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EXERCISE - 4 : PREVIOUS YEAR JEE ADVANCED QUESTIONS

Objective Questions I [Only one correct option] Þ Range ¹ co - domain

1. Number of solutions of log4 (x – 1) = log2 (x – 3) is Þ f is not onto

(2001)
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(a) 3 (b) 1 3. Range of the function f (x) = x + x + 2 ; x Î R is
x2 + x +1
(c) 2 (d) 0
(2003)
Ans. (b)
(a) (1, ¥) (b) (1, 11/7)
Sol. log 4 ( x - 1) = log 2 ( x - 3)
(c) (1, 7/3] (d) (1, 7/5)
Þ log 22 ( x - 1) = log 2 ( x - 3) Ans. (c)

1 x2 + x + 2 x2 + x + 1 + 1
Þ log 2 ( x - 1) = log 2 ( x - 3) Sol. f ( x) = =
2 x2 + x + 1 x2 + x + 1
Þ ( x - 3)2 = x - 1
1
f ( x) = 1 +
Þ x2 - 6 x + 9 = x - 1 æ 1ö 3
2

çx+ ÷ +
è 2ø 4
Þ x 2 - 7 x + 10 = 0

Þ x = 2,5 x¹2 (Q x - 3 > 0) as x ® ¥ Þ f ( x) ®1

min

Þx=5

x 1 3
2
1
2. If f : [0, ¥) ® [0, ¥) and f (x) = , then f is (2003) and æç x + ö÷ + is minimum at x = -
1+ x è 2 ø 4 2
(a) one-one and onto
(b) one-one but not onto 1
\f x max
= 1+
34
(c) onto but not one-one
(d) neither one-one nor onto 7
Þ f ( x) =
Ans. (b) max
3
Sol. Given that f : 0, ¥ ® 0, ¥
æ 7ù
Range = ç 1, ú
x è 3û
Such that f ( x) =
x +1 4. The function f : [0, 3] ® [1, 29], defined by
f (x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x + 1, is (2012)
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Þ f '( x) = > 0"x Î R (a) one-one and onto
(1 + x) 2
(b) onto but not one-one
Þ f is increasing function (c) one-one but not onto
Þ f is one -one function (d) neither one-one nor onto
Ans. (b)
x y
Let y = Þx=
1+ x 1- y Sol. f :[0,3] ® [1, 29]

Q x ³ 0 Þ y Î [0,1)
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f ( x) = 2 x3 - 15 x 2 + 36 x + 1 ( x - 1)( x - 5)
Sol. f ( x) = graph of f ( x ) is
( x - 2)( x - 3)
f '( x) = 6 x 2 - 30 x + 36

f '( x) = 6 éë x 2 - 5 x + 6 ùû = 6( x - 2)( x - 3)

Þ f '( x ) = 0 at x = 2

Þ f ( x ) is not one-one
Also, x = 2 is a local maxima

f (0) = 1, f (2) = 29, f (3) = 28

Þ Range = [1, 29] = co - domain

Þ f(x)is onto. ( A) If - 1 < x < 1 Þ 0 < f ( x) < 1

Match the Following ( B) If 1 < x < 2 Þ f ( x) < 0

The question has two columns. Four options are given (C ) If 3 < x < 5 Þ f ( x) < 0
representing matching of elements from Column-I and
( D) If x > 5 Þ 0 < f ( x ) < 1
Column-II. Only one of these four options corresponds
to a correct matching. For question, choose the option
corresponding to the correct matching.

Match the conditions/expressions in Column I with

statement in Column II.

x 2 - 6x + 5
5. Let f (x) =
x 2 - 5x + 6
Column I Column II
(A) If –1 < x < 1, then f (x) (p) 0 < f (x) < 1
satisfies
(B) If 1 < x < 2, then f (x) (q) f (x) < 0
satisfies
(C) If 3 < x < 5, then f(x) (r) f (x) > 0
satisfies
(D) If x > 5, then f(x) (s) f (x) < 1
satisfies (2007)
Correct Matching is
(a) (A–p; B–q; C–q; D–p)
(b) (A–q; B–p; C–q; D–p)
(c) (A–p; B–p; C–q; D–q)
(d) (A–q; B–q; C–p; D–p)
Ans. (a)