1

1. If f (x )  cos(log x ) , then f (x ) f (y )  [ f (x / y )  f (xy )] 

2
[IIT 1983; RPET 1995; MP PET 1995;
Karnataka CET 1999; UPSEAT 2001]
1
(a) 1 (b)
2
(c) 2 (d) None of these
1x
2. If f (x )  , the n f[ f (cos 2 )] 
1 x
[MP PET 1994, 2001; Pb. CET 2002]
(a) tan 2 (b) sec 2
(c) cos 2 (d) cot 2
x
3. If f (x )  sin log x , then the value of f (xy )  f    2 f (x ). cos log y is equal to [Orissa JEE 2004]
y
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) sin log x . cos log y
4. The value of b and c for which the identity f (x  1)  f (x )  8 x  3 is satisfied, where
f (x )  bx  cx  d , are
2
[Roorkee 1992]
(a) b  2, c  1 (b) b  4, c  1
(c) b  1, c  4 (d) b  1, c  1
a x  a x
5. Given the function f (x )  , (a  2) . Then f (x  y )  f (x  y ) 
2
(a) 2 f (x ). f (y ) (b) f ( x ). f (y )
f (x )
(c) (d) None of these
f (y )
x f (a)
6. If f (x )  , then  [MP PET 1996]
x 1 f (a  1)
1
(a) f ( a) (b) f  
a
 a 
(c) f (a 2 ) (d) f  
 a 1

1   x2   x2 
7. If f (x )  cos(log x ) , then f (x 2 ) f (y 2 )   f  
 f  2  has the value
 [MNR 1992]
2   2  y 
(a) –2 (b) –1
(c) 1/2 (d) None of these
8. The equivalent function of log x 2 is [MP PET 1997]
(a) 2 log x (b) 2 log | x |
(c) | log x 2 | (d) (log x ) 2
1  x   2x 
9. If f (x )  log   , then f   is equal to
1  x  1  x 2 
[MP PET 1999; RPET 1999; UPSEAT 2003]
2 3
(a) [ f (x )] (b) [ f (x )]
(c) 2 f ( x ) (d) 3 f ( x )
10. If  (x )  a x , then { ( p)} 3 is equal to [MP PET 1999]
(a)  (3 p ) (b) 3 ( p )
(c) 6 ( p ) (d) 2 ( p )
x 3
11. If f (x )  , then f [ f { f ( x )}] equals [RPET 1996]
x 1
(a) x (b) –x
 x 1
(c) (d) 
2 x
1  x 
12. If f (x )  cos(log x ) , then the value of f (x ). f (4 )   f    f (4 x )
2   4  
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) 1
x| x |
13. If f (x )  , then f (1)  [SCRA 1996]
| x|
(a) 1 (b) –2
(c) 0 (d) +2
1
14. If f (x )  4 x 3  3 x 2  3 x  4 , then x 3 f   is
x
[SCRA 1996]
1
(a) f ( x ) (b)
f (x )
2
  1 
(c)  f    (d) f (x )
  x 
15. Let f : R  R be defined by f (x )  2 x  | x | , then f (2 x )  f ( x )  f (x ) 
[EAMCET 2000]
(a) 2 x (b) 2 | x |
(c) 2 x (d) 2 | x |
16. If f (x  ay, x  ay)  axy , then f (x, y) is equal to
[AMU 2001]
(a) xy (b) x  a y
2 2 2

x y2 2
x2  y2
(c) (d)
4 a2
17. If f (x )  cos[ 2 ]x  cos[  2 ]x , then [Orissa JEE 2002]
 
(a) f    2 (b) f ( )  2
4
 
(c) f ( )  1 (d) f    1
2
1 1
18. If f (x )   for x  2 , then f (11)  [EAMCET
x  2 2x  4 x  2 2x  4
2003]
(a) 7/6 (b) 5/6
(c) 6/7 (d) 5/7
10  x  200 x 
19. If e f ( x )  , x  (10 , 10 ) and f (x )  kf   , then k  [EAMCET
10  x  100  x 2 
2003]
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.6
(c) 0.7 (d) 0.8
 
20. If f (x )  2 sin x , g(x )  cos 2 x , then ( f  g)  
3
2 3 1
(a) 1 (b)
4
1
(c) 3  (d) None of these
4
21. The graph of the function y  f (x ) is symmetrical about the line x  2 , then
[AIEEE 2004]
(a) f (x )   f ( x ) (b) f (2  x )  f (2  x )
 (c) f (x )  f ( x ) (d) f (x  2)  f (x  2)
x 1
22. If f (x )   , then f (y )  [MP PET 1995, 97]
x 1 y
(a) x (b) x  1
(c) x  1 (d) 1  x
ax  b
23. If y  f (x )  , then x is equal to [AMU 2001]
cx  a
(a) 1 / f (x ) (b) 1 / f (y )
(c) yf (x ) (d) f (y )
x 1
2
24. If f (x )  , for every real numbers. then the minimum value of f [Pb.
x2 1
CET 2001]
(a) Does not exist because f is bounded
(b) Is not attained even through f is bounded
(c) Is equal to +1
(d) Is equal to –1
1
25. f (x , y )  is a homogeneous function of degree
x y
[Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) –2
26. Let x be a non-zero rational number and y be an irrational number. Then xy is
[Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) Rational (b) Irrational
(c) Non-zero (d) None of these
3x3  1
27. Numerical value of the expression for x  3 is
2x 2  2
[Orissa JEE 2004; UPSEAT 2004]
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0

Hints & Solutions

1. (d) Given f (x )  cos (log x )  f (y)  cos (log y)

1  x 
Then f (x ). f (y )   f    f (xy )
2   y  
1   x 
 cos (log x ) cos (log y )  cos  log   cos (log xy )
2   y 
1
 cos (log x ) cos (log y )  [2 cos (log x ) cos (log y )] = 0.
2
 1  cos 2 
2. (c) f [ f (cos 2 )]  f  
 1  cos 2 
1  tan 2 
 f (tan 2  )   cos 2 .
1  tan 2 
3. (b) f (xy )  sin log xy  sin (log x  log y) .....(i)
f (x / y)  sin log( x / y)  sin (log x  log y) .....(ii)
 f (xy )  f (x / y)  2 sin log x cos log y
Hence required value of the function is
2 sin log x cos log y  2 sin log x cos log y  0 .
4. (b) f (x  1)  f (x )  8 x  3
 [b (x  1) 2  c (x  1)  d ]  (bx 2  cx  d )  8 x  3
  (2b) x  (b  c)  8 x  3
 2b  8, b  c  3  b  4, c  1.
5. (a) We have f (x  y )  f (x  y )


2
a 
1 x y
 a  x y  a x y  a  x y 
1

 a x (a y  a  y )  a  x (a y  a  y )
2

1 x
 (a  a  x ) (a y  a  y )  2 f (x ) f (y ) .
2
f (a) a /(a  1) a2
6. (c)   2  f (a 2 ) .
f (a  1) (a  1) / a a  1
7. (d) The given expression is
1  x2 x2 
cos (log x 2 ) cos (log y 2 )  cos log  cos log 2 
2  2 y 


1
2

cos (log x 2  log y 2 )  cos (log x 2  log y 2 ) 
1 x2 
 cos log  cos (log x 2  log y 2 )
2  2 

1 x2 
 cos log x y  cos log
2 2
.
2  2 

8. (b) As log x is defined for only positive values of x. But log x 2 defined for all real values
of x, also log | x | is also defined  real x. Hence log x 2 and 2 log | x | are identical functions.
1  x 
9. (c) f (x )  log  
1  x 
 2x 
 2x  1    x 2  1  2x 
 f   log  1  x2   log  2 
1  x 
2
1  2 x   x  1  2 x 
 1 x2 
2
1  x  1  x 
 log    2 log  1  x   2 f (x ) .
 1  x   
10. (a)  (x )  a x   ( p)  a p
 [ ( p)]3  [a p ]3  a 3 p   (3 p)
f (x )  3
11. (a) f [ f (x )] 
f (x )  1
 x 3
 3
x 1  x  3  3x  3 3  x
  
 x 3 x  3  x 1 1 x
  1
 x  1 
3 x
Now f [ f ( f (x ))]  f  
1x 
 3 x
 3
1x  3  x  3  3x
  x.
3 x 3  x 1 x
  1
1x 
12. (c) f (x )  cos (log x )
1  x 
Now let y  f (x ) . f (4 )   f    f (4 x )
2   4  
 
 y  cos (log x ). cos (log 4 )  1 cos log  x   cos (log 4 x )
2 4    
 y  cos (log x) cos (log 4)
1
cos (log x  log 4 )  cos (log x  log 4 )

2

 y  cos (log x ) cos (log 4 )  2 cos (log x ) cos (log 4 )

1
2
 y 0.
1 | 1 | 1  1
13. (b) f (1)    2.
| 1 | 1
1  4 3 3 
14. (d) x 3 f   x 3  3  2   4
x x x x 
 4  3 x  3 x 2  4 x 3  f (x ) .
15. (b) f (2 x )  2(2 x )| 2 x |  4 x  2 | x | ,
f (x )  2 x | x |  2 x | x | ,
f (x )  2 x | x |  f (2 x )  f ( x )  f (x )
 4 x  2 | x |  | x | 2 x  2 x  | x |  2 | x | .
16. (c) Given f (x  ay, x  ay)  axy …..(i)
Let x  ay  u and x  ay  v
u v u v
Then x  and y 
2 2a
Substituting the value of x and y in (i), we obtain
u2  v2 x2  y2
f (u, v)   f (x , y )  .
4 4
17. (d) f (x )  cos [ 2 ]x  cos [ 2 ] x
f (x )  cos(9 x )  cos( 10 x )  cos(9 x )  cos(10 x )
 19 x  x
 2 cos   cos  
 2  2
   19       1 1
f    2 cos   cos   ; f    2    1 .
2  4  4 2 2 2
1 1
18. (c) f (x )  
x  2 2x  4 x  2 2x  4
1 1
f (11)  
11  2 18 11  2 18

1 1 3 2 3 2 6
     .
3 2 3 2 7 7 7
10  x  10  x 
19. (a) e f (x )  , x  (10 , 10 )  f (x )  log  
10  x  10  x 
  200 x 
 200 x   10  100  x 2   10 (10  x ) 
2
 f   log    log  
 100  x   10 (10  x ) 
2
 10  200 x 
 100  x 2 
 10  x 
 2 log    2 f (x )
 10  x 
1  200 x  1
 f (x )  f   k   0 .5 .
2  100  x 
2
2

 2 3 1 1
20. (c) ( f  g)    3 .
3 2 4 4
21. (b) f (x )  f ( x )  f (0  x )  f (0  x ) is symmetrical about x  0 .
 f (2  x )  f (2  x ) is symmetrical about x  2 .
x 1 1 y 1
22. (d) f (x )     {Applying dividendo}
x 1 y x 1 y
x 1 y
    x  1  f (y).
1 y 1
ax  b ay  b
23. (d) y  x (cy  a)  b  ay  x  f (y) .
cx  a cy  a
x 2 1 x 2 1  2 2
24. (d) Let f (x )   1 2
x2 1 x 2 1 x 1
2
x2 1  1 ;  2 2
x 1
2
So 1  2  1  2 ;  1  f (x )  1
x 1
Thus f (x ) has the minimum value equal to –1.
25. (b) It is a fundamental concept.
26. (b) Obviously, it is an irrational number for maximum x  2, y  3 then 2 3 is an irrational
number.
3x3 1 3(27 )  1  80
27. (a)   4.
2x 2  2 x  3
2(9)  2 20

3x
28. The domain of the function f ( x )  log10 is
x
(A) (0, 3/2) (B) (0, 3)
(C) (, 3/2] (D) (0, 3/2]
3x 3  x
Sol: (D). log10 is defined for log10  0
x  x 
3x
  10o  1  x  (0, 3/2] ....
x
(i)
3  x 3x
Also log10   is defined for 0 0<x<3 ....
 x  x
(ii)
From (i) and (ii) we get domain of f = (0, 3/2]

29, The range of the function f(x) = loge(3x24x+5) is

 11  11 
(A)  , loge  (B) loge ,  
 3  3 
 11 11
(C)  loge , loge  (D) None of these
 3 3
Sol: (B). f(x) is defined, if 3x 24x+5 > 0.
 4 5  2
2
11
 3  x 2  x    0  3  x      0
 3 3  3 9 
which is true for all real x.

 Domain of f = (, )
Let y  loge  3x 2  4x  3   ey  3x2  4x  5  3x 2  4x   5  e y   0
For x to be real
16  12  5  e y   0 {D  0}
11 11
12ey  44  e y   y  loge
3 3
 11 
Range of f  loge ,  
 3 

30. If [x]2  5[x] + 6 = 0, where [.] denote the greatest integer function, then
(A) x  [3, 4) (B) x  [2, 3]
(C) x  {2, 3} (D) x  [2, 4)

Sol: (D) [x]2  5[x] + 6 = 0   x   2   x   3   0  [x] = 2, 3  x  [2, 4)

31 . The domain of the function f ( x )  log x 1 / 2  x 2  x  6 where [.] denotes the greatest
integer function is
(A) (3/2, 3)  (3, ) (B) [3/2, 3)  (3, )
(C) [3/2, 3) (D) None of these
Sol: (B). For f(x) to be defined,
 1  1 1 1
x2x6  0,  x    0 ,  x    1  (x3)(x+2)  0, x   1 , x   [1, 2)
 2  2 2 2
 x  3, 2, x  1/2, x  [1/2, 3/2)  x  [3/2, 3)  (3, )

1
32. The domain of the function f ( x )  x log x
is
(A) (0, ) {1} (B) (0, )
(C) [0, ) (D) [0, )  {1}
Sol: (D). f(x) is defined if logx  0 and x > 0
 x  10o = 1 and x > 0
Domain of f = (0, )  {1}