Chapter 17

Functions
1. Answer (2) 4. Answer (3)
We have, f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 1, x –1 Given f(x) = (x – 1)2 + 1
f (x) = 2 (x + 1) 0 for x –1 y = (x – 1)2 + 1
f(x) is one-one (x – 1)2 = y – 1
Since co-domain of the given function is not given, x 1 y 1
hence it can be considered as R, the set of reals
and consequently R is not onto. f–1(x) = 1 x 1
Hence f is not bijective statement-2 is false. Statement-1 :
Also f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 1 –1 for x –1 f(x) = f–1(x)
Rf = [–1, )
(x – 1)2 + 1 = 1 x 1
Clearly f(x) = f –1(x) at x = 0 and x = – 1.
(x – 1)4 = (x – 1)
Statement-1 is true.
(x – 1) ((x – 1)3 – 1) = 0
2. Answer (2)
After solving
f(x) = x3 + 5x + 1 x = 1, 2
f (x) = 3x2 + 5 > 0 x R Statement-1 is true.
Hence f(x) is monotonic increasing. Therefore it is Statement-2 :
one-one.
Also it onto on R f–1(x) = 1 x 1
Statement-2 is also true.
Hence it one-one and onto R.
But statement-2 is a correct explanation of
3. Answer (4) statement 1.
( x x )2 2.x x cot y 1, 5. Answer (1)
esin x – e–sin x = 4
when x = 1, y = e2sin x = 4esin x + 1
2
As no intersection in [0, 2 )
Differentiating, by perodicity no solution
x x
2.x .x (1 loge x ) 6. Answer (3)
dy –3(x – [x])2 + 2[x – [x]) + a2 = 0
2 x x cosec 2 y cot y.x x (1 log x ) 0
dx 3 {x}2 – 2{x} – a2 = 0

2
a 0, 3 { x } 2 {x } a2
Put x = 1 and y = 3
2
dy 2
2 2. 2 0 0 1 1
dx a2 3 {x }
3 3
dy
1 1 1 2
dx 0 { x} 1 and {x}
3 3 3
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2 9. Answer (2)
1 4
0 3 { x}
3 3 x
f (x )
2 1 x2
1 1 1
3 {x } 1
3 3 3
(1 x 2 ) 1 x 2 x 1 x2
For non-integral solution f (x) 2 2
(1 x ) (1 x 2 )2
0< a2 < 1 and a (–1, 0) (0, 1)
Alternative f (x) changes sign in different intervals.
–3{x}2 + 2{x} + a2 =0 Not injective.
Now, –3{x}2 + 2{x}
x
y
1 x2

yx 2 x y 0

1 For y 0
2/3
1 1 1
D 1 4y 2 0 y , {0}
2 2

to have no integral roots 0 < a2 < 1 For, y = 0 x=0

a (–1, 0) (0, 1) Part of range

7. Answer (2)
1 1
Range : ,
1 2 2
f '( x ) f ( g ( x )) x f '(g ( x )) g '( x ) 1
1 x5
Surjective but not injective.
1 10. Answer (4)
g '( x ) 1 ( g ( x ))5
f '( g ( x ))
1
8. Answer (2) f2o Jo f1 x f3 x
1– x
1 1
f ( x ) 2f 3x f2o J f1 x
x 1– x

1 3 1
f 2f ( x )
x x 1 1 x
f2o J
x 1 1
6 1– –1
3f(x) = 3x 1 x
x x
2
f(x) = x
x x
f2 o J x
x –1
2
f(–x) = x
x
x
f(x) = f(–x) f2 J x
x –1
2 2
x = x
x x x 1 1
1– J x 1 1–
x –1 x –1 1– x
4
2x =0
x
1
J x f3 x
x= 2 1– x
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11. Answer (1) 13. Answer (2)

As A = {x R : x is not a positive integer} x
f(x) = ,x R
1 x2
2x
f:A R given by f(x) = x
x 1 y=
1 x2
2
yx – x + y = 0
f(x1) = f(x2) x 1 = x2
D 0
So, f is one-one.
1 4y2
As f(x) 2 for any x A f is not onto.
1
|y|
f is injective but not surjective. 2
12. Answer (2) 1 1
– y
2 2
n 1 Option (2) is correct.
, if n is odd 14. Answer (3)
2
f (n )
n
, if n is even y=3
2

2, n 1 Graphically f (x) is not injective but surjective.

1, n 2 15. Answer (1)
4, n 3 1 x
g (n ) f x In
3, n 4 1 x
6, n 5 2x
1
5, n 6 2x 1 x2 1 x2 2x
f In
1 x2 2x In
1 1 x2 2x
1 2x 2
2
1 x 1 x
g (n ) 1 In 2 In
, if g (n ) is odd 1 x 1 x
2
f g n
g (n ) 2f x
, if g n is even
2 16. Answer (1)
ax a x
ax a x
f(x) = ax =
2 2

1, n 1 ax a x
where f1(x) = is even function
1, n 2 2
2, n 3 ax
a x
f2(x) = is odd function
2, n 4 2
f (g (n )) 3, n 5 fog is onto but not one - one f1(x + y) + f1(x – y)
3, n 6 ax y
a x y
ax y
a x y

: : = 2 2
: :
1 x y y
: : = a (a a ) a x (a y a y
)
2
(a x a x )(a y a y
)
=
2
Option (2) is correct. = 2f1(x).f1(y)
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17. Answer (2) 19. Answer (2)

f(x + y) = f(x) · f(y) For domain denominator 0
4 – x2 0 x ±2 (1)
x
Let f ( x ) b and x3 –x>0
x(x – 1)(x + 1) > 0
f(1) = 2
b = 2 –1 0 1
x (–1, 0) (1, ) (2)
f (x) 2x Hence domain is intersection of (1) & (2) i.e.
x (–1, 0) (1, 2) (2, )
10
a k 10 20. Answer (2)
Now, 2 16(2 1)
k 1 f(x) = x2 x R
g(A) = {x R : f(x) A} S [0, 4]
10
2a 2k 16(210 1) g(S) = {x R : f(x) I}
k 1 = {x R: 0 x2 4}
= {x R : –2 x 2}
10
(2 ) 1 2 g(S) S
2a 16 (210 1)
(2 1) f(g(S)) f(S)

2a = 8 g(f(S)) = {x R : f(x) f(S)}

= {x R: x2 S2}
a 3 = {x R: 0 x2 16}
= {x R : –4 x 4}
18. Answer (4)
g(f(S)) g(S)
2 g(f(S)) = g(S) is incorrect
x
f x
1 – x2 21. Answer (3)
Let 2x – 1 = t
2
x 5 + | t | = (t + 1) (t – 1)
f –x 2
f x
1– x | t | = t2 – 6
For t > 0, t2 – t – 6 = 0
2x i.e., t = 3 or – 2 (rejected)
f x 2
1– x 2 For t < 0, t2 + t – 6 = 0
i.e., t = – 3 or 2 (both rejected)
f(x) increases in x (0, )
2x – 1 = 3
Also, f(0) = 0 x=2
22. Answer (3)
lim f ( x ) 1
x
1 2 n 1
As x x x .... x nx
and F(x) is even function n n n
Set A R –[–1, 0) As [x] + [–x] = –1 (x z)
Graph of function Required value

1 1 1 1 99
100 ...
3 3 100 3 100

–1 1 100
0 100
3
–1
= –133
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23. Answer (3) 26. Answer (3)

1
f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), x, y R, f 1 2
h f g h f 3 h(3 4 )
3 3
f(x) = 2x

1 3 1 n –1
(1 3 2 3 ) 3 2 ( 3 2) f k
1 3 2 Now, g(n) =
k 1

tan15 tan(180 15 ) tan = f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + .......f(n – 1)

12
= 2 + 4 + 6 + ...... +2(n – 1)
11 = 2[1 + 2 + 3 + ..... +(n – 1)]
tan
12
24. Answer (1) n –1 n
=2× n2 – n
2
2
5 5 5 –5
g f 4 – 10 5 So, n2 – n = 20 (given)
4 4 4 4
n2 – n –20 = 0
5 5 5 (n – 5)(n + 4) = 0
Now, g f f2 f –1
4 4 4
n 5
5
Let f t 27. Answer (2)
4
[x]2 + 2[x] + 4 – 7 = 0
–5
t2 t –1 [x]2 + 2[x] – 3 = 0
4
[x]2 + 3[x] – [x] – 3 = 0
2 1
t t 0 ([x] + 3) ([x] –1) = 0
4
2 [x] = 1 or –3
1
t 0 x [–3, –2) [1, 2)
2
infinitely many solutions.
i.e., f 5 –1
28. Answer (2)
4 2
Let f(1) = a
25. Answer (2)
then f (1 + 1) = a2
82 x 8 2x
Let y f(2 + 1) = a3
82 x 8 2x

and so on.
4x
8 1
y
84 x 1 f (x) 2 a + a2 + a3 + ....... =2
x 1
84x. y+y= 84x –1
1 + y = 84x (1 – y)
a
2
1 y 1– a
84 x
1 y
2
a=
1 y 3
4x log8
1 y
f 4 a4 4
1 1 1 x 1 1 x Now, = = a2 =
f (x) log8 log8 e loge f 2 a2 9
4 1 x 4 1 x
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29. Answer (4) 32. Answer (4)

Domain and codomain = {1, 2, 3, ..., 20}.
a–x There are five multiple of 4 as 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20.
a–
a x
f (f ( x )) x and there are 6 multiple of 3 as 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18.
a–x
a when ever k is multiple of 4 then f(k) is multiple of
a x
3 then total number of arrangement
= 6C5 × 5! = 6!
a2 ax – a x Remaining 15 are arrange is 15! ways.
x
a2 ax a–x given function in onto

a2 + (a + 1)x – a = a2x + (a – 1)x2 + ax Total number of arrangement = 15! 6!

33. Answer (1)
(a – 1)x2 + (a2 – 1)x + (a – a2) = 0
Domain : x – 1 > 0 and x – 3 > 0
x R – {–a }
x 3,
Hence a = 1
log4 x 1 log2 x 3
1– x 1 x – 1 = (x – 3)2
f (x) f – 3
1 x 2 x2 – 7x + 8 = 0

30. Answer (19) 7 17

x
The desired functions will contain either one 2
element or two elements in its codomain of which 7 17
‘2’ always belongs to f(A). but only is the correct answer..
2
The set B can be 34. Answer (2)
{2}, {1, 2}, {2, 3}, {2, 4} 1
af(x) f bx ...(i)
x x
Total number of functions
1
= 1 + (23 – 2)3 Replace x by x

= 19 1 b
af f(x) x ...(ii)
x x
31. Answer (05.00)
(i) + (ii)
f(x + y) = f(x).f(y) x R f(1) = 3 1 1
a f(x) f (b ) x
f(x) = 3x f(i) = 3i x x

1
n
f(x) f
x b 2
f (i ) 363 2
1 a 1
i 1
x
x
35. Answer (1)
3 + 32 + 33 + + 3n = 363
Given f, g : N N
n & f(n + 1) = f(n) + 1
3(3 1)
363
3 1 f(2) 2f(1)
f(3) 3f(1)
363 2 f(4) 4f(4) f is one one.
3n 1 242
3 .................
3n = 243 = 35 f(n) nf(1)

n=5 Now if f is onto f(1) = 1

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f(n) n 3x 4 x 2
0 and 0
2x 3 2x 3
Also it is clear if fog is one-one g will be x , 3/2 4 / 3, and x ( , 2] 3 / 2,
one-one.
So only option (1) is not correct.
36. Answer (2) –2 –3/2 –4/3

n(A) = 3, n(B) = 5 Hence x , 2u 4 / 3,

x= 5C × 3! = 5 × 4 × 3
3 40. Answer (3)
n(A × B) = 15 Given, log10(sinx cosx) = –1

y= 15C × 3! = 15 × 14 × 13 2 6
3 sin 2x 1 sin 2x
10 5
y 15 14 13 91
1
x 5 4 3 2 Also log10 (sin x cos x) (log10 n – 1)
2
2y = 91x
1 1
37. Answer (4) log10 (1 sin 2x) (log10 n – log10 10)
2 2
52 x
5 6 n
f 2 x n 12
5 2 x
5 5 5 x 5 10
So f(x) + f(2 – x) = 1 41. Answer (3)

39 19 y 5log x
r r r
f f f 2 f (1) log y log x log5
r 1 20 r 1 20 20
log y
1 39 log x log5 y
19 log5
2 2
38. Answer (2) x elog5 y
Note that f(1) = f(2) = 2 x ylog5 e
f(3) = f(4) = 4 1
log5
f(5) = f(6) = 6 x y
42. Answer (1)
f(7) = f(8) = 8
For common domain (domain of) domain of g
f(9) = f(10) = 10
– {Points where either or both of f, g vanishes}
gof(1) = f(1) g(2) = f(1) = 2 x > 0 and 1 – x > 0
gof(2) = f(2) g(2) = f(2) = 2 x (0, 1)
gof(3) = f(3) g(4) = f(3) = 4 43. Answer (2)
Finding inverse of f(x)
In function g(x), 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 should be
mapped to 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 respectively. Each x 2
y xy 3y x 2 x(y 1) 3y 2
of remaining elements can be mapped to any x 3
of 10 elements. 3x 2
f 1(x)
Number of possible g(x) is 105 x 1
Similarly for g–1(x)
39. Answer (1)
y 3 x 3
x 2 x 1 y = 2x – 3 x g 1(x)
3 2 2
g 2 lim g(x)
x 2 2x 3 x 2 7 3x 2 x 3 13
x 1 2 2
1 x 1
log(x) sin 6x – 4 + x2 + 2x – 3 = 13x – 13
2x 3
x2 – 5x + 6 = 0
x 1 (x – 2) (x – 3) = 0
for domain 1 1
2x 3 x = 2 or 3
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44. Answer (1) 48. Answer (2)

[x] – 2
0 [x] 2 Or [x] 3 cos 1 x2 x 1
[x] – 3
f (x)
–2 [x] 2 Or [x] < –3 Or [x] > 3 2x 1
sin 1
2
–2 x < 3 Or x < –3 or x 4

x (– , –3) –2, 3 4,
2x 1
0 1 ...(i)
a = –3, b = –2, c = 3 2
45. Answer (1) 0 < 2x – 1 2
log 1 x log 1 x log 1 x ... 1 < 2x 3
9 2 9 3 9 4
1 3
log9 x 2 log9 x 3 log9 x 4 ... x
2 2

log9 x 2 3 ........21 terms

504 and 0 x2 – x + 1 1 ...(ii)
x2 – x 0
252 log9 x = 504
x(x – 1) 0
x = 92 = 81
46. Answer (1) 0 x 1

For f(f(x)) = x 1 3
domain x ,1 ( , ]
f(x) = f–1(x) 2 2
finding f–1(x) 49. Answer (3)
[ex]2 + [ex+1] – 3 = 0
3x 3
y
6x [ex]2 + [ex] – 2 = 0
([ex] +2) ([ex] – 1) = 0
1 3 x
f x [ex] = –2 not possible
6x 5
and [ex] = 1
f(x) = f–1(x) gives
ex [1, 2)
3 x 5x 3
6x 5 6x x [0, ln 2)

(30 – 6 )x2 + ( 2 – 25)x + (3 – 15) = 0 50. Answer (720)

=5 Clearly f(1), f(2) and f(3) are the permutations of 0,
1, 2; and f(0), f(4), f(5), f(6) and f(7) are the
47. Answer (1)
permutations of 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
log(x + 1) (x + 1) (2x + 5) + log(2x + 5) (x + 1)2 = 4 Total number of bijective functions 5· 3 720
1 + log(x + 1) (2x + 5) + 2 log(2x + 5) (x + 1) = 4 51. Answer (2)

Let log(x + 1) (2x + 5) = t g(3n + 1) = 3n + 2, g(3n + 2) = 3n + 3 and

g(3n + 3) = 3n + 1
2 gogog (3n + 1) = g(g(g(3n + 1))) = g(g(3n + 2))
then t 3 t = 1, 2
t = g(3n + 3) = 3n + 1

2x + 5 = x + 1 or 2x + 5 = (x + 1)2 Similarly we can see that gogog = x (identity)

For fog = f to hold

x = –4, +2, –2 out of which only x = 2 is
acceptable. ‘f’ must be an onto function
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52. Answer (1) 55. Answer (2)

f :A B and g : B C then (gof)–1 = f–1 o g–1 Total number of onto functions = 6

f–1 :B A and g–1 :C B g(3) = 2g(1) then (g(1), g(3))
(gof)–1 :C A = (1, 2) or (2, 4) or (3, 6)
f must be one-one and g will be onto function. In each case number of onto functions = 4
53. Answer (1)
34 1
y log x log x 1/3
log x 1/9
... Required probability = 6 10
10 10 10
= log10(x·x1/3·x1/9 ... ) 56. Answer (3)
1 1 x + 1 – 2 log2(3 + 2x) + 2 log4(10 – 2–x) = 0
1 ...
log10 x 3 9 x + 1 + log2(10 – 2–x) – log2(3 + 2x)2 = 0
2
3 2x
1
1
x + 1 = log 2 x
1
3/2 3 10 2
y log10 x 3 log10 x log10 x
2
9 6 2x 22 x
2x 1
x
2 4 6... 2y 4 10 2
3 6 9 ... 3y log x 20 2 x 2 9 6 2 x 22 x
10

2 1 2 3 ... y (2x)2 – 14(2x) + 11 = 0

4
3 1 2 3 ... y log x Let two roots are 2 x1 and 2 x2
10

2 4 Then 2 x1 2 x2 11 x1 + x2 = log211
1
3 log x Sum of roots = log211
10
57. Answer (1)
log x 6
10
f(m + n) = f(m) + f(n), f : N N
x = 106 then f(x) = kx
3 f(6) = 18 18 = k·6 k=3
y 6 9
2 f(x) = 3x
54. Answer (4) f(2)·f(3) = 6 × 9
9y2 = – x2 + 4x – 3 ...(i) = 54
9y2 0 58. Answer (1)
– x2 + 4x – 3 0
3
x2 – 4x + 3 0 f (x ) log 5
3 2 sin sin x 2cos cos x
4 4
(x – 1) (x – 3) 0
x [1, 3] log 5 3 2 cos x sin x
Let f(x) = –x2 + 4x – 3
(f(x))max = f(2) = 1 Range of cosx – sinx is 2, 2
(f(x))min = f(1) or f(3) = 0, Then range of f(x) is [0, 2]
0 – x2 + 4x – 3 1
59. Answer (31)
0 9y2 1
3ƒ(c) + 2ƒ(a) + ƒ(d) = ƒ(b)
2 1
0 y Value of ƒ(c) Value of ƒ(a) Number of functions
9
0 1 7
1
0 y 2 5
3
3 3
1 1
y 4 2
3 3
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1 0 6
1
2 2
g ƒ x
2
3x 1
3 1
Put x = 4 we get
2 0 3
1
1 1 g 63
49
3 0 1
62. Answer (2)
Total Number 31
1
of functions =
2 x 25 50
60. Answer (3) f(x) = 2 2 x 25
2
ƒ(x + y) = 2ƒ(x)ƒ(y) & ƒ(1) = 2
1
x=y=1 = 4 x 50 50

ƒ(2) 23 1
50 50
(2 x 1) 1
x 2, y 1 ƒ( x ) 2
f(f(x)) = 4 4 x 50 50 x
5
ƒ(3) 2

Now, As f (f (x)) = x we have

g(x) = f(f(f(x))) + f(f(x)) = f(x) + x
10
512 20
ƒ( k) (2 1) g(x) = (4 – x50)1/50 + x
k 1 3
g(1) = 31/50 + 1
[g(1)] = 2
10
512 20
2 ƒ( )ƒ( k ) (2 1) 63. Answer (2)
k 1 3
x 1
1
512 20 x 1 x 1 1
2ƒ( ) ƒ(1) ƒ(2) ..... ƒ(10) (2 1) ƒ( x ) ƒ ƒ( x )
3 x 1 x 1 x
1
x 1
512 20
2ƒ( ) 2 23 25 .....upto 10 terms (2 1)
3 x 1
1
3 x 1 4 x 1
ƒ (x) ƒ ( x) x
x 1 x 1
220 1 512 20 1
2ƒ( ) 2 (2 1) x 1
4 1 3
So, ƒ 6 (6) ƒ 7 (7) ƒ 2 (6) ƒ3 (7)
ƒ( ) = 128 = 22 – 1
=2 –1=7 1 7 1 9 3
6 7 1 6 2
=4
64. Answer (4)
61. Answer (1)
f: defined as
ƒ(x) = 3x2 + 1
ƒ (x) is bijective function x2
f(x) = x – 1 and g : {1, –1} , g(x) =
and ƒ (g(x)) = x g(x) is inverse of ƒ(x) x2 1
g(ƒ(x)) = x
x2 1
Now fog(x) –1
g ƒ x .f x 1 x 2
1 x 2
1

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Domain of fog(x) = – {–1, 1} 66. Answer (99)

And range of fog(x) = (– , –1] (0, )
2e2 x 2e2 2x
f x and f 1 x
d
fog x
1
· 2x
2x e2x ex e2 2x
e1 x
2 2 2
Now, dx x2 1 1 x
f x f 1 x
1
2
2x
d 0
fog x 0 for 2 i.e. f(x) + f(1 – x) = 2
dx 1 x 1 x

1 2 99
f f .... f
x 100 100 100
0
2
x 1 x 1
49
x x 1
f f 1 f
x ,0 100 100 2
x 1

d = 49 × 2 + 1 = 99
and fog x 0 for x 0,
dx
67. Answer (190)
fog(x) is neither one-one nor onto.
65. Answer (248) 2n , n 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
f(n) =
2n 11, n 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
f(x + y) = 2x f(y) + 4y f(x) (1)
Now, f(y + x) 2y f(x) + 4x f(y) (2) f(1) = 2, f(2) = 4, , f(5) = 10
2 f(y) + 4 f(x) = 2 f(x) + 4 f(y)
x y y x and f(6) = 1, f(7) = 3, f(8) = 5, , f(10) = 9
(4y – 2y) f(x) = (4x – 2x) f(y)
n 1, if n is odd
Now, f(g(n)) =
f (x) f (y ) n 1, if n is even
x x y y = k (Say)
4 2 4 2
f(g(10)) = 9 g(10) = 10
f(x) = k(4x – 2x)
f(g(1)) = 2 g(1) = 1
1
f(2) = 3 then k = f(g(2)) = 1 g(2) = 6
4
f(g(3)) = 4 g(3) = 2
4 x – 2x
f (x)
4 f(g(4)) = 3 g(4) = 7

f(g(5)) = 6 g(5) = 3
4 x ln 4 2 x ln 2
f (x) = g(10) (g(1) + g(2) + g(3) + g(4) + g(5)) = 190
4
68. Answer (4)
x x
(2.4 2 ) ln 2
f ( x) n 1
4 When n = 1, 5, 9, 13 then will give all odd
2
numbers.
f (4) 2.256 16
f (2) 2.16 4 When n = 3, 7, 11, 15
n – 1 will be even but not divisible by 4
f (4) When n = 2, 4, 6, 8,
14 248
f (2)

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Then 2n will give all multiples of 4 k = 0 and 2c = –3 c = –3/2

So range will be N. x2 5x 1
f(x) = 5x 2x2
And no two values of n give same y, so function is 2 4 4
one-one and onto. 20
2 5.20.21 2.20.21.41
2 f i
69. Answer (37) i 1 4 2 6
There are 16 ordered pairs in S × S. We write all 1
= 2730 5740
these ordered pairs in 4 sets as follows. 2
A = {(1, 1)} 6790
= 3395 .
B = {(1, 4), (2, 4), (3, 4) (4, 4), (4, 3), (4, 2), (4, 1)} 2

C = {(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 3), (3, 2), (3, 1)} 71. Answer (4)
sinx = 1 – sin2x
D = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (2, 1)}
sin2x + sinx – 1 = 0
All elements of set B have image 4 and only element
of A has image 1. 1 5
sin x
2
All elements of set C have image 3 or 4 and all
elements of set D have image 2 or 3 or 4. 1 5
sin x
2
We will solve this question in two cases.
Case I : When no element of set C has image 3.
Number of onto functions = 2 (when elements of set
D have images 2 or 3)
Case II : When atleast one element of set C has
4 solutions
image 3.
72. Answer (3)
Number of onto functions = (23 – 1)(1 + 2 + 2) Number of solutions of the equation |cosx| = sinx for
= 35 x [ 4 , 4 ] will be equal to 4 times the number of
solutions of the same equation for x [0, 2 ].
Total number of functions = 37
Graphs of y = |cosx| and y = sinx are as shown
70. Answer (3395) below.
f(x) is polynomial
Put y = 1/x in given functional equation we get

1 1
f x f x f 1
x x

2
1 1
c 1 x 1 c2 x 2K
x x Hence, two solutions of given equation in [0, 2 ]
Total of 8 solutions in [–4 , 4 ]
2
= c 1 x 1 c2 x 2K 73. Answer (4)
1 1
c 1 1 c2 2K 1 f, g : N – {1} defined as
x2 x
f(a) = , where is the maximum power of those
2(c + 1) = 2K – 1 (1)
primes p such that p divides a.
and put x = y = 0 we get
g(a) = a + 1,
f 0 2 f 0 0 f 0 0 k 0
Now, f(2) = 1, g(2) = 3 (f + g) (2) = 4
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f(3) = 1, g(3) = 4 (f + g) (3) = 5 x = 7 has 4 choices

f(4) = 2, g(4) = 5 (f + g) (4) = 7 x = 8 has 5 choices
f(5) = 1, g(5) = 6 (f + g) (5) = 7 x = 9 has 6 choices
(f + g) (5) = (f + g) (4) Total functions = 2 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6
f + g is not one-one = 1440

Now, fmin = 1, gmin = 3 75. Answer (1)

So, there does not exist any x N – {1} such that

1 n
(f + g)(x) = 1, 2, 3 f g f ai
ni 1
f + g is not onto
74. Answer (1440) a1 a2 a3 ..... an
0
n
A x N, x 2 10 x 9 0
First and last term, second and second last and
1, 2, 3, ......,9 so on are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.

B 1, 4, 9, 16, ...... f (x) x5 x3 x

n
a15 a25 a35 ..... an5
2
f x x 3 1 f ai
i 1

f 1 5, f 2 2, ...........f 9 37 a13 a23 ..... an3

x = 1 has 2 choices
a1 a2 ..... an

x = 2 has 1 choice =0 +0 +0
=0
x = 3 has 1 choice
x = 4 has 1 choice 1 n 1 n
f g f ai f ai 0
x = 5 has 2 choices ni 1 ni 1

x = 6 has 3 choices

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