JEE(Adv.

)-Mathematics Relations, functions & inverse trigonometric functions

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
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1. Find solution set of of [x] + ê x + ú + ê x – ú = 8 (where [ ] denotes greatest integer function)
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2. If a and b are the values of x for which {x}, [x], x are in harmonic progression then find the value of .
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(where [x] and {x} denote integral and fractional part of x resp.)
3. Find the number of solution(s) of the equation x 2 – 4x + [x] + 3 = 0 (where [x] denotes integral part of x)
4. If [ . ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x and é . ù denotes the least integer greater than or

equal to x, then solution set of the inequality [x]2 + éx ù2 < 4 is an interval [l, µ] then l + µ is equal to

Comprehension (Q.5 to Q.7)

Let A be the complete solution set of the equation [2x] = |x – 1| + |x – 3|, x > 0. Further B is the complete

[x ]([x ] - 1)(2[x ] - 1)
solution set of the equation 2|x – 1| = + [x]2 {x} , x > 0
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(Note [x] & {x} represents greatest integer less than or equal to x and fractional part of x respectively).
a is the least real number greater than all the elements of set A.
b is the greatest real number less than or equal to all the elements of set B.
5. Find number of elements in A Ç B
6. Find sum of all elements of set B
7. Find greatest value of M in |2x – 2a| + |x – b| ³ M " x Î R

8. (
Find the domain of definition of the function f(x) = log p sin –1 x - cos-1 x
2
).
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9. The range of the function f (x) = sin-1 ê x + ú + cos-1 ê x - ú , where [ ] is the greatest integer function,
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is:

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10. Find the range of f(x) = – {x}, (where {.} represents fractional part of x)
2{– x}

x 2 + 1 – 3x
11. If f : R ® R ; f(x) = then find the range of f(x).
x2 + 1 + x

2 | x - 1| 1+ [ x ]
12. Find the domain of f(x) = 1+ + x2 + cos–1 {x } (where [.] denotes greatest integer function and
x
{.} denotes fractional part).

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13. If a function is defined as f(x) = logh( x ) g( x) , where g(x) = |sinx| + sinx , h(x) = sinx + cosx , 0 £ x £ p .Then

find the domain of f(x).

14. Find the domain and range of the following functions.

x
(i) f (x) = cos-1 log[ x ] , where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer function .
x

(ii) f (x) = log[x - 1] sin x , where [ ] denotes greatest integer function .

15. f(x) is a polynomial of degree n. Prove that f(x) is a factor of f(x + kf(x)) for k Î N.

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16. If the relation af(x) + bf ç ÷ = g(x), (x ¹ 0) does not provide a unique f(x) then prove that g2(x) – g2 ç ÷ = 0.
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17. Consider the function g(x) defined as g(x) æçè x

(22011–1) - 1ö÷ = ( x + 1)( x 2 + 1)( x 4 + 1)......... ..( x 2 2010 + 1) – 1 ,
ø
(|x| ¹ 1). Then the value of g(2) is equal to

18. It is given that f(x) is a function defined on N, satisfying f(1) = 1 and for any x Î N
f(x + 5) ³ f(x) + 5 and f(x + 1) £ f(x) + 1
If g(x) = f(x) + 1 – x, then g(2016) equals

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19. If f (x) is a function such that f (x – 1) + f (x + 1) = 3 f (x) and f (5) = 100, then find å f (5 + 12r) .
r =0

20. Let A = {a1, a2, a3, a4, a5}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Find the number of one-one functions f: A ® B such that
f (ai) ¹ i for i = 1, 2, 3.
21. Find the integral solutions to the equation [x] [y] = x + y. Show that all the non-integral solutions lie on exactly
two lines. Determine these lines. Here [ .] denotes greatest integer function.
22. Let f(x) = Ax2 + Bx + C, where A, B, C are real numbers. Prove that if f(x) is an integer whenever x is integer,
then the numbers 2A, A + B and C are all integers. Conversely, prove that if the numbers 2A, A + B and C are
all integer then f(x) is an integer whenever x is an integer.

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23. Let g : R ® (0, p/3] is defined by g(x) = cos çç ÷
2 ÷ . Then find the possible values of ‘k’ for which g is
–1

è 1 + x ø
surjective.

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24. Find the value of 'a' so that range of the function y = ; for x Î R always contains the set of
x2 + x + a

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values ê - , 1ú .
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25. Find the value of k (k > 0) such that the length of the longest interval in which the function

p
f(x) = sin–1 |sin kx| + cos–1 (cos kx) is constant, is equal to .
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26. Solve the set of equation in q
2|sinq| + |cosq| = 6|cosq|, 3|sinq| = 3. 2|cosq| + 1.

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27. Let 0 < a ,b , g < are the solutions of the equations cosx = x, cos(sinx) = x and sin(cosx) = x respectively,,
2
then show that g < a < b
28. Let f (x) = x (2 - x) , 0 £ x £ 2 . If the definition of ‘ f ‘ is extended over the set ,
R - [0 , 2] by f (x – 2) = f (x) , then prove that ‘ f ‘ is a periodic function of period 2.

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29. Consider two functions, f(x) = x 2 + x + and g(x) = x 2 + ax + 1, find the range of values of 'a' (Î R) for which
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g(f(x)) = 0 has no real solution.

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30. Solve for positive value of x, 2 < x 2 < 3 and í ý = {x } , (where {.} means the fractional part of x).
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31. sin–1 çç + ÷ + cos–1 çç + – 2 ÷÷ equals to :
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32. If f (x) is continuous and increasing function and domain of g (x) = f(x) - x be R, and h (x) = , then
1- x

find the domain of f (x) = f(f(f(x))) - h(h(h(x)))

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33. If a = 2 tan–1 çç ÷÷ & b = sin–1 ç ÷ for 0 < x < 1, then prove that a + b = p. What the value of
è 1-x ø ç 1+ x2 ÷
è ø
a + b will be if x > 1 ?
34. Solve {cos–1 x} + [tan–1 x] = 0 for real values of x. Where { . } and [ . ] are fractional part and greatest integer
functions respectively.
35. Find the set of all real values of x satisfying the inequality sec–1x > tan–1x.

x x -1 1
36. Find the solution of sin -1 - sin -1 = sin -1 .
1+ x x +1 1+ x

p
37. Solve the following system of equations sin–1x + sin–1y = and sin2x = cos2y..
2
-1 -1 -1 -1
38. Solve the equation sin cos x + cos sin x = sin cos x - cos sin x .

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39. Prove that |tan–1| tan x|| = |sin–1| sin x|| = |cos–1| cos x|| " x Î R – (2n + 1) (where n Î I).
2

-1 14 -1 2 15 p
40. Solve sin + sin = .
|x| |x| 2

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np2
41. Find the total number of positive integral values of 'n' so that the equations cos–1 x + (sin–1 y)2 = and
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p2
(sin–1 y)2 – cos–1 x = are consistent.
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42. For x, y, z, t Î R if sin–1 x + cos–1 y + sec–1 z ³ t2 – 2p t + 3p, then prove that

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tan–1 x + tan–1 y + tan–1 z + tan–1 çç t ÷÷ = 0.
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1 2x y z p
43. If tan -1 + sin -1 + cos -1 = , then show that xyz - (xy - yz - zx) - (z - x - y) + 1 = 0, where
2 1 - x2 1+ y 2
1+ z 2 4

0 < x < 1, 0 < y < 1, z > 0.

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1. 3£x< 2. 2 3. 0 4. 0 5. 1 6. 7/2
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7. 1/2 8. x Î ê -1, - ÷Èç ,1ú 9. {p} 10. [ 2 – 1, ¥)
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ép p ö
11. (– 1, ¥) 12. (–1, 0) 13. ê6 , 2 ÷
ë ø
14. (i) D : [2 , ¥) ; R : {p/2}
¥
(ii) D : [3 , p) È U ( 2 n p , 2 n p + p)
n =1
; R : (- ¥ , 0]

17. 2 18. 1 19. 2000 20. 64

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21. Integral solution (0, 0); (2, 2). x + y = 6, x + y = 0 23. k Î ç -1, - ú 24. a£1
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1+ 5 3p
25. 4 26. f 29. a > –2. 30. 31. 32. x Î R – {0, 1}.
2 2
33. –p 34. {1, cos 1} 35. {x : x Î (–¥, –1)} 36. x³0

p 1 p
2
1 p
2
p p
37. x= + - and y = - - . 38. x = np ± , n Î I. 40. ±16
8 2 64 2 64 8 2
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