PT-8 - Functions & Limits - Handout
PT-8 - Functions & Limits - Handout
1. let [x] denote the greatest integer < x, where x R . If the domain of the real valued
x 2
function f x is ,a b,c 4, ,a b c, then the value of a b c
x 3
is :
1) 8 2) 1 3) -2 4) -3
5x 3
2. let f :R R be defined by f x . Then the value of for which
6 6x
fof x x , for all x R , is :
6
1) No such exists 2) 5
3) 8 4) 6
3. Let [x] denote the greatest integers less than or equal to x. Then, the values of x R
2
satisfying the equation ex e2 1 3 0 lie in the interval :
1
1) 0, 2) loge 2,loge 3 3) 1,e 4) 0,loge 2
e
4. Let A 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Then the number bijective functions f : A A such that
f 1 f 2 3 f 3 is equal to
5. Let g: N N be defined as
g 3n 1 3n 2,
g 3n 2 3n 3,
g 3n 3 3n 1, for all n 0.
Then which of the following statements id true ?
1) There exists on onto function f : N N such that fog = f
2) There exists a one-one function f : N N such that fog = f
3) gogog =g
4) There exists a function f : N Nsuch that gof = f
1n n
100
6. If [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x. then is equal to :
n 8 2
1) 0 2) 4 3) -2 4) 2
1
9. Let f : R R be defined as f x y f x y 2 f x f y ,f 1. Then the value
2
20
1
of is equal to :
k 1 sin k sin k f k
1) cosec2 21 cos 20 cos 2 2) sec2 1sec 21 cos 20
3) cosec2 1 cosec 21sin 20 4) sec2 21sin 20sin 2
1 x
10. The domain of the function cosec1 is :
x
1 1
1) 1, 0, 2) ,0 1,
2 2
1 1
3) , 0 4) , 0
2 2
11. Let f : N N be a function such that f m n f m f n for every m, n N. If
f 6 18, then f 2 . f 3 is equal to :
1) 6 2) 54 3) 18 4) 36
12. The range of the function,
3 3
f x log 5 3 cos x cos x cos x cos x is:
4 4 4 4
1) 0, 5 2) 2,2
1
3) , 5
5
4) 0,2
2
13. Let 0,2 be a polynomial or degree 3 such that f k for k 2,3,4,5. Then the
k
value of 52 10f 10 is equal to :
3) f is one-one
4) If g is onto, then fog is one-one
5x
15. A function f x is given by f x x , then the sum of series
5 5
1 2 3 39
f f f ........f is equal to :
20 20 20 20
19 49 29 39
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2 2 2
k 1 if k is odd
16. Let A 1,2,3,....,10 and f : A A be defined as f k . Then the
k if k is even
number of possible functions g : A A such that gof = f is
1) 105 2) 10 C5 3) 55 4) 5!
x2 x 2
17. Let f x sin x and g x 2
1
. If g 2 limg x , then the domain of the
2x x 6 x2
function fog is :
3
1) , 2 , 2) , 2 1,
2
f x f y x y , x, y R If f(0) = 1, then :
2
3) f x 0, x R 4) f x 0, x R
1
19. If a 1, b 2 and af x f bx , x 0, then the value of expression
x x
1
f x f
x is __________.
1
x
x
20. The number of solutions of the equation x 2tan x in the interval 0.2 is :
2
1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 5
21. The inverse of y 5log x is :
1 1
1) x 5 log y
2) x y log5
3) x y log5
4) x 5 log 5
22. If the functions are defined as f x x and g x 1 x, then what is the common
domain of the following functions :
f x
f g,f g,f / g, g / f,g f where f g x = f x g x , f / g x
gx
1) 0 x 1 2) 0 x 1 3) 0 x 1 4) 0 x 1
x2
23. Let f : R 3 R 1 be defined by f x . Let g : R R be given as
x 3
13
g x 2x 3. Then the sum of all the values of x for which f 1 x g1 x is
2
equal to
1) 7 2) 2 3) 5 4) 3
5
24. If g x x2 x 1 and gof x 4x2 10x 5, then f is equal to
4
3 1 3 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2 2 2
x x
25. Let f :1,3 R be a function defined by f x , denotes the greatest integer x.
1 x2
Then the range of f is
3 4 2 3 3 4
1) , 2) , ,
5 5 5 5 4 5
2 4 2 1 3 4
3) , 4) , ,
5 5 5 2 5 5
26.
Let f : R R be such that for all x R 21x 21x ,f x and 3x 3 x are in A.P .,
then the minimum value of f x IS
1) 0 2) 3 3) 2 4) 4
82x 82x
27. The inverse function of f x 2x , x 1,1 , is
8 82x
1 x 1 x
log8 e loge
1 1
1) 2) loge
4 1 x 4 1 x
1 x 1 x
log8 e loge
1 1
3) 4) loge
4 1 x 4 1 x
28. Let f : R R be a function which satisfies f x y f x f y x, y R If f 1 2
n 1
and g n f k ,n N then the value of n, for which g n = 20, is ;
k 1
1) 5 2) 9 3) 20 4) 4
Let [t] denote the greatest integer t. Then the equation in x, x 2 X 2 7 0 has :
2
29.
1) No integral solution
2) Exactly four integral solutions
3) Exactly two solutions
4) Infinitely many solutions
30. Let A a,b,c and B 1,2,3,4.Then the number of elements in the set
C f : A B 2 f A andf is not one one is _________.
31. For a suitably chose real constant a, let function , f : R a R be defined by
ax 1
f x . Further suppose that for any real x a, fof x X. Then f is
ax 2
equal to :
1 1
1) 2) 3 3) 3 4)
3 3
32. Suppose that a function f : R R satisfies f x y f x f y for all x, yR and
n
f 1 3. If f i 363, then n is equal to _________.
i 1
1 1
33. For x R 0,1 , let f1 x ,f2 x 1 x and f3 x be three given functions.
x 1 x
If a function, J(x) satisfies f2oJof1 x f3 x then J(x) is equal to :-
1
1) f3 x 2) f1 x 3) f 2 x 4) f3 x
x
2x
34. Let A x R : xisnot a positiveinteger. Define a function f : A R as f x
x 1
then f is
1) Injective but not surjective 2) Not injective
3) Surjective but not injective 4) Neither injective nor surjective
35. Let N be the set of natural numbers and two functions f and g be defined as f,
n 1
1 if n isodd
2x
f x such that : f n and g n n 1 . The fog is :
n
x 1 n
If n iseven
1
1) Both one-one and onto 2) One -one but not onto
3) Neither one-one nor onto 4) Onto but not one-one
x
36. Let f : R R be defined by f x , x R. Then the range of f is :
1 x1
1 1 1 1
1) 1,1 0 2) , 3) R , 4) R 1,1
2 2 2 2
1
37. Let a function f : 0, 0, be defined by f x 1 . Then f is :-
x
1) Injective only 2) Not injective but it is surjective
3) Both injective as well as surjective 4) Neither injective nor surjective .
38. The number of functions f from 1,2,3,.......,20 onto 1,2,3,.......,20 such that f(k) is a
multiple of 3, whenever k is a multiple of 4, is :
1) 15! 6! 2) 56 15 3) 56 6! 4) 65 15!
1 x 2x
39. If f x log e , x 1, then f 2
is equal to :
1 x 1 x
1) 2f x 3) f x 4) 2f x
2
2) 2f x2
40. Let f x a x a 0 be written as f x f1 x f2 x , where f1 x is an even function
of f 2 x is an odd function. Then f1 x y f1 x y equals
1) 2f1 x f1 y 2) 2f1 x f2 y
3) 2f1 x y f2 x y 4) 2f1 x y f1 x y
1) 4 2) 3 3) 16 4) 2
42. If the function f : R 1, 1 A defined to
1) R 1,0 2) R 1,0 3) R 1 4) 0,
log10 x3 x is
1
43. The domain of the definition of the function f x
4x 2
then is equal to :
3
7 11 5
1) tan 2) tan 3) tan 4) tan
12 12 12 12
47. For x R, let[x] denote the greatest integer x , then the sum of the series
1 1 1 1 2 1 99
3 3 100 3 100 ...... 3 100 is
A) ,1 2, B) 2,
3 5 3 5
C) ,1 2, D) ,1 2,
1 1
,
2 2 2 2
2 1 holds, is:
10
512 20
f k
k 1 3
A)2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 6
50. Let f(x) be a polynomial function such that f x f ' x f " x x5 64 . Then, the
f x
value of lim is equal to:
x 1 x 1
A) -15 B) -60 C) 60 D) 15
51. Let A x R : x 1 2 and B x R : x 1 2 . Then which one of the following
statements is NOT true?
A) A B 1,1 B) B A R- 3,1
x 1
52. Let f x ,x R 0, 1,1 . If f n1 x f f n x for all n N , then
x 1
f 6 f 7 is equal to
6 7
7 3 7 11
A) B) C) D)
6 2 12 12
x2
53. Let f : be defined as f ( x) x 1 and g : {1, 1} be defined as g ( x)
x2 1
13 23
1) 4 2) 3) 4) 4
2 2
Note : n should be given as a natural number
x2 x
x
65. The number of elements in the set S x : 2cos 4 4 is:
x
6
2 x . If the function
50
67. Let f : R R be function defined by f x 2 1 25
2
g x f f f x f f x , then the greatest integer less then or equal to g(1) is __.
2e 2 x
68. Let f : R R be a function defined by f ( x) . Then
e2 x e
1 2 3 99
f f f ...... f is equal to ______
100 100 100 100
69. Let S 1, 2,3, 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 . Define
2 n, if n 1, 2,3, 4,5
f :S S as f n
2n 11 if n 6, 7,8,9,10
n 1, if n is odd
Let g : S S be a function such that fog n , then
n 1, if n is even
g 10 g 1 g 2 g 3 g 4 g 5 is equal to
70. Let t denote the greatest integer t and t denote the fractional part of t . Then
integral value of for which the left hand limit of the function
2 xx x 1 4
f x 1 x at x0 is equal to is
2 x x 3
73. Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial with leading coefficient 1 such that f(0) = p, p ≠ 0, and
f(1) = 1/3 . If the equations f(x) = 0 and fofofof x 0 have a common real root, then f(–
3) is equal to ______
74. For N , consider a relation R on N given by R {(x, y) : 3x y is a multiple of 7} . The
relation R is an equivalence relation if and only if
(A) 14
(B) is a multiple of 4
(C) 4 is the remainder when is divided by 10
(D) 4 is the remainder when is divided by 7
LIMITS
x 2
1. If the value of lim 2 cos x cos 2x x 2 is equal to ea , then a is equal to ________.
x 0
axex log e 1 x x 2e x
2. If lim 10, , , R, then the value of is _____.
x 0 xsin 2 x
1 n 2j 1 8n
3. The value of lim
n n j1 2j 1 4n
is equal to :
1) b2 4c
2) 2 b2 4c
3) 2 b2 4c 4) b2 4c
1 2 3 1
7. If 0 < x < 1 and y x 2 x 3 x 4 ..., then the value of e1 y at x is :
2 3 4 2
1 2 1
1) e 2) 2e 3) e 4) 2e 2
2 2
8. If lim
x
x 2 x 1 ax b , then the ordered pair (a, b) is :
1 1 1 1
1) 1, 2) 1, 3) 1, 4) 1,
2 2 2 2
sin 2 cos 4 x
9. lim is equal to :
x 0 x4
1) 2 2) 22 3) 42 4) 4
tan 3 x tan x
If lim and lim cos x
cot x
10. are the roots of the equation,
x /4 x 0
cos x
4
ax 2 bx 4 0, then the ordered pair a,b is :
sec
2
f x dx
4 2
11. Let f : R R be a continuous function. Then lim is equal to :
x
2
4 x 2
16
1) f 2 2) 2f 2 3) 2f 2 4) 4f 2
ax e4x 1
15. If lim exists and is equal to b, then the value of a 2b is _______.
x 0 ax e4x 1
3 6 h cos 6 h
The value of lim 2 is
16.
h 0
3h 3 cosh sinh
4 2 3 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 3 4 3
cos 1 1 x2 sin 1 1 x
, x0
17. Let R be such that the function f x x x
3 is
, x0
continuous at x = 0, where x x x , x is the greatest integer less than or equal to x
. Then :
1) 2) 0
2
3) No such exists 4)
4
x
18. Let f : 0,2 R be defined as f x log 2 1 tan . Then,
4
2 1 2
lim f f .... f 1 is equal to _______.
n n
n n
aex bcos x ce x
19. If lim 2, then a + b+ c is equal to __________.
x 0 xsin x
1
3x 2
2 x2
25. lim 2 is equal to
x 0 7x 2
1 1
1) 2) e 2 3) e 4)
e e2
x x 2 x 3 ... x n n
26. If lim 820, n N then value of n is equal to ________.
x 1 x 1
1/x
27. lim tan x is equal to :
x 0
4
1) 2 2) e 3) 1 4) e 2
1 x x
28. Let [t] denote the greatest integer t. If for some R 0,1 ,lim L, then
x 0 x x
L is equal to :
1
1) 1 2) 1 3) 4) 0\
2
1 x2 x2 x2 x 2
29. If lim 8 1 cos cos cos cos 2 k, then the value of k is _________.
x 0 x
2 4 2 4
1 1
a 2x 3 3x 3 a 0
30. If lim
x a 1 1 is equal to :
3a x 4x
3 3
1 4 4 4
2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 9 3 9 9 3
31. Let f : 0, 0, be a differentiable function such that f 1 e and
t 2f 2 x x 2f 2 t
lim 0. If f x 1, then x is equal to :
t x tx
1 1
1) 2e 2) 3) e 4)
2e e
1 cos p x
32. If is the positive root of the equation, p x x2 x 2 0, then lim
x x4
is equal to
3 3 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2 2 2
1 x 2 x 4 1/x
xe 1
33. lim
x 0
1 x1 x 4 1
1) does not exist 2) is equal to e.
3) is equal to 0. 4) is equal to 1.
x 1
2
t cos t 2 dt
34. lim 0
x 1 x 1 sin x 1
1 1
1) Does not exist 2) Is equal to 3) Is equal to 0 4) Is equal to
2 2
1 1 y 4 2`
35. lim
y 0 y4
1
1) exists and equals 2) does not exist
4 2
1 1
3) exists and equals 4) exists and equals
2 2 2 2 2 1
36. For each x R , let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then
x x x sin x
lim is equal to
x0 x
1) sin1 2) 0 3) 1 4) sin1
37. For each t R, let [t]be the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then,
1 x sin 1 x sin 2 1 x
lim
x 1 1 x 1 x
tan sin 2 x x sin x x
2
lim
x 0 x2
1) Equals 2) Equals 0 3) Equals 1 4) Does not exist
x cot 4x
39. lim is equal to :-
x 0 sin 2 x cot 2 2x
1) 2 2) 0 3) 4 4) 1
cot 3 x tan x
40. lim is :
x /4 cos x / 4
1) 4 2) 8 2 3) 8 4) 4 2
2sin 1 x
41. lim equal to :
x 1 1 x
1 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2
sin 2 x
42. lim equals :
x 0 2 1 cos x
1) 2 2 2) 4 2 3) 2 4) 4
43. Let f : R R be differentiable function satisfying f '3 f ' 2 0.
1
1 f 3 x f 3 x
Then lim is equal to
x 0 1 f 2 x f 2
1) e 2 2) e 3) e 1 4) 1
x
44. If f x x , x R, where[x] denotes the greatest integer function, then :
4
1) Both lim f x and lim f x exist but are not equal
x4 x4
4) f is continuous at x 4
x4 1 x3 k3
45. If lim lim 2 , then k is :
x 1 x 1 x k x k 2
3 3 4 8
1) 2) 3) 4)
8 2 3 3
x 2 ax b
46. If lim 5, then a b is equal to :-
x 1 x 1
1) -7 2) -4 3) 5 4) 1
x 2sin x
47. lim is :
x 0
x 2sin x 1 sin x x 1
2 2
1) 3 2) 2 3) 6 4) 1
48. Let f x 5 x 2 and g x x 1 ,x R. If f x attains maximum value at and
x 1 x 2 5x 6
g x attains minimum value at , then lim is equal to :
x x 2 6x 8
1) 1/2 2) -3/2 3) 3/2 4) -1/2
1 1
49.
x
lim tan 2 x 2sin 2 x 3sin x 4
2 sin x 6sinx 2
2
2 is equal to
2
1 1 1 1
A) B) C) D)
12 18 12 6
sin cos 1 x x
50. lim1 is equal to :
x 1 tan cos 1 x
2
1 1
A) 2 B) 2 C) D)
2 2
cos(sin x) cos x
51. lim is equal to
x 0 x4
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 12
18 1 x
52. Let a be an integer such that lim exists, where [t] is greatest integer t . Then a
x 7 x 3a
is equal to
A) 6 B) 2 C) 2 D) 6
53. The value of lim
x 2
1 sin 2 x
is equal to
x 1 x 4 2 x3 2 x 1
2 2 2
A) B) C) D) 2
6 3 2
54. If lim
n
n2 n 1 n 0 then 8 is equal to :
A) 14 B) 7 C) 14 2 D) 7 2
x e3 x 1
56. Let lim for some R . Then the value of is___.
x 0 x e3 x 1
14 3 5 7
A) B) C) D)
5 2 2 2
cos 2 x x 2 n sin x 1
57. The function f : R R defined by f x lim is continuous for all
n 1 x 2 n 1 x 2 n
x in
1) R 1 2) R 1, 1 3) R 1 4) R 0
e x e x sin x 2
58. If lim 2
, where , , R, then which of the following is NOT
x 0 x sin x 3
correct?
A) 2 2 2 6 B) 1 0
C) 2 2 2 3 0 D) 2 2 2 4
sin 3 x 2 4 x 1 x 2 1
59. If lim 2, then the value of a b is equal to __________.
x 1 2 x 3 7 x 2 ax b
100
x 2cos x 2 x 2cos x 3sin x 2cos x
3 2 x
60. lim is equal to ____________
x 0
3 2
x 2 2 x 2 3sin x 2
FUNCTIONS KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 2 4 720 1 2 3 490 3 4
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2 4 26 4 4 1 3 4 2 1
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 or 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 9
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
2 5 1 1 4 2 Bonus 1 1 1
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
2 1 3 3 4 3 2 - C A
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B B D D B D D D D C
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
B A D D A C 2 99 190 3
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
3395 18 25 D
LIMITS KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 3 4 3 1 3 1 2 3 4
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2 7 1 4 5 1 3 1 4 1
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 4 4 36 4 40 4 2 8 1
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
4 1 4 3 1 1 4 4 4 3
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
3 2 4 4 4 1 2 1 A D
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
C A C C A C B C 11 1