Let f(x) be defined for all x > 0 and be continuous. If f(x) satisfies  for all x, y and f(e)=1 then

a) f(x) is bounded

b)

c) x f(x) → 1 as x → 0

d) f(x) = lnx

If , for every real number x, then the minimum value of f

a) does not exist because f is unbounded

b) is not attained even though f is bounded

c) is equal to 1

d) is equal to –1

If f(x) = 3x – 5 then  

a) is given by

b) is given by

c) does not exist because f is not one-one

d) does not exist because f is not onto

If  then

a)

b)

c)

d) f and g cannot be determined

The number of values of x where the function  attains its maximum is

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) infinite

The function  is defined by then  is

a)

b)

c)

d) None of these

The domain of the definition of the function y given by the equation  is

a) 0 < x < 1

b) 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

c) ∞ < x ≤ 0

d) ∞ < x ≤ 1

The domain of definition of  is

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

If f : [1, ∞) → [2, ∞) is given by  then  equals

a)

b)

c)

d)

Let f(x) =   , x ≠  then for what value of α, f(f(x)) = x

a)

b)

c)

d)

Suppose  for x ≥ . If g(x) is the function whose graph is the reflection of f(x) with respect to the line y = x then g(x) equals

a)

b)

c)

d)

Let f : ℝ → ℝ be defined by f(x) = 2x + sinx for all x  ℝ. Then f is

a) One to one and onto

b) One to one but not onto

c) Onto but not one to one

d) Neither one to one nor onto

Domain of definition of the function   for real values of x is

a)

b)

c)

d)

Range of    ;   x  ℝ is

a) (1, ∞)

b)

c)

d)

If
and
Then f – g is

a) Neither one to one nor onto

b) One to one and onto

c) One to one and into

d) Many one and onto

Subjective problems
Let .  Find all real values of x for which y takes real values.

a) [− 1, 2)

b)  [3, ∞)

c) [− 1, 2) ∪ [3, ∞)

d) None of the above

Let f be a one–one function with domain {x, y, z} and range {1, 2, 3}. It is given that exactly one of the following statements is true and remaining statements are false f (1) = 1, f (y) ≠ 1, f (z) ≠ 2. Determine  

Let R be the set of real numbers and f : R → R be such that for all x and y in R, . Prove that f(x) is constant.

Find the natural number a for which  where the function f satisfies the relation f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) for all natural numbers x and y and further f(1) = 2.

Let {x} and [x] denote the fractional and integral part of a real number x respectively. Solve 4{x} = x + [x]

Let  where A, B, C are real numbers. Prove that if f(n) is an integer whenever n is an integer, then the numbers 2A, A + B and C are all integers. Conversely prove that if the numbers 2A, A + B and C all integers then f(n) is an integer whenever n is an integer.

If where a > 0 and n is a positive integer then f(f(x)) = x.

a) True

b) False

If f₁(x) and f₂(x) are defined by domains D₁ and D₂ respectively then f₁(x) + f₂(x) is defined as on D₁ ⋂ D₂

a) True

b) False