Relations and Functions
1. Let A = {1,2,3,4}, B = {2,3,4}, then which of the following is a function from A to
B?
a. {(1,2), (1,3), (2,3), (3,3)} b. {(1,3), (2,3)}
c. {(1,3), (2,2), (3,3)} d. {(1,2), (2,3), (3,2), (3,4)}
c
2. If 𝑓: 𝑄 → 𝑄 is defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 , then 𝑓 −1 (9) is equal to
a. 3 b. −3
c. {−3,3} d. ⌽
c
3. Which one of the following is not a function?
a. {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 2 = 𝑦} b. {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑦 2 = 𝑥}
c. {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 = 𝑦 3 } d. {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 }
b
4. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 1|. Then,
a. 𝑓(𝑥 2 ) = [𝑓(𝑥)]2 b. 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥)(𝑦)
c. 𝑓(|𝑥|) = |𝑓(𝑥)| d. none of these
d
𝜋
5. The range of 𝑓(𝑥) = cos[𝑥], for − 2 < 𝑥 < 𝜋/2 is
a. {−1,1,0} b. {cos 1 , cos 2 , 1}
c. {cos 1 , − cos 1 , 1} d. [−1,1]
b
1+𝑥 3𝑥+𝑥 3
6. If 𝑓(𝑥) = log (1−𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) = , then 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) is equal to
1+3𝑥 2
a. 𝑓(3𝑥) b. {𝑓(𝑥)}3
c. 3𝑓(𝑥) d. −𝑓(𝑥)
c
7. If A = {1,2,3}, B = {x, y}, then the number of functions that can be defined from A
into B is
a. 12 b. 8
c. 6 d. 3
b
2𝑥 +2−𝑥
8. If 𝑓(𝑥) = , then 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑦) is equals to
2
1 1
a. {𝑓(2𝑥) + 𝑓(2𝑦)} b. {𝑓(2𝑥) − 𝑓(2𝑦)}
2 2
1 1
c. {𝑓(2𝑥) + 𝑓(2𝑦)} d. {𝑓(2𝑥)2𝑓(2𝑦)}
4 4
a
9. Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + |𝑥|. Then 𝑓(2𝑥) + 𝑓(−𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑥) =
a. 2x b. 2|𝑥|
c. −2𝑥 d. −2|𝑥|
b
𝑥 2 −𝑥
10. The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is
𝑥 2 +2𝑥
a. R b. 𝑅 − [1]
c. 𝑅 − {−1/2,1} d. none of these
c
𝑥+1
11. If 𝑥 ≠ 1 and 𝑓(𝑥) = is a real function, then 𝑓(𝑓(𝑓(2)) is
𝑥−1
a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 4
c
10+𝑥 200 𝑥
12. If 𝑒 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ (−10,10) and 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘 𝑓 ( ), then 𝑘 =
10−𝑥 100+𝑥 2
a. 0.5 b. 0.6
c. 0.7 d. 0.8
a
𝑥+3
13. The domain of definition of 𝑓(𝑥) = √ is
(2−𝑥)(𝑥−5)
a. (−∞, −3] ∪ (2,5) b. (−∞, −3) ∪ (2,5)
c. (−∞, −3] ∪ [2,5] d. none of these
𝑥−2 1−𝑥
14. The domain of definition of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √ +√ is
𝑥+2 1+𝑥
a. (−∞, −2] ∪ [2, ∞) b. [−1,1]
c. ⌽ d. none of these
15. The domain of definition of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = log |𝑥| is
a. 𝑅 b. (−∞, 0)
c. (0, ∞) d. 𝑅 − [0]
16. The range of 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 is
a. [−1,1] b. (−1,2)
𝜋 𝜋
c. [− , ] d. [−√2, √2]
2 2
Ans. D
