Functions & inequalities
01. How many solutions of the form x, y where x, y are integers, does the system of
inequalities x2 – y –1 and x2 y 5 have?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 11 (E) 5
02. If f ( x)
x 1
x 1
then f f f x
1
(B) f x 1
f x
2
(A) f (C) f x 2 (D) (E)
x f ( x)
03. Let the function g a, b f a f (b) . For which function f below will
g a b, a b g a, a g b, b ?
1 x
(A) x 1 (B) x2 (C) (D) 1 x (E)
x 4
04. How many integer pairs x, y satisfy the equation x2 y 2 50 ?
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 16 (E) 4
05. How many integer pairs x, y satisfy the inequality x2 y 2 50 ?
(A) 140 (B) 149 (C) 96 (D) 81 (E) 147
06. How many integer pairs x, y satisfy the inequality x y 10 ?
(A) 99 (B) 120 (C) 55 (D) 100 (E) 181
07. A function f is defined as f x if x is an integer and f x 6 x for all other
1
x
values. What is the value of f f f 3
2
?
1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 4 (E) 9
4 3 2
08. Is X Y ?
(1) AX AY
(2) A 2 X A 2 Y
09. Which of the following functions are identical?
x3
2
I. f x x II. g x x III. h x x IV. k x
x2
(A) All (B) f , g (C) f , k (D) f , g , h (E) None
10. A function f satisfies the relation f n 1 f n 2n 1 where n is any natural
number. If f 4 50 then f 1
(A) 56 (B) 47 (C) 63 (D) 41 (E) 39
11. If x indicates the greatest integer less than or equal to x , and x takes values
from the first 1000 natural numbers, then for how many distinct values of x does
x x x 31x
2 3 5 30 ?
(A) 30 (B) 33 (C) 25 (D) 47 (E) NOTA
12. For all numbers x and y , the operation x # y results in x 2 y 1 . What is
the value of 2 # 3 # 1 # 1 ?
(A) 0 (B) 16 (C) 28 (D) –24 (E) –44
13. If x denotes the least integer greater than or equal to x , which of the following
indicates all possible values of x if x2 4 ?
(A) 2 x 1, and 1 x 2
(B) 5 x 2, and 2 x 5
(C) 2 x 1, and 1 x 2
(D) 2 x 3, and 3 x2
(E) 5 x 2, and 2 x 5
14. If a, b are real numbers such that a b , then which of the following MUST be
true?
I. a b II. a b III. a 2 b2 IV. a3 b3
(A) III only (B) I, III (C) II, IV (D) I, II, III (E) None
15. If the operation p @ q is defined for all integers p, q as p @ q p 1 q 1 ,
which of the following MUST be true?
I. p @ q q @ p II. p @ q @ r p @ q @ r
2
1 1
III. p @ 0 p IV. p @ p
p p
(A) I, II (B) II, IV (C) I, II, III (D) I, II, IV (E) I, III, IV
16. Is P Q ?
P 8
(1)
Q 7
(2) P 2 Q 2
17. If the integers x, y satisfy 3x 14 55 and 6 y 22 125 , what is the greatest
possible value of 4 x 5 y ?
(A) 177 (B) 173 (C) 214 (D) 172 (E) 164
18. If m2 225 and n m 10 , what is the difference between the greatest and the
smallest possible integer value of 3m 2n ?
(A) 190 (B) 188 (C) 150 (D) 148 (E) 40
19. If a, b, c and g are non-zero integers so that 3 ≥ c ≥ – 9 , 5 ≥ a ≥ –2 , 10 ≥ b ≥ –1
ag
and 4 ≥ g ≥ 1, then which of the following is the smallest possible value of ?
bc
20 15
(A) –90 (B) –20 (C) –10 (D) (E)
3 4
20. If x, y, z are real numbers such that 5 x 7 , 3 y 10 and 10 z never drops
below 1000, then the minimum possible integer value of 4 x 2 9 y 2 5 z 2 is
(A) 145 (B) 262 (C) 227 (D) 127 (E) 253
21. Is N 0 ?
(1) M N
(2) N M
22. The function f is defined for all non-negative x as
2
1
f x x
x
Which of the following always holds true for f ?
I. f x f x
1
II. f f x
x
III. f x f x 2
IV. f x f x
2
2
(A) I, II (B) II only (C) I, III (D) I, II, IV (E) I, II, III
23. If 0 p, q 1 , then which of the following is possible?
p
I. 1 II. p 2 p III. p 2 q 2 1 IV. p q p q
q
(A) I only (B) II, IV (C) I, II (D) I, III (E) III, IV
x6
then the value(s) of x for which f x f x is/ are
1
24. If f ( x)
x2
(A) –3, 2 (B) –5, 1 (C) 4 only (D) 2, 4 (E) –4, 8
25. If x, y, z are positive integers, is z between x and y ?
(1) 2 x z 2 y
(2) x 2 z y
26. Is X 2 X ?
1
(1) X 2
X
1
(2) X 2
X
27. Is X Y ?
(1) X 2 Y 2
(2) X Y
28. If r s 2t , is r t ?
(1) t s
(2) r s
29. Is a 2b ab2 ?
(1) a b ab
(2) 0 a b
30. x ?
(1) x 3x 2
(2) 4 x 3 x
31. Is pq 100 ?
(1) p 25
(2) q4
32. Is pq 100 ?
(1) p 25
(2) q 4
125 x
33. If the function f is defined as f ( x) , then f (5 x) f
x 5
f x f x (E) f 125 x
2 3
(A) (B) f x 2 (C) (D) f x 3
34. Total number of integer solutions of the equation x 1 2 3 10 are
(A) 27 (B) 15 (C) 29 (D) 31 (E) 11
35. If A 0 , is X Y ?
(1) X A Y A
(2) A 0
36. If a, b, c, d are real numbers so that abc 0 and bcd 0 , which of the following
expressions MUST be negative?
I. abcd II. a3bcd 4 III. a 2b3c 2d 3 IV. a 3d
(A) All (B) None (C) I, III (D) I, II, III (E) II, IV
abc
37. If a, b, c, d , e, f are real numbers so that 0 , is afc bde ?
def
(1) a f
(2) bcd e0
38. If the function f satisfies f 1 2 f 2 3 f 3 ... nf n n n 1 f n for n 1
and f 1 1 , then f 100
1 1
(A) 200 (B) 5050 (C) (D) 100 (E)
200 100
39. If x 0 , is x x ?
(1) x 2
1 x 2 4 0
(2) x 2 3x 2 0
40. If x 0 , is x x ?
1
(1) 1
x2
1
(2) 1
x3
41. If x, y, z 0 and x y z , which of the following can be true?
I. 3
x yz II. z y3x III. 3
z yx
(A) I, II, III (B) II, IV (C) I, II (D) I, III (E) III, IV
x 1 1 x
42. If f x and g x , for what values of x is f g x g f x ?
x 1 1 x
(A) 1 x 0, and 0 x 1
(B) x 1, and x 1
(C) 1 x 1
(D) x 1, 1 x 0, 0 x 1 and 1 x
(E) x 1, 1 x 1 and 1 x
x2 1
43. If f x , what is f in terms of f x ?
x 1
4
x
1 1
(A) f x (B) f x (C) (D) (E) 2 f x
f x f x
1
44. A function f is defined for the real variables x, y as f x, y . If
x y2
2
f 1, a 0.5 and f b, 0 0.25 , then f a, b
(A) 1 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.2 (D) 0.5 (E) 0.25
45. A function f is defined for the real variable x as f x x x , where x denotes
the greatest integer less than or equal to x . As x varies from 1 to 100, inclusive, how
many distinct integer values does f x take?
(A) 5050 (B) 2500 (C) 2520 (D) 4951 (E) 2550
1 1
46. If x, y are positive real numbers such that x y , is x y ?
x y
(1) y
2
y
(2) x
2
x
47. A function f is defined for all integers x, y such that f x y f x f y . If
f 4 3 , then f 8
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 24 (D) (E) 36
3 6 9
48. Is xy 1 ?
(1) x y 2
(2) x y 2
2 2
49. The least possible value of x 1 x 2 x 3 ..... x 99 x 100 is
(A) 5050 (B) 2500 (C) 2520 (D) 4950 (E) 2550
50. Is X Y ?
(1) X Y
(2) X 2 Y
51. Is PQ 1 ?
(1) PQ 1
(2) P 1
52. For all real values of x , function f satisfies f x f x 1 f x 1 . What is the
minimum value of a for which f x f x a ?
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 2 (E) 4
53. If x indicates the greatest integer less than or equal to x , which of the following
equals 1 2 3 ... 100 ?
(A) 615 (B) 625 (C) 455 (D) 385 (E) 780
a b
54. If a, b are non-zero real numbers, is ?
b a
(1) ab
(2) ab
55. Is x y 10 ?
(1) x 2 y 2 25
(2) x 2 y 2 100
56. The minimum value of x 3 3 x 5 5 x 7 7 x 9 9 x 11 is attained at x
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9 (E) 11
1
57. If x and y are real numbers such that x 2 16 9 and y 4.25 , then the
y
x
maximum possible value of is
y
(A) 20 (B) 5 (C) 6.25 (D) 12.5 (E) 25
58. If both X, Y are less than 1 unit away from the origin, is X X 2 Y Y 2 ?
(1) X Y X Y
(2) X is closer to the origin than Y .
1 2 1
59. If the function f satisfies f x x 2 for all permissible x , then f 3
x x
(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 11 (E) 7
60. If a b and c b , is abc a ?
(1) ab 0
(2) ac 0
61. If p, q, r are positive numbers, is pqr?
(1) 2 p q 3r
(2) 3q 2r 7 p
62. Consider the value P, given by
P x 10 x 12 x 14 ..... x 98 x 100
For how many integer values of x is P < 0?
(A) 25 (B) 45 (C) 23 (D) 54 (E) Infinite
63. Two dice are rolled together and the sum obtained is inserted in the function
f x x 4 29 x 2 100 . What is the probability that f x 0 ?
1 5 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
6 36 3 18 12
64. For how many integer values of x is x 2
2 x x 2 10 x 24 200 ?
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9 (E) Infinite
65. On the XY plane, what is the area bounded by all points ( x, y ) that satisfy the
equation x 2 y 2 1 ?
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 2 2 (E) 8
2 1
ANSWER KEY
01. E
02. D
03. E
04. C
05. B
06. E
07. A
08. B
09. E
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. E
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. D
21. C
22. E
23. D
24. A
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. D
29. B
30. A
31. C
32. E
33. A
34. C
35. E
36. E
37. B
38. C
39. E
40. C
41. A
42. D
43. B
44. C
45. D
46. E
47. D
48. D
49. B
50. C
51. E
52. C
53. B
54. E
55. A
56. D
57. A
58. C
59. E
60. C
61. C
62. C
63. B
64. D
65. E
