EXERCISE - 01 CHECK YOUR GRASP

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

1. If f(x) is a polynomial function satisfying the condition f(x). f(1/x) = f(x) + f(1/x) and f(2) = 9 then -
(A) 2 f(4) = 3f(6) (B) 14 f(1) = f(3) (C) 9 f(3) = f(5) (D) f(10)= f(11)
1
2. The domain of the function f(x)  log (1  x)  x  2 , is -
10

(A) [– 2, 0)  (0, 1) (B) (–2, 0) (0, 1] (C) (– 2, 0) (0, 1] (D) (– 2, 0) [0, 1]

1|x|
3. The domain of f(x)  , is -
2|x|
(A) () – [– 2, 2] (B) (– ) – [– 1, 1]
(C) [– 1, 1] (–, –2) (2,  (D) none

4. Domain to function 
log (5x  x2 ) / 6  is -

(A) (2, 3) (B) [2, 3] (C) [1, 2] (D) [1, 3]

5. If A = {– 2, – 1, 0, 1, 2} & f : A  Z; f (x) = x2 + 1, then the range of f is
(A) {0, 1, 2, 5} (B) {1, 2, 5} (C) {– 5, – 2, 1, 2, 3} (D) A
6. The range of the function f (x) = e xe– x, is -
(A) [0, ) (B) (– ) (C) (– ) (D) none
1
7. The range of the function f(x)  , is -
4  3 cos x

(A) [1 / 7, 1] (B) ]1 / 7, 1] (C) (1 / 7, 1] (D) none

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

x–3 , is -
(A) {1, 2, 3} (B) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} (C) {1, 2, 3, 4} (D) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
9. Which of the following is an onto function -
(A) f : [] [– 1, 1], f (x) = sin x (B) f : [] [– 1, 1], f (x) = cos x
(C) f : R R, f (x) = ex (D) f : Q Q, f (x) = x3
10. f : [– 1, 1] [– 1, 2], f (x) = x + | x |, is -
(A) one-one onto (B) one-one into (C) many one onto (D) many one into

1  1 
11. If f(x) = cos  2  x+sin  2  x, [x] denoting the greatest integer function, then -
 2  2 

  1  
(A) f(0) =0 (B) f    (C) f    1 (D) f     0
 3 4  2
12. If 2 f(x2) + 3 f(1/x2) = x2 – 1  x  R0 then f(x2) is -

1  x4 1  x2 5x2 3  2x 4  x2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5x2 5x 1  x4 5x2
1
13. If f(x) = cos (log x), then f(x) f(y) – [f(x/y) + f(xy)] is equal to -
2
(A) –1 (B) 1/2 (C) –2 (D) 0
14. The value of b and c for which the identity f (x + 1) – f (x) = 8x + 3 is satisfied, where f (x) = bx 2 + cx + d, are –
(A) b = 2, c = 1 (B) b = 4, c = – 1 (C) b = – 1, c = 4 (D) b = – 1, c = 1
n
15. If f : R  R satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), for all x, y  R and f(1) = 7, then  f(r) is -
r 1

7n 7(n  1) 7n(n  1)
(A) (B) (C) 7n(n + 1) (D)
2 2 2
16. Which of the following function(s) is identical to x  2 -

(A) f(x) = x2  4 x  4 (B) f(x) = x  2

2
x2 x2  x  2
(C) f(x) = (D) f(x) = x 1
x2

x 2  3x  4
17. Let f: R  R be a function defined by f(x) = then f is -
x 2  3x  4
(A) one – one but not onto (B) onto but not one – one
(C) onto as well as one – one (D) neither onto nor one – one
18. f : R R & f(x) = x6 – 3x5 + 8x3 + 5. Then f(x) is -
(A) injective as well as surjective (B) neither injective nor surjective
(C) injective but not surjective (D) surjective but not injective

19. If(x) = {x} + {x + 1} + {x + 2}........{x + 99}, then the value of [  2  ] is, where {.} denotes fractional part
function & [.] denotes the greatest integer function
(A) 5050 (B) 4950 (C) 41 (D) 14
20. The minimum value of f(x) = 3  x + 2 + x + 5  x is -
(A) 0 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 10
21. If f : (e, )  R & f(x) = log [log(log x)], then f is -
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) one-one & onto both (D) neither one-one not onto

x2
22. If the function f : R A given by f(x)  is a surjection, then A =
x2  1
(A) R (B) [0, 1] (C) (0, 1] (D) [0, 1)

e|x|  e  x
23. Let f : R R be a function defined by f(x)  then -
e x  e x
(A) f is a bijection (B) f is an injection only
(C) f is a surjection (D) f is neither injection nor a surjection
x
24. Let f : R  R & f(x)  1|x|. Then f (x) is -
(A) injective but not surjective (B) surjective but not injective
(C) injective as well as surjective (D) neither injective nor surjective

1  x 3x  x 3
25. Given f(x) = log   and g(x) = , then (fog) (x) equals -
1  x 1  3x2
(A) –f (x) (B) 3f (x) (C) [f (x)]3 (D) f(3x)
 x
26. If f(x) = , then (fofof ) (x) =
1  x2
3x x 3x
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) (D) none
1 x 1  3x 1  x2
 x
27. The period of the function f(x) = sin  cos  +cos(sinx) equal -
 2

(A) (B) 2 (C)  (D) 4
2

28. Let f(x)  sin [a] x (where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function). If f is periodic with fundamental period ,

then a belongs to -
(A) [2, 3) (B) {4, 5} (C) [4, 5] (D) [4, 5)
3x  2
29. If f(x) = , then -
5x  3
1
(A) f –1 (x) = f (x) (B) f –1 (x) = – f (x) (C) fof (x) = – x (D) f –1(x) = – f(x)
19
x x x
30. The period of f( x)  sin  2 cos  tan , is -
2 3 4
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 12
31. Which of the following function has a period of 2 ?
    x x
(A) f(x) = sin  2x    2 sin  3x    3 sin 5x (B) f(x) = sin + sin
3 4 3 4
(C) f (x) = sin x + cos 2x (D) none
32. If 0(x) = x/(x + 1) and n+1 = 0 o n for n = 0, 1, 2,......, then n(x) is -
x nx x
(A) n(x) = (B) f0(x) (C) (D)
(n  1)x  1 nx  1 nx  1
33. A function whose graph is symmetrical about the origin is given by -
(A) f(x) = ex + e–x (B) f(x) = sin(sin(cos(sinx)))
(C) f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) (D) sinx + sin|x|
4 3 2
x  x  3x  2x  2
34. Let f(x) = lnx & g(x) = . The domain of f(g(x)) is -
2x 2  2x  3
(A) (– , ) (B) [0, ) (C) (0, ) (D) [1, )
35. The graph of the function y = f(x) is as shown in the figure. Then which of the following could represent the

graph of the function y  f(x) ?

(–2, 1) (2, 1)

(–1, 0) (1, 0)

(0, –1)
y y
y y
1 1 1
1

(A) (B) (C) (D)

–2 0 1 2 x –2 0 1 2 –2 –1 0 1 2 x –2 0 1 2 x
36. If f : R  R is a function satisfying the property f(x+1) + f(x+3) = K  x  R then the period of f (x) is -
(A) 4 (B) K (C) 1 (D) 
37. If g (f(x)) = |sin x| & f(g(x)) = (sin x )2 , then - [JEE 98]

(A) f(x) = sin2x, g(x) = x (B) f(x) = sin x, g(x) = |x|

(C) f(x) = x2, g(x) = sin x (D) f & g cannot be determined

38. If f(x) = 3x – 5, then f –1 (x) - [JEE 98]

1 x5
(A) is given by (B) is given by
3x  5 3
(C) does not exist because f is not one–one (D) does not exist because f is not onto
39. If the function f : [1, )  [1, ) is defined by f(x) = 2x(x – 1), then f –1(x) is - [JEE 99]

x(x 1)
 1
(A)  
 2
(B)
1
2
1  1  4 log2 x  (C)
1
2
1  1  4 log2 x  (D) Not defined

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
40. Which of the following pairs of functions are identical ?
1
(A) f(x) = logxe, g(x) = (B) sgn(x2 + 1) ; g(x) = sin2 x + cos2x
loge x
1
(C) f(x) = sec2x – tan2x ; g(x) = cosec2x – cot2x (D) f(x) = ; g(x) = x –2
|x|
41. Which of the functions defined below are NOT one-one function(s) ?
(A) f(x) = 5(x2 + 4), (x  R) (B) g(x) = 2x+(1/x)
(C) h(x) = n(x2+x+1), (x  R (D) f(x) = e–x
42. Which of the following functions are periodic -
x
(A) sinx + cosx (B) cosx +   (C) cosx + {2x} (D) ln{x} + sin2x

({x} denotes the fractional part of x)
43. Which of the functions are even -
 1  x2   1  x3  (1  2 x )2
(A) log (B) sin2 x + cos2 x
(C) log  (D)
 1  x 2   1  x 3  2x
44. Which of the following functions from Z to itself are NOT bijections ?
(A) f(x) = x3 (B) f(x) = x + 2 (C) f(x) = 2x + 1 (D) f(x) = x2 + x

CHECK YOUR GRASP ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-1

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. B A C B B C A A B D
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C D D B D A D B C B
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. C D D A B B D D A D
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. C A C A C A A B B A,B,D
Que. 41 42 43 44
Ans. A,B,C A,B,C A,B,D A,C,D
EXERCISE - 02 BRAIN TEASERS

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)

1. f(x) and g(x) are two functions defined for all real values of x. f(x) is an even function and g(x) is periodic function,
then -
(A) f [g(x)] is a periodic function (B) g [f(x)] is a periodic function
(C) f [g(x)] is an even function (D) g [f(x)] is an even function
2. The function cot(sinx) -

(A) is not defined for x  (4n  1) (B) is not defined for x = n
2
(C) lies between –cot1 and cot1 (D) can't lie between –cot1 and cot1
3. If f(x) is defined on (0, 1) then the domain of definition of f(ex) + f(ln |x|) is -
(A) (–e, –1) (B) (–e, –1)  (1, e) (C) (–, –1)  (1, ) (D) (–e, e)

4. f( x) 
LM 2x  3 x1
values of 'a' for which f(x) is injective is -
MN a x  1
2
x1

(A) –3 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 1

5. The solution set for [x] {x} = 1 where {x} and [x] are fractional part & integral part of x, is -

 1   1 
(A) R+ – (0, 1) (B) R+ – {1} (C) m  / m   {0}  (D) m  / m  N  {1} 
 m   m 
1
6. The graph of function f(x) is as shown, adjacently. Then the graph of is -
f(|x|)

y = f(x)

a b

y
y

a b x
(A) o (B) o a b x

y
y

(C) –b –a o
(D) –a a x
a b O
 |sin x| |cos x|
7. The fundamental period of |sin x  cos x | |sin x  cos x| is -

 2
(A)  (B) (C) 2 (D)
2 3
8. Range of the function f(x) = cos (K sinx) is [–1, 1], then the least positive integral value of K will be -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
9. Which of the following function(s) is/are periodic ?
(A) f(x) = 3x – [3x] (B) g(x) = sin(1/x), x  0 & g(0) = 0

(C) h(x) = x cosx (D) w(x) = sin(sin(sinx))

10. If g(x) is a polynomial satisfying g(x) g(y) = g(x) + g(y) + g(xy)  2 for all real x and y and g(2) = 5 then g(3) is equal
to -
(A) 10 (B) 24 (C) 21 (D) none of these

4, x <–1
11. Let f(x) = 
 –4x, –1  x  0

If f(x) is an even function in R then the definition of f(x) in (0, ) is -

4x, 0  x  1 4x, 0  x  1 4, 0  x  1

(A) f(x) =  (B) f(x) =  (C) f(x) =  (D) none of these
4, x 1  4, x 1 4x, x 1

12. The function f(x) = log x2 (x) is defined for x belonging to -

(A) (, 0) (B) (0, 1) (C) (1, ) (D) (0, )

13. Which of the following functions are homogeneous ?
(A) x sin y + y sin x (B) x ey/x + y ex/y (C) x2  xy (D) arc sin xy
14. Which of the following functions are not homogeneous ?

y xy x  y cos x x  y y  x
(A) x + y cos (B) 2 (C) (D) n   + n  y 
x xy y sin x  y y x x
y
4
15. The graph of (x) is given then the number of positive solution
2

of (x)  1 = 1 are -
x
–4 –2 O 2 4

(A) 5 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) 1
–4

 1   1  2 x 
16. Given the function f(x) such that 2f(x)  xf    2f  2 sin   x     4 cos  x cos , then which one
 x   4  2 x
of the following is correct ?
(A) f(2) + f(1/2) = 1
(B) f(1) = –1, but the values of f(2), f(1/2) cannot be determined
(C) f(2) + f(1) = f(1/2)
(D) f(2) + f(1) = 0
17. If f (x + ay, x – ay) = axy then f (x, y) is equal to -

x2  y 2 x2  y 2
(A) (B) (C) 4xy (D) none
4 4
  4  x2  
18. The range of the function f(x) = sin log    is -
  1  x  
 
(A) [– 1, 1] (B) (– 1, 1) (C) [– 1, 1) (D) cannot be determined
19. The graph of the function cos x cos(x + 2) – cos2 (x + 1) is- [JEE 1997]
(A) a straight line passing through (0, – sin2 1) with slope 2
(B) a straight line passing through (0,0)
(C) a parabola with vertex (1, – sin21)

 
(D) a straight line passing through the point  ,  sin2 1  and parallel to the x-axis
2 

BRAIN TEASERS ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-2

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A,D B,D A A,B D C B D A,D A
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. A B,C B,C B,C B A,C,D A A D
EXERCISE - 03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS
MATCH THE COLUMN
Following questions contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with ONE statement in Column-II.
1. Column-I Column-II
(x) Range
cos2 x  cos x  2  7
(A) (p)  0, 3 
cos2 x  cos x  1 
 cos x  sin x  cos x  sin x  4 7
(B)
3  cos x  sin x 
(q)  3 , 3 

7  1
(C)
3  x 6  2x 4  3x2  1
(r) 0, 3 
2
(D) log8(x + 2x + 2) (s) [0, )

2. Column - I Column - II
2
(A) Total number of solution x – 4 – [x] = 0 (p) 0
where [ ] denotes greatest integer function.
4
x  cos 2 x  x  [ x]
(B) Minimum period of e cos (q) 1
1
(C) If A = {(x, y); y = , x  R0} and (r) 2
x
B = {(x, y) : y = x, x  R} then number of
elements in A  B is (are)
(D) Number of integers in the domain of (s) 3
x x
2 3 + log3 log1/2 x

3. Column - I Column - II
y

(A) If f(x) = x2 – 4x + 3, then graph of f(|x|) is (p) o x

1

1 1
(B) If g(x) = , then it's graph is (q)
ln x x
–2 –1 O 1 2 3

(C) If f(x) = x2 – 4x + 3, then graph of |f(x)| is (r)

–3 –1 1 3 x

1
(D) If k(x) = , then its graph is (s)
{ x} x
1 3
 Following question contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with ONE OR MORE statement(s) in Column-II.

4. Column - I Column - II
(A)  : R  R (p) one one
(x) = (x – 1)(x – 2)........(x – 11)
(B)  : R – {–4/3}  R (q) onto
2x  1
(x) =
3x  4
(C)  : R  R (r) many one
sinx –sinx
(x) = e + e
(D)  : R  R (s) into
2
(x) = log(x + 2x + 3)

ASSERTION & REASON

These questions contains, Statement I (assertion) and Statement II (reason).
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
 x, x  Q
1. Let f(x) = 
1  x, x Q
Statement-I : f(f(x)) = x.
Because
Statement-II: f(x) is neither odd nor even.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
2. Statement-I : Fundamental period of cosx + cotx is 2
Because
Statement-II : If the period of f(x) is T1 and the period of g(x) is T2, then the fundamental period of f(x) + g(x) is
the L.C.M. of T1 and T2.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
3. Statement-I : Function f(x) = sin(x + 3sinx) is periodic.
Because
Statement-II : If g(x) is periodic, then f(g(x)) may or may not be periodic.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
4. Let  : R  R, (x) = x3 + x2 + 100x + 5sinx, then
Statement-I : (x) is bijective.
Because
Statement-II : 3x2 + 2x + 95 > 0  x  R.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
5. Let function  : R  R is such that (x) (y) – (xy) = x + y for all x, y  R
Statement-I : (x) is a Bijective function.
Because
Statement-II : (x) is a linear function.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
6. Let (x) is a bijective function. Then
Statement-I : (x) = –1(x) –1(x) = x.
Because
Statement-II : –1(x) = x  (x) = –1(x).
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS
Comprehension # 1
 x  1, if x 1  x, if x 1
If (x) =  & g(x) = 
2
5  x , if x 1 2  x, if x 1

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

1. The range of (x) is -
(A) (–, 4) (B) (–, 5) (C) R (D) (–, 4]
2. If x  (1, 2), then g((x)) is equal to -
2 2 2
(A) x + 3 (B) x – 3 (C) 5 – x (D) 1 – x
3. Number of negative integral solutions of g((x)) + 2 = 0 are -
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 2
Comprehension # 2
There are six trigonometric and six inverse trigonometric functions. Similarly there are six hyperbolic function
defined as follows :
ex  e x ex  e x
The quantity where x  R is called hyperbolic sine of x and is written as sinh x, cosh x = called
2 2
sinh x 1
as hyperbolic cosx and hyperbolic tan of x is written as tanh x = . Similarly sech x = , cosech x =
cosh x cosh x
1 1
, coth x = .
sinh x tanh x
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
1. Which out of following is many one -
(A) tanh x (B) coth x (C) cosh x (D) sinh x
2. Which out of following is an even function -
(A) tanh x (B) cosech x (C) sech x + cosh x (D) tanh x + coth x
3. The functions whose domain is R -
(A) sinh x, cosh x, tanh x (B) cosech x, sech x, coth x
(C) sinh x, cosh x, coth x (D) sinh x, cosech x, tanh x
Comprehension # 3
Let f : R  R is a function satisfying f(2 – x) = f(2 + x) and f(20 – x) = f(x),  x  R.
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
1. If f(0) = 5, then minimum possible number of values of x satisfying f(x) = 5, for x  [0, 170] is-
(A) 21 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D) 22
2. Graph of y = f(x) is -
(A) symmetrical about x = 18 (B) symmetrical about x = 5
(C) symmetrical about x = 8 D) symmetrical about x = 20
3. If f(2)  f(6), then
(A) fundamental period of f(x) is 1 (B) fundamental period of f(x) may be 1
(C) period of f(x) can't be 1 (D) fundamental period of f(x) is 8

MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTION ANSWER KEY EXERCISE -3

 Match the Column
1. (A)  (q); (B)  (r); (C)  (p); (D)  (s) 2. (A)  (r); (B)  (q); (C)  (r); (D)  (p)
3. (A)  (r); (B)  (p); (C)  (s); (D)  (q) 4. (A)  (r, q); (B) (p, s); (C)  (r, s); (D)  (r, s)
 Assertion & Reason
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D
 Comprehension Based Questions
Comprehension # 1 : 1. A 2. B 3. C
Comprehension # 2 : 1. C 2. C 3. A
Comprehension # 3 : 1. D 2. A 3. C
EXERCISE - 04 [A] CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

y
1. The graph of a function  is given. 3
(a) State the value of (–1). 2
1
(b) For what values of x is (x) = 2
0 1 2 3 x
(c) State the domain and range of .
(d) On what interval is  increasing ?
(e) Estimated value of (2) is -
(A) 2.2 (B) 2.8 (C) 2.5 (D) 3
(f) Estimated value of x such that (x) = 0, is -
(A) –2.5 (B) 0.8 (C) –2.9 (D) 0.3
2. Find a function that represents the amount of air required to inflate the spherical balloon from a radius of r
inches to a radius of r + 1 inches.
3. Solve the following problems from (a) to (d) on functional equation :

(a) The function f(x) defined on the real numbers has the property that f(f(x)).(1+f(x))=–f(x) for all x in the
domain of f. If the number 3 is in the domain and range of f, compute the value of f(3).

(b) Suppose f is a real function satisfying f(x + f(x)) = 4f(x) and f(1) = 4. Find the value of f(21).

(c) Let f be function defined from R+  R+. If [f(xy)]2 = x(f(y))2 for all positive numbers x and y and
f(2) = 6, find the value of f(50).

(d) Let f(x) be a function with two properties

(i) for any two real number x and y, f(x + y) = x + f(y) and (ii) f(0) =2.

Find the value of f(100).

4. Let f be a function such that f(3) = 1 and f(3x) = x + f(3x – 3) for all x. Then find the value of f(300).

9x 1   2   3   2007 
5. Let f(x) = then find the value of the sum f   f  f  .......f 
9x  3  2008   2008   2008   2008 
6. Find the domains of definitions of the following functions :
(Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatest integers and fractional part functions respectively)

(a) f(x) = cos 2x + 16  x2 (b) f(x) = log7 log5 log3 log2(2x3 + 5x2 – 14x)

1 x
(c) f(x) = + nx(x2 – 1) (d) f(x) = log 1
2
4x2  1 2 x 1

(e) f(x) = logx sinx

1
 7 
(f) f(x) = 2
(5x  6  x )[{ n{x}}] + (7x  5  2x ) +   n   x  
2
  2 

f
(g) If f(x) = x2  5x  4 & g(x) = x + 3, then find the domain of g (x)

1 1 1
(h) f(x) = + log1 (x2 – 3x + 10) + +
[x] – {x} 2 |x| sec(sin x)
7. The function f(x) is defined on the interval [0, 1]. Find the domain of definition of the functions.
(a) f(sinx) (b) f(2x + 3)
8. Find the domain & range of the following functions.
2x
(a) y = log 5  2 (sin x  cos x)  3  (b) y=
1  x2

(c) y= 2 x + 1 x
(d) y = sin (x2 – 3x + 2) (e) y = tan(sinx + cosx) (f) y = cos(logx)

2
(g) y = sin2x + 4sinx + 5 (h) y = sin(4cosx) (i) y = sin  x2
9
9. Classify the following function f(x) defined in R  R as injective, surjective, both or none

x2  x  1
(a) f(x) = (b) f(x) = x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 6
x2  x  1
(c) f(x) = (x2 + x + 5) (x2 + x – 3)

1  x, 0 x2
10. Let f(x)   , then find (fof)(x).
3  x, 2x3

11. If f0(x) = x2 and fn+1(x) = f0(fn(x)) for n = 0, 1, 2, ....., find a formula for fn(x).
12. If g(x) = 2x + 1 and h(x) = 4x2 + 4x + 7, find a function  such that  o g = h.
13. Find two distinct linear functions which map the interval [–1, 1] onto [0, 2].
14. Let  : {x, y, z}  {a, b, c} be a one–one function. It is known that only one of the following statement is true :
(i) (x)  b (ii) (y) = b (iii) (z)  a
Find the function  (as ordered pair).
15. Find whether the following functions are even or odd or none :

x(a x  1)
(a) 
f(x) = log x  1  x2  (b) f(x) =
a x 1
(c) f(x) = sinx + cosx (d) f(x) = K, where K is constant
2
(e) f(x) =
1  2x  (f) f(x) = [(x + 1)2]1/3 + [(x – 1)2]1/3
2x
16. Find the period for each of the following functions :
(a) f(x) = sin4x + cos4x (b) f(x) = |cosx|

3 2
(c) f(x) = |sinx| + |cosx| (d) f(x) = cos x – sin x
5 7

17. Prove that the functions ;

(a) f(x) = cos x (b) f(x) = sin x (c) f(x) = x + sinx (d) f(x) = cosx2
are not periodic.
18. Write explicitly, functions of y defined by the following equations and also find the domains of definition of the
given implicit functions :
(a) 10x + 10y = 10 (b) x + |y| = 2y
19. Compute the inverse of the functions :
x
ex  e x
(a) f(x) = n  x  x 2
1  (b) f(x) = 2 x 1
(c) y=
e x  e x
20. Show if f(x) = n a  x n , x > 0 n 2, n N, then (fof) (x) = x. Find also the inverse of f(x).

xa
21. Consider a function  : x  ; x R – {1} where a is a real constant. If  is not a constant function,
x 1
then find the following :
 1     1  
(a) the range of  (b) –1, if it exist (c) f  – f  f  f    
 
f f  x  
 x

CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-4(A)

1. (a) –2, (b) –3, 1, (c) [–3, 3], [–2, 3], (d) (–1, 3], (e) B, (f) A,D
4
2. (r) = (3r 2  3r  1) 3. (a) –3/4, (b) 64, (c) 30, (d) 102, 4. 5050 5. 1003. 5
3

 5 3      3 5    1
6. (a)   4 , 4     4 , 4    4 , 4  (b)   4,   (2, )
 2

1  5  1  5 
(c) (–1 < x < –1/2) U (x > 1) (d)  , 0    , 
 2   2 
 
(e) 2K < x < (2K + 1)but x 1 where K is non-negative integer

 5
(f) (1, 2)   2,  (g) (–, –3) (–3, 1] [4, ) (h) (–2, –1)  (–1, 0) (1, 2)
 2
7. (a) 2Kx 2K+ where K  I (b) [–3/2, –1]
8. (a) D : x  R R : [0, 2] (b) D = R ; R : [–1, 1] (c) D : –1 x 2 R :  3, 6 

(d) D = R ; R : [–1, 1] (e) D = R ; R :   tan 2, tan 2  (f) D : (0, ) ; R : [–1, 1]

    3
(g) D = R ; R : [2, 10] (h) D = R ; R : [–1, 1] (i) D :   ,  ; R : 0, 
 3 3  2 
9. (a) neither surjective nor injective (b) surjective but not injective (c) neither injective nor surjective
2  x, 0 x 1

10. (fof)(x)  2  x, 1 x 2
4  x, 2x3

n 1
11. fn(x) = x 2 12. (x) = x2 + 6 13. f(x) = 1 + x or 1 – x 14. {(x, b), (y, a), (z, c)}
15. (a) odd (b) even (c) neither odd nor even (d) even
(e) even (f) even
16. (a) /2 (b)  (c) /2 (d) 70 
18. (a) x
y = + log10(10 –10 ), – < x < 1 (b) y = x/3 when –< x < 0 & y = x when 0 x < + 
e x  e x log2 x 1 1 x
19. (a) (b) (c) n
2 log2 x  1 2 1 x
xa
20. f–1(x) = (a – xn)1/n 21. (a) R – {1}, (b) –1(x) = , (c) zero
x 1
EXERCISE - 04 [B] BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. Find the domains of definitions of the following functions :

1
cos x 
1  5x 2
(a) f(x)= (b) f(x) = log x (cos 2x) (c) f(x) =
7– x  7 6  35x  6x2
2. Prove that if the function f(x) = sinx + cospx is periodic, then p is a rational number.
3. If f(x) = –1 + |x – 2|, 0 x 4
g(x) = 2 – |x|, –1 x 3
Then find fog(x) & gof(x). Draw rough sketch of the graphs of fog(x) & gof(x).
4. Let f(x) = (1 + x2) sgn x. Find its inverse and sketch the graphs of f(x) and f–1(x).
2x (sin x  tan x)
5. Prove that f(x) = is an odd function, where [ ] denotes greatest integer function.
 x  2 
2 3
  
 1
6. If f(x) = max  x,  for x > 0 where max (a, b) denotes the greater of the two real numbers a and b. Define
 x
1
the function g(x) = f(x) f   and plot its graph.
x

1  3 
7. A function f :  ,     ,   defined as, f(x) = x2 –x + 1. Then solve the equation f(x) = f–1 (x).
2  4 
8. Suppose p(x) is a polynomial with integer coefficients. The remainder when p(x) is divided by x – 1 is 1 and
the remainder when p(x) is divided by x – 4 is 10. If r(x) is the remainder when p(x) is divided by
(x –1)(x – 4), find the value of r(2006).
9. Let ‘f’ be a real valued function defined for all real numbers x such that for some positive constant ‘a’ the equation

1
f(x + a)=  f(x)  (f(x))2 holds for all x. Prove that the function f is periodic.
2
10. Let f(x) = (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) + 5 where x  [–6, 6]. If the range of the function is [a, b] where
a, b  N then find the value of (a + b).
3  4 
11. The set of real values of ‘x’ satisfying the equality       5 (where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function)
x x

 b b
belongs to the interval  a,  where a, b, c  N and is in its lowest form. Find the value of a + b + c + abc.
c c

BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-4(B)

 1   5 
1. (a) (– , –1) [0, ) (b) (0, 1/4) U (3/4, 1) U {x : x N, x 2} (c)   ,    , 6 
 6 3 3 
x  1, 0  x  1  x 1 if x  1
(1  x),  1  x  0 3  x, 1  x  2 
3. fog(x) = ; gof(x) = x  1, 2  x  3 4. f–1 (x) =  0 if x  0
x  1, 0x2 
5  x, 3  x  4   (x  1) if x   1
1
 2 if 0  x  1
6. g(x) =  x 7. x = 1 8. 6016 10. 5049 11. 20
 x2 if x  1

EXERCISE - 05 [A] JEE-[MAIN] : PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is not a periodic function- [AIEEE 2002]

(1) sin2x + cosx (2) cos x (3) tan4x (4) log cos2x
2. The period of sin x is-
2
[AIEEE 2002]

(1) /2 (2)  (3) 3/2 (4) 2

3. The function f : R R defined by f(x) = sinx is- [AIEEE 2002]
(1) into (2) onto (3) one-one (4) many-one
2 x
4. The range of the function f(x) = , x 2 is- [AIEEE 2002]
2x
(1) R (2) R – {–1} (3) R – {1} (4) R – {2}

  x 
5. The domain of sin–1 log3    [AIEEE - 2002]
  3 

(1) [1, 9] (2) [-1, 9] (3) [-9, 1] (4) [-9, -1]

6. The function f(x) = log(x + x 2  1 ), is- [AIEEE 2003]

(1) neither an even nor an odd function (2) an even function

(3) an odd function (4) a periodic function

3
7. Domain of definition of the function f(x) = + log10 (x3 – x), is- [AIEEE 2003]
4  x2
(1) (–1, 0) (1, 2) (2, ) (2) (1, 2) (3) (–1, 0) (1, 2) (4) (1, 2) (2, )
n
8. If f : R R satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), for all x, y R and f(1) = 7, then 
r 1
f(r) is- [AIEEE 2003]

7n(n  1) 7n 7(n  1)
(1) (2) (3) (4) 7n(n + 1)
2 2 2

 n 1
 2 , when n is odd
9. A function f from the set of natural numbers to integers defined by f(n) =  is- [AIEEE 2003]
 – n , when n is even
 2
(1) neither one-one nor onto (2) one-one but not onto
(3) onto but not one-one (4) one-one and onto both

sin1 (x  3)
10. The domain of the function f (x) = is [AIEEE - 2004]
9  x2
(1) [1, 2) (2) [2, 3) (3) [1, 2] (4) [2, 3]
11. The range of the function f(x) = 7–xP is- [AIEEE-2004]
x–3
(1) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} (2) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} (3) {1, 2, 3} (4) {1, 2, 3, 4}
12. If ƒ : R S defined by ƒ(x) = sinx – 3 cos x + 1 is onto, then the interval of S is- [AIEEE-2004]

(1) [–1, 3] (2) [–1, 1] (3) [0, 1] (4) [0, –1]

2x
13. Let ƒ : (–1, 1) B, be a function defined by ƒ(x) = tan–1 , then ƒ is both one-one and onto when B is the
1  x2
interval- [AIEEE-2005]

         
(1)   ,  (2)   ,  (3)  0,  (4) 0, 
 2 2  2 2  2  2
14. A real valued function ƒ(x) satisfies the function equation ƒ(x – y) = ƒ(x)ƒ(y) –ƒ(a – x)ƒ(a + y) where a is a given
constant and ƒ(0) = 1, ƒ(2a – x) is equal to [AIEEE-2005]

(1) ƒ(1) + ƒ(a – x) (2) ƒ(–x) (3) –ƒ(x) (4) ƒ(x)

2
15. If x is real, the maximum value of 3x  9x  17 is- [AIEEE - 2006]
3x2  9x  7

17 1
(1) 41 (2) 1 (3) (4)
7 4

     
The largest internal lying in  ,  for which the function  f(x)  4  x  cos 1  x  1   log (cos x)  is defined, is
2
16.
 2 2   2  
[AIEEE - 2007]

       
(1)   ,  (2)   ,  (3) 0,  (4) [0, ]
 2 2  4 2  2
17. Let f : R  R be a function defined by f (x) = Min {x +1, |x| + 1}. Then which of the following is true ?

[AIEEE - 2007]

(1) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 1 (2) f (x) is differentiable everywhere

(3) f (x) is not differentiable at x = 0 (4) f (x)  1 for all x  R

18. Let f : N  Y be a function defined as f(x) = 4x + 3 where [AIEEE - 2008]

Y =  y  N : y  4x  3 for some x  N . So that f is invertible and its inverse is

3y  4 y3 y3 y3

(1) g(y) = (2) g (y) = 4+ (3) g(y) = (4) g(y) =
3 4 4 4
19. For real x, let f(x) = x3 + 5x + 1, then :- [AIEEE - 2009]

(1) f is one-one and onto R (2) f is neither one-one nor onto R

(3) f is one-one but not onto R (4) f is onto R but not one-one

20. Let f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 1, x  –1. [AIEEE - 2009]

Statement–1 :

The set {x : f(x) = f–1(x)} = {0, –1}.

Statement–2 : f is a bijection.

(1) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is false.

(2) Statement–1 is false, Statement–2 is true.
(3) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true ; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(4) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true ; Statement–2 is not a correct explanation for statement–1.

1
21. The domain of the function f(x) = is :- [AIEEE - 2011]
|x| x

(1) (–, 0) (2) (–, ) – {0} (3) (–, ) (4) (0, )

22. Let f be a function defined by f(x) = (x – 1)2 + 1, (x > 1) [AIEEE - 2011]

Statement - 1 : The set x : f(x)  f 1 (x)  1,2

Statement - 2 : f is bijection and

f 1 (x)  1  x  1 , x > 1.

(1) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is false.

(2) Statement–1 is false, Statement–2 is true.
(3) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true ; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(4) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true ; Statement–2 is not a correct explanation for statement–1.

 2x  1 
23. If f : R R is a function defined by f(x) = [x] cos   , where [x] denotes the greatest integer function,
 2 

then f is : [AIEEE - 2012]

(1) continuous only at x = 0. (2) continuous for every real x.

(3) discontinuous only at x = 0. (4) discontinuous only at non-zero integral values of x.

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-5 [A]

Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans 2 2 1, 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1
Qu e. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ans 3 2 4 1 4 1 2 2
EXERCISE - 05 [B] JEE-[ADVANCED] : PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

1. The domain of definition of the function, y (x) given by the equation, 2 x + 2 y = 2 is :

(A) 0 < x  1 (B) 0  x  1 (C)   < x  0 (D)  < x < 1
[JEE 2000 (Scr.), 1]
2. Given x = {1, 2, 3, 4}, find all one-one, onto mappings, f : X  X such that,
f (1) = 1 , f (2)  2 and f (4)  4 . [REE 2000, 3]

1 , x  0
3. Let g (x) = 1 + x  [x ] & f (x) =  0 , x  0 . Then for all x , f (g (x)) is equal to
1 , x 0

[JEE 2001 (Screening) 1]
(A) x (B) 1 (C) f(x) (D) g(x)
where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function.

1
4. If f : [1 , )  [2 , ) is given by , f (x) = x + , then f 1 (x) equals :
x
[JEE 2001 (Screening) 1]

x+ x2 – 4 x x – x2 – 4
(A) (B) 1 + x 2 (C) (D) 1 x2 – 4
2 2

log2 (x + 3)
5. The domain of definition of f (x) = is : [JEE 2001 (Screening) 1]
x2 + 3 x + 2
(A) R \ { 1,  2} (B) ( 2, ) (C) R \ { 1,  2,  3} (D) ( 3, ) \ { 1,  2}
6. Let E = {1, 2, 3, 4 } & F = {1, 2} . Then the number of onto functions from E to F is
[JEE 2001 (Screening) 1]
(A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 12 (D) 8

x
7. Let f (x) = , x  1 . Then for what value of  is f (f (x)) = x ?
x1

(A) 2 (B)  2 (C) 1 (D)  1.

[JEE 2001 (Screening) 1]
8. Suppose f(x) = (x + 1)2 for x  –1. If g(x) is the function whose graph is the reflection of the graph of
f(x) with respect to the line y = x, then g(x) equals -

1
(A) – x –1, x  0 (B) , x  –1 (C) x  1 , x  –1 (D) x –1, x  0
(1  x)2
9. Let function f : R  R be defined by f(x) = 2x + sinx for x  R. Then f is -
(A) one to one and onto (B) one to one but not onto
(C) onto but not one to one (D) neither one to one nor onto
[JEE 2002 (Screening), 3]
2
x + x +2
10. Range of the function f(x)= is -
x 2 + x +1
 7  7
(A) [1, 2] (B) [1, ) (C) 2,  (D)  1, 
 3  3
[JEE 2003 (Screening), 3]
 x
11. Let f(x) = defined from (0, )  [0, ), then by f(x) is -
1+ x
(A) one-one but not onto (B) one-one and onto
(C) Many one but not onto (D) Many one and onto
12. Let f(x) = sinx + cosx, g(x) = x2–1. Thus g(f(x)) is invertible for x  [JEE 2004 (Scr.)]

          
(A)  – ,0 (B)  – ,   (C)  – ,  (D) 0, 
 2   2   4 4  2

0, x  rational 0, x  irrational

13. If functions f (x) and g (x) are defined on R  R such that f(x) =  , g(x) =  , then
x, x  irrational  x, x  rational
(f – g) (x) is -
(A) one-one and onto (B) neither one-one nor onto
(C) one-one but not onto (D) onto but not one-one [JEE 2005 (Scr.)]
2
14. Let f(x) = x and g(x) = sinx for all xR. Then the set of all x satisfying
(ƒ o g o g o ƒ) (x) = (g o g o ƒ) (x), where (ƒ o g) (x) = ƒ(g(x)), is- [JEE 2011, 3, (–1)]

(A) ± n, n  0,1,2,.... (B) ± n, n  1,2,...


(C) + 2n,n  {...., –2, –1,0,1,2,.....} (D) 2n,n  {...., –2, –1,0,1,2,.....}
2
3 2
15. The function ƒ : [0,3]  [1,29], defined by ƒ(x) = 2x – 15x + 36x + 1, is : [JEE 2012, 3, –1]
(A) one-one and onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) one-one but not onto (D) neither one-one nor onto

2      1
16. Let ƒ : (–1,1)  IR be such that ƒ(cos4) = 2 for    0,    ,  . Then the value(s) of ƒ   is (are)-
2 – sec   4 4 2 3
[JEE 2012, 4]

3 3 2 2
(A) 1 – (B) 1+ (C) 1 – (D) 1+
2 2 3 3

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-5 [B]

1. D 2. {(1, 1) , (2, 3) , (3, 4) , (4, 2)} ; {(1, 1) , (2, 4) , (3, 2) , (4, 3)} and {(1, 1) , (2, 4) , (3, 3) , (4, 2)}
3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A 10.D 11. A
12. C 13.A 14.A 15.B 16.(zero marks to all)