Functions

32 Questions
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 ________________.

2024 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online
Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function such that $f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$, and $g: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow(0, \infty)$ be a function such that $g(x+y)=g(x) g(y)$ for all $x, y \in \mathbb{R}$. If $f\left(\frac{-3}{5}\right)=12$ and $g\left(\frac{-1}{3}\right)=2$, then the value of $\left(f\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)+g(-2)-8\right) g(0)$ is _________.
2024 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online

Let the function $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be defined by

$ f(x)=\frac{\sin x}{e^{\pi x}} \frac{\left(x^{2023}+2024 x+2025\right)}{\left(x^2-x+3\right)}+\frac{2}{e^{\pi x}} \frac{\left(x^{2023}+2024 x+2025\right)}{\left(x^2-x+3\right)} . $

Then the number of solutions of $f(x)=0$ in $\mathbb{R}$ is _________.

2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
Let the function f : [0, 1] $ \to $ R be defined by

$f(x) = {{{4^x}} \over {{4^x} + 2}}$

Then the value of $f\left( {{1 \over {40}}} \right) + f\left( {{2 \over {40}}} \right) + f\left( {{3 \over {40}}} \right) + ... + f\left( {{{39} \over {40}}} \right) - f\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)$ is ..........
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
Let the function $f:(0,\pi ) \to R$ be defined by $f(\theta ) = {(\sin \theta + \cos \theta )^2} + {(\sin \theta - \cos \theta )^4}$

Suppose the function f has a local minimum at $\theta $ precisely when $\theta \in \{ {\lambda _1}\pi ,....,{\lambda _r}\pi \} $, where $0 < {\lambda _1} < ...{\lambda _r} < 1$. Then the value of ${\lambda _1} + ... + {\lambda _r}$ is .............
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 Offline
Let f : [0, 2] $ \to $ R be the function defined by

$f(x) = (3 - \sin (2\pi x))\sin \left( {\pi x - {\pi \over 4}} \right) - \sin \left( {3\pi x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)$

If $\alpha ,\,\beta \in [0,2]$ are such that $\{ x \in [0,2]:f(x) \ge 0\} = [\alpha ,\beta ]$, then the value of $\beta - \alpha $ is ..........
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 Offline
For a polynomial g(x) with real coefficients, let mg denote the number of distinct real roots of g(x). Suppose S is the set of polynomials with real coefficients defined by

$S = \{ {({x^2} - 1)^2}({a_0} + {a_1}x + {a_2}{x^2} + {a_3}{x^3}):{a_0},{a_1},{a_2},{a_3} \in R\} $;

For a polynomial f, let f' and f'' denote its first and second order derivatives, respectively. Then the minimum possible value of (mf' + mf''), where f $ \in $ S, is ..............
2018 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
Let X be a set with exactly 5 elements and Y be a set with exactly 7 elements. If $\alpha $ is the number of one-one functions from X to Y and $\beta $ is the number of onto functions from Y to X, then the value of ${1 \over {5!}}(\beta - \alpha )$ is ..................
2009 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 2 Offline

If the function $f(x) = {x^3} + {e^{x/2}}$ and $g(x) = {f^{ - 1}}(x)$, then the value of $g'(1)$ 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

2023 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 Online
Let $S=(0,1) \cup(1,2) \cup(3,4)$ and $T=\{0,1,2,3\}$. Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
A.
There are infinitely many functions from $S$ to $T$
B.
There are infinitely many strictly increasing functions from $S$ to $T$
C.
The number of continuous functions from $S$ to $T$ is at most 120
D.
Every continuous function from $S$ to $T$ is differentiable
2023 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 Online
Let $f:[0,1] \rightarrow[0,1]$ be the function defined by $f(x)=\frac{x^3}{3}-x^2+\frac{5}{9} x+\frac{17}{36}$. Consider the square region $S=[0,1] \times[0,1]$. Let $G=\{(x, y) \in S: y>f(x)\}$ be called the green region and $R=\{(x, y) \in S: y < f(x)\}$ be called the red region. Let $L_h=\{(x, h) \in S: x \in[0,1]\}$ be the horizontal line drawn at a height $h \in[0,1]$. Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
A.
There exists an $h \in\left[\frac{1}{4}, \frac{2}{3}\right]$ such that the area of the green region above the line $L_h$ equals the area of the green region below the line $L_h$
B.
There exists an $h \in\left[\frac{1}{4}, \frac{2}{3}\right]$ such that the area of the red region above the line $L_h$ equals the area of the red region below the line $L_h$
C.
There exists an $h \in\left[\frac{1}{4}, \frac{2}{3}\right]$ such that the area of the green region above the line $L_h$ equals the area of the red region below the line $L_h$
D.
There exists an $h \in\left[\frac{1}{4}, \frac{2}{3}\right]$ such that the area of the red region above the line $L_h$ equals the area of the green region below the line $L_k$
2022 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 Online

Let $|M|$ denote the determinant of a square matrix $M$. Let $g:\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be the function defined by

$ g(\theta)=\sqrt{f(\theta)-1}+\sqrt{f\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\theta\right)-1} $

where

$ f(\theta)=\frac{1}{2}\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \sin \theta & 1 \\ -\sin \theta & 1 & \sin \theta \\ -1 & -\sin \theta & 1 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \sin \pi & \cos \left(\theta+\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & \tan \left(\theta-\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \\ \sin \left(\theta-\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & -\cos \frac{\pi}{2} & \log _{e}\left(\frac{4}{\pi}\right) \\ \cot \left(\theta+\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & \log _{e}\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & \tan \pi \end{array}\right| . $

Let $p(x)$ be a quadratic polynomial whose roots are the maximum and minimum values of the function $g(\theta)$, and $p(2)=2-\sqrt{2}$. Then, which of the following is/are TRUE ?

A.
$p\left(\frac{3+\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)<0$
B.
$p\left(\frac{1+3 \sqrt{2}}{4}\right)>0$
C.
$p\left(\frac{5 \sqrt{2}-1}{4}\right)>0$
D.
$p\left(\frac{5-\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)<0$
2015 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 1 Offline

Let $f(x) = \sin \left( {{\pi \over 6}\sin \left( {{\pi \over 2}\sin x} \right)} \right)$ for all $x \in R$ and g(x) = ${{\pi \over 2}\sin x}$ for all x$\in$R. Let $(f \circ g)(x)$ denote f(g(x)) and $(g \circ f)(x)$ denote g(f(x)). Then which of the following is/are true?

A.
Range of f is $\left[ { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right]$.
B.
Range of f $\circ$ g is $\left[ { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right]$.
C.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{f(x)} \over {g(x)}} = {\pi \over 6}$.
D.
There is an x$\in$R such that (g $\circ$ f)(x) = 1.
2014 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
For every pair of continuous function f, g : [0, 1] $\to$ R such that max {f(x) : x $\in$ [0, 1]} = max {g(x) : x $\in$ [0, 1]}. The correct statement(s) is (are)
A.
[f(c)]2 + 3f(c) = [g(c)]2 + 3g(c) for some c $\in$ [0, 1]
B.
[f(c)]2 + f(c) = [g(c)]2 + 3g(c) for some c $\in$ [0, 1]
C.
[f(c)]2 + 3f(c) = [g(c)]2 + g(c) for some c $\in$ [0, 1]
D.
[f(c)]2 = [g(c)]2 for some c $\in$ [0, 1]
2014 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline
Let $f:\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right) \to R$ be given by $f(x) = {[\log (\sec x + \tan x)]^3}$. Then,
A.
f(x) is an odd function
B.
f(x) is a one-one function
C.
f(x) is an onto function
D.
f(x) is an even function
2012 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 2 Offline

Let $f:( - 1,1) \to R$ be such that $f(\cos 4\theta ) = {2 \over {2 - {{\sec }^2}\theta }}$ for $\theta \in \left( {0,{\pi \over 4}} \right) \cup \left( {{\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$. Then the value(s) of $f\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)$ is(are)

A.
$1 - \sqrt {{3 \over 2}} $
B.
$1 + \sqrt {{3 \over 2}} $
C.
$1 - \sqrt {{2 \over 3}} $
D.
$1 + \sqrt {{2 \over 3}} $
2011 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

Let $f:(0,1) \to R$ be defined by $f(x) = {{b - x} \over {1 - bx}}$, where b is a constant such that $0 < b < 1$. Then

A.
f is not invertible on (0, 1).
B.
f $\ne$ f$-$1 on (0, 1) and $f'(b) = {1 \over {f'(0)}}$.
C.
f = f$-$1 on (0, 1) and $f'(b) = {1 \over {f'(0)}}$.
D.
f$-$1 is differentiable on (0, 1).
2020 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 Offline
If the function f : R $ \to $ R is defined by f(x) = |x| (x $-$ sin x), then which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.
f is one-one, but NOT onto
B.
f is onto, but NOT one-one
C.
f is BOTH one-one and onto
D.
f is NEITHER one-one NOR onto
2018 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
Let ${E_1} = \left\{ {x \in R:x \ne 1\,and\,{x \over {x - 1}} > 0} \right\}$ and


${E_2} = \left\{ \matrix{ x \in {E_1}:{\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\log }_e}\left( {{x \over {x - 1}}} \right)} \right) \hfill \cr is\,a\,real\,number \hfill \cr} \right\}$

(Here, the inverse trigonometric function ${\sin ^{ - 1}}$ x assumes values in $\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right]$.).

Let f : E1 $ \to $ R be the function defined by f(x) = ${{{\log }_e}\left( {{x \over {x - 1}}} \right)}$ and g : E2 $ \to $ R be the function defined by g(x) = ${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\log }_e}\left( {{x \over {x - 1}}} \right)} \right)$.
LIST-I LIST-II
P. The range of $f$ is 1. $\left( -\infty, \frac{1}{1-e} \right] \cup \left[ \frac{e}{e-1}, \infty \right)$
Q. The range of $g$ contains 2. $(0, 1)$
R. The domain of $f$ contains 3. $\left[ -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2} \right]$
S. The domain of $g$ is 4. $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$
5. $\left( -\infty, \frac{e}{e-1} \right)$
6. $(-\infty, 0) \cup \left( \frac{1}{2}, \frac{e}{e-1} \right]$
The correct option is :
A.
P $ \to $ 4; Q $ \to $ 2; R $ \to $ 1 ; S $ \to $ 1
B.
P $ \to $ 3; Q $ \to $ 3; R $ \to $ 6 ; S $ \to $ 5
C.
P $ \to $ 4; Q $ \to $ 2; R $ \to $ 1 ; S $ \to $ 6
D.
P $ \to $ 4; Q $ \to $ 3; R $ \to $ 6 ; S $ \to $ 5
2017 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
Let S = {1, 2, 3, .........., 9}. For k = 1, 2, .........., 5, let Nk be the number of subsets of S, each containing five elements out of which exactly k are odd. Then N1 + N2 + N3 + N4 + N5 =
A.
210
B.
252
C.
126
D.
125
2014 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Offline
Let f1 : R $ \to $ R, f2 : [0, $\infty $) $ \to $ R, f3 : R $ \to $ R, and f4 : R $ \to $ [0, $\infty $) be defined by

${f_1}\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\left| x \right|} & {if\,x < 0,} \cr {{e^x}} & {if\,x \ge 0;} \cr } } \right.$

f2(x) = x2 ;

${f_3}\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\sin x} & {if\,x < 0,} \cr x & {if\,x \ge 0;} \cr } } \right.$

and

${f_4}\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{f_2}\left( {{f_1}\left( x \right)} \right)} & {if\,x < 0,} \cr {{f_2}\left( {{f_1}\left( x \right)} \right) - 1} & {if\,x \ge 0;} \cr } } \right.$

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Offline Mathematics - Functions Question 17 English
A.
P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
B.
P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2
C.
P - 3, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 4
D.
P - 1, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 4
2012 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline

The function $f:[0,3] \to [1,29]$, defined by $f(x) = 2{x^3} - 15{x^2} + 36x + 1$, is

A.
one-one and onto.
B.
onto but not one-one.
C.
one-one but not onto.
D.
neither one-one nor onto.
2011 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = sin x for all x $\in$ R. Then the set of all x satisfying $(f \circ g \circ g \circ f)(x) = (g \circ g \circ f)(x)$, where $(f \circ g)(x) = f(g(x))$, is

A.
$ \pm \sqrt {n\pi } ,\,n \in \{ 0,1,2,....\} $
B.
$ \pm \sqrt {n\pi } ,\,n \in \{ 1,2,....\} $
C.
${\pi \over 2} + 2n\pi ,\,n \in \{ ....., - 2, - 1,0,1,2,....\} $
D.
$2n\pi ,n \in \{ ....., - 2, - 1,0,1,2,....\} $
2011 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline

Match the statements given in Column I with the intervals/union of intervals given in Column II :

IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline Mathematics - Functions Question 12 English

A.
(A) $\to$ (S), (B) $\to$ (T), (C) $\to$ (P), (D) $\to$ (Q)
B.
(A) $\to$ (S), (B) $\to$ (T), (C) $\to$ (R), (D) $\to$ (P)
C.
(A) $\to$ (S), (B) $\to$ (T), (C) $\to$ (R), (D) $\to$ (R)
D.
(A) $\to$ (P), (B) $\to$ (Q), (C) $\to$ (R), (D) $\to$ (R)
2010 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline
Let $S=\{1,2,3,4\}$. The total number of unordered pairs of disjoint subsets of $S$ is equal to :
A.
25
B.
34
C.
42
D.
41
2010 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline

Consider the polynomial
$f\left( x \right) = 1 + 2x + 3{x^2} + 4{x^3}.$
Let $s$ be the sum of all distinct real roots of $f(x)$ and let $t = \left| s \right|.$

The real numbers lies in the interval

A.
$\left( { - {1 \over 4},0} \right)$
B.
$\left( { - 11, - {3 \over 4}} \right)$
C.
$\left( { - {3 \over 4}, - {1 \over 2}} \right)$
D.
$\left( {0,{1 \over 4}} \right)$
2010 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline

Consider the polynomial
$f\left( x \right) = 1 + 2x + 3{x^2} + 4{x^3}.$
Let $s$ be the sum of all distinct real roots of $f(x)$ and let $t = \left| s \right|.$

The function$f'(x)$ is

A.
increasing in $\left( { - t, - {1 \over 4}} \right)$ and decreasing in $\left( { - {1 \over 4},t} \right)$
B.
decreasing in $\left( { - t, - {1 \over 4}} \right)$ and increasing in $\left( { - {1 \over 4},t} \right)$
C.
increasing in $(-t, t)$
D.
decreasing in $(-t, t)$
2010 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline

Let $f, g$ and $h$ be real valued functions defined on the interval $[0,1]$ by

$f(x)=e^{x^2}+e^{-x^2}$,

$g(x)=x e^{x^2}+e^{-x^2}$

and $h(x)=x^2 e^{x^2}+e^{-x^2}$.

If $a, b$ and $c$ denote, respectively, the absolute maximum of $f, g$ and $h$ on $[0,1]$, then :

A.
$a=b$ and $c \neq b$
B.
$a=c$ and $a \neq b$
C.
$a \neq b$ and $c \neq b$
D.
$a=b=c$
2006 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

If $f''(x)=-f(x)$ and $g(x)=f'(x)$ and $\mathrm{F}(x)=\left(f\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)^{2}+\left(g\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)^{2}$ and given that $\mathrm{F}(5)=5$, then $\mathrm{F}(10)$ is equal to :

A.
5
B.
10
C.
0
D.
15
2005 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2005 Mains

Find the range of value of $t$ for which

$2 \sin t=\frac{1-2 x+5 x^{2}}{3 x^{2}-2 x-1}, t \in\left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$

A.
$\left[ { - {\pi \over 3},{{ - \pi } \over {10}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 2}} \right]$
B.
$\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{{ - \pi } \over {10}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{3\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 2}} \right]$
C.
$\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{{ - \pi } \over {6}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{3\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 3}} \right]$
D.
$\left[ { {\pi \over 2},{{ - \pi } \over {10}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 2}} \right]$