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FUNCTION 5. Let f : R R be a function which satisfies

f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) x,y R. If f(1) = 2 and
1. If g(x) = x2 + x – 1 and (gof)(x) = 4x2 – 10x + (n 1)
5 g(n) f(k), n then the value of n, for
5, then f is equal to k 1
4
which g(n) = 20, is :
3 1
(1) (2) (1) 5 (2) 9
2 2
(3) 20 (4) 4
3 1
(3) (4) 6. Let [t] denote the greatest integer t. Then the
2 2
equation in x, [x]2 + 2[x + 2] – 7 = 0 has :
2. Let ƒ : (1,3) R be a function defined by
(1) no integral solution
x[x] (2) exactly four integral solutions
ƒ(x) , where [x] denotes the greatest
1 x2 (3) exactly two solutions
integer x. Then the range of ƒ is (4) infinitely many solutions
3 4 2 3 3 4 7. Let A = {a, b, c} and B = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then
(1) , (2) , ,
5 5 5 5 4 5 the number of elements in the set

3.
(3)
2 4
,
5 5
Let ƒ : R
EN
R be such that for all
(4)

x R (21+x + 21–x), ƒ(x) and (3x + 3–x) are

in A.P., then the minimum value of ƒ(x) is
2 1
,
5 2
3 4
,
5 5 8.
C = {f : A B| 2 f(A) and f is not one-one}
is _______.
For a suitably chosen real constant a, let a
function, ƒ : R – {–a}

ƒ(x)
a x
a x
R be defined by

. Further suppose that for any real

(1) 0 (2) 3 number x –a and ƒ(x) –a, (ƒoƒ)(x) = x. Then
(3) 2 (4) 4
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1
ƒ is equal to :
4. The inverse function of 2
82 x 8 2x
1
ƒ x ,x 1,1 , is (1) (2) 3
82 x 8 2x
3
1
1 1 x (3) –3 (4)
(1) log8 e log e 3
4 1 x
9. Suppose that a function ƒ : R R satisfies
A

1 1 x ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x)ƒ(y) for all x, y R and

(2) log e
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4 1 x n
ƒ(1) = 3. If ƒ i 363 , then n is equal to
i 1
1 1 x
(3) log8 e log e __________.
4 1 x

1 1 x
(4) log e
4 1 x

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SOLUTION 5. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
1. NTA Ans. (2) Sol. f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y)
Sol. g(x) = x2 + x–1 f(n) = nf(1)
g (f(x)) = 4 x2 – 10x + 5 f(n) = 2n
= (2x –2)2 + (2 – 2x) –1 n 1
(n 1)n
= (2 – 2x)2 + (2 – 2x) –1 g(n) = 2n 2 = n(n – 1)
k 1 2
f(x) = 2 – 2x
g(n) = 20 n(n – 1) = 20
5 1 n=5
f
4 2
6. Official Ans. by NTA (4)
2. NTA Ans. (4) Sol. [x]2 + 2[x + 2] – 7 = 0
[x]2 + 2[x] + 4 – 7 = 0
x [x] = 1, – 3
2
; x (1, 2)
Sol. ƒ(x) x 1
x [1, 2) [–3, –2)
2x

ƒ(x)

(4) Option
x2 1

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ƒ(x) is decreasing function

2 1
,
5 2
; x

3 4
,
5 5
2,3 7. Official Ans. by NTA (19.00)
Sol. C = {f : A B| 2 f(A) and f is not one-one}
Case-I : If f(x) = 2 x A then number of
function = 1
Case-II : If f(x) = 2 for exactly two elements
then total number of many-one function = 3C2
3C = 9
1
3. NTA Ans. (2) Case-III : If f(x) = 2 for exactly one element
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2 2x 2 x
3x 3 x then total number of many-one functions
Sol. ƒ x 3 = 3C1 3C1 = 9
2
Total = 19
(A.M > G.M)
4. NTA Ans. (3)
84 x 1 2
Sol. ƒ x y 1 4x
A

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2 1 y
so, 84x 1 84x
1 y 1 y

1 y 1 1
x n ƒ y
1 y 4 n8

1 1 x
Hence, ƒ–1(x) = log8 e n
4 1 x

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8. Official Ans. by NTA (2) 9. Official Ans. by NTA (5.00)

a x Sol. ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x) ƒ(y)
Sol. ƒ(x) x R – {–a} R put x = y = 1 ƒ(2) = (ƒ(1))2 = 32
a x
a x put x = 2, y = 1 ƒ(3) = (ƒ(1))3 = 33
a
a ƒ(x) a x
ƒ ƒ(x) Similarly ƒ(x) = 3x
a ƒ(x) a x
a n n
a x ƒ i 363 3i 363
i 1 i 1
a2 a x a 1 (3 + 32 + ... + 3n) = 363
ƒ ƒ(x) x
a2 a x a 1 3 3n 1
363
(a2 – a) + x(a + 1) = (a2 + a)x + x2(a – 1) 2
a(a – 1) + x(1 – a2) – x2(a – 1) = 0 3n – 1 = 242 3n = 243
a=1
n=5
1 x
ƒ(x) ,
1 x

ƒ
2
1 1

1
1
2
1
2
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3
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