Functions

1. Which of the following best describes a many-to-one function?

(a) Each element in the domain maps to a unique element in the codomain.
(b) Two or more elements in the domain map to the same element in the codomain.
(c) Each element in the codomain maps to a unique element in the domain.
(d) No two elements in the domain have the same image in the codomain.

2. For the function f (x) = |x|, which of the following is true?

(a) It is one-to-one.
(b) It is many-to-one.
(c) It is not a function.
(d) It is onto for all real numbers.
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3. The function f (x) = x is defined for which domain?

(a) All real numbers

(b) All positive real numbers only
(c) All real numbers x ≥ 0
(d) All integers
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4. What is the range of f (x) = x?

(a) (−∞, ∞)
(b) [0, ∞)
(c) (−∞, 0]
(d) (0, ∞)

5. Which of the following statements is correct regarding f (x) = |x|?

(a) f (−a) = −f (a)

(b) f (−a) = f (a)
(c) f (a) = −|a|
(d) f (a) = a2

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 6. The function f (x) = x2 is:

(a) One-to-one
(b) Many-to-one
(c) Onto
(d) Both one-to-one and onto
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7. If f (x) = x, what is f (16)?

(a) 4
(b) −4
(c) ±4
(d) 8

8. For f (x) = |x|, the value of f (−7) is:

(a) −7
(b) 0
(c) 7
(d) −1
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9. The function f (x) = x is:

(a) One-to-one on [0, ∞)

(b) Many-to-one on [0, ∞)
(c) Not a function
(d) Onto R

10. Which of the following is NOT a property of the absolute value function?

(a) |a| ≥ 0 for all a

(b) |ab| = |a||b|
(c) |a + b| = |a| + |b|
(d) |a| = | − a|

11. The graph of f (x) = |x| is symmetric about:

(a) The x-axis

(b) The y-axis
(c) The line y = x
(d) The origin

12. Which of the following is a many-to-one function?

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 (a) f (x) = 2x + 1
(b) f (x) = x2
(c) f (x) = x3
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(d) f (x) = x
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13. For f (x) = x, what is the value of f (0)?

(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) Undefined
(d) −1

14. The equation f (x) = f (y) for f (x) = |x| implies:

(a) x = y
(b) x = −y
(c) x = y or x = −y
(d) None of the above
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15. Which of the following is true for f (x) = x?

(a) f (−x) = −f (x)

(b) f (−x) is defined for all x
(c) f (x) ≥ 0 for all x ≥ 0
(d) f (x) ≤ 0 for all x

16. The function f (x) = |x| is:

(a) Even
(b) Odd
(c) Neither even nor odd
(d) Both even and odd

17. For f (x) = |x|, which of the following is correct for all x?

(a) f (x) ≤ 0
(b) f (x) ≥ 0
(c) f (x) < 0
(d) f (x) = x

18. If f (x) = |x|, what is the solution set of f (x) = 3?

(a) x = 3

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 (b) x = −3
(c) x = 3 or x = −3
(d) No solution
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19. The function f (x) = x is increasing on:

(a) (−∞, 0)
(b) (0, ∞)
(c) [0, ∞)
(d) (−∞, ∞)

20. Which of the following is NOT a function?

(a) f (x) = x2
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(b) f (x) = x
(c) f (x) = |x|
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(d) f (x) = ± x

21. The principal square root of 49 is:

(a) 7
(b) −7
(c) ±7
(d) 0

22. If f (x) = |x|, then f (f (−5)) is:

(a) −5
(b) 0
(c) 5
(d) 25

23. The function f (x) = |x| has a minimum value at:

(a) x = 0
(b) x = 1
(c) x = −1
(d) x = 2
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24. For which of the following values of x is f (x) = x undefined?

(a) x = 4
(b) x = 0

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 (c) x = −1
(d) x = 1

25. The function f (x) = |x| is differentiable everywhere except at:

(a) x = 0
(b) x = 1
(c) x = −1
(d) It is differentiable everywhere

26. Which of the following is the correct graph for f (x) = |x|?

(a) Parabola opening upwards

(b) V-shaped graph opening upwards
(c) Straight line
(d) Sine wave
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27. The function f (x) = x is:

(a) Defined for all real numbers

(b) Defined only for x ≥ 0
(c) Defined only for x > 0
(d) Defined only for x < 0

28. If f (x) = |x|, what is f (f (−2))?

(a) −2
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 4
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29. The function f (x) = x is:

(a) Even
(b) Odd
(c) Neither even nor odd
(d) Both even and odd

30. For f (x) = |x|, which interval is the function strictly increasing?

(a) (−∞, 0)
(b) (0, ∞)
(c) (−∞, ∞)

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31. If f (x) = |x|, then f (a) = f (b) implies:

(a) a = b
(b) a = −b
(c) a = b or a = −b
(d) a = 0
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32. The value of f (x) = x at x = 9 is:

(a) 3
(b) −3
(c) ±3
(d) 0

33. Which of the following is true about the function f (x) = |x|?

(a) It is one-to-one on R
(b) It is many-to-one on R
(c) It is not a function
(d) It is onto R
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34. For f (x) = x, which of the following is true?

(a) f (x) is negative for some x

(b) f (x) is always positive for x > 0
(c) f (x) is zero for some x
(d) Both B and C

35. If f (x) = |x|, then f (−f (3)) is:

(a) −3
(b) 0
(c) 3
(d) 9
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36. The function f (x) = x is:

(a) Decreasing on [0, ∞)

(b) Increasing on [0, ∞)
(c) Constant on [0, ∞)
(d) None of the above

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37. For f (x) = |x|, what is the maximum value on [−3, 2]?

(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5

38. Which of the following is a one-to-one function?

(a) f (x) = x2
(b) f (x) = |x|
(c) f (x) = 2x + 3
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(d) f (x) = x

39. The function f (x) = |x| is continuous at:

(a) x = 0
(b) x = 1
(c) x = −1
(d) All real numbers
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40. If f (x) = x, then f (x2 ) is:

(a) x
(b) |x|
(c) x2
(d) −x

41. For f (x) = |x|, the function is strictly decreasing on:

(a) (−∞, 0)
(b) (0, ∞)
(c) (−∞, ∞)
(d) It is not strictly decreasing anywhere
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42. For f (x) = x, the function is concave:

(a) Upwards on [0, ∞)

(b) Downwards on [0, ∞)
(c) Both upwards and downwards
(d) None of the above

43. The function f (x) = |x| is invertible on:

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(b) (0, ∞)
(c) [0, ∞)
(d) Not invertible on R
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44. If f (x) = x, then f (f (16)) is:

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 16

45. Which of the following is true for f (x) = |x|?

(a) f (x) = x for x > 0

(b) f (x) = −x for x < 0
(c) f (x) = 0 for x = 0
(d) All of the above
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46. The domain of f (x) = x − 2 is:

(a) (−∞, 2]
(b) [2, ∞)
(c) (2, ∞)
(d) (−∞, ∞)

47. The function f (x) = |x| satisfies f (a) + f (−a) = ?

(a) 0
(b) 2|a|
(c) |a|
(d) a
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48. For f (x) = x, the value of f (25) + f (9) is:

(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 11

49. Which statement is true for any function f from R to R?

(a) Every function is one-to-one

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 (b) Every function is many-to-one
(c) Every function is either one-to-one or many-to-one
(d) No function is many-to-one

50. The range of f (x) = |x| is:

(a) (−∞, ∞)
(b) [0, ∞)
(c) (0, ∞)
(d) 0