the range of g2016 (x). ÷​ x2 + 1 ​ + sin(cos x) + cos(sin x)  
1.24 Differential Calculus Booster

163. Express the function f (x) = 4sin x as a sum of an even 183. Let f : R – {0} Æ R be any real function such that
and an odd function.
2015
1
f (x) + 3f ​ __()
​ x ​  ​ = 5x. Find f (x).
164. Express the function f (x) = (1 + x) as a sum of
an even and an odd function. 184. Let 2f (sin x) + 3f (cos x) = 5, " x ΠR. Find f (x).
185. Let a function f saisfy f (x + 1) = f (x) + x, " x ΠN
ÔÏ x + x 2 : 0 £ x < 3
165. Let f (x) = Ì where f (1) = 0. Find f (x).
ÔÓ x + x : 3 < x £ 5
186. Suppose f is real function satisfying f (x + f (x)) = 4f (x)
Then find its even and odd extension. and f(1) = 4
166. Let f (x) = x + e x + sin x be defined on [0, 2]. Then Then find f(5).
find its even and odd extension. 187. Find all polynomial P(x) which satisfy the relation
167. Let f (x) = x2 + x + sin x – cos x + loge (1 + x) be P(x + 1) = P(x) + 2x + 1, where P(0) = 0
defined on [0, 1]. Find its even and odd extension in 188. Find the natural number ‘a’ for which
the interval [– 1, 1]
n
Periodicity of functions ​S ​​ ​f (a + k) = 16 (2 n – 1), where f satisfies the
k =1
168. Find the period of f (x) = 3 sin 4x + 4 cos 3x
relation f (x + y)
169. Find the period of f (x) = 3 sin 4x + 4 |sin 4x|
= f (x). f (y) for all x, y are in N and f (1) = 2.
170. Find the period of f (x) = sin x. cosec x
189. Let a polynomail function f satisfies the relation
171. Find the period of f (x) = tan x. cot x.
172. Find the period of
1
f (x) + f ​ __ () 1
​ x ​  ​ = f (x). f ​ __()
​ x ​  ​ for all x Œ R – {0}
__ __
f (x) = 5 sin (2​÷2 ​x) + 7 cos (3​÷ 2 ​x). Then find f(x).

173. Find the period of 190. If f (x) is a polynomial function of x, satisfying

__ __
f (x). f (y) = f (x) + f (y) + f (xy) – 2 such that f (1) = 2
f (x) = 3 sin (2​÷3 ​x) + 2 cos (5​÷3 ​x).
and f (2) = 5, then find the value of f (6) + 2009.
174. Find the period of 191. If P(x) be a polynomial satisfying the identity
p p P(x2) + 2x2 + 10x = 2x P(x + 1) + 3, find P(x).
( )
f (x) = sin2 x + sin2 ​ x + ​ __ ​  ​ – cos x cos ​ x + __
3 (
​   ​  ​
3 ) 192. If f(x) is a polynomial of degree 2 such that
|sin x + cos x| f (0) = 1 and f (x + 2) = f (x) + 4x + 2, find the poly-
175. Find the period of f (x) =​  ______________
  
    ​ nomial f (x).
|sin x| + |cos x|  

|sin x + cos x|
176. Find the period of f (x) =​  _____________
  
    ​ (Mixed Problems)
|sin x| – |cos x|
Choose the most appropriate one

( )
1 |sin x| _____ sin x _____
177. Find the period of f (x) = __
​   ​ ​ ​ _____ ​ + ​   ​  ​ 1. If f (x) = ÷
​ |x – 1| ​ and g(x) = sin x, then (fog)(x) =
2 cos x |cos x|
______
(a) sin ÷
​ |x – 1|  ​ (b) |sin x/2 – cos x/2|
178. Find the period of f (x) = 3 sin {2x} + 2 cos {3x}
(c) |sin x – cos x| (d) None of these
179. Let f (x) + f (x + 3) = 5 for all x in R. Prove that f (x)
is periodic with period 6.
180. Find the period of the function ‘f ’ which satisfy the f (x) =
 ​ (
x1 + x 2
2. If f (x1) + f (x2) = f ​ ________
1 + x1 x 2 )
 ​  ​, x1x2 Œ (–1, 1), then

equation f (x + 4) + f (x – 4) = f (x)
181. If f is a function satisfying the equation (1–x
)
(a) log​ ​ _____ ​  ​
1+x ( )
1–x
(b) tan–1 ​ ​ _____ ​  ​
1+x
__

( )  ​( ​ _____ ​ )​

f (x – 1) + f(x + 1) = ​÷2 ​ f (x), then prove that f (x) is 2x 1+x
periodic with period 8. (c) log ​ ​ _____2 ​  ​ (d) tan–1
1+x 1–x
182. Let f (x + 1) + f (x + 5) = f (x + 3) + f (x + 7) for
2x + 2 – x
all x in R. Prove that f (x) is periodic Functional 3. If f (x) =​  ________
 ​, then f (x + y) f (x – y) =
Equation. 2
 Real Function 1.25

1 (a) One-one (b) Onto

(a) ​ __ ​ [ f (x + y) + f (x – y)]
2 (c) One-one onto (d) Many-one into
1
(b) ​ __ ​ [ f (2x) + f (2y)] 12. If f (x) and g(x) are two functions of x such that
2 f (x) + g(x) = ex and f (x) – g(x) = e–x then
1
(c) ​ __ ​ [ f (x + y). f (x – y)] (a) f (x) is an odd function
2
(d) None of these (b) g(x) is an odd function
__________

÷ ( )
1 (c) f (x) is an even function
4. The domain of the function f (x) = ​ log​ _____
​     ​  ​ ​ is
|sin x| (d) g(x) is an even function
px px
(a) R – {–  p , p}
(c) R Р{2np /n ΠZ}
(b) R Р{np /n ΠZ}
(d) (–  •, •)
13. ( )
2 ( )
The period of the function sin​ ​ ___ ​  ​ + cos​ ​ ___ ​  ​ is
2
10x – 10 – x (a) 4 (b) 6
5. The inverse of the function f (x) = ​ __________
    ​ is
10x + 10 – x (c) 12 (d) 24
14. The domain of definition of the function y(x) is given
(a) log10 (2 – x)
1
2 ( )1+x
(b) ​ __ ​ log10 ​ _____
​ 
1–x
​  ​ by the equation 2x + 2y = 2 is
(a) 0 < x £ 1 (b) 0 £ x £ 1
(d) ​ __ ​ log  ​( ​ _____​ )​
1 1 2x (c) – • < x £ 0 (d) – • < x < 1
(c) ​ __ ​ log10 (2x – 1) 10
2 4 2–x 15. 2
Suppose f(x) = (x + 1) for x ≥ – 1. If g(x) is the func-
6. Domain of the function tion whose graph is reflection of the graph of f (x)
_________________________ with respect to the line y = x, then g(x) equals :
f (x) = ÷ – log0.5 (x2 + 4) ​ is
​ log0.5(3x – 8)     __ 1
(a) – ​÷x ​ – 1, x ≥ 0 (b) ​ _______2 ​, x > – 1
(x + 1)
8
(a) ​ __
3 ( )
​   ​, • ​
8
(b) ​ – •, __(
​   ​  ​
3 ) __
(c) ​÷x ​ + 1, x ≥ – 1
__
(d) ​÷x ​ –1, x ≥ 0
x
(c) (– •, •) (d) (0, •) 16. If f : [0, •) Æ [0, •) and f(x) = ____
​  ​, then f is
1+x
7. The domain of the function (a) One-one and onto
f (x) = 16 – xC2x – 1 + 20 – 3xP4x – 5 (b) One-one but not onto
(a) {2, 3} (b) {2, 3, 4} (c) Onto but not one-one
(d) Neither one-one nor onto
(c) {1, 2, 3, 4} (d) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
17. Let f (x) = |x – 1|. Then
x2 – x + 1
8. Range of the function f (x) =​  __________
   ​ (a) f (x2) = (f (x))2 (b) f(x + y) = f (x) + f (y)
x2 + x + 1
(c) f (|x|) = |f (x)| (d) None of these
(a) R (b) [3, •)
18. Let function f : R Æ R be defined by
1
[ ]
(c) ​ __
​   ​, 3 ​
3
(d) None of these f (x) = 2x + sin x for x ΠR. Then f is:
(a) One-one and onto
9. Function f : R Æ R, f (x) = x3 + 7 is (b) One-one but not onto
(a) One-one onto (b) One-one into (c) Onto but not one-one
(c) Many-one onto (d) Many one into (d) Neither one-one nor onto
10. Let f : (– 1, 1) Æ B be a function defined by 19. Let f (q) = sin q (sin q + sin3q). Then f (q)
(a) ≥ 0 only when q ≥ 0 (b) £ 0 for all real q
2x
( )
f (x) = tan–1 ​ ​ _____2 ​  ​ then f is both one-one and onto
1–x
(c) ≥ 0 for all real q (d) £ 0 only when q £ 0
when B is in the interval 1
20. If : [1, •) Æ [2, •) is given by f (x) = x + __
​ x ​ then

[ ]
p p
(a) ​ – ​ __ ​, ​ __ ​  ​
2 2 (p p
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
2 2 )
​   ​  ​ f –1(x) =
______
p p
( )
(c) ​ 0, __ ​   ​  ​
2 ​2 )
(d) 0,  ​ ​__ ​  ​ x + ​÷x2 – 4  ​
(a) ​ _________
2
 ​
x
(b) ​ _____2 ​
1+x
_____
11. If A = {x| –1 £ x £ 1} = B and f : A Æ B _____
x – ​÷x2 – 4 ​
f (x) = sin(p x), then f is (c) ​ ________ ​ (d) 1 + ​÷x2 – 4 ​
2
1.26 Differential Calculus Booster

1 ___________
21. If f (x) = cos(log x), then (c) ​ __ ​ (1 + ​÷1 + 4 log  
2 x) ​ (d) Not defined
2
1 x
f (x) f (y) – __
2 y [( )
​   ​​ f ​ __ ]
​  ​  ​ + f(xy) ​ has the value ax
29. Let f (x) = ​ _____  ​, x π – 1. Then, for what value of a
x+1
1 is f (f (x))?
(a) – 1 (b) ​ __ ​ __ __
2
(a) ​÷2 ​ (b) – ​÷2 ​
(c) – 2 (d) None of these
(c) 1 (d) – 1
log2 (x + 3) 30. Which of the following function is periodic
22. The domain of definition of f(x) = __________
​  2     ​ is
x + 3x + 2 (a) f (x) = x – [x] where [x] denotes the greatest
(a) R/{– 1, – 2} (b) (– 2, •) integer less than or equal to the real number x

(c) R/{– 1, – 2, – 3} (d) (– 3, •)/{– 1, 2}

1
(b) f (x) = sin ​ __ ()
​ x ​  ​ for x π 0, f (0) = 0

23. Let f(x) = (1 + b2)x2 + 2bx + 1 and let m(b) be the (c) f (x) = x cos x
minimum value of f (x). As b varies, the range of (d) None of these
x
m(b) is
31. Let f : (0, •) Æ R and F (x) = ​Ú ​ ​  ​f (t) dt.
(a) [0, 1] [ ] 1
(b) ​ 0, ​ __ ​  ​
2 2 2
If F(x ) = x (1 + x), then f (4) equals:
0

1
__
2[ ]
(c) ​ ​   ​, 1 ​ (d) (0, 1]
(a) 5/4 (b) 7
24. The domain of definition of the function (c) 4 (d) 2
1 _____ __
y = __________
​      ​ + ÷
​ x + 2 ​ is: 32. If g(f (x)) = |sin x| and f(g(x) = (sin ​÷x ​)2, then:
log10 (1 – x) __
(a) f (x) = sin2 x, g(x) = ÷
​ x​
(a) (– 3, – 2) excluding – 2.5
(b) f (x) = sin x, g(x) = |x|
(b) [0, 1] excluding 0.5 __
(c) f(x) = x2, g(x) = sin ÷ ​ x​
(c) (– 2, 1) excluding 0
(d) f and g can not be determined
(d) None of these.
33. Let E = {1, 2, 3, 4} and F = {1, 2}. Then the number
25. Let g(x) = 1 + x – [x] and of onto functions from E to F is :
Ï- 1, x < 0 (a) 14 (b) 16
Ô
f (x) = Ì 0, x = 0 , then for all x, f (g(x)) = (c) 12 (d) 8
Ô 1, x > 0
Ó 34. If f (x) = cos [p2] x + cos [– p2] x, where [x] stands
(a) x (b) 1 for the greatest integer function, then:
(c) (x) (d) g(x)
p
–1
26. If f (x) = 3x – 5, then f (x) (a) f ​ __
2 ()
​   ​  ​ = –1 (b) f (p) = 1
1
(a) Is given by ______ p
​ 
3x – 5
 ​ (c) f (– p) = 0 (d) f ​ __ ()
​   ​  ​ = 1
4
x+5 2x – 1
(b) Is given by _____
​   ​ 35. If S is the set of all real x such that​  ____________     ​
3 2x3 + 3x2 + x
is positive, then S contains:
(c) Does not exist because f is not one-one

(d) Does not exist because f is not onto ( ) 3

(a) ​ – •, – ​ __ ​  ​
2 ( )3 1
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​, – ​ __ ​  ​
2 4
2
x +x+2
27. Range of the function f (x) = ​ _________
(c) ​( – ​ __ ​, __
4 2)
(d) ​( __
​   ​, 3 )​
   ; ​ x Œ R is 1 1 1
x2 + x + 1 ​   ​  ​
2
(a) (1, •) (b) (1, 11/7) 36. Domain of definition of the function
(c) (1, 7/3] (d) (1, 7/5) _____________
p
28. If the function f : [1, •) Æ [1, •) is defined by
f (x) = 2x(x – 1), then f – 1(x) is:
÷+ __
f (x) = ​ sin–1 (2x)   ​   ​ ​ for real valued x, is
6

()1 x(x – 1)
(a) ​​ __
​   ​  ​​
2
​
1
2
___________
(b) ​ __ ​ (1 + ​÷1 + 4 log  
2 x)  ​
[1 1
(a) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
4 2 ]
​   ​  ​ [1 1
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
2 2 ]
​   ​  ​
 Real Function 1.27

(1
(c) ​ – ​ __ ​,
1
__
)
​   ​  ​ [ 1
(d) ​ – ​ __ ​,
1
__
]
​   ​  ​
2x(sin x + tan x)
44. Let f(x) = _______________
​    
   ​ . Then the function f(x)
2 9
37. For a positive integer n, let
4 4
is [
x + 21p
2​ ​ _______
p ​  ​ ]
– 41
(a) odd (b) even
q
( )
f n (q) = ​ tan ​ __ ​  ​ (1 + sec q )(1 + sec 2q )
2 (c) periodic (d) None.
(1 + sec 4q) ... (1 + sec 2nq) then:
45. Let f: [– 2, 2] Æ R, where
p p
( )
(a) f 2 ​ ___
​   ​  ​ = 1 ( )
(b) f 3​ ___
​   ​  ​ = 1
16
p
32
p
x2 + 1
[
f(x) = x3 + sin x + ​ ​ _____ ]
a ​  ​ be an odd function. Then
(c) f ​( ___
​   ​ )​ = 1
4 (d) f ​( ____
5​   ​ )​ = 1 the set of values of ‘a’ is
64 128
(a) R (b) (– •, 5)
38. If f (x) = sin x + cos x, g(x) = x2 – 1, then g(f (x)) is (c) (5, •) (d) [– 5, 5]
invertible in the domain:
46. Let A = {a1,........, a5} and B = {y1,........, y5}. Then
[ ] p
(a) ​ 0, __
​   ​  ​
2 [ p
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​,
4
p
__
]
​   ​  ​
4
the number of one-one functions of
f : A Æ B such that f(xi) π yi, i = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is
(c) ​[ – ​ __ ​, ​ __ ​ ]​
p p
(d) [0, p] (a) 40 (b) 44
2 2
(c) 24 (d) 60
39. The range of the function
47. The number of bijective functions of f : A Æ A, where
f : [0, 1] Æ R, f (x) = x3 – x2 + 4x + 2 sin–1 x is A = {1, 2, 3} such that f(1) π 3, f(2) π 1, f(3) π 2
is
(a) [– p – 2, 0] (b) [2, 3]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) [0, 4 + p] (d) (0, 2 + p] (c) 9 (d) None
40. The range of the function 48. The number of onto functions from A to B where
________ ________ A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {3, 4, 5} is
f (x) = ÷
​ sin(cos x) ​ + ÷
​ cos(sin x) ​ is
______ (a) 100 (b) 120
(a) Î1, 1 + ​÷cos(1) ​˚
______ ______ (c) 140 (d) 150
(b) Î​÷cos(1) ​, 1 + ÷
​ cos (1) ​˚ 1
______ ______ 49. The domain of the function f(x) = __________
​  _________    ​ is
______
(c) Î​÷cos (1) ​, 1 + ÷
​ sin (1) ​˚ ​÷ ÷
x–1
​ 81 – 3 ​ ​
______
(d) Î1, 1 + ​÷sin (1) ​˚ (a) {2, 3} (b) {3, 4}
(c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 4)
sin x + sin 3x + sin 5x + sin 7x
41. If f (x) =​ ____________________________
     ​, then the
    
cos x + cos 3x + cos 5x + cos 7x 50. The domain of the function
period of f (x) is
f(x) = logs (4 – x) (x – 1) – sin–1 [2x – 3] is
p p (a) (1, 2) (b) (1, 2.5)
(a) ​ __ ​ (b) ​ __ ​
4 3 (c) (1, 1.5) (d) (3, 4).
p
__
(c) ​   ​ (d) p
2
42. If the period of f (x) = cos (x + 4x + 9x + ... + n2 x) (Problems for JEE-Advanced)
p
is __
​   ​ then the value of n, n Œ N, is
7
()
1
1. If 2f(x) + 3f ​ __
​ x ​  ​ = x – 3, x π 0, find f(x)
(a) 2 (b) 3
2. If f(x) + 2f(1 Рx) = x2 + 2, " x ΠR, find f(x).
(c) 4 (d) 5
43. Let f (x) = [sin 3x] + |cos 6x|, where [,] = G.I.F. Then 3. If f(2x + 3y, 2x – 7y) = 20x, find f(x, y).
the period of f (x) is 4. If f(x) is a polynomial function satisfying
(a) p /3 (b) 2p /3
(c) p /6 (c) p /12 ()
1
f(x) + f ​ __ () 1
​ x ​  ​ = f(x). f ​ __
​ x ​  ​ and f(3) = 28, find f(4).
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5. If f(x + y, x – y) = xy, find the arithmetic mean of [x] – 1
f(x) = ​ ​ ______ ​ ​, where [,] = G.I.F
f(x, y) and f(y, x). 4 – [x]

2F(n) + 1 22. Find the domain of f(x) = sin–1(log2 x)

6. If F(n + 1) = ​ ________
 ​ , n Œ N and F(1) = 2, find
2
the value of F(2015)
1 + x2
( )
23. Find the domain of f(x) = sin–1​ ​ _____​  ​
2x

( ( ))
7. If f(x) = cos(log e x), find the value of
x2
24. Find the domain of f(x) = cos–1​ log2​ ​ __ ​  ​  ​
1
f(x). f(y) – __
x
​   ​ ​ ​ __
2 {() }
​ y ​  ​ + f(x y) ​ 2

8. If f(x + 1) + f(x – 1) = 2f(x) and f(0) = 0 then find 25. Find the domain of
f(n), n ΠN.
f(x) = log4 (log5(log3 (18x – x2 – 77)))
9. Let f(x) = ​ _____
4x
4x + 2
 ​
, find the value ( )
of f ​ ​ 
1
_____
2015
 ​  ​ + f ​
__________________
x
26. Find the domain of f(x) = ÷
​ 1 – logx log
   2 (4 – 12) ​

( ) ( )
​ 
2
_____
2015
 ​  ​ + f ​ ​ 
3
_____
2015 ( ) 2014
_____
 ​  ​ + .... + f ​ ​ 
2015
 ​  ​.
27. Find the domain of the function y = f(x) where
4 2
3y + 2​x​ ​ = 24x​​ ​ – 3
( 1
10. Let f  ​ x + __ )
​ x ​  ​ = x2 + __
1
​  2 ​, x π 0, find f(x)
x 28. Find the domian of definitions of
______

( ( ))
n–1 m
11. Let f(1) = 1 and f(n) = 2 S
​ ​​ ​ f(r), find ​S ​ ​​f (n) ÷​ 4 – x2 ​
r=1 r=1 f(x) = sin​ loge ​ ​ ______ ​  ​  ​
1–x
12. Consider the function f(x) and g(x) are defined as
f(x) = (x + 1) (x2 + 1) (x4 + 1)... (​x2​
2007
​ + 1) and 29. Find the domain of the function
2008
g(x) (​x2​ ​ – 1) = (f(x)–1), find g(2). f(x) = (x12 – x9+ x4 – x + 1) –1/2
13. If f(x – 1) = x2 – 1, find f(x). 30. Find the range of the function f(x) = x2 + x + 1
8
14. Let f be a function such that f  ​ ​ _______
__
(
__  ​  ​ = x,
​÷1 ​ + ​÷x ​ ) x2
31. Find the range of the function f(x) = ​ _____
x2 + 1
 ​

for all x ≥ 0, find the value of f(4). x2

32. Find the range of the function f(x) = ​ _____
4
 ​
15. Find the natural domain of the function x +1
_____ 1 33. Find the range of the function
f(x) = ÷​ 1 – x ​ + ______
​  _____  ​
÷
​ 1 + x​ x2 + x + _1
16. Find the domain of the function f(x) = ​  _________
    ​
x4 + x2 + 1
_____ _____
​ x – 2 ​ + ​÷5 – x  ​
f(x) = ÷ x2 – x + 1
34. Find the range of the function f(x) = ​ _________
    ​
x2 + x + 1
17. Find the domain of the function
_____ ______ 35. Find the range of the function
f(x) = log2 ​( ​÷x – 2 ​ + ​÷4 – x  ​ )​ _____ _____
f(x) = log2 (​÷x – 2  ​+ ÷
​ 4 – x  ​)
18. Find the domain of the function
1
log(3 – x) 36. Find the range of the function f(x) = x2 + _____
​  2  ​
f(x) = ​ ___________
2
     ​. x +1
x – 3x + 2
_____ _____ 37. Find the range of the function
19. Find the domian of f(x) = ÷
​ |x| – 1 ​ + ÷
​ 3 – |x| ​
1
_____ f(x) = x4 + 4x2 + ___________
​  4     ​ + 10
÷
​ |x| – 1 ​ x + 4x2 + 9
20. Find the domain of f(x) = ​ _______
_____  ​
÷
​ 4 – |x| ​
38. Find the range of the function
21. Find the domain of
 Real Function 1.29

f(x) = log2 ​( log1/2 (x2 + 4x + 4) )​

39. Find the range of the function
(
2x(sin17 x + tan99 x)
f(x) = ​ ​  ________________
[
x + 21p
2​ ______
  
  
​  p ​  ​ – 41 ] )
 ​  ​, [x] £ x

cos2 x + 1
f(x) = sin ​ ​ ________
2
–1
 ​  ​( ) 55. Find the inverse of the functions
_______
__
40 Find the range of the function ​ x + ​÷x ​ ​, where f : [0, •) Æ [0, •)
f (x) = ÷
f(x) = 2x + 3x + 4x + 2– x + 3 – x + 4 – x + 10
56. Find the inverse of the functions
41. Find the range of the function

42.
f(x) = 3 tan2 x + 12 cot2 x + 5
Find the range of the function
1
f(x) = 4x3 – 3x, where f : ​ __ [ ]
​   ​, 1 ​ Æ [– 1, 1]
2
__ ________________________
f(x) = ÷
​ 3 ​ sin x + cos x + 4 57. Let f(x) = 3÷
​ a – x3 + 3x2    
– 3bx + b3 + b  ​.
43. Find the range of the function
1 Find b if f(x) is the inverse of itself.
f(x) = _______________________
​          ​ ax + 1
2 cos2 x + 4 sin x cos x + 4   58. Find the value of a so that f(x) = ​ ______ ​ is identical
x+3
x2
44. Find the range of the function f(x) = cos–1​ ​ _____2 ​  ​
1+x ( ) with f  –1(x)
59. Determine the nature of the function f (x), where f (x)
45. Find the range of the function satisfying the relation f(x + y) + f (x – y) = 2f (x).
_______

( )
f(y)
÷​ 2x2 + 1  ​
f(x) = cos  ​ ​  ________
–1
 ​  ​ 60. If f is a polynomial function satisfying 2 + f(x). f(y)
x2 + 1 = f(x) + f(y) + f(xy) for all x, y in R and if f(2) = 5,
then find f(f (2))
46. Find the range of the function 61. If f (x) is symmetrical about x = a and x = b, then

[ ] [ ]
1 1 find the period of f (x).
f(x) = sin–1 ​ x2 + ​ __ ​  ​ + cos–1 ​ x2 – ​ __ ​  ​ where [,] =
2 2 62. Find the number of integral values of a for which the
G.I.F
function f (x) = log(log1/3 (log7(sin x + a))) be defined
47. Find the range of the function for every real value of x.
x2 + 2x + 3
f(x) = ​  _________
x    ,​ x > 0
63. Find the domain of the function

48. Find the range of the function

2
( (
1
f(x) = log2​ – log1/2​ 1 + ​ ___
​x1/4
​ ​ ) )
 ​  ​ – 1 ​

x +x+2 64. Find the domain of the function

f(x) = ​ _________  ​ where x Œ R
x2 + x + 1 f(x) = log2 (log3 (log4 (tan–1x)2))
x
e
49. Find the range of the function f(x) = ​ ______  ​ 65. Find the domain of the function
1 + [x]

50. Find the range of the function f(x) = _______

​ 
{x}
1 + {x}
 ​, where
1
f(x) = sin–1​ ______
​  2
|x – 1| ( ) 1
 ​  ​ + _________________
​  ________________
    ​
÷​ sin x + sin x  
2
+ 1   ​
{,} = F.PF 66. Find the domain of the function
51. Find the range of the function 1
f(x) = __________________
​  ________________
      ​
p
f(x) = 2 cos x + sec2 x, x Œ ​ 0, ​ __ ​  ​
2 ( ) ÷​ 4x – |x – 10x  
2
+ 9| ​

52. Find the range of the function 67. Find the domain of the function f(x)
p
f(x) = 3 tan x + cot3 x, x ​ 0, __
​   ​  ​
2 ( ) _______________________
= ​÷sin–1 |sin x| –   
cos–1 |cos x|  ​ for all x [0, 2p]
53. Determine the nature of the function
2
68. Find the domain of the function
sin4 xe x​​ ​ ____________
f(x) = ​ __________
÷ ( )
    ​, where [,] = G.I.F
[
x + 3p
​ ​  p ​  ​ – __
_____ 5
]
​   ​
2
3x – x2
f(x) = ​ log0.5​ ​ ______
   ​  ​ ​
x–1
54. Determine the nature of the function 69. Find the domain of the function
1.30 Differential Calculus Booster

( )
f(x) = log7​ log5​( log3​( log2 (2x3 + 5x2 – 14x) )​ )​  ​ 86. If f(x) = ax + b and f ​( f​( f(x) )​ )​ = 27x + 26 where a,
b ΠR, find the value of a2 + b2 + 2
70. Find the domain of the function
x x
____________________ 87. If f(x) = _______
​  ______  ​ , prove that f ​( f(f(x)) )​ = ________
​  ______  ​
f(x) = ÷​ 3x–1 + 5x–1    
+ 7x–1 – 83   ​ ÷​ 1 + x  ​
2
​÷1 + 3x2 ​

71. Find the domain of the function 88. Find the domain of the function
___________ __________________________________
f(x) = ÷​ 3 – 2x –   
21–x   ​ f(x) = ÷
​ log10 (log10x) –    
log10 (4 – log103) – lo​g10
​ ​3 ​
72. Find the domain of the function
89. Find the domain of the function
log2015​( 1 – log7(x2 – 5x + 13) )​ ___________________
f(x) = ÷ 2
+ 4x + 5], ​ [x] £ x  
​ log1/2log2 [x   
73. Find the domain of the function
________ ______ 90. Let f(x) = 1 + x2. Find a function g(x) such that
f(x) ÷
​ 24 – [x ] ​ + ÷2
​ |x| – 4  ​ f(g(x)) = 1 + x2 – 2x3 + x4.
1 + x2
2x ( )
74. Find the range of the function f(x) = sin–1 ​ ​ _____​  ​ p
(3 ) (p
91. Let f(x) = sin2 x + sin2 ​ x + ​ __ ​  ​ + cos x. cos​ x + __
​   ​  ​
3 )
1+x
x
( ) 2
75. Find the range of the function f(x) = cos–1​ ​ _____2 ​  ​ Ï2 x
Ô
and g(x) = Ì 1
: 0 £ x <1
then find g​( f(x) )​
ÔÓ x + 4 : 1 £ x < 2
x2 + 1
76. Find the range of the function f(x) = sin–1​ ​ _____
x2 + 2( )
 ​  ​
ax2 + 2x + 1
92. Let f(x) = ​ ___________
  
   ​. Find the values of a if
______ 2x2 – 2x + 1
p2
(÷ )
77. Find the range of the function f(x) = tan​ ​ ​ __ ​ – x ​   ​
9 f  : R Æ [– 1, 2] is onto.
______ 93. Find x, if ​| ​| |x2 – x + 4  –2 |​ – 3 |​ = x2 + x – 12.
p2
78. Find the range of the function f(x) = sin​ ​ ___(÷ )
​   ​ – x ​  ​
16 94. Find the set of values of a for which the function
f : R Æ R is given by f(x) = x3 + (a + 2)x2 + 3ax
79. Find the range of the function f(x) = log2 (4x – x2) + 5 is one-one.

(
x2 + e
80. Find the range of the function f(x) = log​ ​ _____
x2 + 1
 ​  ​ ) 95. Let g(x) = f(x) – 1. If f(x) + f(1 – x) = 2 for all x in R,
then find the line about which g(x) is symmetrical.
81. Find the range of the function 96. If f(2 + x) = f(2 – x) and f(7 – x) = f(7 + x) and
_____ f(0) = 0, find the minimum number of roots of
( (÷ ))
4 – x2
f(x) = sin ​ log​ ​ ​ _____​ ​  ​  ​
1–x
f(x) = 0, where 20 £ x £ 20.
97. If a, b ΠR + and for all x in R, f(a + x) = b + [b3
82. Find the range of the function + 1 – 3b2 f(x) + 3b{f(x)}2 – {f(x)}3]1/3. Prove that
_________ f(x) is periodic.
f(x) = log​( sin–1(​÷x2 + x + 1 ​) )​
98. If 4x – 2x + 2 + 5 + ​| |b – 1|–3 |​ = |sin y|, " x, y Œ R,
find the possible value of b.
83. Find the range of the function

f(x) = sin​( log(5x2 – 8x + 4) )​ (Tougher Problems for JEE-Advanced)

84. Find the range of the function 1. Find the domain of the function
f(x) = cot ​( log0.5(x – 2x + 3) )​
–1 4 2
( (
f(x) = log2​ log3​ log4/p (tan–1 x) –1 ​  ​ ))
2. Find the domain of the function
85. Find the range of the function

f(x) = ÷
______________________________
______________________
​ 1 – cos x​÷1     
_____________
– cos x​÷1   
____
– cos x​÷  
....• ​  ​  ​  ​ (
1
f(x) = sin–1​ ______
​  2
|x – 1| ) 1
 ​  ​ + ________________
​  ______________
    ​
÷​ sin x + sin x  
2
+ 1  ​
 Real Function 1.31

3. Find the domain of the function 18 Find the range of the function
1
f(x) = __________________ x2 – 3x + 2
​  ________________
       ​. f(x) = ​  ___________
  
    ​
÷​ 4x – |x – 10x  
2
+ 9|  ​ x2 + x – 6   
19. Find the range of the function
4. Find the domain of the function
2
_______________________ f(x) = (tan–1 x)2 + _______
​  ______  ​
f(x) = ÷
​ sin–1 |sin x| –   
cos–1 (cos x) ​ in [0, 2p] ÷​ 1 + x2  ​
20. Find the range of the function
5. Find the domain of the function _________________ _______________
_______________ f(x) = ÷ sin2 x ​ + ÷
​ a2cos2 x + b2    ​ b2 cos2 x + a2  
sin2 x ​,
f(x) = ÷
​ 2{x}2 – 3 {x}  
+ 1 ​, x Œ [– 1, 1], b>a
where {,} = F.P.F 21. Find the range of the function
p
6. Find the domain of the function
_____________
f(x) = log​( (cos x) cos x + 1 )​, x Œ ​ 0, __
​   ​  ​
2 ( )
÷ ( )
3x – x 2 22. Find the range of the function
f(x) = ​ log0.3​ ​ ______  ​  ​  ​. _______

( )
  
x–1 ÷​ 2x2 + 1  ​
f(x) = cos ​ ​  ________
–1
 ​  ​.
7. Find the domain of the function x2 + 1
f(x) = log10​( 1–log10 (x2 – 5x + 16) )​ 23. Find the range of the function

8. Find the domain of the function (

f(x) = log2​ 2 – lo​g​÷​ __2 ​​(16 sin2 x + 1) ​ )
___________
​÷ – log0.3 (x   
– 1) ​ 24. Find the range of the function
f(x) = _____________
​  ___________   
    ​ f(x) = tan–1​( log5/4 (5x2 – 8x + 4) )​
​÷– x2 + 2x   + 8 ​ _______

÷
x–1 25. Find the range of the function
9. Find the domain of f(x) = ​ _______
​   ​ ​
x – 2{x} f(x) = 6x + 3 – x + 6 – x + 3x + 2.

10. Find the domain of f(x) = log[x2](4 – |x|) 26. Find the Range of

( )
_____
1 + x2
11. Find the domain of f(x) = cos–1​ ​ _____​  ​ + ÷
​ 2 – x2 ​
2x
27. Find the range of
[x2 – 3]
f(x) = cos–1​ ​ ______
5 ( )
 ​  ​ + log2 (|x| – 1)
___________
1
f(x) = __
x+1
​ p ​ (tan–1 x + sin–1 x) + ​ ___________
    ​
x2 + 2x + 5  
12. Find the domain of f(x) = ÷
​ x2  
[x] – 1 +   28. Find the range of

[ ] [ ]
_____________
1 1
 ​ 13. Find the domain of f(x) = ÷​ sin x – (cos
   x) ​, f(x) = sin–1​ x 2 + ​ __ ​  ​ + cos–1 ​ x 2 + ​ __ ​  ​, where [,]
2 2
where (x) ≥ x. = G.I.F
______
14. Find the domain of definition of the function
1
f(x) = ___
1
​   ​ + log(2{x}–5) (x2 – 3x + 10) + ​ _______
______  ​
p2
9 { ÷
29. Find the range of f(x) = log​ cos ​ ​ __ ​ – x2 ​  ​ }
[x] ÷
​ 1 – |x|  ​ 30. Find the range of f(x) = [1 + sin x] + [cos x – 1]
15. Find the domain of definition of the function + [tan–1 x] where [,] = G.I.F.
________
​ sin(cos x) ​ + log(– 2 cos2 x + 3 cos x – 1)
f(x) = ÷ 31. Find the range of the function

{ }
_____ 3p
+ (2 sin____
x+1
cos –1​ ​ ________
​e​ )
 ​  ​
2 ​÷sin x ​ ​
f(x) = log10​ sin–1(​÷x – 5  ​) + ___
​   ​  ​
2
16 Find the domain of the definition of the function 32. Find the range of the function
_________________
x
f(x) = ÷​ 1 – logx log2(4 –  
12) ​ f(x) = loge (2 sin x + tan x – 3x + 1),

17. Find the domain of the definition of the function p p

where ​ __ ​ £ x £ __
​   ​
___________________ 6 3
f(x) = ÷
​ 2
log1/2log2 [x   
+ 4x + 5]  ​ 33. Find the range of the function
1.32 Differential Calculus Booster
__
f(x) = lo​g​​ __5 ​​ ​{ ​÷2 ​(sin x – cos x) + 3 }​ 48. Find the solution of the equation
÷
__________ ______
34. Solve for x : ​÷3 – 4cos  
÷( )
2 1 3
x ​ > 2 sin x + 1 x – x + 1 = __
2
​   ​ + ​ ​ x – __
​   ​  ​ ​
2 4
1
35. Let m = ​ __ [ ] ​[ __​ 14 ​ + ____
​   ​  ​ +
4
​   ​ ]​ + ​[ __
1
200 4 200 ]
1 2
​   ​ + ____
​   ​  ​ + .... + 49. Let f(x) = sin2016 x – x – cos2016 x and, g(x) = sin x + cos x,

[ ( )]
p
then find the general solution of f(x) = ​ g​ ___
​   ​  ​  ​where
​ __ [
1 199
​   ​ + ____
4 200 ]
​   ​  .​ Find the value of m + 50. [,] = G.I.F.
10

50. Find the maximum and minimum values of

36. Solve for x : {x} + sin{x} = 2, where {,} = F.I.F
f(x, y) = 7x2 + 4xy + 3y2, where subject to the condition
37. Solve for x : x2 – 4x + [x] + 3 =0 x2 + y2 = 1.

38. Let F(x) be a function defined by F(x) = x – [x], x Integer Type Questions
ΠR Р{0}, [,] = G.I.F, find the number of solutions 1. If the fundamental period of the function
1
of F(x) + F​ __ ()
​ x ​  ​ = 1
x–p
( )
f( ) = 4 cos4 ​ ​_____
4p 2
x–p
( )
 ​  ​ – 2 cos ​ _____
​  2 ​  ​
2p
39. Find the number of values of x satisfying n
is m(p) , where m and n are positive integers, then
{x2} + [x4] = 1 (m + n) is
2. If the domain of the function
40. Find the least value of the function _____ _____
f(x) = |x – a| + |x – b| + |x – c| + |x – d| where a < b < f (x) = log2 (​ ​÷x – 2 ​ + ÷
​ 4 – x​ )​ is [a, b]
c < d and x takes any arbitrary real number. then find the value of (2b – 3a) is
3. If the natural domain of the function
( )
89
1
41. Find the value of ​S ​ ​ ​​ __________
​      ​  ​ __________

÷ ( )
x–2
n=1 1 + (tan no)2 f (x) = ​ log2 ​ ​_____
  ​  ​ ​ is [a, b), then find the value of
3–x
42. Find the set of values of x satisfying the equality (2a – b) is

[] []
3
​ ​ __
4
__
x ​  ​ + ​ ​ x ​  ​ = 5, where [,] = G..I.F belongs to the
4. If the equation |x – 2| – |x + 1| = p has exactly one
solution, then find the number of integral values
( ]
interval ​ a, ​ ​ ​__
b
__
b
c ​  ​ ​,​ where a, b, c are natural number
and ​ c ​ is in its lowest forms. Find the value of a +
of p.
5. If the range of the function
b + c + abc + 30. x2 + x + a
f (x) = ​_________
5 3
  ​, x Œ R is ​ __
​ ​, __
6 2
​ ​​[ ]
() ()
2
1 x 1 x–1 x + 2x + a
43. If the equation ​​ __
​   ​  ​​ ​ + ​​ __
​   ​  ​​ ​ + b = 0 has a positive
4
solution, find the value of b.
2 a2 + a
(
then find the value of ​ ​______​ ​
5 )
6. The number of integral values of x satisfying the
44. If f(x) = px + q and f​( f( f(x)) )​ = 8x + 21 where p
and q are real numbers, find the value of p2 + q2
+ p + q.
([ ])
​2
15
equation sgn ​ ​ _____
x +1
​ ​ ​ = ​[ 1 + {2x} ]​ is

7. Find the number of integral values_____

of x for which
45. Find the set of values of p for which the function 3
_____
f(x) = x3 – 2x2 – px + 1 is one-one. satisfying the equation ​÷x + 1 ​ = ​÷x – 3 ​
8. Find the number of solutions of
ax2 + 6a – 8 .
46. A function f : R Æ R is given by f(x) = ​ ___________
  
    ​ sgn(x + 1) = 2x2 – x
a + 6x – 8x2
9. Find the number of integers in the do main of the
Find the values of ‘a’ for which the function ‘f ’ is 1
onto. function f (x) = ___________
​ _______
___  
÷​  ​÷81 ​ ​ – 3
x–1
2(ex – e–x)(sin x + tan x)
47. Prove that f(x) = ​  ____________________
       ​ is an odd ​ 10. If the range of the function
x + 2p
2​ ______ [
​  p ​  ​ – 3 ] x2
f (x) = ​_____
4 [ ]
b
​ is ​ a, __
​c ​ ​, where a, b, c Œ I
x +1
function, where [,] = G.I.F
 Real Function 1.33
x 2008
then find the value of (a + b + c + 2)
11. If the range of the function
4
(i) If f(x) = ​ _____
4x + 2 r=1
​ 
r
​ ​​ ​f ​ _____
 ​ where x Œ Q, then S
2009
 ​  ​ is ( )
equal to
ex – 1
f (x) = ​_____ ​ is (a, b), then find the value of
ex + 1 (a) 1004 (b) 2006
(a + b + 2) 2 2 (c) 2007 (d) None
3x–3
12. If f (x) = ax + b and f ( f (x)) = 8x + 21 where a, b ΠR, (ii) If f(x) = _______
​  1–x ,​ x Œ Q, then the value of
3 + 3x
then find the value of (a + b + 3).
54

Comprehensive Link Passages r =1 55 ( )

r
​S ​​ ​ f ​ ​ ___ ​  ​ is

Passage I (a) 54 (b) 27

If the function f : R Æ R and g : R Æ R be defined as (c) 1 (d) 55
f(x) = ex and g(x) = 3x – 2. On the basis of the above ax
(iii) If f(x) = ​ _______
x __ ​ (a > 0), then the value of
information answers the following questions. a +÷ ​ a​
(i) The function fog is 2n–1

(a) e3x–2 (b) e3x+2

​S ​​ ​ 2f ​ __
r=1 2
r
( )
​  n ​  ​
(c) 3ex – 2 (d) 3ex + 2
(ii) The function goo is (a) 1 (b) 2n
a
(a) e3x – 2 (b) e3x+2 (c) 2n–1 (d) (2n – 1) ​ __ ​.
x
2
(c) 3e – 2 (d) 3ex + 2
Passage III
(iii) Domain of (fog) –1 (x) is
(a) (– •, •) (b) (– •, 0)
1
Let [,] = G.I.F, then ​ x + __ [ ]
​   ​  ​ = [2x] – [x] for every x Œ R.
2
(c) (0, •) (d) [1, 3] 1
Any real x can be taken as k + f or k + ​ __ ​ + f , where k
(iv) Domain of (goo) –1 (x) is 2
1
is an integer and. 0 £ f < __​   ​
(a) (– •, 2] (b) [– 2, 2] 2
(c) (– •, •) (d) (– 2, •) If x = k + f, then [x] = k, ​ x + ​ __  ​  ​ = k
1
2 [ ]
Passage II and [2x] = [2k + 2f] = 2k.
Let f(x) be a function satisfying the functional equation
f(x) + f(1 Рx) = k, for every x ΠQ, where k is a constant
quantity.
[1
Thus ​ x + __ ]
​   ​  ​ = [2x] – [x].
2
Let m be a positive integer.
r
Again, if x = k + __
1 1
​   ​ + f, then [x] = k, ​ x + __
2 [
​   ​  ​ = k + 1
2 ]
Put x = _____
​   ​ in the given equation we get
m+1 and [2x] = [2k + 2 f + 1] = 2k + 1.

​ 
m+1
r
f ​ _____ ( m+1–r
 ​  ​ + f ​ _________
​ 
m+1 ) (
 ​  ​ = k ) [ 1
Thus, ​ x + __ ]
​   ​  ​ = [2x] – [x].
2
(i) If x < 2k, x and k being positive integers then the
( )
m m

r =1
​ 
m
r
fi ​S ​ ​​ f ​ _____
+ (
1 r =1
) m+1–r
 ​  ​ + ​S ​ ​​f ​ __________
​ 
m+1
 ​  ​ = mk
  
[
n + 2k
value of ​ ​ ______
]
 ​  ​ is
2k + 1
(a) n (b) n + 1
m m
​ 
m+1
r
fi ​S ​ ​​ f ​ _____( ) t
 ​  ​ + ​S ​ ​​f ​ _____
r=1 m + 1
​  ( )
 ​  ​ = mk (c) 0 (d) None

[ ] [ ]
r=1
1 1
(ii) For every real x, ​ x + __
​   ​  ​ + ​ x + __
​   ​  ​ + [x] is equal
2 2
where t = m + 1 – r. to
(a) [3x] (b) [2x] + 1
m
fi
r=1
​ 
m
r
(
2​S ​ ​​ f ​ _____
+1
 ​  ​ = mk ) (c) [2x] + 3 (d) None

m (iii) For every positive integers n, the sum of

​ 
r
fi ​S ​ ​​ f ​ _____( mk
)
 ​  ​ = ​ ___ ​
r=1 m + 1 2 n+1
[
​ ​ _____
2 ] [
n+2
 ​  ​ + ​ ​ _____
22
 ​  ​ + ​ ​ 
] [
+ 22
n______
23 ] n + 2k
 ​  ​ + ... + ​ ​ ______
2k + 1 [
 ​  ​ is
]
1.34 Differential Calculus Booster

(a) 0 (b) n Matrix Match

(c) 2k n (d) infinite. (For JEE-Advanced Examination only)
Passage IV 1. Match the statement in Column-I with the state-
Let two sets A and B consists of m and n elements respec- ment in Column-II
tively. Then the number of onto functions between two sets
Column I Column II
A and B is the number of distributions of ‘m’ balls into ‘n’
(A) Range of
boxes, where no box is remain empty.
(i) The number of onto functions between two sets f(x) = cos–1(|1 – x2|)
(P) ( ] p
​ 0,  ​ ​__ ​  ​ ​
​4 ​
A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {5, 6} is (B) Range of
(a) 16
(c) 20
(b) 14
(d) 18
f(x) = cot–1
(x2– 4x + 5)
(Q) [ ] p
​ 0, __
​   ​  ​
2

(ii) The number of onto functions between two sets

A = {a, b, c, d} and {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} is
(a) 0 (b) 10
(C) Range of
f(x) = log |log x| ( ) ( )
1
(R) ​ 0, __
2
1
​   ​  ​ » ​ __
​   ​, 1 ​
2

(c) 20 (d) 625 (D) Range of f(x)

​  log 3   ​
(iii) The number of onto functions between two sets (S) (0, 1) » (1, •)
= ___________
2x
A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {5, 10, 15} is cos–1 (2x – 1)
(a) 100 (b) 150
(c) 200 (d) 125 2. Match the statement in Column-I with the state-
Passage V ment in Column-II
Let two sets A and B consists of m and n elements respec- Column I Column II
tively. Then the number of one-one function between two
(A) Period of (P) 1
ÔÏ n P : n > m 1
sets is = Ì m f(x) = __
​   ​ {sin (3x) +
ÔÓ 0 : n < m 3
|sin 3x| + [sin 3x]}
(i) The number of one-one functions between two sets
A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {3, 4} is (B) Period of f(x) = cos(tan x + (Q) 2p
cot x) + cos(tan x – cot x) ​ ___ ​
(a) 0 (b) 3 3
cos 4 (px) + x – [x]
(c) 2 (d) 1 (C) Period of f(x) = e (R) 10p
(ii) The number of one-one functions between two sets + cos2 (px)
A = {2, 4, 6} and B = {4, 6, 8} is
(D) Period of (S)
(a) 4 (b) 6 p
| || |
x x __
(c) 8 (d) 10 f(x) = ​ sin ​   ​  ​ + ​ cos __
3 __ 5
​   ​  ​ ​   ​
2 5 2
(iii) The number of one-one function between two sets
A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {2, 3, 4, 5} is
(a) 4 (b) 5 3. Match the statement in Column-I with the state-
ment in Column-II
(c) 6 (d) 8
(iv) The number of one-one functions between tswo sets Column I Column II
A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5, 6} such that f(1) = 4 (Functions) (Ranges)

[ )
is 1
(A) f(x) = sin(px) (P) ​ 0,  ​ ​__ ​  ​ ​
(a) 3 (b) 2 ​2 ​
(c) 1 (d) 6. x – [x]
(v) The number of one-one functions between two sets (B) f(x) = ________
​  ​ (Q) [1, •)
1 – [x] + x
A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5, 6} such that f(1) π 4
ex
is
(a) 3 (b) 2
______
(C) f(x) = ​ 1 + [x] ​
p
(R) ​ ​ __[ )
​   ​ ​, p ​
​ 4​
(c) 4 (d) 6 (D) f(x) =cot–1(2x – x2) (S) [–1, 1]
 Real Function 1.35
p
4. Match the statement in Column-I with the state- f(x) = sin2n+2 x + cos2n+2 x is __ ​   ​, n Œ N
2
ment in Column-II
Reason (R): If f(x) and g(x) be two periodic func-
Column I Column II tions with periods T1, T2 respectively, as well as both
are even, co-functions and comparable functions, then
(A) f(x) = 2x + (1 – x) sgn(x) (P) one-one into
1
the period of f(x) + g(x) is __
​   ​ × L.C.M of {T1, T2}.
(B) f(x) = 2x + (x – 1) sgn(x) (Q) Many-one onto 2
7. Assetion (A): The range of the function
3
(C) f(x) = x – x + 1 (R) Onto but not
one-one.
1
[
f(x) = sin–1​ x2 + __ ] [ 1
​   ​  ​ + cos–1 ​ x2 – __
2 ]
​   ​  ​ is p
2
Reason (R): The range of the above function is a
2x + 1 ​
(D) f(x) = ​ _____ (S) neither one-one singletone set.
3x + 4 nor onto.
8. Assetion (A): A function f: R Æ R is defined as
f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), then it is an odd function.
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Reason (R): A function f(x) = 0 is the only one
function, which is even as well as odd function.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explana-
tion of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
1
9. Assetion (A): Let f(x) = ​ ​ __ || | |
​ x ​  ​ – 2 ​ Then the number
of solutions of f(x) = 1 is 4.
explanation of A.
Reason (R): Inverse of an even function is
(C) A is true and R is false.
defined.
(D) A is false and R is true.
10. Assetion (A): Every periodic function is an even
1. Assertion (A): The number of one-one function function.
between two sets A = {a, b, c} and B = {1, 2, 3}
is 6.
Reason (R): The domain of f(x) = sin–1​ log3​ __
{1, 9]
[ ( )]
x
​   ​  ​  ​ is
3
Reason (R): The number of onto function between
two sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {5, 6} is 14.
Questions asked in Previous Years’
2. Aseertion (A): The range of the function JEE Main Exams (2002 to 2014)

f(x) = 2x + 3x + 4x + 2–x + 3 –x + 4 –x + 10 is 16 1. Which one is not periodic?

__
(a) |sin 3x| + sin2 x (b) cos ÷ ​ x ​ + cos2 x
Reason (R): For any two positive numbers a, b, (c) cos 4x + tan2 x (d) cos 2x + sin x
a+b ___
​ _____
 ​ ≥ ​÷ab ​ [JEE-Main, 2002]
2
x
| |
3. Assertion (A): The solution set of ​ ​ ____  ​  ​ + |x|
x 2 x–1
x
2. The domain of sin–1​ log3​ __( ( ))
​   ​  ​  ​ is
3
= ​ _____  ​ is (1, •) » {0}
|x – 1| (a) [1, 9] (b) [– 1, 9]
Reason (R): If |f(x) + g(x)| = |f(x)| + |g(x)|, then (c) [– 9, 1] (d) [– 9, – 1]
f(x) g(x) ≥ 0 [JEE-Main, 2002]
4. Assertion (A): The number of solutions of 3. Domain of definition of the function
5
|x| + |x2–1| = __
​   ​ is 6 3
6 f(x) = _____
​  2
 ​ + log10 (x3 – x) is
4–x
Reason (R): The number of solutions of
(a) (– 1, 0) » (1, 2)
sin x = x2 + x + 1 is 0
(b) (1, 2) » (2, •)
5. Assetion (A): The domain of the function
_____ _____ (c) (– 1, 0) » (1, 2) » (2, •)
f(x) = ÷
​ x – 2  ​ + ​÷4 – x  ​ is [2, 4] (d) (1, 2) [JEE-Main, 2003]
Reason
__ (R): The range of the function f(x) is 4. If R Æ R satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) for all x, y
Î​÷2 ​, 2˚
n
6. Assetion (A): The period of the function in R such that f(1) = 7, then S
​ ​ ​​ f(r) is
r =1
1.36 Differential Calculus Booster

7(n + 1) 12. The largest interval lying in

(a) ​ _______
 ​ (b) 7n(n + 1)
2
7n(n + 1)
(c) ​ ________
 ​
7n
(d) ​ ___ ​ is
2
x
f(x) = 4 –x + cos–1 ​ __
2
( )
​   ​ – 1 ​ + log(cos x) is defined
2 2
[JEE-Main, 2003]

5. The range of the function f(x) = 7–x

Px–3 is [
p p
4 ​2 ​ )
(a) ​ – ​ __ ​, ​ ​ __ ​  ​ ​ [ )
(b) ​ 0,​ __
p
​   ​  ​ ​
​2 ​
p p
(a) {1, 2, 3, 4} (b) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} (c) [0, p] (
(d) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
2 2 )
​   ​  ​
(c) {1, 2, 3} (d) {1, 2, 3, 4,5}
[JEE-Main, 2007]
[JEE-Main, 2004]
13. Let f : N Æ Y be a function defined as f(x) = 4x + 3,
sin–1(x – 3) where Y = {y Œ N: y = 4x + 3 for some x Œ N} and
6. The domain of the function f(x) = ​ _________
_____  ​ is f is invertible, then f  –1(x) is
÷​ 9 – x2 ​
x– 3 3x + 4
(a) ​ _____
 ​ (b) ​ ______
 ​
(a) [1, 2] (b) [2, 3) 4 3
(c) [2, 3] (d) [1, 2) x+3 x+3
(c) 4 + ​ _____
 ​ (d) ​ _____
 ​
[JEE-Main, 2004] 4 4
__ [JEE-Main, 2008]
7. If R Æ S defined by f(x) = sin x – ÷​ 3 ​ cos x + 1 is
onto, then S is 14. Let f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 1, x ≥ – 1
(a) [0, 1] (b) [– 1, 1] Statement-I: The set {x: f(x) = f  –1 (x)} = {0, 1}
(c) [0, 3] (d) [– 1, 3] Statement-II: f is a bijection
[JEE-Main, 2009]
[JEE-Main, 2004]
15. No question asked in 2010.
8. The graph of the function is symmetrical about the 1
line x = 2, then 16. The domain of the definition f(x) = ______
​  _____  ​ is
÷
​ |x| – x ​
(a) f(x) = f(–x) (b) f(2 + x) = f(2 – x)
(a) (– •, 0) (b) (– •, •) – {0}
(c) f(x + 2) = f(x – 2) (d) f(x) = – f(– x)
[JEE-Main, 2004] (c) (– •, •) (d) (0, •)
9. Let f : (– 1, 1) Æ B be a function is defined by [JEE-Main, 2011]
17. No question asked in 2012.
f(x) = tan ​ ​ _____
–1
( ) 2x
1 – x2
 ​   ​, then f is one-one and onto, when 18. Let A and B be two sets containing 2 elements and
4 elements respectively. The number of subsets of
B is the interval A × B having 3 or more elements is

[ ) p
(a) ​ 0,  ​ ​__ ​  ​ ​
2
​ ​ ( )
(b) ​ 0, __
p
​   ​  ​
2
(1) 220
(3) 211
(2) 219
(4) 256
p
( p
)
(c) ​ – ​ __ ​, ​ __ ​  ​
2 2 [ ] p p
(d) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
2 2
​   ​  ​ [JEE-main, 2013]
19. If X = {4n Р3n Р1: n ΠN} and Y = {9(n Р1):
[JEE-Main, 2005]
n ΠN} where N is the set of natural numbers, then
10. A real valued function f(x) satisfies the functional X » Y is equal to
equation f(x – y) = f(x) f(y) – f(a – x) f(a + y) where
(1) N (2) Y – X
a is a given constant and f(0) = 1, then f(2a – x) is
(3) X (4) Y
(a) f(x) (b) – f(x)
[JEE-Main, 2014]
(c) f(– x) (d) f(a) + f (a – x)
[JEE-Main, 2005] 20. Let A and B be two sets containing four and two
elements respectively. Then the number of subsets
3x2 + 9x + 17 of the set A × B, each having at least three elements
11. If x is real, the max value of ​ ____________
  
    ​ is is
3x2 + 9x + 7
(a) 1/4 (b) 41 (1) 256 (2) 275
(c) 1 (d) 17/7 (3) 510 (4) 219
[JEE-Main, 2006] [JEE-Main, 2015]
 Real Function 1.37

(x – a)(x – b)
Question asked in Previous Years’ 11. For real x, the function f(x) =​  ____________
    ​will
(x – c)
JEE-Advanced Examinations assume all real value provided
p p (a) a > b > c (b) a < b < c
find f(A)
{
1. Given A = ​ x: __
​   ​£ x £ __
6 3 }
​   ​  ​and f(x) = cos x – x(x + 1),
(c) a > c < b (d) a £ c £ b
[IIT-JEE, 1980] [IIT-JEE, 1984]
______

( )
2. Let f be a function with domain {x, y, z} and range
{1, 2, 3}. It is given that exactly one of the following ÷​ 4 – x2 ​
12. If f(x) = sin ​ ln ​ ______ ​  ​, then the domain of f(x) is
statement is true and the remaining two are false: 1–x
f (x) = 1, f(y) π 1, f(z) π 2 Determine f  –1(1) .......... [IIT-JEE, 1985]

[IIT-J22, 1982] 13. No questions asked in 1986.

_______ 14. Let f(x) be a function satisfying the condition
p2
(÷ )
3. The values of f(x) = 3 sin ​ ​ ​ ___ ​ – x2 ​  ​ lies in the
16
f(– x) = f(x) for all x. If f(0) exists, then find its
value
interval .......... [IIT-JEE, 1983] [IIT-JEE, 1987]

4. If f(x) = (a – xn)1/n, where a > 0 and n is a positive 15. If f1(x) and f 2 (x) are defined on domains D1 and
integer, then f(f(x)) = x Is it true? [IIT-JEE, 1983] D 2 respectively, then ( f1(x) + f 2 (x)) is defined on
D1 » D2. Is it true? [IIT-JEE, 1988]
x2 + 4x + 30
5. The fucntion f(x) = ​ ___________
  
    ​ is not one to one. 16. There are exactly two distinct linear functions .........
x2 – 8x + 18 and .......... which map [–1, 1] onto [0, 2].
Is it true? [IIT-JEE, 1983]
[IIT-JEE, 1989
6. If f(x) = |x – 1|. Then px
(a) f(x2) = (f(x))2 (b) f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y)
1
17. If the function f(x) = __
2 2 ( )
​   ​ – tan​ ​ ___ ​  ​, – 1 < x < 1 and
___________
(c) f(|x|) = |f(x)| (d) None of these. g(x) = ÷​ 3 + 4x –  
4x2 ​, then the domain of (go f ) is
[IIT-JEE, 1983]
1
7. If f(x) = cos (log(x)), then f(x) f(y) – __ [( )
x
​   ​ ​ f ​ __ ]
​ y ​  ​ + f(xy) ​
(a) (– 1, 1) [ ] 1 1
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
2 2
​   ​  ​

[ ] [ ]
2 1 1
has the value (c) ​ – 1, ​ __ ​  ​ (d) ​ __
​   ​, 1 ​
(a) – 1 (b) 1/2 2 2
(c) – 2 (d) None. [IIT-JEE, 1990]
[IIT-JEE, 1983] 18. No questions asked in 1991.
8. The domain of the function
_____ 19. The values of b and c for which the identity f(x + 1)
1
f(x) = __________
​     ​ + ÷
​ x + 2 ​ is – f(x) = 8x + 3 is satisfied, where f(x) = bx2 + cx + d,
log10 (1 – x)
are
(a) (– 3, – 2) – {– 2.5} (b) (0, 1) – {0. 5} (a) b = 2, c = 1 (b) b = 4, c = – 1
(c) (– 2, 1) – {0} (d) None of these. (c) b = – 1, c = 4 (d) None
[IIT-JEE, 1983] [IIT-JEE, 1992]
9. Which of the following functions are periodic? 20. The value of the parameter a, for which the function
(a) f(x) = x – [x], [.] = G.I.F f(x) = 1 + a x, a π 0 is the inverse of itself, if
(a) – 2 (b) – 1
Ï Ê 1ˆ
sin : xπ0 (c) 1 (d) 2
(b) f(x) = ÔÌ ÁË x ˜¯
Ô0 [IIT-JEE, 1992]
Ó : x=0
21. No questions asked in 1993.
(c) f(x) = x cos x 22. Let f(x) = sin x and g(x) = n |x|. If the ranges of the
(d) None of these. [IIT-JEE, 1983] composite functions (fog) and (gof) are R1 and R2
x2
( ( ))
10. The domain of the function f(x) = sin–1​ log2​ ​ __ ​  ​  ​
2
respectively then
(a) R1 = {u: – 1 < u < 1}, R2 = {v:– • < v < 0}
is ..... [IIT-JEE, 1984] (b) R1 = {u: – • < u £ 1}, R2 = {v: – 1 £ v £ 0}
1.38 Differential Calculus Booster
1
(c) R1 = {u: – 1 < u < 1}, R2 = {v: – • < v < 0} (c) ​ __ ​ (1 + 4 log2 x) (d) Not defined
2
(d) R1 = {u: – 1 £ u £ 1}, R2 = {v: – • < v £ 0}
[IIT-JEE, 1999]
[IIT-JEE, 1994]
2 31. The domain of definition of the function y(x) is given
23. Let f(x) = (x + 1) – 1, x ≥ – 1. Then the set
by the equation 2x + 2y = 2 is
{x : f(x) = f  –1(x)} is (a) 0 < x £ 1 (b) 0 £ x £ 1
__ __

{ – 3 + i​÷3 ​ –_______
(a) ​ 0, – 1, ​ ________
2
 ​, ​ 
3 – i​÷3 ​
2
 ​  ​ } (c) – • < x £ 0 (d) – • < x < 1
[IIT-JEE, 2000]
(b) {–1, 0, 1} 32. The domain of definition of the function
(c) {–1, 0} log2 (x + 3)
f(x) = ​ ___________
  
    ​ is
(d) Empty [IIT-JEE, 1995] x2 + 3x + 2  
24. If f is an even function defined on the interval (– 5, 5), (a) R – {– 1, – 2} (b) (– 2, •)
then the real values of x satisfying the equation (c) R – {– 1, – 2, – 3} (d) (– 3, •) – {–1, – 2}
[IIT-JEE, 2001]
f(x) = f ​ ____ ( )
x+1
​ 
x+2
 ​  ​ are ..... [IIT-JEE, 1996]
Ï- 1, x < 0
p p
( 3 )
25. If f(x) = sin2 x + sin2​ x + ​ __ ​  ​ + cos x cos ​ x + __( )
​   ​  ​ and
3
Ô
33. Let g(x) = 1 – x + [x] and f(x) = Ì 0, x = 0 ,
Ô 1, x > 0
5
()
g​ ​ __ ​  ​, = 1, then (go f)(x) is
4
then for all x is Ó

(a) – 2 (b) – 1 (a) x (b) 1

(c) 2 (d) 1 (c) f(x) (d) g(x)
[IIT-JEE, 1996] [IIT-JEE, 2001]
1
26. A function f : R Æ R, where R is the set of real- 34. If f : [1, •) Æ [2, •) is given by f(x) = x + ​ __
x ​, then
ax2 + 5x – 8
numbers, is defined by f(x) = ​  ____________
  
   ​. Find –1
f   (x) equals
a + 5x – 8x2 _____ _____
the interval of values of a for which is onto. Is the x + ​÷x2– 4 ​ x + ​÷x2 – 4 ​
(a) ​ ________
 ​ (b) ​ _________
 ​
function one to one for a = 3? Justify your answer. 2_____ 4
_____
[IIT-JEE, 1996] x–÷​ x2 – 4 ​
(c) ​ _________
 ​
   (d) 1 + ​÷x2 – 4 ​
27. No questions asked in 1997. 2
__ [IIT-JEE, 2001]
28. If g(f(x)) = |sin(x)| and f(g(x)) = (​​ sin(​÷x ​) )2​​ ​ then 2 2
35. Let f(x) = (1 + b )x + 2bx + 1 and let m(b) be the
__ minimum value of f(x). As b varies, the range of
(a) f(x) = sin2 x, g(x) = ÷
​ x​
m(b) is
(b) f(x) = sin x, g(x) = |x|
(c)
__
f(x) = x2, g(x) = sin (​÷x ​) (a) [0, 1]
1
2 [ ]
(b) ​ 0, ​ __ ​  ​
(d) f and g can not be determined.

–1
29. If f(x) = 3x – 5, then f   (x) is
[IIT-JEE, 1998] [ ]
1
(c) ​ __
​   ​, 1 ​
2
(d) (0, 1]
[IIT-JEE, 2001]
1
(a) ​ ______ ​ 36. Let e {1, 2, 3, 4} and F = {1, 2}. Then the number
3x – 5 of onto functions from E to F is
( 5
(b) ​ x + __ )
​   ​  ​
3
(a) 14
(c) 12
(b) 16
(d) 8
(c) does not exist because f is not one-one
[IIT-JEE, 2001]
(d) does not exist because f is not onto. ax
37. Let f(x) = ​ _____  ​, x π – 1. Then for what value of a
[IIT-JEE, 1999] x+1
30. If the function f : [1, •) Æ [1, •) is defined by is f(x(x))
__
= x? __
f(x) = 2x(x–1), then f  –1(x) is (a) ​÷2 ​ (b) – ​÷2 ​
(c) 1 (d) – 1
()1 x(x–2) 1 __________
(a) ​​ __
​   ​  ​​ ​ (b) ​ __ ​ (1 + ​÷1 + 4 log  
2 x  ​) [IIT-JEE, 2001]
2 2
 Real Function 1.39

38. Suppose f(x) = (x + 1)2, x ≥ – 1. If g(x) is the inverse Then f – g is

whose graph is reflection of the graph of f(x) with (a) one-one and into
respect to the line y = x, then g(x) equals (b) neither one-one nor onto.
__ 1
(a) – ​÷x ​ – 1, x ≥ 0 (b) ​ _______2 ​, x > – 1 (c) many one and onto
(x + 1) (d) one-one and onto.
_____ __
(c) ​÷x + 1 ​, x ≥ –1 (d) ​÷x ​ – 1, x ≥ 0 [IIT-JEE, 2005]
[IIT-JEE, 2002] 45. X and Y are two sets and
f : X Æ Y If { f(c) = ; c à X, y à Y} and
39. Let function f : R Æ R be defined by f(x) = 2x + sin x
for all x in R. Then ‘f ’ is {f  –1(d) = x; d à Y, x à X} then the true statement
(a) one-to-one and onto is
(b) one-to-one but not onto. (a) f(f  –1(b)) = b (b) f  –1(f(a)) = a
(c) onto but not one-to-one. (c) f(f  –1(b)) = b, b à Y (d) f  –1(f(a)) = a, a à X
(d) neither one-to-one nor onto. [IIT-JEE, 2005]
[IIT-JEE, 2002]
x
_____ 46. No question asked in between 2006 to 2010.
40. If f : [0, •) Æ [0, •) and f(x) = ​   ​, then f is
x+1 47. Find the domain of the function
(a) one-to-one and onto
(b) one-to-one but not onto.
(c) onto but not one-to-one.
​ 
8.3x–1
f(x) = sin–1​ ________
1 – 32(x–1)
 ​  ​ ( ) [IIT-JEE, 2011]

(d) neither one-to-one nor onto.

48. The function f : [0, 3] Æ [1, 29] is defined by
[IIT-JEE, 2003]
f(x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x +1, is
x2 + x + 2
41. Range of the function f(x) = ​ __________    ​ for all x in (a) one-one and onto
R, is x2 + x + 1
(b) onto but not one-one
(a) (1, •) ( )
11
(b) ​ 1, ___
​   ​  ​
7
(c) one-one but not onto
(d) neither one-one not onto [IIT-JEE, 2012]
( ]
7
(c) ​ 1, ​ ​ __ ​  ​ ​
​3 ​ ( )
7
(d) ​ 1, ​ __ ​  ​
5 49. Let f : (–1, 1) Æ R be such that for f(cos 4q) = ________ ​ 
2
​
[IIT-JEE, 2003] 2 – sec2 q
p p p
42. The domain of definition of the function
____________
p
for q Œ ​ 0, __
4 ( ) (
​   ​  ​ » ​ __
​   ​, __
4 2 )
​   ​  ​. Then find the value of f​

÷
f(x) = ​ sin–1(2x)    + __
​   ​  ​for real valued x is
6
( __​ 13 ​ )​ is / are
[ 1
(a) ​ – ​ __ ​,
1
__
]
​   ​  ​ [1
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​,
1
__
]
​   ​  ​
(a) ​( 1 – ​ __
__ __

÷​ 2 ​ ​ )​ ( ÷)
4 2 2 2 3 3
(b) ​ 1 + ​ __
​   ​ ​  ​
(
–1
(c) ​ ___
​   ​,
2
1
__
)
​   ​  ​
9 [1
(d) ​ – ​ __ ​,
4
1
__
]
​   ​  ​
4 __
2
__
(c) ​( 1 – ​ __
÷​ 3 ​ ​ )​ ( ÷)
2 2
[IIT-JEE, 2003] (d) ​ 1 + ​ __
​   ​ ​  ​
3
43. If f(x) = sin x + cos x, g(x) = x2 – 1, then g(f(x)) is
[IIT-JEE, 2012]
invertible in the domain
50. No questions asked in 2013.
[ ] p
(a) ​ 0, ​ __ ​  ​
p p
[
(b) ​ – ​ __ ​, __
​   ​  ​ ] p p
2 4 4
(
51. Let f :​ – ​ __ ​, __ )
​   ​  ​ Æ R be given by
[ ]
p p
(c) ​ – ​ __ ​, ​ __ ​  ​
2 2
(d) [0, p]
2 2
f(x) = (log(sec x + tan x))3 Then
[IIT-JEE, 2004] (a) f(x) is an odd function
(b) f (x) is a one-one function
Ï x , if x is rational
44. Let f(x) = Ì (c) f(x) is an onto function
Ó0 , if x is irrational
(d) f(x) is an even function.
Ï0 , if x is rational [IIT-JEE, 2014]
and g(x) = Ì
Ó x , if x is irrational 52. No questions asked in 2015, 2016.