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Questions
1. Solve for x: ( 2 + x )( 3 − 2 x )  0

2. Solve for x : x 2 − 3x  −2
(a) x  ( −,1   2,  ) (b) x  1, 2
(c) x  ( −,0  3,  ) (d) none of these

3. Solve for x: ( x − 3)  ( x − 3)( x − 4 )

2x + 4
4. Solve for x : 5
x −1
5. Solve for x: ( x − 1)( x − 4 )( x − 6 )( x − 9 )  0
(a) x  1, 4  6,9 (b) x  (1, 4 )  6,9
(c) x  1, 4  ( 6,9 ) (d) x  1, 4 )  6,9

x2 − 5
6. Solve for x:  −1
x −1
x 2 ( x − 5)
4

7. The solution of the inequality  0 is

( x − 2)
3

(a) x  (−,2) − 0 (b) x  (−,2] − 0

(c) x  [−, 2) (d) x  [−, 2]

( x − 1) ( x − 2 )
2001 100

8. Solve for x: 0
( x − 3) ( x − 4 )
23

9. If ( x 2 + 1) ( x − 2 ) ( x − 3)  0 , then x belongs to:

2

(a) ( −, 2 )  ( 2,3) (b) ( −,3) (c) (2, 3) (d) none of these

10. Solve for x:

(i) x − 3 = 5 (ii) x 2 + 1 = 5

11. Solve for x: 2 x − 5  1

(a) x   2,3 (b) x   2,3) (c) x  ( 2,3 (d) x  ( 2,3)

12. Solve for x: 2  x − 3  4

x2 + 2
13. Solve for x: 1
3x
2 x −1
14. Solve for x: 0
x −3
 −1   1   −1   1 
(a) x   −3,    − ,3 (b) x   −3,    ,3
 2  2   2  2 
 1 1 
(c) x   −3,    ,3 (d) None of these
 2 2 
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x −4
2

15. Solve for x: 0

x −1

1
16. Find domain: y = .
x −5

1 −
x
17. The domain of definition of f ( x ) = is
2 −
x
(a) ( −, ∞ ) −  −2,2 (b) ( −, ∞ ) −  −1,1
(c)  −1,1  ( −∞, −2 )  ( 2, ∞ ) (d) None of the above

18. Solve for x: x − 1 + x − 3  5 .

19. Solve for x: 2 x − 1 + x + 2  5 .

20. If [x + 5] = 7 find all the possible values of x.

21. What are the possible values of x if [x + 5] > 7 ?

22. Solve  x   3 .
2

23. Find the domain of y = f ( x ) =  x 2  − 1 .

1
24. Find the domain of y = f ( x ) =
4
 x − 4
25. Find the domain of f ( x ) = ( x − 1) + ( 4 −  x) , (Where [.] represents the GIF.)
(a) [1,5] (b) [-3,5] (c) (0,3) (d) none of these
26. If y = 3[x] + 1 = 2[x - 3] + 5, then find the value of [x + y], where [.] represents GIF.

27. Solve for x: [x] = {x} + 2, where [.] represents the GIF and {.} represents the fractional part
function.
28. Solve for x: 2[x] = {x} + 1/2, where [.] represents the GIF and {.} represents the fractional part
function.
29. If x + 1 = 3 x  − 2 x , then the value of 999x is equal to _____, given [ ] represents the GIF
and { } represents the fractional part function.
30. If 2  x  5 , then _____, where { } represents the fractional part function.
(a)  x = x − 2 (b)  x 2  =  x( x − 2 )
(c)  x = x − 4 (d)  x 2  =  x( x + 2 )

( x − 3) (x 2
− 7 x +12 )
1 1
31. Solve for x:     .
2 2
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1+ ( x −1)
2

1
 ( 3) .
3x
32. Solve for x:  
3
2 x2 + 2 x
33. The greatest integer contained in the solution set of the inequation 27  918 is _____.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) None of these

34. Solve for x: log 3 + log ( x + 1) = log ( 2 x + 7 )

log10 ( x − 3) 1
35. Solve for x: =
log10 ( x − 21)
2
2

36. Solve for x : log 1 ( x − 1)  log 1 4 .

3 3

log 2 ( x + 3)
37. The domain of f ( x) = is
x 2 + 3x + 2
(a) R - {-1, -2} (b) (-2, )
(c) R - {-1, -2, -3} (d) (-3, ) - {-1, -2}

38. Domain of the function f(x) = log2(log4(log2(log3(x2 + 4x - 23)))) is

(a) (-8, 4) (b) (-∞, -8) ∪ (4, ∞) (c) (-4, 8) (d) (-∞, -4) ∪ (8, ∞)

1
39. The domain of definition of the function y = + x + 2 is
log10 (1 − x )
(a) [-2, 1] (b) [-2, 1) (c) [-2, 0)  (0, 1) (d) none of these

3− x
40. The domain of the function f ( x ) = log10 is
x
 3  3  3
(a)  0,  (b) (0, 3) (c)  −,  (d)  0, 
 2  2  2

log 4 ( 5 − [ x − 1] − [ x]2 )
41. The domain of the function f ( x) = is ______ (where [.] denotes GIF)
x2 + x − 2

1
42. The domain of the function f ( x) = log 3 log1/3 ( x 2 + 10 x + 25) + (where [.] denotes GIF) is
[ x] + 5
(a) (−6, −5) (b) (−6, −4) (c) (−4, −3) (d) (−4,3)
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Answer Key
 3
1. x   −2,  2. (a) 3. x  3,5 4. x  (1,3]
 2 

5. (a) 6. x  [−3,1)  [2, ) 7. (a) 8. x ∈ (1,2) ∪ (2, 3) ∪ (4, ∞ )

9. (a) 10. (i) x = 8, -2 (ii) x = 2, -2 11. (a) 12. x  [−1,1]  [5, 7]

13. x   −2, −1 or x  1, 2 14. (d) 15. −2  x  −1 or 1  x  2

 1   9
16. x  R − 5 17. (c) 18. x   − ,1  1,3)  3, 
 2   2

4 
19. x  ( −, −2 )   ,   20. x  [2,3) 21. x  [3, ) 22. x  ( −, − 2   2,  )
3 

23. x  ( −, −1  1,  ) 24. x  5,  ) 25. (d) 26. -7

27. x = 2 28. x   29. 1332 30. (a), (d)

31. x  3,5 32. x   33. (b) 34. x = 4

35. x = 5 36. x  (1,5) 37. (d) 38. (b)

39. (c) 40. (d) 41. (−2,1)  (1,2) 42. (a)
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Solutions
1.
( 2 + x )( 3 − 2 x )  0
 ( x + 2 )( 2 x − 3)  0
3
 x = −2 or x =
2

 3
 x   −2, 
 2
2.
x 2 − 3x  −2
 x 2 − 3x + 2  0
 ( x − 1)( x − 2 )  0
 x = 1 or x = 2

 x  ( −,1   2,  )

3.
( x − 3) − ( x − 3)( x − 4 )  0
( x − 3) 1 − ( x − 4 )  0
( x − 3)( 5 − x )  0
( x − 3)( x − 5)  0

x  3,5

43.
2x + 4
5
x −1
2x + 4
 −5  0
x −1
2 x + 4 − 5x + 5
 0
x −1
−3 x + 9
 0
x −1
3x − 9
 0
x −1

 x  (1,3]
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5.
( x − 1)( x − 4)( x − 6)( x − 9 )  0

x  1, 4  6,9

6.
x2 − 5
 −1
x −1
x2 − 5
+1  0
x −1
x2 − 5 + x − 1
0
x −1
x2 + x − 6
0
x −1
x 2 + 3x − 2 x − 6
0
x −1
( x + 3)( x − 2 )  0
( x − 1)

x  [−3,1)  [2, )

7.
x 2 ( x − 5)
4

0
( x − 2)
3

x  (−,2) − 0

8.
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9.
( x 2 + 1) ( x − 2 )2 ( x − 3)  0

x  (−,3)

10.
(i)
x −3 = 5
 x − 3 = 5
 x = 35
 x = 8, −2
(ii)
x2 + 1 = 5
 x2 + 1 = 5
 x2 = 4
 x = 2

11.
2x − 5  1
  ( 2 x − 5)  1
 2 x − 5  1 and 5 − 2 x  1
 x  3 and x  2
 x   2,3

12.
2  x −3  4
−4  ( x − 3)  −2 or 2  ( x − 3)  4
−1  x  1 or 5  x  7
x  [−1,1]  [5, 7]
13.
x2 + 2
1
3x
x 2 + 2  3x
3x  x 2 + 2 ( x2 + 2  0  x  R )
3x  − ( x 2 + 2 ) or 3x  x 2 + 2
x 2 + 3x + 2  0 or x 2 − 3x + 2  0
( x + 2)( x + 1)  0 or ( x − 2)( x − 1)  0
x   −2, −1 or x  1, 2
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14.
2 x −1
0
x −3
1
x −
 2 0
x −3
1
  x 3
2
1 1
 −3 x  − or  x3
2 2
 1 1 
 x   −3, −    , 3 
 2 2 
15.
x −4
2

0
x −1
( x − 2)( x + 2 )  0
( x − 1)
Let x = t
( t − 2 )( t + 2 )  0
( t − 1)
 t  −2 or 1  t  2
x  −2 1 | x | 2
or
Not Possible −2  x  −1 or 1  x  2

16.
1
Given, y =
x −5
1
y=
x−5
 x−5  0
x5
x  R − 5

17.
1 −
x
0
2 −
x

−
x
 0
−
x
 x   or x  2
 x   −1,1  ( −∞,2 )  ( 2, ∞ )
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18.
x −1 + x − 3  5
Case-I x  ( −,1)
− ( x − 1) − ( x − 3)  5
−x +1− x + 3  5
−2 x  1
1
x−
2
 1 
 x   − ,1 …(1)
 2 

Case-II x  1,3)
( x − 1) − ( x − 3)  5
x −1 − x + 3  5
25 (always true)
Thus, x  1,3) … (2)

Case-III x  3,  )
( x − 1) + ( x − 3)  5
2x − 4  5
2x  9
9
x
2
 9
 x  3,  … (3)
 2
(1)  ( 2)  ( 3)
 1   9
x   − ,1  1,3)  3, 
 2   2

19.
2x −1 + x + 2  5

Case-I : x  ( −, −2 )
− ( 2 x − 1) − ( x + 2 )  5
−2 x + 1 − x − 2  5
−3x −1  5
−3x  6
x  −2
 x  ( −, −2 ) …(1)
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 1
Case-II : x   −2, 
 2
− ( 2 x − 1) + ( x + 2 )  5
−x + 3  5
x  −2
 x  …(2)
1 
Case-III : x   ,  
2 
( 2 x − 1) + ( x + 2)  5
3x + 1  5
4
x
3
4 
 x , …(3)
3 
(1)  ( 2)  ( 3)
4 
x  ( −, −2 )   ,  
3 
20.
[x + 5] = 7
  x + 5 = 7 [ [x + n] = [x] + n if n is an integer]
  x = 2
x  [2,3)
21.
[x + 5] > 7
  x  2
 x  3 ([x] is an integer and if this integer is greater than 2 it has to be greater than or equal to 3)
 x  [3, )
22.
 x 2   3
 x2  4
 x2 − 4  0
 ( x + 2 )( x − 2 )  0
 x  ( −, − 2   2,  )

23.
Given, y = f ( x ) =  x 2  − 1
 x 2  − 1  0
  x 2   1
   x2  1
   x  1 or −   x  −1
 x  ( −, −1  1,  )
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24.
1
Given, y = f ( x ) =
4
 x − 4
 x − 4  0
 x  4
x  5,  )

25.
Given f ( x ) = ( x − 1) + ( 4 −  x)
f ( x ) is defined when  x  − 1  0 and 4 −  x   0
1   x   4 or 1  x  5.
Hence, the domain of f ( x ) = D f = [1,5).

26.
We are given that 3[x] + 1 = 2([x] - 3) + 5
 [x] = −2
 y = 3(−2) + 1 = −5
Hence [x + y] = [x] + y = -2 – 5 = -7
27.
Given, [x] = {x} + 2
R.H.S should be integer
So {x} = 0
[x] = 2
 x =  x  +  x = 2

28.
Given, 2[x] = {x} + 1/2
R.H.S should be integer
 x = 1/ 2

2[x] = 1, or [x] = 1/2

 x 

29.
x + 1 = 3 x  − 2  x
  x  +  x + 1 = 3 x  − 2  x
2 x − 1
  x =
3
2 x − 1
 x   0, 1)    0, 1)
3
2 x − 1
0 1
3
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 0  2 x − 1  3

 0   x  2
  x  = 0, 1

2 (0) − 1 1
For  x  = 0,  x = =− ,
3 3
which is not possible
2 (1) − 1 1
 For  x  = 1,  x = =
3 3
1 4
 x =  x  +  x = 1 + =
3 3
4
 999 x = 999  = 333  4 = 1332
3
30.
Given 2  x  5
  x  = 2 only.
Thus,  x = x −  x  = x − 2 .
Also, 2  x  5
 4  x2  5
  x 2  = 4 only.
 
Thus, x 2 = x 2 −  x 2  = x 2 − 4 = ( x − 2 )( x + 2 ) =  x( x + 2 ) .

31.
( x − 3) (x 2
− 7 x +12 )
1 1
   
2 2
x − 3  x 2 − 7 x + 12
x 2 − 8 x + 15  0
( x − 5)( x − 3)  0
x  3,5

32.
1+ ( x −1)
2

1
 ( 3)
3x
 
3
 ( 3) (
− 1+ ( x −1)
2
)  33 x
 −1 − ( x − 1)  3 x
2

 −1 − x 2 + 2 x − 1  3 x
 x2 + x + 2  0
Since a  0and D  0, therefore
x2 + x + 2  0  x 
Thus, here x  
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33.
2 x2 + 2 x
27  918
(
3 2 x2 + 2 x )
3  336
 3 ( 2 x 2 + 2 x )  36
 6 x 2 + 6 x − 36  0
 x2 + x − 6  0
 x + x −60
2

 ( x + 3)( x − 2 )  0
 −3 x  2
0 x 2
 −2 x2
 x  ( −2, 2 )
Thus, the greatest integer in the set ( −2, 2 ) is 1.

34.
Given, log3 + log ( x + 1) = log ( 2 x + 7 )
log ( 3x + 3) = log ( 2 x + 7 )
3x + 3 = 2 x + 7  x = 4
35.
log10 ( x − 3) 1
Given, =
log10 ( x − 21)
2
2
2 log10 ( x − 3) = log10 ( x 2 − 21)

( x − 3) = x 2 − 21
2

x 2 + 9 − 6 x = x 2 − 21
 x=5

36.
log 1 ( x − 1)  log 1 4
3 3
 x − 1  4 and x − 1  0
 x  5 and x  1
 x  (1,5)

37.
Here x + 3 > 0 and x2 + 3x + 2  0
 x > -3 and (x + 1) (x + 2)  0, i.e. x  -1, -2
 The domain = (-3, ) - {-1, -2}.

38.
The given function is defined when log2(log3(x2 + 4x - 23)) > 1
i.e., when log3(x2 + 4x - 23) > 2
i.e., when x2 + 4x - 23 > 32
i.e., when x2 + 4x - 32 > 0
i.e., when x < -8 or x > 4
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39.
1
y= + x+2
log10 (1 − x )
x  1 & x  0 and x  −2
 x   −2,1) − 0

 x   −2,0 )  ( 0,1)

40.
3− x
Given function is f ( x ) = log10  
 x 
3− x 3− x
For domain,  0 and log10    0.
x  x 
x−3 3− x
That is,  0 and 1
x x
x−3
For  0 , we get x  ( 0, 3) … (1)
x
3− x
For  1,
x
3− x
 −1  0
x
3 − 2x
 0
x
 3
2 x − 
 
2
0
x
 3
 x   0,  … (2)
 2
 3
Taking intersection of (1) and (2), we get x   0, 
 2
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