Functions

164 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

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 ______________.

2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

Let the range of the function $f(x)=\frac{1}{2+\sin 3 x+\cos 3 x}, x \in \mathbb{R}$ be $[a, b]$. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ ar respectively the A.M. and the G.M. of $a$ and $b$, then $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$ is equal to

A.
$\pi$
B.
$\sqrt{\pi}$
C.
$\sqrt{2}$
D.
2
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

If the domain of the function $f(x)=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x-1}{2 x+3}\right)$ is $\mathbf{R}-(\alpha, \beta)$, then $12 \alpha \beta$ is equal to :

A.
40
B.
36
C.
24
D.
32
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}-\mathrm{a} & \text { if } & -\mathrm{a} \leq x \leq 0 \\ x+\mathrm{a} & \text { if } & 0< x \leq \mathrm{a}\end{array}\right.$ where $\mathrm{a}> 0$ and $\mathrm{g}(x)=(f(|x|)-|f(x)|) / 2$. Then the function $g:[-a, a] \rightarrow[-a, a]$ is

A.
neither one-one nor onto.
B.
both one-one and onto.
C.
one-one.
D.
onto
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

If the function $f(x)=\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)^{2 x} ; x>0$ attains the maximum value at $x=\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}$ then :

A.
$\mathrm{e}^\pi<\pi^{\mathrm{e}}$
B.
$\mathrm{e}^{2 \pi}<(2 \pi)^{\mathrm{e}}$
C.
$(2 e)^\pi>\pi^{(2 e)}$
D.
$\mathrm{e}^\pi>\pi^{\mathrm{e}}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Let $f(x)=\frac{1}{7-\sin 5 x}$ be a function defined on $\mathbf{R}$. Then the range of the function $f(x)$ is equal to :

A.
$\left[\frac{1}{8}, \frac{1}{5}\right]$
B.
$\left[\frac{1}{7}, \frac{1}{6}\right]$
C.
$\left[\frac{1}{7}, \frac{1}{5}\right]$
D.
$\left[\frac{1}{8}, \frac{1}{6}\right]$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

The function $f(x)=\frac{x^2+2 x-15}{x^2-4 x+9}, x \in \mathbb{R}$ is

A.
both one-one and onto.
B.
onto but not one-one.
C.
neither one-one nor onto.
D.
one-one but not onto.
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Let $f, g: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be defined as :

$f(x)=|x-1| \text { and } g(x)= \begin{cases}\mathrm{e}^x, & x \geq 0 \\ x+1, & x \leq 0 .\end{cases}$

Then the function $f(g(x))$ is

A.
neither one-one nor onto.
B.
one-one but not onto.
C.
both one-one and onto.
D.
onto but not one-one.
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

Let $A=\{1,3,7,9,11\}$ and $B=\{2,4,5,7,8,10,12\}$. Then the total number of one-one maps $f: A \rightarrow B$, such that $f(1)+f(3)=14$, is :

A.
120
B.
180
C.
240
D.
480
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift
If the domain of the function

$f(x)=\frac{\sqrt{x^2-25}}{\left(4-x^2\right)}+\log _{10}\left(x^2+2 x-15\right)$ is $(-\infty, \alpha) \cup[\beta, \infty)$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^3$ is equal to :
A.
140
B.
175
C.
125
D.
150
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
Let $f: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ and $g: \mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be defined as

$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}\log _{\mathrm{e}} x, & x>0 \\ \mathrm{e}^{-x}, & x \leq 0\end{array}\right.$ and

$g(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}x, & x \geqslant 0 \\ \mathrm{e}^x, & x<0\end{array}\right.$. Then, gof : $\mathbf{R} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ is :
A.
one-one but not onto
B.
neither one-one nor onto
C.
onto but not one-one
D.
both one-one and onto
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

If $f(x)=\frac{4 x+3}{6 x-4}, x \neq \frac{2}{3}$ and $(f \circ f)(x)=g(x)$, where $g: \mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{2}{3}\right\} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{2}{3}\right\}$, then $(g ogog)(4)$ is equal to

A.
$-4$
B.
$\frac{19}{20}$
C.
$-\frac{19}{20}$
D.
4
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

If the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _e\left(\frac{2 x+3}{4 x^2+x-3}\right)+\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 x-1}{x+2}\right)$ is $(\alpha, \beta]$, then the value of $5 \beta-4 \alpha$ is equal to

A.
9
B.
12
C.
11
D.
10
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If the domain of the function $f(x)=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{2-|x|}{4}\right)+\left\{\log _e(3-x)\right\}^{-1}$ is $[-\alpha, \beta)-\{\gamma\}$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to :

A.
11
B.
12
C.
9
D.
8
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

If $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}2+2 x, & -1 \leq x < 0 \\ 1-\frac{x}{3}, & 0 \leq x \leq 3\end{array} ; g(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc}-x, & -3 \leq x \leq 0 \\ x, & 0 < x \leq 1\end{array}\right.\right.$, then range of $(f o g)(x)$ is

A.
$[0,1)$
B.
$[0,3)$
C.
$(0,1]$
D.
$[0,1]$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Evening Shift

Let $f: \mathbf{R}-\left\{\frac{-1}{2}\right\} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ and $g: \mathbf{R}-\left\{\frac{-5}{2}\right\} \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$ be defined as $f(x)=\frac{2 x+3}{2 x+1}$ and $g(x)=\frac{|x|+1}{2 x+5}$. Then, the domain of the function fog is :

A.
$\mathbf{R}-\left\{-\frac{7}{4}\right\}$
B.
$\mathbf{R}$
C.
$\mathbf{R}-\left\{-\frac{5}{2},-\frac{7}{4}\right\}$
D.
$\mathbf{R}-\left\{-\frac{5}{2}\right\}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift
The function $f: \mathbf{N}-\{1\} \rightarrow \mathbf{N}$; defined by $f(\mathrm{n})=$ the highest prime factor of $\mathrm{n}$, is :
A.
one-one only
B.
neither one-one nor onto
C.
onto only
D.
both one-one and onto
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

Let $A=\{(x, y): 2 x+3 y=23, x, y \in \mathbb{N}\}$ and $B=\{x:(x, y) \in A\}$. Then the number of one-one functions from $A$ to $B$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

If a function $f$ satisfies $f(\mathrm{~m}+\mathrm{n})=f(\mathrm{~m})+f(\mathrm{n})$ for all $\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n} \in \mathbf{N}$ and $f(1)=1$, then the largest natural number $\lambda$ such that $\sum_\limits{\mathrm{k}=1}^{2022} f(\lambda+\mathrm{k}) \leq(2022)^2$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

If the range of $f(\theta)=\frac{\sin ^4 \theta+3 \cos ^2 \theta}{\sin ^4 \theta+\cos ^2 \theta}, \theta \in \mathbb{R}$ is $[\alpha, \beta]$, then the sum of the infinite G.P., whose first term is 64 and the common ratio is $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$, is equal to __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

If $S=\{a \in \mathbf{R}:|2 a-1|=3[a]+2\{a \}\}$, where $[t]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $t$ and $\{t\}$ represents the fractional part of $t$, then $72 \sum_\limits{a \in S} a$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Consider the function $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined by $f(x)=\frac{2 x}{\sqrt{1+9 x^2}}$. If the composition of $f, \underbrace{(f \circ f \circ f \circ \cdots \circ f)}_{10 \text { times }}(x)=\frac{2^{10} x}{\sqrt{1+9 \alpha x^2}}$, then the value of $\sqrt{3 \alpha+1}$ is equal to _______.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{A}=\{1,2,3, \ldots, 7\}$ and let $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})$ denote the power set of $\mathrm{A}$. If the number of functions $f: \mathrm{A} \rightarrow \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})$ such that $\mathrm{a} \in f(\mathrm{a}), \forall \mathrm{a} \in \mathrm{A}$ is $\mathrm{m}^{\mathrm{n}}, \mathrm{m}$ and $\mathrm{n} \in \mathrm{N}$ and $\mathrm{m}$ is least, then $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is equal to _________.

2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift

The range of $f(x)=4 \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^{2}}{x^{2}+1}\right)$ is

A.
$[0,2 \pi]$
B.
$[0,2 \pi)$
C.
$[0, \pi)$
D.
$[0, \pi]$
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift

For $x \in \mathbb{R}$, two real valued functions $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are such that, $g(x)=\sqrt{x}+1$ and $f \circ g(x)=x+3-\sqrt{x}$. Then $f(0)$ is equal to

A.
5
B.
0
C.
$-$3
D.
1
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{D}$ be the domain of the function $f(x)=\sin ^{-1}\left(\log _{3 x}\left(\frac{6+2 \log _{3} x}{-5 x}\right)\right)$. If the range of the function $\mathrm{g}: \mathrm{D} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined by $\mathrm{g}(x)=x-[x],([x]$ is the greatest integer function), is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\alpha^{2}+\frac{5}{\beta}$ is equal to

A.
45
B.
136
C.
46
D.
nearly 135
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift

The domain of the function $f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{[x]^{2}-3[x]-10}}$ is : ( where $[\mathrm{x}]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$ )

A.
$(-\infty,-2) \cup[6, \infty)$
B.
$(-\infty,-3] \cup[6, \infty)$
C.
$(-\infty,-2) \cup(5, \infty)$
D.
$(-\infty,-3] \cup(5, \infty)$