MATHEMATICS: FUNCTIONS & MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION

1. The greatest positive integer which divides (n+1) (n+2) (n+3) ........ (n+r) for all n ϵ N is
a) r b) r ! c) n + r d) r + 1 !
2. The greatest positive integer, which divides n(n+1) (n+2) (n+3) for all n ϵ N is
a) 2 b) 6 c) 24 d) 120
3. Let P (n) = 2 + 4 + 6 + ......... + 2n, n ϵ N, then P(K) = K (K + 1) +2 for all n ϵ N. So we can conclude that
P(n) = n (n + 1) + 2 for
a) All n ϵ N b) n > 1 c) n > 2 d) nothing can be said
n−1
4. The inequality n ! > 2 is true
a) For all n ϵ N b) for all n > 1 c) for all n > 2 d) for no n ϵ N
n
5. If n is a +ve integer, 4 --3n-1 is divisible by
a) 3 b) 9 c) 8 d) 27
2n +1 3 n+1
6. If n is a +ve integer, then 2.4 + 3 is divisible by
a) 2 b) 9 c) 11 d) 27
n n
7. If n is a +ve integer, then 2.7 +3.5 −5 is divisible by
a) 24 b) 64 c) 17 d) 676
n n+2
8. 10 + 3.4 +5 is divisible by
a) 3 b) 4 c) 9 d) 15
2 n+1 3 n +1
9. If n ϵ N, then 3.5 +2 is divisible by
a) 24 b) 64 c) 17 d) 676
2 n−1 2 n−1
10. For each n ϵ N, x +y is divisible by
a) x + y b) ( x + y )2 c) x 3+ y 3 d) none of these
11. For all n ϵ N, n (n + 1) (2n + 1) is divisible by
a) 6 b) 8 c) 15 d) none of these
12. The sum to n terms of 1 + 3 + 5 + ...... is
a) n b) 2n-1 c) n2 d) n3
13. If P(n) = n3 +( n+1 )3 + ( n+ 2 )3 where n ϵ N then P(n) is divisible by
a) 9 b) 7 c) 13 d) 15
( n+2 ) !
14. is divisible by
( n−1 ) !
a) 4 b) 4 c) 6 d) 7
2
15. The domain of √ x −3 x+2 is _________.
a) R-{1, 2} b) (1, 2 ¿ c) (-∞ , 1¿ ∪ ¿ d) (-∞ , 1¿ ∪(2, ∞)
16. If ‘n’ is a positive integer, then n3 +2 nis divisible by
a)3 b) 2 c) 6 d) 15
2 3
17. The number ( 49 −4 ) ( 49 −49 ) is divisible by _________.
a)6! b) 5! c) 7! d) 9!
18. Assuming the truth of P(k) and proving P(k + 1) to be true, for some integer k is known as the
_______ .
a) Basic Step b) Inductive Step c) Hypothesis step d)All of the above
19. If a statement is to be proved by mathematical induction, then the different steps necessary to
prove it are
a) Prove Basic step and Inductive step b) Inductive step to be proved
 c) Prove P(1), P(2), P(3) d) Basic step to be proved
n 2
20. 2  >  n  when n ∈ N such that
a) n > 2 b) n < 5 c) n > 3 d)  n ≥ 5
21. If P(k) is the statement 23k – 1 is divisible by 7, then P(k + 1) is
a) 23k – 2 is divisible by 7 b) 23k + 2 – 1 is divisible by 7
3k + 3
c) 2  – 1 is divisible by 7 d) 23k + 1 – 1 is divisible by 7
22. Let P(n): 2n < 4n, then which of the following is true?
a) P(8) b) P(4) c) P(6) d) P(3)
23. What is mathematical induction?
a) A sum of two functions
b) A proof technique used to prove a property is true for a well-ordered set by showing that if it is
true
for an element n and n + 1 in a set, then it is true for all elements
c) A way of combining addition and subtraction in a mathematical expression
d) An operation performed on functions when we want to divide a polynomial function by another
Polynomial function
24. The remainder obtained when 1! + 2!+3! + ..... +12! Is divisible by 12 is
a) 9 b) 8 c) 7 d) 6
25. If f:R→R is defined by f(x) = 3x-5, then f −1 ( x) is
x+3 x−3 x−5 x+5
a) b) c) d)
5 5 5 3
26. The domain of f(x) = √ 16−x 2 is __________.
a) R-{-4, 4} b) (-4, 4) c) [-4, 4] d) (-∞ ,−4 ¿ ∪ [4, ∞)
27. The range of f(x) = x 2+2, xϵR is _______.
a) (2, ∞ ¿ b) [2, ∞ ¿ c) (-2, ∞ ¿ d) [-2, ∞ ¿
¿
28. The rang of f(x) = ¿ x∨ x ¿ is _______.
a) {1, 0, 2} b) {1, 0, 3} c) {-1, 0, 1} d) {1, 0, -2}
1
29. The domain of f(x) = 2 is ________.
x −3 x +2
a) R-{1, 2} b) R-{3, 1} c) R-{-1, -2} d) None
2
30. If f(x) = x , g(x) = 2x+1 then (f+g) (x) is ________.
a) ( x−1 )2 b) ( x +1 )2 c) x 2−2 x+1 d) x 2−2 x−1