MATHS-FUNCTIONS-08

Topics Covered: Composition of a function 11. Let  x  denote the greatest integer in x. Then,
Inverse of a function Even Odd Functions (i) Find the number of solutions of the equation,
x 2  3x   x   0, in the interval [0, 3].
Periodic Functions
(ii) Find the complete solution set of the inequality
Total Count of Questions: 31 x
Expected Time of Attempt by Students: 150 min
sin x   .
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(iii) Find the area of the region represented by
 x  y
2
1. Which of the following function has period  ?  1 and lying in the first quadrant.
 2x   x  12. (i) Let f :  10,10   R defined by
(a) 2 cos    3sin  
 3   3 
 x2 
(b) |tan x| + cos 2 x f  x   sin x    , where [.] denotes the greatest
    a
(c) 4 cos  2x    2sin  x   integer function, be an odd function. Then find the set
 2  4
of values of parameter a.
(d) none of the above
2. Let f (x) = cos 3x + sin 3 x. Then f (x) is 2  e x  e  x   sin x  tan x 
(ii) Prove that f  x   is an
(a) a periodic function of period 2.  x  2 
2 3
(b) a periodic function of period 3 .   
(c) not a periodic function odd function, where [.] denotes the greatest integer
(d) none of these function.
n
3. The period of sin2  is  f  x  f  x 
(a) 2 (b)  (iii) Let F  x     . Show that F  x  is
 g  x   g   x  
(c) 3 (d) /2
4. Which one is not periodic even function when n is even and is odd function when
n is odd.
(a) |sin 3x| + sin2 x (b) cos x  cos 2 x
(c) cos 4x + tan2 x (d) cos2 x + sin x   
 x cos x,  x
2 2
5. The period of the function f (x) = sin4x + cos4x is /k. (iv) Find whether f  x   
Then the value of k is 1  sin x, x   , x  
4 
6. Let [x] denote the greatest integer  x. If f (x) = [x] and  2 2
  8    8  is even or odd.
g(x) = |x|, then the value of f  g     g  f     is 13. (i) Let a function f satisfy
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     5 
f  x  y   f  x  y   2 f  x  . f  y  for all x, y  R,
7. If f : R  R is given by
 1, when x is rational where f  0   0. Prove that f is even.
f x   ,
 1, when x is irrational (ii) Let f :  2, 2  R be a function where

 
then ( fof ) 1  3 is equal to  
 x tan x, 0  x  2
8. The number of real solutions of the equation ex = x is f  x   . Define f for x   2, 0 
9. The number of real solutions of the equation log0.5    x,   x  2
x = |x| is  2 2
 1  so that
10. If 2f (x + 1) + f   = 2x and x  –1, then f (2) is (a) f is an odd function
 x 1
(b) f is an even function.
equal to k/6. Then the value of k is.
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14. (i) Represent the function y  sin  x  1 sin 3  2 x  3 21. (i) Let f  x  be a function and k be a positive real
as a sum of an even and an odd function. number such that f  x  k   f  x   0 for all x  R.
(ii) Let g  x   f  x   1. If
Prove that f  x  is periodic. Also determine its period.
f  x   f 1  x   0 x  R, then find the line about (ii) Consider those functions f that satisfy
which the graph of gx is symmetrical. f  x  4   f  x  4   f  x  for all real x. Prove that
(iii) Let f  x   x  2  x  3  x  4 and any such function is periodic, and there is a common
g  x   f  x  c  . Then find c so that g  x  is an even positive period p for all of them. Find the value of p.
(iii) Prove that f is periodic if it satisfies the condition
function.
f  x  p   1  1  3 f  x   3 f 2  x   f 3  x  .
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15. If f is even function defined over all real numbers and
g is an odd function defined over all real numbers, (iv) Consider y  f  x  , x  R. It is given that the
how many of the following functions are even?
 i  a  x    fog  x  ; graph of f  x  is symmetrical about the lines

 ii  b  x   f  x   g  x  ; x  a and x  b, where a < b. Prove that f  x  is

periodic.
 iii  c  x   f  x3   g  x 2  (v) A function f  x  satisfies the equation
 iv  d  x   xf  x  g  x  f  x  1  f  x  1  3 f  x  for all real x. Prove that
16. f and g are odd functions defined on all real numbers
f is periodic.
and satisfying f  2   1 and g  1  2. What is the
22. (i) Let f  x  y   x  f  y  for any two real numbers
value of  fog 1 ? x and y, and f  0   2. Find the value of f 18  .
17. (i) Prove that in the product
f  x
1  x  x 2  x3  ...  x99  x100  (ii) Let f be a function satisfying f  xy  
y
for all
1  x  x 2
 x3  ...  x 99  x100 
positive real numbers x and y. If f  30   20, then find
after multiplying and collecting terms, there does not
the value of f  40  .
appear a term in x of odd degree.
(ii) If f  x  y   f  x  . f  y  for all real x, y and 23. (i) If f  x  satisfies the relation
f  0   0, then prove that the function f  x  y   f  x   f  y  for all x, y  R and f 1  5,
f  x
m

g  x  is an even function. then find  f  n  . Also prove that f  x  is odd.

1 f 2  x n 1

18. (i) Find period of (ii) Let f  x, y  be a periodic function satisfying

    f  x, y   f  2 x  2 y, 2 y  2 x  for all x,y. Show that
f  x   sin  2 x    2sin  3 x   .
 8   3 g  x   f  2 x , 0  is a periodic function with period 12.
(ii) Find period of the function
f  x   2 sin 2 3x  5cos 32 x , where {.} denotes 9x
(iii) Let f  x   . Then find the value of the sum
fractional part function. 9x  3
(iii) Find period of the function  1   2   3   2005 
f  f   f    ...  f  .
f  x   3sin 2 3 x  2 cos 5 3x.  2006   2006   2006   2006 
19. (i) Find period of the function 24. (i) Suppose f  x   ax  b and g  x   bx  a, where a
f  x   sin 2 x  cos 3x. and b are positive integers. If
(ii) Find the period of the function, f  g  50    g  f  50    28, then find all possible
f  x   sin 3x   cos 6 x , where [.] denotes the values of the product ab.
greatest integer function. 1
(ii) If f  x   x 2  1, g  x   , then find fog  x 
20. (i) Find the period of the following functions : x 1
(a) sin 2 x  cos 2 x and gof  x  and write their domains.
(b) sin 2 x  sin 3 x (iii) Consider the function f  x   x  1; 0  x  2.
(c) Find period of f  x   sin x  cos x.
2 4
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 1 28. (i) Let f : D  0  R  0 be defined as
25. (i) Let f  x   . Find the n-th iterate of f at x, and
1 x  1
determine the set of values of x for which it is defined. f  x   n  1   . Find whether the function is
 x1 
1
(ii) Let f1  x   x, f 2  x   1, f 3  x   , invertible or not.
x
x
1 x x 1 (ii) Given f : 0, a   S , such that f  x   3cos .
f4  x   , f5  x   , f6  x   . 2
1 x x 1 x
Find the largest value of a, for which f has an inverse
Suppose that f 6  f m  x    f 4  x  and function f 1 . Find f 1 . State the domain and the
f n  f 4  x    f3  x  , then find m and n. range of f and f 1 .
x 1 2 29. (i) Find the inverse of the function
(iii) Let f  x   , f  x   f  f  x  ,  x,
x 1 x 1

f 3  x   f  f 2  x   , .... f k 1  x   f  f k  x   for f  x    x 2 , 1  x  4.

k  N . Find f 2023  x  . 8 x , x4
26. (i) Two functions are given as: (ii) Let g : R  R be given by g  x   3  4 x. If
f  x   1  x  1 ; 1  x  3 and g n
 x   
gogo....og  x  , show that
 
g  x   2  x  1 ; 2  x  2. n times

Find fog  x  . g n
 x    4  1  4n x. If
n
g  n  x  denotes the inverse
1  x; x  0 of g n  x  , find g  n  x  .
(ii) A function is defined as: f  x   
1  x; x  0 30. (i) Find the inverse of the function
Determine the composition f  f  x   . e x  e x
f  x  x  2.
e  e x
1  x , x 1 (ii) If the functions f and g are defined from R to R

(iii) Let f  x     x  and such that f  x   e x and g  x   3x  2, then find
 , 1 x  4
 2 functions fog and gof. Also find the domain of
 x2 functions  fog  and  gof  .
1 1
 x 1,
g  x   2 . Define gof . (where [.]
 x  1, 2  x  3 31. (i) If f  x    x3 , solve the equation f  x   f 1  x  .
represents the G.I.F.)
(ii) If f  x    x  sin x, solve the equation
27. Consider f :   3, 3   R, f  x   3  x 2 and
f  x   f 1  x  .
g :  2,    R, g  x    x  2. Find (iii) Let f  x   x 2  2 x; x  1. Draw graph of
(i) Range (f) (ii) Range (g)
(iii) Dom (fog) (iv) fog
f 1
 x and also find the number of solutions of the
(v) Dom (gof ) (vi) gof equation, f  x   f 1  x  .

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (2)
6. (-1) 7. (-1) 8. (0) 9. (1) 10. (10)
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11. (i) 2  ii   , 2  0,   iii 
3
12.  i  a  100,  
 2 2
   
  x tan x,  2  x  0  x tan x,  2  x  0
(iv) neither even nor odd 13.  ii   a  f  x    b  f ( x)  
     x  , 2  x        x  , 2  x   
 2 2  2 2
sin  x  1 sin  2 x  3  sin  x  1 sin  2 x  3
3 3
sin  x  1 sin  2 x  3  sin  x  1 sin  2 x  3
3 3

14.  i  y  f e  f a , where f e  , f0 
2 2
1
 ii  x  (iii) 3 15. even 16. All are even 17. (i) –1
2
2 2
18. (i) 2 (ii) 1  iii  19. (i) non periodic  ii 
3 3
 
20.  i   a  b    ii  21. (i) 2k (ii) 24
4 2
5m  m  1
22. (i) 20 (ii) 15 23.  i  (iii) 1002.5
2
1 1
24. (i) 210 and 12  ii  fog  x    1, Dom  fog   R  1 , gof  x   , Dom  gof   R  0
 x  1
2
x2
 1
1  x , n  3m  1

 x 1
 iii  fof  x   x  2, 0  x  1 25.  i  f n  x    , n  3m  2 ; x  R  0,1
 x
 x, n  3m, m  I


1 x
 ii  m  6, n  5  iii  26.  i  fog  x   1  1  x  1 ; 2  x  2
1 x

 x  12  1, 2  x  1
 2  x; x  0 
 ii  f  f  x      iii  gof  x     x  1  1, 1  x  1 27.  i  0, 3 
 2  x; x  0 
  x   1, 1 x  4
 2
 ii   , 0  iii   2, 1  iv  1  x  v    3, 3 
 vi   3  x2  2 28. (i) invertible
x
 ii  a  2 , f 1  x   2cos 1 , Dom  f 1    3,3 , Range  f 1    0, 2 
3


 x, x 1
 1/ 2
 x 1 
29.  i  f  x    x , 1  x  16
1
 ii  g  n  x    x  1  4n  4 n 30.  i  y  log e  
 2  3 x 
x , x  16
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  ii  fog  x   e3 x  2 ;  gof  x   3e x  2; Domain   fog     0,   ; Domain  gof     2,  
1 1

31.  i  x  0, 1  ii  x  n , n  I  iii  2  x  0,  1

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