# Inter 1st Year Maths 1A Functions Solutions Ex 1(c)

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## Intermediate 1st Year Maths 1A Functions Solutions Exercise 1(c)

I.

Question 1.
Find the domains of the following real-valued functions.
(i) f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\left(x^{2}-1\right)(x+3)}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\left(x^{2}-1\right)(x+3)}$$ ∈ R
⇔ (x2 – 1) (x + 3) ≠ 0
⇔ (x + 1) (x – 1) (x + 3) ≠ 0
⇔ x ≠ -1, 1, -3
∴ Domain of f is R – {-1, 1, -3}

(ii) f(x) = $$\frac{2 x^{2}-5 x+7}{(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)}$$
⇔ (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) ≠ 0
⇔ x ≠ 1, x ≠ 2, x ≠ 3
∴ Domain of f is R – {1, 2, 3}

(iii) f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\log (2-x)}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\log (2-x)}$$
⇔ log (2 – x) ≠ 0 and 2 – x > 0
⇔ (2 – x) ≠ 1 and 2 > x
⇔ x ≠ 1 and x < 2
x ∈ (-∞, 1) ∪ (1, 2) (or) x ∈ (-∞, 2) – {1}
∴ Domain of f is {(-∞, 2) – {1}}

(iv) f(x) = |x – 3|
Solution:
f(x) = |x – 3| ∈ R
⇔ x ∈ R
∴ The domain of f is R

(v) f(x) = $$\sqrt{4 x-x^{2}}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{4 x-x^{2}}$$ ∈ R
⇔ 4x – x2 ≥ 0
⇔ x(4 – x) ≥ 0
⇔ x ∈ [0, 4]
∴ Domain of f is [0, 4]

(vi) f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}$$ ∈ R
⇔ 1 – x2 > 0
⇔ (1 + x) (1 – x) > 0
⇔ x ∈ (-1, 1)
∴ Domain of f is {x/x ∈ (-1, 1)}

(vii) f(x) = $$\frac{3^{x}}{x+1}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{3^{x}}{x+1}$$ ∈ R
⇔ 3x ∈ R, ∀ x ∈ R and x + 1 ≠ 0
⇔ x ≠ -1
∴ Domain of f is R – {-1}

(viii) f(x) = $$\sqrt{x^{2}-25}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{x^{2}-25}$$ ∈ R
⇔ x2 – 25 ≥ 0
⇔ (x + 5) (x – 5) ≥ 0
⇔ x ∈ (-∞, -5] ∪ [5, ∞)
⇔ x ∈ R – (-5, 5)
∴ Domain of f is R – (- 5, 5)

(ix) f(x) = $$\sqrt{x-[x]}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{x-[x]}$$ ∈ R
⇔ x – [x] ≥ 0
⇔ x ≥ [x]
⇔ x ∈ R
∴ Domain of f is R.

(x) f(x) = $$\sqrt{[x]-x}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{[x]-x}$$ ∈ R
⇔ [x] – x ≥ 0
⇔ [x] ≥ x
⇔ x ≤ [x]
⇔ x ∈ Z
∴ The domain of f is z (Where z denotes a set of integers)

Question 2.
Find the ranges of the following real-valued functions.
(i) log|4 – x2|
Solution:
Let y = f(x) = log|4 – x2|
f(x) ∈ R
⇔ 4 – x2 ≠ 0
⇔ x ≠ ±2
∵ y = log|4 – x2|
⇒ |4 – x2| = ey
∵ ey > 0 ∀ y ∈ R
∴ The range of f is R.

(ii) $$\sqrt{[x]-x}$$
Solution:
Let y = f(x) = $$\sqrt{[x]-x}$$
f(x) ∈ R
⇔ [x] – x ≥ 0
⇔ x ≤ [x]
⇔ x ∈ z
∴ Domain of f is z. Then range of f is {0}

(iii) $$\frac{\sin \pi[x]}{1+[x]^{2}}$$
Solution:
Let f(x) = $$\frac{\sin \pi[x]}{1+[x]^{2}}$$ ∈ R
⇔ x ∈ R
∴ The domain of f is R
For x ∈ R, [x] is an integer,
sin π[x] = 0, ∀ x ∈ R [∵ sin nπ = 0, ∀ n ∈ z]
∴ Range of f is {0}

(iv) $$\frac{x^{2}-4}{x-2}$$
Solution:
Let y = f(x) = $$\frac{x^{2}-4}{x-2}$$ ∈ R
⇔ y = $$\frac{(x+2)(x-2)}{x-2}$$
⇔ x ≠ 2
∴ The domain of f is R – {2}
Then y = x + 2, [∵ x ≠ 2 ⇒ y ≠ 4]
Then its range R – {4}

(v) $$\sqrt{9+x^{2}}$$
Solution:
Let y = f(x) = $$\sqrt{9+x^{2}}$$ ∈ R
The domain of f is R
When x = 0, f(0) = √9 = 3
For all values of x ∈ R – {0}, f(x) > 3
∴ The range of f is [3, ∞)

Question 3.
If f and g are real-valued functions defined by f(x) = 2x – 1 and g(x) = x2 then find
(i) (3f – 2g)(x)
(ii) (fg) (x)
(iii) $$\left(\frac{\sqrt{f}}{g}\right)(x)$$
(iv) (f + g + 2) (x)
Solution:
(i) (3f – 2g)(x)
f(x) = 2x – 1, g(x) = x2
(3f – 2g) (x) = 3f(x) – 2g(x)
= 3(2x – 1) – 2x2
= -2x2 + 6x – 3

(ii) (fg) (x)
= f(x) . g(x)
= (2x – 1) (x2)
= 2x3 – x2

(iii) $$\left(\frac{\sqrt{f}}{g}\right)(x)$$
$$\frac{\sqrt{f(x)}}{g(x)}=\frac{\sqrt{2 x-1}}{x^{2}}$$

(iv) (f + g + 2) (x)
= f(x) + g(x) + 2
= (2x – 1) + x2 + 2
= x2 + 2x + 1
= (x + 1)2

Question 4.
If f = {(1, 2), (2, -3), (3, -1)} then find
(i) 2f
(ii) 2 + f
(iii) f2
(iv) √f
Solution:
Given f = {(1, 2), (2, -3), (3, -1)}
(i) 2f = {(1, 2 × 2), (2, 2(-3), (3, 2(-1))}
= {(1, 4), (2, -6), (3, -2)}

(ii) 2 + f = {(1, 2 + 2), (2, 2 + (-3)), (3, 2 + (-1)}
= {(1, 4), (2, -1), (3, 1)}

(iii) f2 = {(1, 22), (2, (-3)2), (3, (-1)2)}
= {(1, 4), (2, 9), (3, 1)}

(iv) √f = {(1, √2)}
∵ √-3 and √-1 are not real

II.

Question 1.
Find the domains of the following real-valued functions.
(i) f(x) = $$\sqrt{x^{2}-3 x+2}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{x^{2}-3 x+2}$$ ∈ R
⇔ x2 – 3x + 2 ≥ 0
⇔ (x- 1) (x – 2) ≥ 0
⇔ x ∈ (-∞, 1 ] ∪ [2, ∞]
∴ The domain of f is R – (1, 2)

(ii) f(x) = log(x2 – 4x + 3)
Solution:
f(x) = log(x2 – 4x + 3) ∈ R
⇔ x2 – 4x + 3 > 0
⇔ (x – 1) (x – 3) > 0
⇔ x ∈ (-∞, 1) ∪ (3, ∞)
∴ Domain of f is R – [1, 3]

(iii) f(x) = $$\frac{\sqrt{2+x}+\sqrt{2-x}}{x}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{\sqrt{2+x}+\sqrt{2-x}}{x}$$ ∈ R
⇔ 2 + x ≥ 0, 2 – x ≥ 0, x ≠ 0
⇔ x ≥ -2, x ≤ 2, x ≠ 0
⇔ -2 ≤ x ≤ 2, x ≠ 0
⇔ x ∈ [-2, 2] – {0}
Domain of f is [-2, 2] – {0}

(iv) f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{(x-2)} \log _{(4-x)} 10}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{(x-2)} \log _{(4-x)} 10}$$ ∈ R
⇔ 4 – x > 0, 4 – x ≠ 1 and x – 2 ≠ 0
⇔ x < 4, x ≠ 3, x ≠ 2
∴ Domain of f is (-∞, 4) – {2, 3}

(v) f(x) = $$\sqrt{\frac{4-x^{2}}{[x]+2}}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{\frac{4-x^{2}}{[x]+2}}$$ ∈ R
Case (i) 4 – x2 ≥ 0 and [x] + 2 > 0 (or) Case (ii) 4 – x2 ≤ 0 and [x] + 2 < 0
Case (i): 4 – x2 ≥ 0 and [x] + 2 > 0
⇔ (2 – x) (2 + x) ≥ 0 and [x] > -2
⇔ x ∈ [-2, 2] and x ∈ [-1, ∞]
⇔ x ∈ [-1, 2] ……..(1)
Case (ii): 4 – x2 ≤ 0 and [x] + 2 < 0
⇔ (2 + x) (2 – x) ≤ 0 and [x] < – 2
⇔ x ∈ (-∞, -2] ∪ [2, ∞] and x ∈ (-∞, -2)
⇔ x ∈ (-∞, -2) ……(2)
from (1) and (2),
Domain of f is (-∞, -2) ∪ [-1, 2]

(vi) f(x) = $$\sqrt{\log _{0.3}\left(x-x^{2}\right)}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\sqrt{\log _{0.3}\left(x-x^{2}\right)}$$ ∈ R
Then log0.3(x – x2) ≥ 0
⇒ x – x2 ≤ (0.3)0
⇒ x – x2 ≤ 1
⇒ -x2 + x – 1 ≤ 0
⇒ x2 – x + 1 ≥ 0
This is true for all x ∈ R ……..(1)
and x – x2 ≥ 0
⇒ x2 – x ≤ 0
⇒ x(x – 1) ≤ 0
⇒ x ∈ (0, 1) …….(2)
From (1) and (2)
Domain of f is R ^ (0, 1) = (0, 1)
∴ The domain of f is (0, 1)

(vii) f(x) = $$\frac{1}{x+|x|}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{1}{x+|x|}$$ ∈ R
⇔ x + |x| ≠ 0
⇔ x ∈ (0, ∞)
∵ |x| = x, if x ≥ 0
|x| = -x, if x < 0
∴ The domain of f is (0, ∞)

Question 2.
Prove that the real valued function f(x) = $$\frac{x}{e^{x}-1}+\frac{x}{2}+1$$ is an even function on R \ {0}.
Solution:
f(x) ∈ R, ex – 1 ≠ 0
⇒ ex ≠ 1
⇒ x ≠ 0

⇒ f(x) is an even function on R – {0}

Question 3.
Find the domain and range of the following functions.
(i) f(x) = $$\frac{\tan \pi[x]}{1+\sin \pi[x]+\left[x^{2}\right]}$$
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{\tan \pi[x]}{1+\sin \pi[x]+\left[x^{2}\right]}$$ ∈ R
⇔ x ∈ R, since [x] is an integer tan π[x] and sin π[x] each is zero for ∀ x ∈ R and f(x) ∈ R
Domain of f is R
Its range = {0}

(ii) f(x) = $$\frac{x}{2-3 x}$$
Solution:

(iii) f(x) = |x| + |1 + x|
Solution:
f(x) = |x| + |1 + x| ∈ R
⇔ x ∈ R
∴ Domain of f is R
∵ |x| = x, if x ≥ 0
= -x, if x < 0
|1 + x| = 1 + x, if x ≥ -1
= -(1 + x) if x < -1
For x = 0, f(0) = |0| + |1 + 0| = 1
x = 1, f(1) = |1| + |1 + 1| = 1 + 2 = 3
x = 2, f(2) = |2| + |1 + 2| = 2 + 3 = 5
x = -2, f(-2) = |-2| + |1 + (-2)| = 2 + 1 = 3
x = -1, f(-1) = |-1| + |1 +(-1)| = 1 + 0 = 1
∴ The range of f is [1, ∞]