906 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

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]
(a) [ f (x)] 2 (b) [ f (x)] 3
(c) 2 f (x) (d) 3 f (x)
x 3
Functions 10. If φ (x) = a , then { φ ( p)} is equal to [MP PET 1999]
(a) φ (3 p) (b) 3φ ( p)
1
1. If f (x) = cos(log x) , then f (x) f (y) − [ f (x / y) + f (xy )] = (c) 6φ ( p) (d) 2φ ( p)
2
x−3
[IIT 1983; RPET 1995; MP PET 1995; 11. If f (x) = , then f [ f { f (x)} ] equals [RPET 1996]
Karnataka CET 1999; UPSEAT 2001] x +1
1 (a) x (b) –x
(a) −1 (b) x 1
2 (c) (d) −
(c) −2 (d) None of these 2 x
1− x 12. If f (x) = cos(log x) , then the value of
2. If f (x) = , the n f [ f (cos 2θ )] =
1+ x 1 x 
f (x). f (4) −  f   + f (4 x) [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
[MP PET 1994, 2001; Pb. CET 2002] 2 4 
(a) tan 2θ (b) sec 2θ (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) cos 2θ (d) cot 2θ (c) 0 (d) ±1
3. If f (x) = sin log x , then the value of x− | x |
13. If f (x) = , then f (−1) = [SCRA 1996]
x | x|
f (xy ) + f   − 2 f (x). cos log y is equal to [Orissa JEE 2004]
y (a) 1 (b) –2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 0 (d) +2
(c) –1 (d) sin log x. cos log y 1
14. If f (x) = 4 x 3 + 3 x 2 + 3 x + 4 , then x 3 f   is
4. The value of b and c for which the identity x
f (x + 1) − f (x) = 8 x + 3 is satisfied, where [SCRA 1996]
2
f (x) = bx + cx + d , are [Roorkee 1992] 1
(a) f (− x) (b)
(a) b = 2, c = 1 (b) b = 4, c = −1 f ( x)
2
(c) b = −1, c = 4 (d) b = −1, c = 1   1 
(c)  f    (d) f (x)
a x + a− x   x 
5. Given the function f ( x) = , (a > 2) . Then
2 15. Let f :R→ R be defined by f (x) = 2 x + | x | , then
f (x + y) + f (x − y) = f (2 x) + f (− x) − f (x) = [EAMCET 2000]
(a) 2 f (x). f (y) (b) f (x). f (y) (a) 2 x (b) 2 | x |
f ( x) (c) −2 x (d) −2 | x |
(c) (d) None of these
f (y)
16. If f (x + ay, x − ay) = axy , then f (x, y) is equal to
x f (a)
6. If f (x) = , then = [MP PET 1996] [AMU 2001]
x −1 f (a + 1) 2 2 2
(a) xy (b) x − a y
1
(a) f (−a) (b) f   2
x −y 2
x2 − y2
 a (c) (d)
4 a2
 −a 
(c) f (a 2 ) (d) f   17. If f (x) = cos[π 2 ] x + cos[ −π 2 ] x , then [Orissa JEE 2002]
 a −1
π 
(a) f   = 2 (b) f (−π ) = 2
2 1   x 2 
2  x 2 
4
7. If f (x) = cos(log x) , then f (x ) f (y ) −  f  + f  2 
2   2   y  π 
has the value [MNR 1992] (c) f (π ) = 1 (d) f   = −1
 2
(a) –2 (b) –1
1 1
(c) 1/2 (d) None of these 18. If f (x) = + for x > 2 , then
8. The equivalent function of log x 2 is [MP PET 1997] x + 2 2x − 4 x − 2 2x − 4
(a) 2 log x (b) 2 log | x | f (11) = [EAMCET 2003]
(a) 7/6 (b) 5/6
(c) | log x 2 | (d) (log x) 2
(c) 6/7 (d) 5/7
 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability 907
10 + x  200 x  29. If for two functions g and f, gof is both injective and
19. If e f ( x ) = , x ∈ (−10, 10) and f (x) = kf  , surjective, then which of the following is true
10 − x  100 + x 2 
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
then k = [EAMCET 2003]
(a) g and f should be injective and surjective
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.6
(b) g should be injective and surjective
(c) 0.7 (d) 0.8
(c) f should be injective and surjective
π  (d) None of them may be surjective and injective
20. If f (x) = 2 sin x , g(x) = cos 2 x , then ( f + g)  =
3 30. The function which map [–1, 1] to [0, 2] are
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
2 3 +1
(a) 1 (b) (a) One linear function (b) Two linear function
4
(c) Circular function (d) None of these
1
(c) 3+ (d) None of these 1 1
4  2 , if 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
21. The graph of the function y = f (x) is symmetrical about the 31. Let f (x) =  , then f is [SCRA 1996]
 1 , if 1 < x ≤ 1
line x = 2 , then [AIEEE 2004]  3 2
(a) f (x) = − f (− x) (b) f (2 + x) = f (2 − x) (a) A rational function (b) A trigonometric function
(c) f (x) = f (− x) (d) f (x + 2) = f (x − 2) (c) A step function (d) An exponential function
x 1 32. Function f : R → R, f (x) = x 2 + x is [RPET 1999]
22. If f (x) = = , then f (y) = [MP PET 1995, 97]
x −1 y (a) One-one onto (b) One-one into
(a) x (b) x + 1 (c) Many-one onto (d) Many-one into
(c) x − 1 (d) 1 − x 33. Mapping f : R → R which is defined as f (x) = cos x, x ∈ R
ax + b will be [UPSEAT 1999]
23. If y = f (x) = , then x is equal to [AMU 2001]
(a) Neither one-one nor onto
cx − a
(b) One-one
(a) 1 / f (x) (b) 1 / f (y)
(c) Onto
(c) yf (x) (d) f (y)
(d) One-one onto
2
x −1 34. The function f : R → R defined by f (x) = (x − 1)
24. If f (x) = , for every real numbers. then the minimum
x2 + 1 (x − 2)(x − 3) is [Roorkee 1999]
value of f [Pb. CET 2001] (a) One-one but not onto (b) Onto but not one-one
(a) Does not exist because f is bounded (c) Both one-one and onto (d) Neither one-one nor onto
(b) Is not attained even through f is bounded 35. If f : R → R , then f (x) = | x | is [RPET 2000]
(c) Is equal to +1
(a) One-one but not onto (b) Onto but not one-one
(d) Is equal to –1 (c) One-one and onto (d) None of these
1 36. Which of the four statements given below is different from
25. f (x, y) = is a homogeneous function of degree
x+y others [UPSEAT 2000]
[Orissa JEE 2004] (a) f : A → B (b) f : x → f (x)
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) f is a mapping of A into B (d) f is a function of A into B
(c) 2 (d) –2 37. Let f : N → N defined by f (x) = x 2 + x + 1 , x ∈ N , then f
26. Let x be a non-zero rational number and y be an irrational is [AMU 2000]
number. Then xy is [Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) One-one onto (b) Many one onto
(a) Rational (b) Irrational (c) One-one but not onto (d) None of these
(c) Non-zero (d) None of these 38. Let X and Y be subsets of R, the set of all real numbers. The
3x 3 + 1 function f : X → Y defined by f (x) = x 2 for x ∈ X is one-
27. Numerical value of the expression for x = −3 is
2x 2 + 2 one but not onto if (Here R + is the set of all positive real
[Orissa JEE 2004; UPSEAT 2004]
numbers) [EAMCET 2000]

(a) 4 (b) 2 (a) X = Y = R + (b) X = R, Y = R +

(c) 3 (d) 0 (c) X = R + , Y = R (d) X = Y = R
2
28. The function f : R → R, f (x) = x , ∀x ∈ R is [MP PET 1997] 39. Set A has 3 elements and set B has 4 elements. The number
(a) Injection but not surjection of injection that can be defined from A to B is
[UPSEAT 2001]
(b) Surjection but not injection
(a) 144 (b) 12
(c) Injection as well as surjection
(c) 24 (d) 64
(d) Neither injection nor surjection
 908 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
x −m 51. The period of f (x) = x − [ x] , if it is periodic, is [AMU 2000]
40. Let f : R → R be a function defined by f (x) = ,
x −n 1
where m ≠ n . Then [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) f (x) is not periodic (b)
2
(a) f is one-one onto (b) f is one-one into (c) 1 (d) 2
(c) f is many one onto (d) f is many one into 52. If f (x) is periodic function with period T then the function
41. The finction f : R → R defined by f (x) = e x is f (ax + b) where a > 0 , is periodic with period [AMU 2000]
[Karnataka CET 2002; UPSEAT 2002]
(a) T / b (b) aT
(a) Onto (b) Many-one
(c) bT (d) T / a
(c) One-one and into (d) Many one and onto
53. If f (x) = ax + b and g(x) = cx + d , then f (g(x)) = g( f (x)) is
42. Which one of the following is a bijective function on the set
of real numbers [Kerala (Engg.) 2002] equivalent to [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) 2 x − 5 (b) | x | (a) f (a) = g(c) (b) f (b) = g(b)
(c) f (d) = g(b) (d) f (c) = g(a)
(c) x 2 (d) x 2 + 1
| x − 3|
x2 − 4 54. Domain and range of f (x) = are respectively
43. Let f ( x) = for | x| > 2, then the function x−3
x2 + 4
f : (−∞, − 2] ∪ [ 2, ∞) → (−1, 1) is [Orissa JEE 2002]
(a) R, [ −1, 1] (b) R − { 3} , {1, − 1}

(a) One-one into (b) One-one onto (c) R + , R (d) None of these
(c) Many one into (d) Many one onto 55. If in greatest integer function, the domain is a set of real
44. Let the function f :R→ R be defined by numbers, then range will be set of
f (x) = 2 x + sin x, x ∈ R . Then f is [IIT Screening 2002] (a) Real numbers (b) Rational numbers
(c) Imaginary numbers (d) Integers
(a) One-to-one and onto
(b) One-to-one but not onto 56. Domain of function f (x) = sin −1 5 x is
(c) Onto but not one-to-one  1 1  1 1
(a)  − ,  (b) − , 
(d) Neither one-to-one nor onto  5 5  5 5
45. A function f from the set of natural numbers to integers
 1
n − 1 (c) R (d)  0, 
 2 , when n is odd  5
defined by f (n) =  , is [AIEEE 2003]
− n , when n is even sin −1 (3 − x)
 2 57. The domain of the function f (x) = is
ln(| x | − 2)
(a) One-one but not onto (b) Onto but not one-one [Orissa JEE 2002]
(c) One-one and onto both (d) Neither one-one nor onto (a) [2, 4] (b) (2, 3) ∪ (3, 4]
x (c) [2, ∞ ) (d) (−∞, − 3) ∪ [ 2, ∞)
46. If f : [ 0, ∞) → [ 0, ∞) and f (x) = , then f is
1+ x
  x 
[IIT Screening 2003] 58. The domain of sin −1 log 3   is [AIEEE 2002]
(a) One-one and onto (b) One-one but not onto   3 
(c) Onto but not one-one (d) Neither one-one nor onto (a) [1, 9] (b) [–1, 9]
47. If f : R → S defined by f (x) = sin x − 3 cos x + 1 is onto, (c) [–9, 1] (d) [–9, –1]
then the interval of S is [AIEEE 2004; IIT Screening 2004] 59. Domain of the function log | x 2 − 9 | is
(a) [–1, 3] (b) [1, 1] (a) R (b) R − [−3, 3]
(c) [0, 1] (d) [0, –1] (c) R − { −3, 3} (d) None of these
48. If R denotes the set of all real numbers then the function
f : R → R defined f (x) = [ x] [Karnataka CET 2004] 60. Domain of f (x) = log | log x | is [DCE 2002]

(a) One-one only (b) Onto only (a) (0, ∞) (b) (1, ∞)
(c) Both one-one and onto (d) Neither one-one nor onto (c) (0, 1) ∪ (1, ∞) (d) (−∞, 1)
2
49. f ( x) = x + x is a function from R → R , then f (x) is 61. The domain of the function f (x) = sin −1 [log 2 (x / 2)] is
[Orissa JEE 2004] [RPET 2002]
(a) Injective (b) Surjective (a) [1, 4] (b) [–4, 1]
(c) Bijective (d) None of these (c) [–1, 4] (d) None of these
x log 2 (x + 3)
50. If (x, y) ∈ R and x, y ≠ 0 ; f (x, y) → , then this function 62. The domain of f (x) = 2 is
y x + 3x + 2
is a/an [Orissa JEE 2004] [IIT Screening 2001; UPSEAT 2001]
(a) Surjection (b) Bijection (a) R − { −1, − 2} (b) (−2, + ∞)
(c) One-one (d) None of these
(c) R − { −1, − 2, − 3} (d) (−3, + ∞) − { −1, − 2}
 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability 909

sec −1 x 72. Domain of the function f (x) = 2 − 2 x − x 2 is

63. The function f ( x) = , where [.] denotes the
x − [ x] [BIT Ranchi 1992]
greatest integer less than or equal to x is defined for all x (a) − 3 ≤ x ≤ 3 (b) − 1 − 3 ≤ x ≤ −1 + 3
belonging to
(a) R (c) −2 ≤ x ≤ 2 (d) − 2 + 3 ≤ x ≤ −2 − 3
(b) R − { (−1, 1) ∪ (n | n ∈ Z)} x−3
73. Domain of the function f (x) = is
+
(c) R − (0, 1) (x − 1) x 2 − 4
(d) R + − { n | n ∈ N } [BIT Ranchi 1991]
2 (a) (1, 2) (b) (−∞, − 2) ∪ (2, ∞)
64. If the domain of function f (x) = x − 6 x + 7 is (−∞, ∞) ,
then the range of function is [MP PET 1996] (c) (−∞, − 2) ∪ (1, ∞) (d) (−∞, ∞) − { 1, ± 2}
(a) (−∞, ∞) (b) [ −2, ∞)
74. Domain of the function { }
log (5 x − x 2 ) / 6 is
(c) (−2, 3) (d) (−∞, − 2)
(a) (2, 3) (b) [2, 3]
1 (c) [1, 2] (d) [1, 3]
65. The domain of the function f (x) = log is
| sin x | 1
75. Domain of the function 2− x − is
[RPET 2001] 9 − x2
(a) R − { 2nπ , n ∈ I } (b) R − { nπ , n ∈ I }
(a) (–3, 1) (b) [–3, 1]
(c) R − { −π , π } (d) (−∞, ∞) (c) (–3, 2] (d) [–3, 1)
66. The domain of the function f (x) = log( x − 4 + 6 − x ) is 1+ x − 1− x
76. Domain of the function is
[RPET 2001] x
(a) [ 4, ∞) (b) (−∞, 6] (a) (–1, 1) (b) (–1, 1)–{0}
(c) [ 4, 6] (d) None of these (c) [–1, 1] (d) [–1, 1]–{0}
1/ 2 77. The domain of the function
  5x − x 2 
67. Domain of the function f (x) = log 10  
 is f ( x) = x − x 2 + 4 + x + 4 − x is [AMU 1999]
  4 
(a) [ −4, ∞) (b) [–4, 4]
[UPSEAT 2001]
(a) −∞ < x < ∞ (b) 1 ≤ x ≤ 4 (c) [0, 4] (d) [0, 1]
(c) 4 ≤ x ≤ 16 (d) −1 ≤ x ≤ 1 78. The domain of the function f (x) = sin −1 { (1 + e x ) −1 } is
68. The domain of the derivative of the function [AMU 1999]
tan −1 x ,| x | ≤ 1
 1 1
f ( x) =  1 is [IIT Screening 2002] (a)  ,  (b) [–1, 0]
 (| x | − 1) , | x | > 1 4 3
2
(c) [0, 1] (d) [–1, 1]
(a) R − { 0} (b) R − { 1}
(c) R − { −1} (d) R − { −1, 1} 79. The domain of the function log( x 2 − 6 x + 6) is
[Roorkee 1999; MP PET 2002]
69. The domain of the function f (x) = log 3+ x (x 2 − 1) is
(a) (−∞, ∞)
[Orissa JEE 2003]
(a) (−3, − 1) ∪ (1, ∞) (b) (−∞, 3 − 3 ) ∪ (3 + 3 , ∞)
(b) [ −3, − 1) ∪ [1, ∞) (c) (−∞, 1] ∪ [ 5, ∞)
(c) (−3, − 2) ∪ (−2, − 1) ∪ (1, ∞) (d) [ 0, ∞)
(d) [ −3, − 2) ∪ (−2, − 1) ∪ [1, ∞) 80. The largest possible set of real numbers which can be the
70. If ‘n’ is an integer, the domain of the function sin 2 x is 1
domain of f (x) = 1 − is [AMU 2000]
[MP PET 2003] x
 π   π (a) (0, 1) ∪ (0, ∞) (b) (−1, 0) ∪ (1, ∞)
(a) nπ − , nπ  (b) nπ , nπ + 
 2   2
(c) (−∞, − 1) ∪ (0, ∞) (d) (−∞, 0) ∪ (1, ∞)
(c) [(2n − 1)π , 2nπ ] (d) [ 2nπ , (2n + 1)π ]
81. Domain of the function f (x) = sin−1(1 + 3 x + 2 x 2 ) is
71. Domain of definition of the function
3 [Roorkee 2000]
f ( x) = + log 10 (x 3 − x) , is [AIEEE 2003]
4 − x2 (a) (−∞, ∞) (b) (−1, 1)
(a) (1, 2) (b) (−1, 0) ∪ (1, 2)  3   −1 
(c) − , 0 (d)  − ∞,  ∪ (2, ∞)
(c) (1, 2) ∪ (2, ∞) (d) (−1, 0) ∪ (1, 2) ∪ (2, ∞)  2   2 
 910 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
x 2 − 3x + 2 92. The range of f (x) = cos( x / 3) is [RPET 2002]
82. Domain of the function f (x) = is
2
x + x−6 (a) (−1 / 3, 1 / 3) (b) [−1, 1]
(a) { x : x ∈ R, x ≠ 3} (c) (1 / 3, − 1 / 3) (d) (−3, 3)
(b) { x : x ∈ R, x ≠ 2} x+2
93. The range of the function f (x) = is [RPET 2002]
| x + 2|
(c) { x : x ∈ R}
(a) {0, 1} (b) {–1, 1}
(d) { x : x ∈ R, x ≠ 2, x ≠ −3}
(c) R (d) R − { −2}
83. Domain of f (x) = (x 2 − 1)−1 / 2 is [Roorkee 1987] 94. The range of f (x) = cos x − sin x is
(a) (−∞, − 1) ∪ (1, ∞) (b) (−∞, − 1] ∪ (1, ∞) [MP PET 1995; Pb. CET 2001]
(a) (−1, 1) (b) [−1, 1)
(c) (−∞, − 1] ∪ [1, ∞) (d) None of these
 π π
1 (c) − ,  (d) [− 2 , 2 ]
84. The domain of the function y = is  2 2
| x| − x
x2
[Roorkee 1998; RPET 2000] 95. If f : R → R , then the range of the function f (x) =
(a) (−∞, 0) (b) (−∞, 0] x2 +1
is [MP PET 1987]
(c) (−∞, − 1) (d) (−∞, ∞) (a) R − (b) R +
85. The natural domain of the real valued function defined by (c) R (d) R × R
f ( x) = x 2 − 1 + x 2 + 1 is [SCRA 1996]
96. The range of f (x) = cos 2 x − sin 2 x contains the set
[IIT Screening]
(a) 1 < x < ∞ (b) −∞ < x < ∞ (a) [2, 4] (b) [–1, 1]
(c) −∞ < x < −1 (d) (−∞, ∞) − (−1, 1) (c) [–2, 2] (d) [–4, 4]
1
86. The domain of the function f (x) = exp( 5 x − 3 − 2 x 2 ) is 97. Range of the function is [AMU 1999]
2 − sin 3 x
[MP PET 2004]
1 
 3 3  (a) [1, 3] (b)  3 , 1
(a) 1, −  (b)  2 , ∞  
 2  
1 
 3 (c) (1, 3) (d)  , 1
(c) [−∞, 1] (d) 1,  3 
 2
98. Range of the function f (x) = sin 2 (x 4 ) + cos 2 (x 4 ) is
−1
sin (x − 3) (a) (−∞, ∞) (b) {1}
87. The domain of the function f (x) = is
2
9−x (c) (–1, 1) (d) (0, 1)
[AIEEE 2004] 99. Range of the function f (x) = 9 − 7 sin x is
(a) [1, 2) (b) [2, 3) (a) (2, 16) (b) [2, 16]
(c) [1, 2] (d) [2, 3] (c) [–1, 1] (d) (2, 16]
π  x 2 + 34 x − 71
88. The range of f (x) = sec cos 2 x  , − ∞ < x < ∞ is 100. Range of f (x) = is [Roorkee 1983]
4  x 2 + 2x − 7
[Orissa JEE 2002] (a) [5, 9] (b) (−∞, 5] ∪ [ 9, ∞)
(a) [1, 2 ] (b) [1, ∞) (c) (5, 9) (d) None of these
π
101. The interval for which sin −1 x + cos −1 x = holds
(c) [ − 2 , − 1] ∪ [1, 2 ] (d) (−∞, − 1] ∪ [1, ∞) 2
[IIT Screening]
x2 + x + 2
89. Range of the function f (x) = ; x ∈ R is (a) [ 0, ∞) (b) [ 0, 3]
x2 + x +1
(c) [0, 1] (d) [0, 2]
[IIT Screening 2003]
−1
(a) (1, ∞) (b) (1, 11 / 7] 102. Function sin x is defined in the interval
(a) (–1, 1) (b) [0, 1]
(c) (1, 7 / 3] (d) (1, 7 / 5] (c) [–1, 0] (d) (–1, 2)
90. If f (x) = a cos(bx + c) + d , then range of f (x) is 103. The function f :R→ R is defined by
[UPSEAT 2001] 2 4
f (x) = cos x + sin x for x ∈ R , then f (R) =
(a) [ d + a, d + 2a] (b) [ a − d, a + d] [EAMCET 2002]
(c) [ d + a, a − d] (d) [ d − a, d + a] 3  3 
(a)  , 1 (b)  4 , 1
91. Range of f (x) = [ x] − x is 4   

(a) [0, 1] (b) (–1, 0] 3  3 

(c)  , 1 (d)  , 1
(c) R (d) (–1, 1) 4  4 
 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability 911

x 2 + 14 x + 9 114. If the function f : [1, ∞) → [1, ∞) is defined by f (x) = 2 x( x −1) ,

104. If x is real, then value of the expression lies
x 2 + 2x + 3 then f −1 (x) is [IIT 1999]
between [UPSEAT 2002] x ( x −1)
(a) 5 and 4 (b) 5 and –4 1 1
(a)   (b) (1 + 1 + 4 log 2 x )
(c) – 5 and 4 (d) None of these  2 2
π 1
105. For θ > , the value of f (θ ) = sec 2 θ + cos 2 θ always lies (c) (1 − 1 + 4 log 2 x ) (d) Not defined
3 2
in the interval [Orissa JEE 2002] 115. If f (x) = 3 x − 5 , then f −1 (x) [IIT 1998]
(a) (0, 2) (b) [0, 1]
1
(c) (1, 2) (d) [ 2, ∞) (a) Is given by
3x − 5
106. Which of the following function is even function x+5
[RPET 2000] (b) Is given by
3
x
a +1  a −1x
(c) Does not exist because f is not one-one
(a) f (x) = x
(b) f (x) = x  x 

a −1  a + 1 (d) Does not exist because f is not onto
116. If f : IR → IR is defined by f (x) = 3 x − 4 , then
a x − a− x
(c) f ( x) = x −x
(d) f (x) = sin x f −1 : IR → IR is [SCRA 1996]
a +a
1+ x x+4
107. If f (x) = log , then f (x) is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002] (a) 4 − 3 x (b)
1− x 3
(a) Even function (b) f (x 1 ) f (x 2 ) = f (x 1 + x 2 ) 1 3
(c) (d)
3x − 4 x+4
f (x 1 )
(c) = f (x 1 − x 2 ) (d) Odd function x
f (x 2 ) 117. If f (x) = , then f −1 (x) is equal to [AMU 1999]
1+ x
108. The function f (x) = sin log( x + x 2 + 1) is (a)
(1 + x)
(b)
1
  x (1 + x)
[Orissa JEE 2002]
(1 + x) x
(a) Even function (b) Odd function (c) (d)
(c) Neither even nor odd (d) Periodic function (1 − x) (1 − x)
118. Which of the following function is inverse function
109. The function f (x) = log(x + x 2 + 1) , is [AMU 2000]
[AIEEE 2003; MP PET 2003; UPSEAT 2003] 1
(a) f (x) = (b) f (x) = x 2 for all x
(a) An even function x −1
(b) An odd function
(c) f ( x) = x 2 , x ≥ 0 (d) f (x) = x 2 , x ≤ 0
(c) A Periodic function
(d) Neither an even nor odd function 119. Let f (θ ) = sinθ (sinθ + sin 3θ ) , then f (θ )
110. Which of the following function is invertible [AMU 2001] [IIT Screening 2000]
x 3 (a) ≥ 0 only when θ ≥ 0 (b) ≤ 0 for all real θ
(a) f (x) = 2 (b) f (x) = x − x
(c) ≥ 0 for all real θ (d) ≤ 0 only when θ ≤ 0
2
(c) f ( x) = x (d) None of these
10 x − 10 − x
x+2 120. The inverse of the function is [RPET 2001]
111. If y = f (x) = , then x = [IIT 1984] 10 x + 10 − x
x −1 1 1+ x  1 1− x 
(a) f (y) (b) 2 f (y) (a) log 10   (b) log10  
2 1− x  2 1+ x 
1
(c) (d) None of these 1  2x 
f (y) (c) log 10   (d) None of these
4 2− x
112. Which of the following functions is inverse of itself
121. Inverse of the function y = 2 x − 3 is [UPSEAT 2002]
1− x
(a) f (x) = (b) f (x) = 5 log x x+3 x−3
1+ x (a) (b)
2 2
(c) f (x) = 2 x( x −1) (d) None of these
1
(c) (d) None of these
e x − e−x 2x − 3
113. The inverse of the function f (x) = + 2 is given by
e x + e−x 2x + 1
122. Let the function f be defined by f (x) = , then f −1 (x)
[Kurukshetra CEE 1996] 1 − 3x
1/ 2 1/ 2
 x − 2  x −1 is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) log e   (b) log e  
 x −1 3− x x −1 3x + 2
(a) (b)
1/ 2 −2 3x + 2 x −1
 x   x −1
(c) loge   (d) log e   x +1 2x + 1
2− x  x + 1 (c) (d)
3x − 2 1 − 3x
 912 Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
123. If f (x) = x 2 + 1 , then f −1 (17) and f −1 (−3) will be 134. If φ ( x) = x 2 + 1 and ψ (x) = 3 x , then φ {ψ (x)} and
[UPSEAT 2003] ψ { φ (x)} =
(a) 4, 1 (b) 4, 0 2 2
(a) 3 2 x +1 , 3 x +1
(b) 3 2 x +1 , 3 x + 1
(c) 3, 2 (d) None of these
2
124. Let f (x) = sin x + cos x, g(x) = x 2 − 1 . Thus g( f (x)) is (c) 3 2 x + 1, 3 x +1
(d) None of these
invertible for x ∈ [IIT Screening 2004] 1
135. If g(x) = x 2 + x − 2 and gof (x) = 2 x 2 − 5 x + 2 , then
 π   π  2
(a) − , 0 (b) − , π 
 2   2  f (x) is [Roorkee 1998; MP PET 2002]

 π π  π (a) 2 x − 3 (b) 2 x + 3
(c) − ,  (d) 0, 
 2 4  2 (c) 2 x 2 + 3 x + 1 (d) 2 x 2 − 3 x − 1
2x − 1 136. If f (x) = log a x and F(x) = a x , then F[ f (x)] is
125. If f (x) = (x ≠ −5) , then f −1 (x) is equal to
x+5 [SCRA 1996]
[MP PET 2004] (a) f [ F(x)] (b) f [ F(2 x)]
x+5 1 5x + 1 (c) F | f (2 x) | (d) F[(x)]
(a) ,x≠ (b) ,x≠2
2x − 1 2 2− x
137. Let f and g be functions defined by
5x − 1 x−5 1 x x
(c) ,x≠2 (d) ,x≠ f ( x) = , g(x) = , then ( fog)(x) is [SCRA 1996]
2− x 2x + 1 2 x +1 1− x
126. If f be the greatest integer function and g be the modulus
1 1
 5  5 (a) (b)
function, then (gof ) −  − ( fog) −  = x x −1
 3  3 (c) x − 1 (d) x
(a) 1 (b) –1
138. If from R → R , f (x) = (x + 1) 2 , g(x) = x 2 + 1 , then
(c) 2 (d) 4
( fog)(−3) equals [RPET 1999]
127. If f (x) = 2 x and g is identity function, then
(a) 121 (b) 112
(a) ( fog)(x) = g(x) (b) (g + g)(x) = g(x)
(c) 211 (d) None of these
(c) ( fog)(x) = (g + g)(x) (d) None of these
139. Suppose that g(x) = 1 + x and f (g(x)) = 3 + 2 x + x ,
2
128. If f (x) = x − 1 and g(x) = 3 x + 1 , then (gof )(x) = then f (x) is [MP PET 2000; Karnataka CET 2002]
(a) x 2 − 1 (b) 2 x 2 − 1 (a) 1 + 2 x 2 (b) 2 + x 2
2
(c) 3 x − 2 (d) 2 x 2 + 2 (c) 1 + x (d) 2 + x
129. If f is an exponential function and g is a logarithmic 140. The composite mapping fog of the map f : R → R,
function, then fog(1) will be 2
f (x) = sin x , g : R → R , g(x) = x is [UPSEAT 2000]
(a) e (b) log e e
2 2
(a) sin x + x (b) (sin x)
(c) 0 (d) 2e
sin x
130. If f (x) = e 2 x and g(x) = log x (x > 0) , then fog(x) is (c) sin x 2 (d)
x2
equal to
141. Let f (x) = ax + b and g(x) = cx + d, a ≠ 0, c ≠ 0 . Assume
(a) e 2 x (b) log x
a = 1, b = 2 . If ( fog)(x) = (gof )(x) for all x, what can you say
(c) e 2 x log x (d) x about c and d [AMU 2000]
131. If f (x) =| cos x | and g(x) = [ x] , then gof (x) is equal to (a) c and d both arbitrary (b) c = 1, d arbitrary
(a) | cos [ x] | (b) | cos x | (c) c arbitrary, d = 1 (d) c = 1, d = 1
(c) [| cos x |] (d) | [cos x] | − 1, x < 0

2
132. If f (x) = x + 1 ,then fof (x) is equal to 142. Let g(x) = 1 + x − [ x] and f (x) = 0, x = 0, then for all
1, x > 0
(a) x 2 + 1 (b) x 2 + 2 x + 2 
x, f (g(x)) is equal to [IIT Screening 2001; UPSEAT 2001]
(c) x 4 + 2 x 2 + 2 (d) None of these
x (a) x (b) 1
133. If f (x) = , then ( fofof )(x) = [RPET 2000]
(c) f (x) (d) g(x)
1+ x2
αx
3x x 143. If f (x) = , x ≠ −1 . Then, for what value of α is
(a) (b) x +1
2 2
1+ x 1 + 3x f ( f (x)) = x [IIT Screening 2001; UPSEAT 2001]
3x
(c) (d) None of these (a) 2 (b) − 2
1+ x2 (c) 1 (d) –1
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2x + 1 153. Let g(x) = 1 + x − [ x] and
144. If f (x) = , then (fof )(2) is equal to
3x − 2 − 1, If x < 0
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002] 
(a) 1 (b) 3 f (x) =  0, If x = 0, then for all values of x the value of
 1, if x > 0
(c) 4 (d) 2 
145. If f (x) = sin 2 x and the composite function fog(x) [DCE 2005]
g{ f (x)} =| sin x | , then the function g(x) is equal to (a) x (b) 1
[Orissa JEE 2003] (c) f (x) (d) g(x)
(a) x −1 (b) x  x 2 + 1
(c) x +1 (d) − x 154. If g : [ −2, 2] → R where g(x) = x 3 + tan x +   is a
 P 
146. If f (x) = (a − x n )1 / n , where a > 0 and n is a positive integer, odd function then the value of parametric P is [DCE 2005]
then f [ f (x)] = [IIT 1983; UPSEAT 2001, 04] (a) −5 < P < 5 (b) P < 5
(a) x 3 (b) x 2 (c) P > 5 (d) None of these
(c) x (d) None of these 155. The Domain of function f (x) = loge (x − [ x]) is [AMU 2005]
147. Let f : (−1,1) → B , be a function defined by
(a) R (b) R-Z
2x
f (x) = tan −1 , then f is both one- one and onto when (c) (0,+∞) (d) Z
1 − x2
B is the interval [AIEEE 2005] 156. The domain of sin −1 (log 3 x) is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
 π π  π π (a) [–1, 1] (b) [0, 1]
(a) − ,  (b)  − , 
 2 2  2 2 (c) [0, ∞ ] (d) R
 π  π (e) [1/3, 3]
(c)  0,  (d) 0, 
 2  2  x − x2 
157. If f (x1 ) − f (x 2 ) = f  1  for x1, x 2 ∈ [ −1, 1] , then f (x)

148. A real valued function f (x) satisfies the function equation  1 − x1 x 2 
f (x − y) = f (x) f (y) − f (a − x) f (a + y) where a is a given is [Roorkee 1998]
constant and f (0) = 1 , f (2a − x) is equal to [AIEEE 2005] (1 − x) −1 (1 − x)
(a) log (b) tan
(a) f (a) + f (a − x) (b) f (− x) (1 + x) (1 + x)
(c) − f (x) (d) f (x) (1 + x) (1 + x)
(c) log (d) tan −1
149. If X and Y are two non- empty sets where f : X → Y is (1 − x) (1 − x)
function is defined such that f (c) = {f (x) : x ∈ C} for 158. If equation of the curve remain unchanged by replacing x
−1
C ⊆ X and f (D) = { x : f (x) ∈ D} for D ⊆ Y for any and y from –x and –y respectively, then the curve is
A ⊆ X and B ⊆ Y , then [IIT Screening 2005] (a) Symmetric along the x-axis
(b) Symmetric along the y-axis
(a) f −1( f ( A)) = A
(c) Symmetric in opposite quadrants
(b) f −1( f ( A)) = A only if f (x) = Y (d) Symmetric along the line y =x
(c) f ( f −1(B)) = B only if B ⊆ f (X ) 159. If equation of the curve remain unchanged by replacing x
and y from y and x respectively, then the curve is
(d) f ( f −1(B)) = B
(a) Symmetric along x-axis
150. If f (x) = 2 x 6 + 3 x 4 + 4 x 2 then f ' (x) is [DCE 2005]
(b) Symmetric along y-axis
(a) Even function (c) Symmetric along the line y = – x
(b) An odd function
(d) Symmetric along the line y = x
(c) Neither even nor odd
(d) None of these 160. A condition for a function y = f (x) to have an inverse is that
αx it should be
151. If f (x) = , x ≠ −1 , for what value of α is f ( f (x)) = x (a) Defined for all x
x +1
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (b) Continuous everywhere
(a) 2 (b) − 2 (c) Strictly monotonic and continuous in the domain
(c) 1 (d) 2 (d) An even function
(e) –1  x, when x isrational
161. If f (x) =  ;
152. Function f (x) = x − [ ], where [ ] shows a greatest integer. 0, when x is irrational
This function is [DCE 2005] 0, when x isrational
(a) A periodic function g(x) =  then ( f − g) is
1  x, when x is irrational
(b) A periodic function whose period is [IIT Screening 2005]
2
(c) A periodic function whose period is 1 (a) One-one onto (b) One-one not onto
(d) Not a periodic function (c) Not one-one but onto (d) Not one-one not onto
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x2 8.

If f (x) = 
x, when 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
, then lim f (x) =
162. Range of the function f (x) = is [Orissa JEE 2005]
2
x +1  2 − x, when 1 < x ≤ 2 x →1

(a) (–1, 0) (b) (–1, 1) (a) 1 (b) 2

(c) [0, 1) (d) (1, 1) (c) 0 (d) Does not exist
163. The function f satisfies the functional equation log x
 x + 59  9. lim = [RPET 1996; MP PET 1996; Pb. CET 2002]
3 f ( x) + 2 f   = 10 x + 30 for all real x ≠ 1 . The value x →1 x −1
 x −1  (a) 1 (b) –1
of f (7) is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005] (c) 0 (d) ∞
(a) 8 (b) 4
x n − 2n
(c) –8 (d) 11 10. If lim = 80 , where n is a positive integer, then n =
x →2 x−2
(e) 44
(a) 3 (b) 5
164. If e x = y + 1 + y 2 , then y = [MNR 1990, UPSEAT 2000]
(c) 2 (d) None of these
e x + e−x e x − e−x 1 − cos 2 x
(a) (b) 11. lim = [MNR 1983]
2 2 x →0 x
(c) e x + e − x (d) e x − e − x (a) 0 (b) 1
165. Let f : (2, 3) → (0, 1) be defined by f (x) = x − [ x] then (c) 2 (d) 4
f −1 (x) equals
x
[Orissa JEE 2005]  2
12. lim  1 +  =
(a) x − 2 (b) x + 1 x →∞ x
(c) x − 1 (d) x + 2 1
(a) e (b)
Limits e
(c) e 2 (d) None of these
 1
 x sin , x≠0 (2 x − 3)( x − 1)
1. If f (x) =  x , then lim f (x) = 13. lim = [IIT 1977]
x →0
 0, x=0 x →1 2x 2 + x − 3

[IIT 1988; MNR 1988; SCRA 1996; UPSEAT 2000, 01] (a) –1/10 (b) 1/10
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) –1/8 (d) None of these
(c) –1 (d) None of these 14. If lim kx cosec x = lim x cosec kx , then k =
x →0 x →0
3
x cot x
2. lim = [AI CBSE 1988; DSSE 1988] (a) 1 (b) –1
x →0 1 − cos x
(c) ±1 (d) ± 2
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2 e1 / x − 1
x 15. lim =
x(e − 1) x →0 e1 / x + 1
3. lim =
x →0 1 − cos x (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) ∞ (c) –1 (d) Does not exist
(c) –2 (d) 2 log cos x
1 16. lim =
4. lim = x →0 x
x →1 | 1 − x |
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) ∞ (d) None of these
(c) 2 (d) ∞
sin 2 x
n(2n + 1) 2 17. lim = [MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2000]
5. lim = x →0 x
2
n→ ∞(n + 2)(n + 3n − 1) (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) 2
(c) 4 (d) ∞
f ( x) − 3
n 18. If f (9) = 9 , f ' (9) = 4 , then lim =
6. lim = x →9 x −3
n→ ∞ n + n+1
[IIT 1988; Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) 1 (b) 1/2
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 0 (d) ∞
(c) –2 (d) –4
3x − a − x + a
7. lim = | x|
x →a x−a 19. lim = [Roorkee 1982; UPSEAT 2001]
x →0 x
(a) 2a (b) 1 / 2a (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2a (d) 1 / 2a (c) 0 (d) Does not exist