Function 1.

26

SECTION - A : DOMAIN
x
cos 1 1
-log 0.3 (x -1) 2
1. The domain of the function f(x)= is x x
8. Range of the function f(x)= 1 cos -cos is
x 2 + 2x + 8 2 2
x
(A) (1, 4) (B) (–2, 4) -cos 1 -1
2
(C) (2, 4) (D) [2, )
(A) [0, 2] (B) [0, 4]
2. The domain of the function (C) [2, 4] (D) [1, 3]
  1   SECTION - C : EQUAL FUNCTIONS
f(x) = log1/2  -log 2  1 +  -1  is
4
  x  
9. Which one of the following pair of functions are
(A) 0 < x < 1 (B) 0 < x  1 identical ?
(C) x  1 (D) null set (ln x)/2
(A) e and x
2 –1 –1
3. If q – 4 p r = 0, p > 0, then the domain of the function, (B) tan (tan x) & cot (cot x)
3 2 2 4 2 4
f(x) = log (px + (p + q) x + (q + r) x + r) is (C) cos x + sin x and sin x + cos x

 q  |x|
(D) and sgn (x) where sgn(x) stands for signum
(A) R –  -  x
 2p 
function.
  q 
(B) R –  (- , -1]   - 2p   10. Let f(x) = sin 2(x/2) + cos 2(x/2) and
  
g(x) = sec2x – tan2x. The two function are equal
  q  over the set :
(C) R– (-,-1]  - 2p  (A) 
  
  
(D) none of these (B) R – x : x  (2n  1) 2 ,n  z 
 
(C) R
4. The domain of the function log1/3 log 4 ([x] 2 - 5)
(D) None of these
is (where [x] denotes greatest integer function)
(A) [–3, –2)  [3, 4) (B) [–3, –2)  (2, 3] SECTION - D
(C) R – [–2, 3) (D) R – [–3, 3] SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS

SECTION - B : RANGE 11. If f(x)=2 sin2+4 cos (x+) sin x. sin +cos (2x+2)
5. Range of f(x) = 4 x + 2x + 1 is π 
(A) (0, ) (B) (1, ) then value of f2(x) + f2  - x  is
 4 
(C) (2, ) (D) (3, )
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –1 (D) x2
6. Range of f(x) = log 5 { 2 (sin x –cos x) + 3} is
(A) [0, 1] (B) [0, 2] 12. Let P(x,y) be a moving point in the x-y plane such
that [x].[y] = 2, where [.] denotes the greatest inte-
 3 ger function, then area of the region containing the
(C) 0,  (D) None of these
 2 points P(x,y) is equal to :
(A) 1 sq. units (B) 2 sq. units
7. The range of the function (C) 4 sq. units (D) None of these
2
f(x) = log 2 ( 2– log2 (16 sin x + 1)) is 13. Total number of solution of 2cosx = |sin x| in [–2 5]
(A) (–, 1) (B) (–, 2) is equal to :
(C) (–, 1] (D) (–, 2] (A) 12 (B) 14
(C) 16 (D) 15
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 Function 1.27

14. The sum 24. Function f : (–  , 1)  (0, e 5 ] defined by

2
1  1 1  1 2  1 3   1 1999  ( x 3 x  2 )
 2  +  2 + 2000  +  2 + 2000  +  2 + 2000  +......+  2 + 2000 
f(x) = e is
          (A) many one and onto (B) many one and into
is equal to (C) one one and onto (D) one one and into
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)
(A) 1000 (B) 999
(C) 1001 (D) None of these x 2 + ax + 1
25. f: R  R, where f(x) = . Complete
x2 + x + 1
15. Total number of solutions of the equation set of values of 'a' such that f(x) is onto to is:
x2 –4 – [x] = 0 are (where [.] denotes the greatest (A) (–) (B) (– 0)
integer function) : (C) (0, ) (D) None
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 SECTION - F
EVEN, ODD FUNCTIONS
16. y = 2 [x] + 3 & y = 3 [x – 2] + 5 then [x + y] = ?  1 + sinx 
(A) 0 (B) 15 26. The function f(x) = log   is
(C) 30 (D) 45  1- sinx 
(A) even (B) odd
17. How many Roots does the following equation (C) neither even nor odd (D) both even & odd
posses 3|x|(2 – |x|) = 1.
(A) 1 (B) 2 27. It is given that f(x) is an even function and satisfy the
(C) 3 (D) 4 xf(x 2 )
relation f(x) = then the value
2 + tan 2 x.f(x 2 )
18. If f(x) = min{|x – 1|, |x|, |x + 1|}, then :
(A) f is odd (B) f is even of (10) is
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 50 (D) None of these
(C) f is periodic (D) None of these

SECTION - E
28. Let f(x + y) + f(x – y) = 2f(x)f(y)  x, yR, f(0) 
CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS
0. Then f(x) is :
(A) even (B) odd (C) periodic (D) none
19. Let O(A) = 5, O(B) = 4, then total number of onto
functions from A to B is : 29. Let f(x) = |x – 2|+ |x – 3| + |x – 4| and g(x) = f(x +
(A) 258 (B) 512 1). Then g is :
(C) 516 (D) None (A) periodic (B) even
20. The function f : [2,  )  Y defined by (C) odd (D) neither even nor odd
2
f(x) = x – 4x + 5 is both one–one & onto if
(A) Y = R (B) Y = [1, ) SECTION - G
(C) Y= [4, ) (D) Y = [5, ) PERIODIC FUNCTIONS
30. Fundamental period of f(x) = sec (sin x) is
21. Let f : R  R be a function defined by (A) /2 (B) 2 (C)  (D) a periodic
2x 2 - x + 5
f(x) = then f is π πx π
7x 2 + 2x + 10 31. The period of sin [x] + cos + cos [x],
4 2 3
(A) one – one but not onto
where [x] denotes the integral part of x is
(B) onto but not one – one (A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) Non–periodic
(C) onto as well as one – one
(D) neither onto nor one – one 32. Let f(x) = x (2 – x), 0  x  2. If the definition of ‘f’
is extended over the set, R – [0, 2] by f(x + 2) = f(x),
22. Let f : R  R be a function defined by then ‘f’ is a
3 2
f(x) = x + x + 3x + sin x. Then f is (A) periodic function of period 1
(A) one – one & onto (B) one – one & into (B) non-periodic function
(C) many one & onto (D) many one & into (C) periodic function of period 2
4a - 7 3 (D) periodic function of period 1/2
2
23. If f(x) = x + (a – 3) x + x + 5 is a one–
3
one function, then | sinx | + | cosx |
33. The period of f(x) = | sinx - cosx |
is :
(A) 2  a  8 (B) 1  a  2
(C) 0  a  1 (D) None of these (A) /2 (B)  (C) 2 (D) None

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 Function 1.28

SECTION - H (A) injective as well as surjective

IMPLICIT, EXPLICIT FUNCTIONS (B) Surjective but not injective
(C) Injective but non surjective
34. Which of the following is implicit functions -
3 2 (D) Neither injective nor surjective
(A) y = x + 4x +5x (B) x + y = 1
(C) y = 1– x (D) None of these
1 + x : 0 £ x £ 2
43. Let f(x) =  3 - x : 2 < x £ 3. Then (fof)(x) = 0
SECTION - I 
FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS for :
(A) x = –2, 2, 4 (B) x = –2
35. If y = f (x) satisfies the condition (C) x = 2 (D) None of these
 1 2 1
f  x +  =x + 2 (x  0) then f(x) equals 44.
+ x
f(x) = |x – 1|, f : R R ; g(x) = e , g : [–1, )R
 x x
2 2 If the function fog(x) is defined, then its domain
(A) – x + 2 (B) – x – 2
2 2 and range respectively are
(C) x + 2 (D) x – 2
(A) (0, ) & [0, ) (B) [–1, ) & [0, )
n
36 . If (x) = a(x + 3); (1) = 12, (3) = 36; then (2) is  1  1 
equal to (C) [–1, ) &  1 - ,   (D) [–1, ) &  -1,  
 e   e 
(A) 18 (B) 24 (C) 21 (D) 27
SECTION - M
SECTION - J TRANSFORMATION OF GRAPHS
INVERSE FUNCTIONS
45. Number of solution of 6 |cosx| = x in [0. 2] is
37. Let f(2, 4)  (1, 3) be a function defined by (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
x –1
f(x) = x –   , then f (x) is equal to 46. The graph of the function y = g(x) is shown. The
2
1
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function) number of solutions of the equation ||g(x)|–1| = ,
2
x is
(A) 2x (B) x +   (C) x + 1 (D) x – 1
2 y
4
38. Let f:[–1, ) [–1, ) be given by f(x) = (x + 1)2
– 1. Then the set S such that S = {x : f(x) = f–1(x)} 2
is given by.
(A) 0 (B) {–1} (C) {0, –1} (D)None x
–4 –2 O 2 4
SECTION - K
ALGEBRA OF FUNCTIONS –2

39. A function f : R  R satisfies the condition, –4

2 4
x f(x) + f(1 – x) = 2x – x . Then f(x) is
2
(A) – x – 1
2
(B) –x + 1 (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
2 4
(C) x – 1 (D) – x + 1 SECTION - N
40. Let f(x) = |x – 1|. Then : MIXED PROBLEMS
(A) f(x2) = (f(x))2 (B) f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) 47. If f(x) = sin44x – cos44 & g(x) = sinx + cosx. Then
(C) f(|x|) = |f(x)| (D) None of these
  π 
SECTION - L general solution of f(x) =  g  10   is ?
  
COMPOSITE FUNCTIONS (A) (2n + 1)/2 (B) n/2
-1 if x < 0 (C) n (D) Not

41. Let g(x) = 1 + x – [x] and f(x) =  0 if x = 0 ,
 1 if x > 0 48. Which of the following is not Bounded function
then  x, fog(x) equals (A) f(x) = x - 1 + 6 - x
(where [ * ] represents greatest integer function). (B) f(x) = |n (–2 + 3x – x2)
(A) x (B) 1 (C) f(x) (D) g(x) 1
(C) f(x) = x -1
42. Let f: [0, 1]  [1, 2] defined as f(x) = 1 + x and 81 - 3
g : [1, 2]  [0, 1] defined as g(x) = 2 – x then the (D) Not
composite function gof is
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 Function 1.29

DOMAIN
sin 2 x + 4sinx + 5
1. Fi nd dom ain of t he fun cti on 7. If f(x) = , then range of f (x) is
2sin 2 x + 8sinx + 8
 2x -1 
f(x) = -log x + 4  log 2 
3+x  1  5 
2  (A)  ,   (B)  ,1
2  9 
(A) (–4, –3)  (4, ) (B) (– , –3)  (4, )
(C) (– , – 4)  (3, ) (D) None of these
5  5 
(C)  ,1 (D)  ,  
2. If domain of f(x) is (–  , 0] then domain of 9  9 
2
f(6{x} – 5{x} + 1) is
(where {*} represetns fractional part function) 8. The domain and the range of
1 1
 n + 3 , n + 2 

| x |
(A) (B) (–, 0) log[x]  
nI f(x) = cos–1  x  , where [.] denotes the

 1 
(C)  n + 6 n + 1 (D) None of these
greatest integer function, are respectively:
nI (A) [1, ), [0, /2] (B) [2,), [0, /2]
(C) [2, ), {/2} (D) [1, ), {0}
3. Doma in of th e functi on

 | tanx | +tanx  EQUAL FUNCTIONS

f(x) = log2x   , x R, is :
 2x 
  9. Which of the following pair of functions is
(A) R – {n/2, n  Z}
identical ?
(B) R+ – {n/2, n  W}
(A) x/x, 1 (B) ln(x2), 2ln(x)
(C) R+ – {n/2, n Z, 1/2}
(D) None of these (C) (x 2 ), x (D) (x 2 ) , m ax.{x, -x}
4. Domain of the function
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS
 3 
f(x)= loge  log |sinx | (x 2 - 8x + 23) - 
 log 2 | sinx |  10. The number of solution(s) of the equation
is given by : [x] + 2{–x} = 3x, is/are
(A) (3, 5) (B) (3, )  ( 5)
(where [ * ] represents the greatest integer
(C) (3, )  (3/2 5) (D) None of these
function and { * } denotes the fractional part of x)
RANGE (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 0
5. If [2 cos x] + [sin x] = –3, then the range of the
function, f(x) = sin x + 3 cos x in [0, 2] is 11. If A, B, C are three decimal numbers and
(where [ * ] dentoes greatest integer function) p = [A + B + C] and q = [A] + [B] + [C] then
(A) [–2, –1) (B) (–2, –1] maximum value of p – q is (where [ * ] represents
greatest integer function).
(C) (–2, –1) (D) [–2, – 3) (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
6. Let f be a real valued function defined by
12. Which of the following has range above y = 2
e x - e -|x |
f(x) = x then the range of f(x) is (A) f(x) = Sgn (1 – |x|)
e + e |x |
(B) f(x) = Sgn ([x2 – x])
(A) R (B) [0, 1]
(C) f(x) = Min (|x|, x2, 2)
 1 (D) f(x) = Max {|tanx|, cos|x|} xt[–, ]
(C) [0, 1) (D) 0, 
 2

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 Function 1.30

13. Siny = Sinx has graph EVEN, ODD FUNCTIONS

 x 2 +1 
3
19. If g : [–2, 2]  R where g(x)=x +tan x +  
 p 
be an odd function , then the value of the parameter
(A)  P is
2 (A) –5 < P < 5 (B) P < 5
(C) P>5 (D) None of these

2x(sinx + tanx)
20. The function f(x) =  x + 21π  , is :
2  - 41
(B)  π 
(A) even (B) odd
(C) neither even nor odd (D) cannot be determined

2  4 : x < -1
21. Let f(x) =  -4x : -1  x  0 . If f(x) is an even

function in R, then the defination of f(x) in (0,+)
0 2 is:
(C)
 4x : 0 < x  1  4x : 0 < x  1
2 (A) f(x) =  4 : x >1
(B)  -4 : x >1
 

(D) Not 4: 0< x 1

(C)  4x : x >1
(D) None of these

CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS
14. If f:[0, ) [0, )and f(x) = x/(1 + x), then f is : a x -1
22. If the graph of the function f(x) = is
(A) many-one, into (B) one-one, into x (a x + 1)
n

(C) many-one, onto (D) one-one, onto symmetric about y–axis, then n is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 2/3
15. Let f: (e, )  R be defined by f(x) = ln (ln(ln x)), (C) 1/4 (D) –1/3
then
(A) f is one one but not onto PERIODIC FUNCTIONS
(B) f is onto but not one – one
(C) f is one–one and onto 23. If f(x) = sin [a] x has  as its fundamental period
(D) f is neither one–one nor onto then (where [ * ] denotes the gratest integer func-
16. If f(x) = 2[x] + cos x, then f: R  R is tion)
(where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function) (A) a = 1 (B) a = 9
(A) one–one and onto (B) one–one and into (C) a  [1, 2) (D) a  [4, 5)
(C) many–one and into (D) many–one and onto
24. The fundamental period of function
17. If the real-valued function f(x) = px + sinx is a
 1  2
bijective function, then the set of all possible values f(x) = [x] +  x +  +  x +  – 3x + 15
of p  R is  3  3
(A) R – {0} (B) R (A) 1/3 (B) 2/3
(C) (0, ) (D) None of these (C) 1 (D) Non–periodic
18. Let S be the set of all triangles and R+ be the set
of positive real numbers. Then the function, f : 25. Let p, q be two fixed positive real numbers and a
SR+, f() = area of the , where  S is function f(x) be such that f(p + x) = q + {q3 + 1 –
(A) injective but not surjective 3q2 f(x) + 3q(f(x))2 – (f(x))3} for all x  R .
(B) surjective but not injective Then f is :
(C) injective as well as surjective (A) periodic with period p (B) non-periodic
(D) neither injective nor surjective (C) periodic with period 2p (D) none of these

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 Function 1.31

26. Fundamental period of the function MIXED PROBLEMS

f(x) = cos (sinx) + cos(cosx) is :
(A) /3 (B) /6 (C)  (D) /2 x + 1 : x £ 0
32. Let f(x) =  x : x > 0. and h(x) = |f(x)| +

FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS
f (|x|). Then h(x) is defined by :
27. If f(x + 1) + f(x – 1) = 2f(x) and f(0) = 0, then f(n),
n N is :  -2x - 1 : x < -1

(A) nf(1) (B) {f(1)}n (A)  1 : -1  x  0
(C) 0 (D) none  2x : x > 0

28. If 2f(xy) = (f(x))y + (f(y))x for all x, y R and f (1)
 -2x - 1 : x < -1
n  1 : -1  x < 0

= a(1). Then  f(k) = 
(B)  2 : x = 0
k =1
n
(A) (a –1)/(a – 1) n–1
(B) a(a –1)/(a – 1)  2x : x > 0
(C) a(an –1)/(a – 1) (D) None of these
 2x - 1 : x < -1
29. No. of solution  7 for  1: -1  x < 0

(A) Sin x = x/10 
(C)  2 : x = 0
(B) Sin x = x2 + x + 1  2x : x > 0
(C) 2cosx = |sinx|; x [0, 2]
(D) Not (D) None of these
INVERSE FUNCTIONS
| x + 1 |: x <1
30. Let f:[1, ) [1, ) is defined by f(x) = 2x(x –1) . 33. Let f(x) =  1 - x : x 1
and
Then f–1(x) 

1 x - 2 : x < 0
(A) 2–x(x–1) (B)
2
1+ 1 + 4log 2 x  g(x) =  x + 3 : x  0 . Then the function h = fg is

1 given by :
(C)
2
1 - 1 + 4log 2 x  (D) None of these
 x2 + x + 2 : x < -1
TRANSFORMATION OF GRAPHS 
2
 x - x - 2 : -1  x < 0
3 
31. Given below is 2 (A)  x 2 + 4x + 3 : 0  x < 1
1  2
-x - 2x + 3 : x 1
1 2 3
—1
—2  -x 2 + x + 2 : x < -1
—3 
2
graph of y = f(x) then  x - x - 2 : -1  x < 0

(B)  x 2 - 4x + 3 : 0  x < 1
3  2
2 -x - 2x + 3 : x 1
1
 -x 2 + x + 2 : x < -1
(A) —3—2—1 1 2 3
—1 
2
 x - x - 2 : -1  x < 0
—2 
—3 (C)  x 2 + 4x + 3 : 0  x < 1
 2
-x - 2x + 3 : x 1
3
2 (D) None of these
1
1 2 3
(B) —3—2—1 are 34. Total number of solutions of the equation
—1 x2 – 4 – [x] = 0 are (where [.] denotes the greatest
—2 integer function) :
—3 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
(A) |f(x)| & f( x+1) (B) f(–x) & f(|x|)
(C) f(|x|) & |f(|x|)| (D) Not
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CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS MIXED PROBLEMS

1. Let f : [–1, 1]  [0, 2] be a linear function which is sinπ[x]
onto then f(x) is/are 6. If F(x) = {x} , then F(x) is
(A) 1 – x (B) 1 + x
(C) x – 1 (D) x + 2 (where {*} denotes fractional part of function and
[*] denotes greatest integer function)
2. In the following functions defined from [–1, 1] to (A) periodic with fundamental period 1
[–1, 1] the functions which are not bijective are (B) even
(C) range is singleton
–1 2 –1
(A) sin (sin x) (B) sin (sin x)
π  {x} 
x 3 (D) identical to sgn  sgn  – 1,
(C) (sin x ) ln e (D) x sgn x
 {x} 

PERIODIC FUNCTIONS (where { * } denotes fractional part of function

3.
4 4
The period of the function f(x) = sin 3x + cos 3x is and [ * ] denotes greatest integer function and sgn
(A) /6 (B) /3 (x) is a signum function)
(C) /2 (D) /12

2
4. Function f(x) = sin x + tan x + sgn (x – 6x + 10) is
(A) periodic with period 2
(B) periodic with period 
(C) Non–periodic
(D) periodic with period 4

5. Which of the following functions are periodic ?

(A) f(x) = sgn (e–x)


1if x is a rational number
(B) f(x) = 0 if x is an irrational number

8 8
(C) f(x) = +
1 + cosx 1 - cosx

 1  1
(D) f(x) =  x +  +  x -  + 2 [–x]
 2  2
(where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function)

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1. Find the domain of each of the following functions x

(viii) f(x) = log 1 2
x -1
x 3 - 5x + 3 2
(i) f(x) =
x2 -1 1
(ix) f(x) = x2- | x | +
1 9 - x2
(ii) f(x) =
x+ | x |
x + sin x (x) f(x) = (x 2 - 3x - 10). n 2 (x - 3)
(iii) f(x) = e

1 (xi) f(x) = log x (cos2πx)

(iv) f(x) = log (1 - x) + x + 2
10
1
cosx -
 1  (xii) f(x) = 2
(v) logx log2   6 + 35x - 6x 2
 x - 1/2 
1 1
(vi) f(x) = 3 - 2 x - 2 1- x 2
(xiii) f(x) = [x] + log(2{x}–5) (x – 3x + 10) +
1- | x |
(vii) f(x) = 1- 1- x2
(xiv) f(x) = logx sin x
2 –3/2
(viii) f(x) = (x + x + 1)
x-2 1- x
(ix) f(x) = + 1
x+2 1+ x 2
(xv) f(x)= +log1 – {x}(x –3x+10)
[x]
(x) f(x) = tanx - tan 2 x
1 1
1 + +
(xi) f(x) = 2- | x | sec(sinx)
1 - cosx

 5x - x 2  (xvi)f(x) = (5x - 6 - x 2 )[{ln{x}}] +

(xii) f(x) = log1/4  
 4  -1
 7 
2
(xiii) f(x) = log10 (1 – log10(x – 5x + 16)) (7x-5-2x 2
) +   n  2 - x  
 

2. Find the domain of definitions of the functions (xvii)If f(x) = x 2 - 5x + 4 & g(x) = x + 3, then
(Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatestintegers and f
find the domain of g (x).
fractional part functions respectively.)
(i) f(x) = cos2x + 16 - x 2
3 2
3. Find the domain and range of each of the following
(ii) f(x) = log7 log5 log3 log2 (2x + 5x – 14x) functions
(iii) f(x) = ln ( x 2 - 5x - 24 – x – 2) (i) f(x) = |x – 3|
1
(ii) f(x) =
1 - 5x x -5
(iv) f(x) = 1
7 -x - 7 (iii) f(x) =
1+ x
(v) y = log10 sin (x – 3) + 16 - x 2 (iv) f(x) = 16 - x 2
1
 2log10 x + 1  (v) f(x) =
(vi) f(x) = log100x   2 - cos3x
 -x 
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π2 6. Make the graph of the following functions

(vi) f(x) = 3 sin - x2
16 (i) f(x) = | x | -3
sinx cosx
(vii) + ` (ii) f(x) = ln | x |
2
1 + tan x 1 + cot 2 x
(iii) f(x) = [|x|]
2
(viii) f(x) = sin x + cos x
4 (iv) f(x) = |{x}|
 
(ix) 3 | sin x | – 4 | cos x | (v) f(x) = 3 sin  x  3 
 
4 2
(x) f(x) = x – 2 x + 5 x8
x (vi) f(x) =
(xi) f(x) = x
1+ x2 (vii) f(x) = x + sin x
0
x 2 - 2x + 4 (viii) f(x) = (sinx)
(xii) f(x) = x+5
x 2 + 2x + 4 (ix) f(x) = 3e – 7
(xiii) f(x) = (x) f(x) = |sinx| + |cos x|
2-x + 1+ x
x + 4 -3 4x
(xiv) f(x) = 7. If f(x) = , then show that
x -5 4x + 2
f(x)+f(1 – x)=1
4. Find the Range of following function
8. (i) Solve the following equation for
x 2 + 2x + 3 x : 2x + 3[x] – 4 {–x} = 4
(i) f(x) = , x R is given by :
x (where [ * ] & { * } denotes integral and fractional
(A)  2 - 2 3, 2 + 2 3  part of x)

(B) [2 + 2 3,  ) (ii) The set of real values of ‘x’ satisfying the

(C) (- , 2 - 2 3]  [2 + 2 3,  ) 3 4
equality   +   = 5
(D) None of these x x
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)
x - [x]
(ii) f(x) = 1 - [x] + x , [.] = G.I.F.) :  b b
belongs to the interval  a,  where a, b, c N and is in
(A) [0, 1] (B) [0, 1/2]  c  c
(C) [1/2, 1] (D) [0, 1/2) its lowest form. Find the value of a + b + c + abc.

(iii) f(x) = loge(3x2 – 4x + 5) is :

(A) (loge(11/3), ) (B) [loge(11/3), ) 9. Find whether the following functions are one–one or
(C) (1, ) (D) None of these many–one
2
(i) f(x) = |x + 5x + 6|
(iv) f(x) = [|sin x| + |cos x|], where [.] denotes the (ii) f(x) = | log x |
greatest integer function, is:  π π
(A) {0} (B) {0, 1} (iii) f(x) = sin 4x, x   - , 
 8 8
(C) {1} (D) None
1
5. Check whether following pairs of functions are (iv) f(x) = x + , x  (0, )
x
identical or not ?
1 
2  -1 
(i) f(x) = x 2 & g(x) = ( x ) (v) f(x) =
1 - e x 
–1 –1
(ii) f(x) = sec (sec x) & g(x) = cosec (cosec x)
3x 2
1 + cos2x (vi) f(x) = – cos x
(iii) f(x) = & g(x) = cos x 4π
2
lnx
(iv) f(x) = x and g(x) = e

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10. Let f : D  R where D is its domain. Find whether the 14.

following functions are into/onto.
 x 2 + sinx 0  x < 1
1+ x6 (i) If f(x) =  x + e -x
(i) f(x) =  x  1 then extend the
x3
definition of f(x) for x  (– , 0) such that f(x)
(ii) f(x) = x cos x
becomes
1
(iii) f(x) = (a) An even function (b) An odd function
sin | x | (ii) Prove that the function defined as,
(iv) tan (2 sin x)
 1
 - |ln{x}| |ln{x}|
11. Classify the following functions f(x) defined in f(x) = e -{x} where ever it exists
R  R as injective , surjective, both or none.  {x} otherwise, then
(i) f(x) = x | x | f(x) is odd as well as even.
2
(ii) f(x) = x (where {x} denotes the fractional part function)
x2 (iii) Let a and b be real numbers and let
(iii) f(x) =
1+ x2 f(x) = a sin x + b3 x + 4,  x R . If f(log10(log310)) = 5 then
3 2
(iv) f(x) = x – 6 x + 11x – 6
find the value of f (log10 (log10 3))
x
12. If f(x) = , then (fof) (x) =
1 + x2 15. Find the period of the following functions
2x 1 (where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function)
(A) (B)
1 + x2 1 + x2
(i) f(x) = 2 + 3 cos (x – 2)
x 2
(ii) f(x) = sin 3x + cos x + |tan x|
(C) 2 (D) None
1+ x πx πx
(iii) f(x) = sin + sin
4 3
13. Examine whether the following functions are even 3 2
or odd or none. (iv) f(x) = cos x – sin x.
5 7
(i) f(x) = log x + 1+ x 
2
 (v) f(x) = [sin 3x] + |cos 6x|
1
x
(vi) f(x) =
x(a +1) 1 - cosx
(ii) f(x) = sin12x
a x -1
(vii) f(x) =
x 1 + cos 2 6x
x 2 3
(iii) f(x) = + +1 (viii) f(x) = sec x + cosec x
ex -1 2

(1 + 2 x )7 16. Find the period of the following functions.

(iv) f(x) =
2x sin 2 x cos 2 x
2 (i) f(x) = 1 – -
secx + x - 9 1 + cotx 1 + tanx
(v) f(x) =
xsinx
(ii) f(x) = log (2 + cos 3 x)

(vi) f(x) = 1 + x + x2 - 1- x + x2 π
(iii) f(x) = tan [x],
2
 x|x| , x  -1
 where [*] denotes greatest integer function
(vii) f(x) = [1+ x]-[x -1] , -1< x <1
 -x | x | , x 1 (iv) f(x) e
ln sin x 3
+ tan x – cosec (3 x – 5)
2x(sinx + tanx) 1  | sinx | sinx 
(viii) f(x) = , (v) f(x) =  + 
 x + 2π  2  cosx | cosx | 
2 - 3
 π 
where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function.
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x x x 20. Computer the inverse of the function :

(vi) f(x) = sin x + tan + sin 2 + tan 3 + ........
2 2 2

2
(i) f(x) = ln x + x +1 
x x
+ sin + tan n x
2 n -1 2 (ii) f(x) =
2 -1
x

sinx + sin3x
(vii) f(x) = 10 x - 1
cosx + cos3x (iii) y =
10 x + 1
17. Let f(x) be a polynomial function satisfying the
 1  1 21. Let f(x) = (ax2 + b)3 '' then the function g(x), x  0,
relation f(x) . f   = f(x) + f    x  R – {0} and such that f(g(x)) = g(f(x))' is given by :
x x
f(3) = –26. Determine f(1). b - x 1 /3
(A) (B) (ax2 + b)–3
a
18. Solve the following problems from (i) to (v) on functional 1 /2
 x 1 /3 - b 
equation. 2
(C) (ax + b) 1/3
(D)  a


 
(i) The function f(x) defined on the real numbers
has the property that f(f(x)) . (1 + f(x)) = –f(x) 2 + x : x  0
for all x in the domain of f. If the number 3 is the 22. If f(x) =  2 - x : x < 0 , then f(f(x)), is given by :

domain and range of f, compute the value of f(3).
(ii) Suppose f is a real function satisfying f(x + f(x)) = 4 + x : x  0 2 + x : x  0
4f(x) and f(1) = 4. Find the value of f(21). (A)  4 - x : x < 0 (B)  2 - x : x < 0
 
(iii) Let ‘f’ be a function defined from R+  R+.
[f(xy)] 2 = x(f(y)) 2 for all positive numbers 4 + x : x < 0 4 - x : x  0
(C)  x : x 0
(D)  x : x < 0
x and y and f(2) = 6, find the value of f(50).  
(iv) Let f(x) be a function with two properties Comprehension
(a) for any two real number x and y, f(x + y)= x +
 x 2 - 1, -1  x  1
f(y) and Consider the function f(x) =   n x ,
 1< x  e
(b) f(0) = 2. Find the value of f(100).
(v) Let f(x) be function such that f(3) = 1 and Let f1(x)= f(|x|)
f2(x) = |f(|x|)|
f(3x) = x + f(3x – 3) for all x. Then find the value
f3 (x) = f(–x)
of f(300).
Now answer the following questions.
19.(a) A function f is defined for all positive integers
and satisfies f(1) = 2005 and f(1) + f(2) + ...+ f(n) = 23. Number of positive solution of the equation
2f2 (x) – 1 = 0 is (are)
n2f(n) for all n > 1. Find the value of f(2004)
(A) 4 (B) 3
(b) If a,b are positive real numbers such that a–b= 2, (C) 2 (D) 1
then find the smallest value of the constant L for
24. Number of integral solution of the equation
which x 2 + ax - x 2 + bx < L for all x > 0. f1 (x) = f2(x) is (are)
(A) 1 (B) 2
(c) Let f(x) = x2 + kx ; k is real number. The set of (C) 3 (D) 4
values of k for which the equation f(x) = 0 and
f(f(x)) = 0 have same real solution set. 25. If f4 (x) = log27 (f3(x) + 2), then range of f4(x) is
1 
(d) Let P(x) = x6 + ax5 + bx4 + cx3 + dx2 + ex + f be a (A) [1, 9] (B)  ,  
3 
polynomial such that P(1) = 1 ; P(2) = 2; P(3) = 3 ;
P(4) = 4; P(5) = 5 and P(6) = 6 then find the value of P(7).  1
(C)  0,  (D) [1, 27]
 3
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26. The graph of the function y = f(x) is as follows. 27. Column - I contains functions and column II
y
contains their natural domains. Exactly one entry
1
–2 –1
x
of column II matches with exactly one entry of
O 1 2
–1 column I.
Match the function mentioned in Column-I with the Column – I Column – II
respective graph given in Column-II.
Column – I Column – II –1  x +1 
(A) f(x) = sin   (P) (1, 3)  (3, )
y  x 
1
–2 –1 1 2
(A) y = |f (x) | (P) O
x  x 2 + 3x - 2 
–1 (B) g(x) = n   (Q) (–, 2)
 x +1 
y

1
1
(B) y = f(|x|) (Q) –2 –1 O 1 2
x
 1
–1
(C) h(x) =  n  x -1 
 (R)   , 2 
y  2   

1
(C) y = f(–|x|) (R)
 
x

x 2 +12 - 2x (S) [–3, –1)[1,  )

–2 –1 O 1 2
–1 (D)  (x) = n
y

1 1
(D) y = (|f(x)| – f(x)) (S) –2 –1 O 1 2
x
2 –1

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1. Let f : (–1, 1)  B, be a function defined by 6. Let f(x) = (x + 1)2 –1, x > –1

2x Statement – 1 : [AIEEE 2009]
f(x) = tan–1 , then f is both one-one and onto The set {x : f(x) = f–1(x)} = {0, –1}.
1- x2
when B is the interval - [AIEEE-2005] Statement – 2 :
f is a bijection.
 π  π
(A)  0,  (B)  0,  (A) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
 2  2
 π π   π π Statement -2 is a correct explanation for Statement -1
(C)  - ,  (D)  - ,  (B) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
 2 2  2 2
Statement -2 is not a correct explanation for
2. A real valued function f(x) satisfies the functional Statement -1.
equation f(x – y) = f(x) f(y)– f (a–x) f(a + y) where (C) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is false.
a is a given constant and f(0)=1, then f(2a – x) is (D) Statement -1 is false, Statement -2 is true.
equal to - [AIEEE-2005]
(A) –f(x) (B) f(x) 1
(C) f(a) + f(a – x) (D) f(–x) 7. The domain of the function f(x) = x - x is :

   
[AIEEE 2011]
3. The largest interval lying in  2 , 2  for which the (A) (–,) (B) (0, )
(C) (–, 0) (D) (–, ) – {0}
 x 
function  f(x ) = 4 -x + co s -1  - 1  + log (cosx)  is
2

 2  
8. If a  R and the equation
defined, is - [AIEEE 2007] – 3(x – [x])2 + 2(x – [x]) + a2 = 0
    (where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x) has no
(A) [0, ] (B)  2 , 2 
integral solution, then all possible values of a lie in
     
(C)  4 , 2  (D) 0, 2  the interval : [JEE Mains 2014]
 
(A) (–1, 0)  (0, 1) (B) (1, 2)
4. Let f : N  Y be a function defined as (C) (–2, –1) (D) (–, –2)  (2, )

f(x) = 4x + 3 where Y = |y  N : y = 4x + 3 for

some x  N|. Show that f is invertible and its 1
9. If f(x) + 2f  x  = 3x, x  0, and S = {x  R : f(x) =
 
inverse is [AIEEE 2008]
y3 y3 f(–x)}; then S:
(A) g(y) = 4 + (B) g(y) = (A) contains exactly one element
4 4
(B) contains exactly two elements
y 3 3y  4
(C) g(y) = (D) g(y) = (C) contains more than two elements
4 3
(D) is an empty set [JEE Mains 2016]
5. For real x, let f(x) = x3 + 5x + 1, then -
[AIEEE 2009]
(A) f is one – one but not onto R
(B) f is onto R but not one – one
(C) f is one – one and onto R
(D) f is neither one – one nor onto R

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  
1. If the functions f(x) & g(x) are defined on R  R such 6. Let f :  – 2 , 2   R be given by
 
that
f(x) = (log (secx + tanx))3 Then [JEE 2014]
f(x) = 
0, x  rational
x, x  irrational ,
(A) f(x) is an odd function
(B) f(x) is an one-one function
(C) f(x) is an onto fucntion
,g(x) = x,
0, x  irrational
x  rational then (f – g) (x) is (D) f(x) is an even function

[JEE 2005 (Scr.), 1]

π π 
(A) one – one and onto (B) neither one–one nor onto 7. Let f(x) = sin  6 sin  2 sinx   for all x  R and
(C) one-one but not onto (D) onto but not one-one   

π
2. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The total number of unordered g(x) = sinx for all x  R. Let (fog) (x) denote
2
pairs of disjoint subsets of S is equal to [JEE 2010]
f(g(x)) and (gof) (x) denote g(f(x)). Then which of
(A) 25 (B) 34
the following is (are) true?
(C) 42 (D) 41
 1 1
3. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = sin x for all x  R. Then the (A) Range of f is  – 2 , 2  [JEE 2015]
 
set of all x satisfying (f o g o g o f) (x) = (g o g of) (x),
where (f o g) (x) = f(g(x)), is [JEE 2011]  1 1
(B) Range of fog is  – 2 , 2 
(A) ± nπ , n  {0, 1, 2, ...}  

(B) ± nπ , n  {1, 2, ...} f(x) π

(C) Lim
x  0 g(x)
=
6
π
(C) + 2n, n  {......, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2 .....} (D) There is an x  R such that (gof)(x) = 1
2
(D) 2n, n  {......, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, ....}

4. The function f : [0, 3]  [1, 29], defined by

f(x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x + 1, is [JEE 2012]
(A) one-one and onto. (B) onto but not one-one.
(C) one-one but not onto. (D) neither one-one nor onto
2
5. Let f : (–1, 1)  IR be such that f(cos 4) =
2 - se c 2 θ
 π  π π
for    0,    ,  . Then the value(s) for
 4 4 2

1
f   is (are) [JEE 2012]
3

3 3
(A) 1 – (B) 1 +
2 2

2 2
(C) 1 – (D) 1 +
3 3

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EXERCISE - I
JEE Main
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D
8. C 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A
15. B 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. D
22. A 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. A
29. D 30. C 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. D
36. C 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. D 41. B 42. A
43. C 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. D

EXERCISE - II
Level - I
Single correct Option - type Questions
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. C
8. C 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. B
15. C 16. C 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. A
22. D 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C
29. A 30. B 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. B

Level - II
Multiple correct Option - type Questions
1. A,B 2. C,B,D 3. A,B,C 4. A,D 5. A,B,C,D 6. A,B,C,D

EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions
1. (i) R – {–1, 1} (ii) (0, ) (iii) R (iv) [–2, 0)  (0, 1)
1   3
(v)  ,1  1,  (vi) [0, 1] (vii) [–1, 1] (viii) R (ix) 
2   2

 
(x)  n, n  4 
nI
(xi) R – {2n}, n  I (xii) (0, 1]  [4, 5) (xiii) (2, 3)

 5  3      3 5   1
2. (i)   ,    ,    , (ii)   4 ,   (2, ) (iii) (– , – 3]
 4 4   4 4  4 4 

 2

 1   1 1 
(iv) (–, – 1)  [0, ) (v) (3  2 < x < 3  ) U (3 < x  4) (vi)  0,    , 
 100   100 10 

1  5  1  5 
(vii) (1 < x < 1/2) U (x > 1) (viii)  ,0    ,  (ix) (3, 1] U {0} U [1,3)
  2 
 2   

 1    5 
(x) {4}  [5, ) (xi) (0 , 1/4) U (3/4 , 1) U {x : x  N, x  2} (xii)   ,    ,6 
 6 3  3 
(xiii)  (xiv) 2K < x < (2K + 1) but x  1 where K is nonnegative integer
 5
(xv) (–2, –1)  (–1, 0)  (1, 2) (xvi) (1, 2)   2,  (xvii) ( , 3)  (3 , 1]  [4 , )
 2
3. (i) R, [0, ) (ii) (5, ), (0, ) (iii) [0, ), (0, 1] (iv) [–4, 4], [0, 4]

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1      3   n  3 
(v) R,  3 ,1 (vi)  4 , 4  , 0,  (vii) R–  , n  z , [–1, 1](viii) R,  ,1
     2 2  4 

 1 1 1 
(ix) R, [–4, 3] (x) R, [4, ) (xi) R,  2 , 2  (xii) R,  3 ,3
   

 1  1 1
(xiii) [–1, 2], [ 3 , 6 ] (xiv) [–4, ) – {5},  0, 6    6 , 3 
   

4. (i) C (ii) D (iii) B (iv) C

5. (i) N (ii) Y (iii) N (iv) N
3
8. (i) (ii) 20
2
9. (i) many–one (ii) many–one (iii) one–one (iv) many–one (v) one–one ( vi )
many–one
10. Let f : D  R where D is its domain. Find whether the following functions are into/onto.
(i) into (ii) onto (iii) into (iv) onto
11. (i) one-one, onto (ii) many-one, into (iii) Many-one, into (iv) Many-one, onto
12. C 13. (i) odd (ii) even (iii) even
(iv) neither even nor odd (v) even (vi) odd (vii) even (viii) odd
x 2  sin x  1  x  0   x 2  sin x 1  x  0
14. (i) (a) f(x) =  x (b) f(x) =  x (iii) 3
 xe x  1  x e x  1

2
15. (i) 2 (ii) 2 (iii) 24 (iv) 70 (v) (vi) 2 (vii) /12 (viii) 2
3
2 n
16. (i)  (ii) (iii) 2 (iv) 2 (v) 2 (vi) 2  (vii)  17. –3
3
3
18. (i) (ii) 64 (iii) 30 (iv) 102 (v) 5050
4

1 ex  e  x log2 x
19 (a) (b)1 (c) [0, 4) (d) 727 20. (i) (ii) log x  1
1002 2 2

1 1 x
(iii) log
2 1 x

21. D 22. A
Comprehension - based Questions
23. C 24. D 25. C

Matrix Match - type Questions

26. (A)–S ; (B)–R ; (C)–P ; (D)–Q 27. (A)–R ; (B)–S ; (C)–P ; (D)–Q

EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question - JEE MAIN
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. A
9. B
JEE Advanced
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A,B 6. A,B,C 7. A, B, C

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