Functions

325 Questions
2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : The function $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ defined by $f(x) = \frac{x}{1 + |x|}$ is one-one.

Statement II : The function $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ defined by $f(x) = \frac{x^2 + 4x - 30}{x^2 - 8x + 18}$ is many-one.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

B.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C.

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

D.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

The sum of all the elements in the range of $f(x) = \text{Sgn}(\sin x) + \text{Sgn}(\cos x) + \text{Sgn}(\tan x) + \text{Sgn}(\cot x)$, $x \neq \frac{n\pi}{2}, n \in \mathbb{Z}$, where

$\text{Sgn}(t) = \begin{cases} 1, & \text{if } t > 0 \\ -1, & \text{if } t < 0 \end{cases}$

is :

A.

4

B.

0

C.

2

D.

-2

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
If $g(x)=3 x^2+2 x-3, f(0)=-3$ and $4 g(f(x))=3 x^2-32 x+72$, then $f(g(2))$ is equal to:
A.

$\frac{7}{2}$

B.

$-\frac{25}{6}$

C.

$\frac{25}{6}$

D.

$-\frac{7}{2}$

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $f$ be a function such that $3 f(x)+2 f\left(\frac{m}{19 x}\right)=5 x, x \neq 0$, where $m=\sum\limits_{i=1}^9(i)^2$. Then $f(5)-f(2)$ is equal to

A.

36

B.

9

C.

-9

D.

18

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let $f(x)=[x]^2-[x+3]-3, x \in \mathbf{R}$, where [.] is the greatest integer funtion. Then

A.

$f(x)=0$ for finitely many values of $x$

B.

$f(x)<0$ only for $x \in[-1,3)$

C.

$\int\limits_0^2 f(x) \mathrm{d} x=-6$

D.

$f(x)>0$ only for $x \in[4, \infty)$

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _3 \log _5\left(7-\log _2\left(x^2-10 x+85\right)\right)+\sin ^{-1}\left(\left|\frac{3 x-7}{17-x}\right|\right)$ be $(\alpha, \beta]$. Then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to :

A.

12

B.

8

C.

10

D.

9

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let $f$ and $g$ be functions satisfying $f(x+y)=f(x) f(y), f(1)=7$ and $g(x+y)=g(x y), g(1)=1$, for all $x, y \in \mathbf{N}$. If $\sum\limits_{x=1}^{\mathrm{n}}\left(\frac{f(x)}{\mathrm{g}(x)}\right)=19607$, then n is equal to :

A.

6

B.

7

C.

4

D.

5

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

If the domain of the function $f(x)=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{5-x}{3+2 x}\right)+\frac{1}{\log _e(10-x)}$ is $(-\infty, \alpha] \cup[\beta, \gamma)-\{\delta\}$, then $6(\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta)$ is equal to

A.

66

B.

68

C.

70

D.

67

2026 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Online

Let $\mathbb{N}$ denote the set of all positive integers. Consider the sets

$ A=\{1,2,3,4,5\} \text { and } B=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7\} . $

Let $S$ be the set of all functions $f: A \rightarrow B$ such that $f(2) \neq 2$ and $f(4) \neq 4$. Consider the set $T=\left\{f \in S:\right.$ there exists a function $g: B \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ such that $g(f(x))=2^x$ for all $\left.x \in A\right\}$.

Then the number of elements in the set $T$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift

If the range of the function $ f(x) = \frac{5-x}{x^2 - 3x + 2} , \ x \neq 1, 2, $ is $ (-\infty , \alpha] \cup [\beta, \infty) $, then $ \alpha^2 + \beta^2 $ is equal to :

A.

188

B.

192

C.

190

D.

194

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Let the domains of the functions $f(x)=\log _4 \log _3 \log _7\left(8-\log _2\left(x^2+4 x+5\right)\right)$ and $\mathrm{g}(x)=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{7 x+10}{x-2}\right)$ be $(\alpha, \beta)$ and $[\gamma, \delta]$, respectively. Then $\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2+\delta^2$ is equal to :

A.
15
B.
13
C.
16
D.
14
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Let $f, g:(1, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be defined as $f(x)=\frac{2 x+3}{5 x+2}$ and $g(x)=\frac{2-3 x}{1-x}$. If the range of the function fog: $[2,4] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is $[\alpha, \beta]$, then $\frac{1}{\beta-\alpha}$ is equal to

A.
56
B.
2
C.
29
D.
68
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
Let $f$ be a function such that $f(x)+3 f\left(\frac{24}{x}\right)=4 x, x \neq 0$. Then $f(3)+f(8)$ is equal to
A.
13
B.
11
C.
10
D.
12
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift

If the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _7\left(1-\log _4\left(x^2-9 x+18\right)\right)$ is $(\alpha, \beta) \cup(\gamma, o)$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\hat{o}$ is equal to

A.
17
B.
15
C.
16
D.
18
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
$ \text { If the domain of the function } f(x)=\log _e\left(\frac{2 x-3}{5+4 x}\right)+\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{4+3 x}{2-x}\right) \text { is }[\alpha, \beta) \text {, then } \alpha^2+4 \beta \text { is equal to } $
A.
4
B.
3
C.
7
D.
5
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
If the domain of the function $f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{10+3 x-x^2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+|x|}}$ is $(a, b)$, then $(1+a)^2+b^2$ is equal to :
A.
29
B.
30
C.
25
D.
26
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

If the domain of the function $ \log_5(18x - x^2 - 77) $ is $ (\alpha, \beta) $ and the domain of the function $ \log_{(x-1)} \left( \frac{2x^2 + 3x - 2}{x^2 - 3x - 4} \right) $ is $(\gamma, \delta)$, then $ \alpha^2 + \beta^2 + \gamma^2 $ is equal to:

A.

186

B.

179

C.

195

D.

174

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift
Let $f:[0,3] \rightarrow$ A be defined by $f(x)=2 x^3-15 x^2+36 x+7$ and $g:[0, \infty) \rightarrow B$ be defined by $g(x)=\frac{x^{2025}}{x^{2025}+1}$, If both the functions are onto and $S=\{ x \in Z ; x \in A$ or $x \in B \}$, then $n(S)$ is equal to :
A.

29

B.

31

C.

30

D.

36

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

If $f(x)=\frac{2^x}{2^x+\sqrt{2}}, \mathrm{x} \in \mathbb{R}$, then $\sum_\limits{\mathrm{k}=1}^{81} f\left(\frac{\mathrm{k}}{82}\right)$ is equal to

A.
$82$
B.
$81 \sqrt{2}$
C.
$41$
D.
$\frac{81}{2}$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function defined by $f(x)=(2+3 a) x^2+\left(\frac{a+2}{a-1}\right) x+b, a \neq 1$. If $f(x+y)=f(x)+f(\mathrm{y})+1-\frac{2}{7} x \mathrm{y}$, then the value of $28 \sum\limits_{i=1}^5|f(i)|$ is

A.
735
B.
675
C.
715
D.
545
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

The function $f:(-\infty, \infty) \rightarrow(-\infty, 1)$, defined by $f(x)=\frac{2^x-2^{-x}}{2^x+2^{-x}}$ is :

A.
One-one but not onto
B.
Onto but not one-one
C.
Both one-one and onto
D.
Neither one-one nor onto
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

Let $f(x)=\frac{2^{x+2}+16}{2^{2 x+1}+2^{x+4}+32}$. Then the value of $8\left(f\left(\frac{1}{15}\right)+f\left(\frac{2}{15}\right)+\ldots+f\left(\frac{59}{15}\right)\right)$ is equal to

A.
108
B.
92
C.
118
D.
102
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let $f(x)=\log _{\mathrm{e}} x$ and $g(x)=\frac{x^4-2 x^3+3 x^2-2 x+2}{2 x^2-2 x+1}$. Then the domain of $f \circ g$ is

A.
$(0, \infty)$
B.
$[1, \infty)$
C.
$\mathbb{R}$
D.
$[0, \infty)$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{A}=\{1,2,3,4\}$ and $\mathrm{B}=\{1,4,9,16\}$. Then the number of many-one functions $f: \mathrm{A} \rightarrow \mathrm{B}$ such that $1 \in f(\mathrm{~A})$ is equal to :

A.
151
B.
139
C.
163
D.
127
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let the domain of the function $f(x)=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4 x+5}{3 x-7}\right)$ be $[\alpha, \beta]$ and the domain of $g(x)=\log _2\left(2-6 \log _{27}(2 x+5)\right)$ be $(\gamma, \delta)$.

Then $|7(\alpha+\beta)+4(\gamma+\delta)|$ is equal to ______________.

2025 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 2 Online

Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $g: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow(0,4)$ be functions defined by

$ f(x)=\log _e\left(x^2+2 x+4\right), \text { and } g(x)=\frac{4}{1+e^{-2 x}} $

Define the composite function $f \circ g^{-1}$ by $\left(f \circ g^{-1}\right)(x)=f\left(g^{-1}(x)\right)$, where $g^{-1}$ is the inverse of the function $g$.

Then the value of the derivative of the composite function $f \circ g^{-1}$ at $x=2$ is ________________.

2025 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online

Let denote the set of all real numbers. Let f: ℝ → ℝ be a function such that f(x) > 0 for all x ∈ ℝ, and f(x+y) = f(x)f(y) for all x, y ∈ ℝ.

Let the real numbers a₁, a₂, ..., a₅₀ be in an arithmetic progression. If f(a₃₁) = 64f(a₂₅), and

$ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{50} f(a_i) = 3(2^{25}+1), $

then the value of

$ \sum\limits_{i=6}^{30} f(a_i) $

is ________________.

2025 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online

Let denote the set of all natural numbers, and denote the set of all integers. Consider the functions f: ℕ → ℤ and g: ℤ → ℕ defined by

$ f(n) = \begin{cases} \frac{(n + 1)}{2} & \text{if } n \text{ is odd,} \\ \frac{(4-n)}{2} & \text{if } n \text{ is even,} \end{cases} $

and

$ g(n) = \begin{cases} 3 + 2n & \text{if } n \ge 0 , \\ -2n & \text{if } n < 0 . \end{cases} $

Define $(g \circ f)(n) = g(f(n))$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, and $(f \circ g)(n) = f(g(n))$ for all $n \in \mathbb{Z}$.

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

A.

g $\circ $ f is NOT one-one and g $\circ $ f is NOT onto

B.

f $\circ $ g is NOT one-one but f $\circ $ g is onto

C.

g is one-one and g is onto

D.

f is NOT one-one but f is onto

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

The domain and range of $f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{|x|-x^2}}$ are $A$ and $B$ respectively. Then $A \cup B=$

A.

$R-\{-1,0,1\}$

B.

$(-1, \infty)-\{0,1\}$

C.

$(-1,0) \cup(0,1) \cup[2, \infty)$

D.

$(-1,1) \cup[2, \infty)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

A function $f: R \rightarrow R$ defined by

$ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{c} 2 x+3, x \leq \frac{4}{3} \\ -3 x^2+8 x, x>\frac{4}{3} \end{array}\right. \text { is } $

A.

One-one function

B.

Not onto

C.

A bijective function

D.

Constant function

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

If $2^{4 n+3}+3^{3 n+1}$ is divisible by $P$ for all natural numbers $n$, then $P$ is

A.

an even integer

B.

an odd integer, not a prime

C.

an odd prime integer

D.

an integer less than 9

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

Consider the following statements

Statement $\mathrm{I} \cosh ^{-1} x=\tanh ^{-1} x$ has no solution

Statement II $\cosh ^{-1} x=\operatorname{coth}^{-1} x$ has only one solution

The correct answer is

A.

Both statements I and II are true.

B.

Both statements I and II are false.

C.

Statement I is true, but statement II is false.

D.

Statement I is false, but statement II is true.

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

The domain of the real valued function $f(x)=\log _{\sqrt{2}}\left(\sqrt{x^2+x}+\sqrt{x^2-x}\right)$ is

A.

$[-1,1]$

B.

$(-\infty,-1] \cup[1, \infty)$

C.

$(-\infty, \infty)$

D.

$(0, \infty)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

If $\frac{x+1}{x^3(x-1)}=\frac{a}{x}+\frac{b}{x^2}+\frac{c}{x^3}+\frac{d}{x-1}$, then

A.

$a=b=c=-d$

B.

$a=b=2 c=-d$

C.

$a=2 b=c=-d$

D.

$a=b=2 c=d$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

Let $f: R \rightarrow R$ be defined by $f(x)=5^{-|x|}+\operatorname{sgn}\left(5^{-x}\right)$, where sgn $x$ denotes signum function of $x$. Then $f$ is

A.

One-one but not onto

B.

Onto but not one-one

C.

Both one-one and onto

D.

Neither one-one nor onto

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

If the range of the real valued function $f(x)=\frac{x^2+x+k}{x^2-x+k}$ is $\left[\frac{1}{3}, 3\right]$, then $k=$

A.

-2

B.

-1

C.

1

D.

2

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

For a real number ' $a$ ', if a real valued function $f(x)=4 x^3+a x^2+3 x-2$ is monotonic in its domain, then the range of ' $a$ ' is

A.

$(-6,6)$

B.

Empty set

C.

$(-2,2)$

D.

$(2,4)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If $D \subseteq R$ and $f: D \rightarrow R$ defined by $f(x)=\frac{x^2+x+a}{x^2-x+a}$ is a surjection, then ' $a$ ' lies in the interval.

A.

$R$

B.

$(0, \infty)$

C.

$(-\infty, 0)$

D.

$(0,1)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If the domain of the real valued function $f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{\log _{\frac{1}{3}}\left(\frac{x-1}{2-x}\right)}}$ is $(a, b)$, then $2 b=$

A.

$a-1$

B.

$a$

C.

$a+1$

D.

$a+2$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

A real valued function $f:[4, \infty) \rightarrow R$ is defined as $f(x)=\left(x^2+x+1\right)^{\left(x^2-3 x-4\right)}$, then $f$ is

A.

monotonically decreasing function

B.

monotonically increasing function

C.

increasing in $(4,5)$ and decreasing in $(5, \infty)$

D.

decreasing in $(4,5)$ and increasing in $(5, \infty)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

If $f: R-\{0\} \rightarrow R$ is defined by $3 f(x)+4 f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)=\frac{2-x}{x}$ then $f(3)=$

A.

6

B.

12

C.

9

D.

3

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

The inverse of the function $y=\frac{10^x-10^{-x}}{10^x+10^{-x}}+1$ is $x=$

A.

$\log \left(\frac{y}{2-y}\right)$

B.

$\log _{10}\left(\frac{y}{2-y}\right)$

C.

$\frac{1}{10} \log \left(\frac{y}{1-y}\right)$

D.

$\frac{1}{2} \log _{10}\left(\frac{y}{2-y}\right)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

If $f(x)=\tan \left(\frac{\pi}{\sqrt{x+1}+4}\right)$ is a real valued function, then the range of $f$ is

A.

$[-1,1]$

B.

$(0,1]$

C.

$[-1, \infty)$

D.

$R$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

If $\frac{x^3+3}{(x-3)^3}=a+\frac{b}{x-3}+\frac{c}{(x-3)^2}+\frac{d}{(x-3)^3}$, then $(a+d)-(b+c)=$

A.

49

B.

15

C.

-30

D.

-5

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

The domain of the real valued function $f(x)=\frac{3}{4-x^2}+\log _{10}\left(x^3-x\right)$ is

A.

$(1,2) \cup(2, \infty)$

B.

$(-1,0) \cup(1,2)$

C.

$(-1,0) \cup(1,2) \cup(2, \infty)$

D.

$(-\infty,-1) \cup(1,2) \cup(2, \infty)$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

A real valued function $f: A \rightarrow B$ defined by $f(x)=\frac{4-x^2}{4+x^2} \forall x \in A$ is a bijection. If $-4 \in A$, then $A \cap B=$

A.

$(-1,1]$

B.

$[0,1]$

C.

$[0, \infty)$

D.

$(-1,0]$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

Let $f(x)=x^2+2 b x+2 c^2$ and $g(x)=-x^2-2 c x+b^2 . x \in R$. If $b$ and $c$ are non-zero real numbers such that min $f(x)>\max g(x)$, then $\left|\frac{c}{b}\right|$ lies in the interval

A.

$\left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \sqrt{2}\right)$

C.

$(\sqrt{2}, \infty)$

D.

$(0,1)$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

If $f: R \rightarrow A$, defined by $f(x)=\cos x+\sqrt{3} \sin x-1$ is an onto function then $A=$

A.

$[-1,2]$

B.

$[-\sqrt{3}, \sqrt{3}]$

C.

$[-3,1]$

D.

$[-2,2]$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

Let $g(x)=1+x-[x]$ and ${ }^{\prime}$

$ f(x)= \begin{cases}-1, & x<0 \\ 0, & x=0,[x] \text { denotes the greatest integer less } \\ 1, & x>0\end{cases} $

than or equal to $x$. Then for all $x, f(g(x))=$

A.

1

B.

$x$

C.

$f(x)$

D.

$g(x)$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift
  1. Let [ $x$ ] represent the greatest integer less than or equal to $x,\{x\}=x-[x] \sqrt{2}=1.414$ and $\sqrt{3}=1.732$. If $f(x)=\left\{x+\left[\frac{x}{1+x^2}\right]\right\}$ is a real valued function, then $f(\sqrt{2})+f(-\sqrt{3})=$

A.

0.682

B.

0.318

C.

0.146

D.

1.146