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QJEEAdv16Ma38f1: JEE Advanced 2016 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEAdv16Ma38f1 Solution: Let and be differentiable functions such that and for all . Then

Let f:R→R, g:R→Rf:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R},\,g:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} and h:R→Rh:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be differentiable functions such that f(x)=x3+3x+2,f\left( x \right)= {x^3} + 3x + 2, g(f(x))=xg\left( {f\left( x \right)} \right) = x and h(g(g(x)))=xh\left( {g\left( {g\left( x \right)} \right)} \right) = x for all x∈Rx \in R . Then

Multiple Choice Options

  • A g′(2)=115g'\left( 2 \right) = {1 \over {15}}
  • B h′(1)=666h'\left( 1 \right) = 666
  • C h(0)=16h\left( 0 \right) = 16
  • D h(g(3))=36h\left( {g\left( 3 \right)} \right) = 36

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Option (A): It is given that f:R→R,g:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}, g: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} and h:R→Rh: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} are differentiable functions.

Now, f(x)=x3+3x+2\quad f(x)=x^3+3 x+2

Differentiating w.r.t. to xx , we get

f′(x)=3x2+3f^{\prime}(x)=3 x^2+3

Also, g(f(x))=xg(f(x))=x

Now,

amp;g′(f(x))⋅f′(x)=1amp;f(x)=2⇒x3+3x+2=2amp;⇒x3+3x=0⇒x(x2+3)=0amp;⇒x=0\begin{aligned}& g^{\prime}(f(x)) \cdot f^{\prime}(x)=1 \\\\& f(x)=2 \Rightarrow x^3+3 x+2=2 \\\\& \Rightarrow x^3+3 x=0 \Rightarrow x\left(x^2+3\right)=0 \\\\& \Rightarrow x=0\end{aligned} Now,

g′(f(0))=1f′(0)⇒g′(2)=13g^{\prime}(f(0))=\frac{1}{f^{\prime}(0)} \Rightarrow g^{\prime}(2)=\frac{1}{3}

Hence, option (A) is incorrect.

Option (B): For all x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} :

amp;h(g(g(f(x)))=xamp;h(g(g(x)))=xamp; Now, x→f(x)⇒h(g(g(f(x)))=f(x)amp;⇒h(g(x))=f(x)amp;⇒h′(g(x))⋅g′(x)=f′(x)=3x2+3  ...(1)\begin{aligned}& h(g(g(f(x)))=x \\\\& h(g(g(x)))=x \\\\& \text { Now, } \quad x \rightarrow f(x) \Rightarrow h(g(g(f(x)))=f(x) \\\\& \Rightarrow \quad h(g(x))=f(x) \\\\& \Rightarrow \quad h^{\prime}(g(x)) \cdot g^{\prime}(x)=f^{\prime}(x)=3 x^2+3~~...(1)\end{aligned}

For all x∈R:g(f(x))=xx \in \mathbb{R}: g(f(x))=x

Now, x=1⇒g(f(1))=1⇒g(6)=1[∵f(1)=6]\quad x=1 \Rightarrow g(f(1))=1 \Rightarrow g(6)=1 \quad[\because f(1)=6]

Substituting x=6x=6 in Eq. (1), we get

h′(g(6))⋅g′(6)=3(62)+3=111h^{\prime}(g(6)) \cdot g^{\prime}(6)=3\left(6^2\right)+3=111

Therefore,

h′(1)=111g′(6)(g′(6)=1f′(1))h^{\prime}(1)=\frac{111}{g^{\prime}(6)} \quad\left(g^{\prime}(6)=\frac{1}{f^{\prime}(1)}\right)

That is, h′(1)=111⋅f′(x)=111×(3+3)=666h^{\prime}(1)=111 \cdot f^{\prime}(x)=111 \times(3+3)=666

Hence, option (B) is correct.

Option (C): h(g(g(x)))=xh(g(g(x)))=x .

For g(g(x))=0g(g(x))=0 , we have

amp;g(x)=g−1(0)=2⇒amp;x=g−1(2)=f(2)=16⇒amp;h(0)=16\begin{array}{ll} & g(x)=g^{-1}(0)=2 \\\\\Rightarrow & x=g^{-1}(2)=f(2)=16 \\\\\Rightarrow & h(0)=16\end{array}

Hence, option (C) is correct.

Option (D): Here, g(g(x))=g(3)g(g(x))=g(3) which implies that

g(x)=3⇒x=g−1(3)=f(3)=38g(x)=3 \Rightarrow x=g^{-1}(3)=f(3)=38

Hence, option (D) is incorrect.

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