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Percentile Classes
OLD is GOLD 05
Function, Maxima - Minima
Exam (Indore) IPM (I) 2019 IPM (I) 2020 IPM (I) 2021 IPM (I) 2022 IPM (I) 2023 Total
Number of 03 02 03 04 04 16
Questions

Exam (JIPMAT) JIPMAT 2021 JIPMAT 2022 JIPMAT 2023 Total

Number of 00 00 01 01
Questions

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Past Year Questions (IPM Indore)

Function, Maxima - Minima
1. A real-valued function f satisfies the relation f(x)f(y) = f(2xy + 3) + 3f(x + y) -
3f(y) + 6y, for all real numbers x and y, then the value of f(8) is
(IPM Indore 2019)

𝑥 3 −5𝑥 2 −8𝑥
2. The function f(x) = is (IPM Indore 2019)
3
5−√57
(a) positive and monotonically increasing for x ∈(−∞, ) and x
2
5+√57
∈( ,+∞)
2
5−√57
(b) negative and monotonically decreasing for x ∈(−∞, and x
2
5+√57
∈( ,+∞)
2
5−√57
(c) negative and monotonically increasing for x ∈(−∞, ) and positive
2
5+√57
and monotonically increasing for x ∈( ,+∞)
2
5−√57
(d) positive and monotonically increasing for x ∈(−∞, ) and negative
2
5+√57
and monotonically decreasing for x ∈( ,+∞)
2

3. For a > b > c > 0, the minimum value of the function f(x) = |x - a| + |x - b| +
|x - c| is (IPM Indore 2019)
(a) 2a - b – c (b) a + b - 2c (c) a + b + c (d) a - c

4. The minimum value of 𝑓(𝑥 ) = |3 − 𝑥 | + |2 + 𝑥 | + |5 − 𝑥 | is equal to___.

(IPM Indore 2020)

5. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑦) = 2𝑦 + 𝑓(𝑦), 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔(3)𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑠

(IPM Indore 2020)
(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 26

6. If a function f(a) = max (a, 0) then the smallest integer value of x for which
the equation 𝑓(𝑥 — 3) + 2𝑓(𝑥 + 1) = 8 holds true is (IPM Indore 2021)
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7. Suppose that a real-valued function 𝑓(𝑥) of real numbers satisfies

𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓(𝑥𝑦) for all real x, y, and that f(2020) = 1.
Compute f(2021). (IPM Indore 2021)
2021 2020 2020
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
2020 2019 2021

8. Consider the polynomials f(x) = a𝑥 2 + bx + c, where a > 0, b, c are real, and

g(x) =- 2x. If 𝑓(𝑥) cuts x-axis at (- 2,0) and 𝑔(𝑥) passes through (a, b), then the
minimum value of 𝑓(𝑥) + 9 𝑎 + 1 is (IPM Indore 2021)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

9. Given that f(x) = |x| + 2|x - 1| + |x - 2| + |x - 4| + |x - 6| + 2|x - 10|,x ∈ (-∞, ∞),

the minimum value of f(x) is (IPM Indore 2022)

10. The set of all possible values of f(x) for which (81)x + (81)f(x) = 3 is
(IPM Indore 2022)
(a) (-∞, 0.25) (b) (3,4) (c) (0.25,3) (d) (-∞, 4)

11. If f(x2 + f(y)) = xf(x) + y for all non-negative integers x and y, then the value
2
of [f(0)] +f (0) equals________. (IPM Indore 2022)
(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1

12. A set of all possible values the function f(x) = x/|x|, where x ≠ 0, takes is
(IPM Indore 2022)
(a) {1, −1} (b) {1,0} (c) {1,0, −1} (d) {1}

13. If f(1) = 1 and f(n) = 3n - f(n - 1) for all integers n > 1 , then the value of ƒ
(2023) is _________. (IPM Indore 2023)
1
14. If f(n)= 1 + 2 + 3 +∙∙∙+(n+1) and g(n) = ∑k=n
k=1 then the least value of n for
f(k)
99
which g(n) exceeds the value is_________. (IPM Indore 2023)
100

15. The length of the line segment joining the two intersection points of the
curves y = 4970 - |x| and y = x² is_________. (IPM Indore 2023)

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16. If log cos x (sin x) + log sin x (cos x) = 2, then the value of x is (IPM Indore 2023)
π
(a) 2nπ + , n is an integer
4
π
(b) nπ + , n is an integer
4
nπ π
(c) + , n is an integer
4 4
nπ
(d) , n is an integer
4

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Past Year Questions (JIPMAT)

Function, Maxima - Minima
1. The graph of a polynomial y = f(x) is shown in figure below, then the number of its zeros is:
(JIPMAT 2023)

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

Answers
IPMAT Indore
1. 19 7. a 13. 3034 19.
2. c 8. d 14. 199 20.
3. d 9. 26 15. 140 21.
4. 7 10. a 16. a 22.
5. a 11. a 17. 23.
6. 3 12. a 18.

JIPMAT
1. b 7. 13. 19.
2. 8. 14. 20.
3. 9. 15. 21.
4. 10. 16. 22.
5. 11. 17. 23.
6. 12. 18.

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Super 300 Series

Important Questions for CAT | IPMAT| XAT |CMAT | IIFT | Du-JAT | All
BBA MBA exams

S. No. Topics
1 Logarithms
2 AP GP HP – 01
3 AP GP HP – 02
4 Special Series
5 SET Theory
6 Quadratic Equations
7 Inequalities
8 Maxima Minima
9 Functions
10 Number System 01
11 Number System 02
12 Number System 03
13 Number System 04
14 Combinations
15 Permutations
16 Probability
17 Geometry 01
18 Geometry 02
19 Coordinate Geometry/ Mensuration 03
20 Averages
21 Allegations
22 Profit Loss
23 SI CI
24 Ratio/Variations
25 Time Work
26 Time Distance Speed 01
27 Time Distance Speed 02
28 Binomial Trigonometry
29 Determinants
30 Matrices

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OLD is GOLD Series 2024

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S. No. Topics
1 Quadratic Equations + Inequalities
2 AP GP HP + Special Series
3 Logarithms
4 Para Jumbles
5 Function Maxima Minima
6 Number System
7 Geometry
8 Grammar
9 Percentage + Profit Loss + SI CI + Ratio + Partnership
10 Averages + Alligations
11 Time and Work
12 Critical Reasoning
13 Time Distance Speed
14 SET Theory
15 Permutation Combination Probability
16 Vocab
17 Trigonometry
18 Data Interpretation
19 Matrices and Determinants
20 Reading Comprehensions
21 Miscellaneous (Conic + Binomial + Clocks etc)

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